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    How long after sell by date?

    Thanks for the replys. We did have it for dinner and it was very good. This is the first time I have had that cut. The family wants more!
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    How long after sell by date?

    is it safe to eat a beef eye round roast 5 days after sell by date Thanks
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    A new bacon question

    Thanks guys I did not know that about the reabsorption of liquids
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    A new bacon question

    My second try. Using bear,s (thanks) method, just pulled out two slabs out of the refrigerator after 9 days. Was there supposed to be any liquid? The meat was slimy but no real amount of liquid. In comparison, the pork loin I put in cure yesterdays has quit bit of liquid already. On both pieces...
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    No Bearcarver Tri tip tutorial???

    i am north of boston. i found 1 buthcer that has tri tip steaks - no good for smoking. i then found a butcher in beverly that cut the tri tip off the whole serloin for me - it was great! I think the meat store will order it.
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    Tri Tip

    I live in mass I just rubed down a nice untrimmed tri tip. I got it from a butcher that cut it off the sirloin for me. You can get trimmed tri tip at anoher btcher but they are no good for smoking. I LOVE a smoked trI tip, bettwr than a brisket. It is very yard to find an untrimmed piece but...
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    First turkey and first smoke with my new WSM 22.5.

    How did the skin come out? I have not done a turkey yet but i am worried a out chewy skin
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    first bacon screw up need help

    Thanks to all First a face saver By reading all Of you posts over the past year i have had great success with Brisket, tri tlp, but, cOld and hot smoked salmon.... For some reason i was scared of bacon, all thAt talk of the big B. So what did i end up with? A life time supply of salt pork, Any...
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    first bacon screw up need help

    Thanks, I know the salt is not the same, but I thought I might be able to save the belly by pulling early I know it is not properly cured with the cure 1. I was going to considered it like is was only salt cured. .?
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    first bacon screw up need help

    Thanks , I thought I would pull one piece out (I cut the 11 lbs into smaller pieces to fit the bags) soak in water and try it ou. I figured with all the salt it cured faster? Thoughts
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    first bacon screw up need help

    That was 1qtr teaspoon
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    first bacon screw up need help

    I used a dry cure and a 1.4 teaspone per pound of pink salt I used all of the mix 4 cups of salt and 2 cups of brown sugar Thanks for help
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    first bacon screw up need help

    ok so my tender quick never showed up and. I had a 11 pound belly in fridge and a pissed wife! So I drove 1.5 hours each way to the nearest bass pro shop to get lem cure. I could not find any info in a cure mix with lens so I followed the instruction for the amount of cure and added salt and...
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    First bacon

    I just purchased 11lb belly. Do you trim of the rind or leave it on while curing and smoking? I cant find a store that carries any cure? Can anyone recomend a source? I live on the north shore of boston Thanks
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    Tri-Tip

    Thanks I did mean 138. I was confused because many treads talk about 2 to 3 hrs
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