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Barbecue (alt.food.barbecue) Discuss barbecue and grilling--southern style "low and slow" smoking of ribs, shoulders and briskets, as well as direct heat grilling of everything from burgers to salmon to vegetables. |
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Per some previous posts I decided to make some Canadian bacon.
I went with 1 cup salt per gallon water, bay leaves, raw sugar, and cure salt. The recipes said to weight the meat so it doesn't float. My cutsof meat sank like a rock. Then, per previous post, I realized that the kosher salt I used was only ~half as dense as other kosher salt. So I figured I'd add some salt. I took out about 2 cups of brine and added another 1/2 cup kosher salt, then poured back the brine. After ~1 cup back into the vessel, the pork cuts shot up like a rocket. No surprise, I increased the density of the brine so the meat floated (like the Dead Sea vs. a regular ocean). But I realized that I probably could've poured it in slower, until the meat buoyancy was neutral. That way, the meat would hang midway in the brine. I wonder if that's a criterion for proper salt content in a brine? "Zz Yzx" rhymes with "physics"; or " Isaacs" if you prefer. http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/zzyzx_road.htm |
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