- Sep 7, 2017
- 15
- 10
So I'm building a cold smoke generator as a project. I'm using an external smoke generator and a weber kettle as the smokehouse.
I live in a Country area of Australia and I was only able to get a cure with difficulty. It's called "Pineapple Cure"
contents are:
Dextrose (Tapioca or Maize)
Mineral Salts (451, 500)
Preservative (250)
Antioxidant (316)
Flavour (Pineapple 1%)
Canola Oil.
Underneath the ingredients, the label says : "WARNING: CONTAINS SODIUM NITRITE 6.4%
it's the only cure I could obtain.
Instructions are to use 45l water, 4.5kg salt & 500g cure mix.
I'm going to use 1/10th of this mix to cure a 2kg belly, air dry in front of a fan for a day, then cold smoke during the currently freezing outdoor winter temps.
Can anyone help me out with info as to soaking time and smoking time?
I was going to add some maple syrup to the brining / curing liquid, but since there is dextrose in the cure mix, is this going to make my bacon too sweet?
All thoughts appreciated as this is my first smoke...
I live in a Country area of Australia and I was only able to get a cure with difficulty. It's called "Pineapple Cure"
contents are:
Dextrose (Tapioca or Maize)
Mineral Salts (451, 500)
Preservative (250)
Antioxidant (316)
Flavour (Pineapple 1%)
Canola Oil.
Underneath the ingredients, the label says : "WARNING: CONTAINS SODIUM NITRITE 6.4%
it's the only cure I could obtain.
Instructions are to use 45l water, 4.5kg salt & 500g cure mix.
I'm going to use 1/10th of this mix to cure a 2kg belly, air dry in front of a fan for a day, then cold smoke during the currently freezing outdoor winter temps.
Can anyone help me out with info as to soaking time and smoking time?
I was going to add some maple syrup to the brining / curing liquid, but since there is dextrose in the cure mix, is this going to make my bacon too sweet?
All thoughts appreciated as this is my first smoke...