Hmmm.... perhaps I should look into this further. I was simply following a recipe I found on youtube that seemed to turnout really well for the guy who made it.
That looks to be set up for pork belly bacon by the result I got. I need to find a good, in-depth book on curing.
Oh hey, nice. I appreciate the input, DT.Dirtytires wrote: ↑May 18th, 2021, 10:52 amSince this is still an active topic, I broke down and looked up my recipe for Canadian bacon. It should be noted that the recipe stays constant except for the Prague powder which is adjusted for the exact weight of the meat. I convert everything to grams and then weigh the ingredients as you get some pretty weird amounts.
Based on a pork loin with a final trimmed weight of 3.5 pounds....
0.83 gal distilled water
1.9 tsp Prague powder
0.35 cup white sugar
0.35 cup kosher salt
0.5 test garlic powder
The brine time is based on the thickness of the meat. A 3" thick loin would cure for 6.9 days, a 3.25 inch thick loin would cure for 8.2 days and a 3.5 inch thick loin would cure for 9.5 days. (I can can calculate exact if you send me the thickness)
Not saying you're not correct, just wanted to give you another recipe that you can trust. I have not made this Canadian bacon recipe but it is presented by the same person that I get my maple syrup bacon recipe from and I trust it. In fact, I may just have to make up a batch of this as my wife loves it on her pizza....and I make awesome pizza! You sound like you are set for this batch but feel free to pm me if you have any questions.
Also, my recipe calls for smoking at 325 till 145 internal. It recommends the higher temp to avoid the "stall" and allows total smoke time to be about 90 minutes or so. Claims it helps prevent drying out of the meat with the shorter time.
Dave I think I'd like to try something that took less time and less salt. I'd also smoke it with either a fruit wood or maple. The hickory is more robust than this needs. Dirtytires shared a recipe in the thread I'm probably going to try to see if I like the result better as well.