How Do We Save the Bacon?

[SmokinSadie]

We bought the Bradley on New Year's eve and was working great until yesterday, the heating element went out while smoking some andouille, finished in the oven, so all was good. 

Have contacted Bradley via email and will call them tomorrow so see if we can get a new element by next Friday because we started curing 20 pounds of pork belly on Thursday night planning to smoke next Friday the 3rd. 

If the element does not show up by Friday, is there a way to save the pork belly until the element arrives?   We need to save the Bacon  :)

Thanks for your advice. 

[devo]

A few more days in the cure won,t hurt it, just means you might have to rinse and soak them a little longer to get rid of the salt.
Bradley is pretty good at getting out there orders fast though

[SmokinSadie]

Thanks, Devo. 

Do you think another week would be ok?  The only time we can do the smoking is on the weekends. 

[FLBentRider]

Thanks, Devo. 

Do you think another week would be ok?  The only time we can do the smoking is on the weekends.

You could freeze it after curing but before smoking.

[SmokinSadie]

Thanks all for the advice. 

I have faith in Bradley, so hopefully we will have some Bacon for the Superbowl.   8)

[MidKnightRider]

Do you think another week would be ok?  The only time we can do the smoking is on the weekends.

It will be O.K. to leave it in the cure for 1 more week.
I've had beacon in the cure for up to 3 weeks.
Like DEVO said you might have to soak it a little longer to get the slat out............

[Habanero Smoker]

My feeling is to cure only as long as you need to fully cure the product. Your element should arrive in plenty of time, but if not I would agree with FLBentRider.