9 or 10 days to go :)

[bobberineyes]

Looks fabulous eyeguy,  been more than once your pooch is in the pic under the cutting board sporting a  smile....good work

[RebelSS]

I'll bet that pooch dreams of burnt ends....

[Rip_Some_Lip]

Maybe I will dot it on 9 or 10 days then. Not a big deal unless I have to work late that day.

[Rip_Some_Lip]

Turned out great! Thanks Reinhard1 and Eyeguy for the tips! Going to have to get a big loin and do it again and freeze some more!

[reinhard1]

Awesome!!  I've got to get some going myself and freeze em for deer camp and some for home base.  good luck.

[eyeguy 54]

yepper,  gotta do it again and freeze a bunch.

 

[eyeguy 54]

Turned out great! Thanks Reinhard1 and Eyeguy for the tips! Going to have to get a big loin and do it again and freeze some more!

thx to RH   I am just the student. 

[JP Z]

I have my loin still in the brine, as I was in Duluth this weekend with the kiddos.  Talking with some folks they've kept a loin in the Brine for 3 weeks.......I think I will take it out tonight and just get home early tomorrow from work to smoke it.  How long was it in the smoker Eyeguy?

 

[eyeguy 54]

at 225 probably a couple hours to get it to 145-150.  use a temp remote.  I also check it when the remote hits 145 with an instant read probe.  usually a little lower read so I go with the instant probe and wait till 145-150 then pull it

 

[JP Z]

Thank you sir.  Yeah  It will be rolling in the apple smoke tomorrow night

[eyeguy 54]

ruh roh..... it calls for cherry.    

 

[pushbutton]

Anyone ever try mulberry? Have a big split down. ... 

[bobberineyes]

Post some pics jp z....mine is hitting the brine tomorrow, and all I have is a minnow bucket like eyeguy s.

[eyeguy 54]

i used 5 gallon bucket on last one when I cut the loin in half and did both.

[JP Z]

I went to wally World and got a 2.5gallon Tupperware for the operation....works great.

[reinhard1]

Pushbutton, I have never tried that type of wood.   I got two 5 pound pork loins from Cubs [1.99 lb.] and will put them in a brine tomorrow for the 9 day countdown.  Will pick up a few more loins this week.  Got some salami smoking right now.  good luck.

[bobberineyes]

Ceramic alright to use? My only pail not being used for gardening pots is to small. I'm doing 2 -  2.5 pounders from Costco and I have the inner part of a crock pot that might work out...

Edited September 14, 2015 by bobberineyes

[eyeguy 54]

should be fine,  alumi num might be bad

 

[reinhard1]

I agree, ceramic is fine.  You can get a five gallon plastic bucket at fleet farm or other places for cheap also.  good luck.

[delcecchi]

I agree, ceramic is fine.  You can get a five gallon plastic bucket at fleet farm or other places for cheap also.  good luck.

Are the menards/home depot/fleet farm buckets food safe?  Is there a difference? 

I think bakeries are a good source of food safe buckets since they get all sorts of ingredients in them, like pie filling etc.

[bobberineyes]

Thanks for the info fellas, my frabill bucket is 2 gallon, it might work yet for the 2. Maybe I'm over thinking again but I figured instead of jamming everything in, trying to keep a more flow of brine around all sides if possible. ...

Edited September 14, 2015 by bobberineyes

[reinhard1]

Del, I have used those new buckets from Fleet farm.  They have never been used.  They have the logo on them and they sell them for your use.  Yes, if you go to a Cub store for example you can get some nice buckets for free that the bakery has used.  Just wash them and they are good to go.  good luck.

[leechlake]

I like the minnow bucket the best, second is an old smallish cooler, third could be one of those black plastic battery storage units, using an actual clean bucket sounds like cheating.  God created the earth in 6 days, nine days seems like an eternity...

Edited September 14, 2015 by leechlake

[delcecchi]

Del, I have used those new buckets from Fleet farm.  They have never been used.  They have the logo on them and they sell them for your use.  Yes, if you go to a Cub store for example you can get some nice buckets for free that the bakery has used.  Just wash them and they are good to go.  good luck.

I would probably do the same.  Just curious if they are the same kind of plastic.  I'm old enough that I don't worry much about something that will kill me in 20 years. 

[JP Z]

Well the Loin is out of the brine.  It was a 7lber so was cut in half.  When I pulled it I cut each one in half again so that I could get a slice out of the middle to confirm the cure went through and to do a test fry to check the salinity.....YUM!

 

 

Here is the Tupperware I was using, next comes some CSR in brine....because Why not?

 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/21002447?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227015448640&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=43563923192&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=83293024832&veh=sem