On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:23:11 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> I've got some Beef Heart in the cure right now and it will have gone for
> 3 days but it will go directly into the smoker with no dry off time.
> Well, maybe let it drain for a few hours... If I take it out Sunday
> afternoon before going to work, that'll give it about 14 hours to drain.

I corned some beef heart once. Once was enough. It came out pretty
weird tasting - sand sweet for some reason.

http://i25.tinypic.com/zvq7wh.jpg

As you can see it doesn't cure as quickly as less dense muscles.

-sw