Meathead's recipe for Corned Beef is written for 4 lbs of meat and calls for a cure of 5-6 days. I started with 5.75 lbs and used Dr. Blonder's calculator, which said my cure time should be 1.3 days. How can that be right?
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Off the top of my head the two things I can think of that would shorten your cure would be using less thickness than MH was assuming, and using less ppm of nitrite. Liquid amounts I think also have an effect. You should be able to his result, although I've never tried. -
I tried it. I got 1.3 with a 1 inch thick chunk, and 5 with a 2 inch thick chunk. 1 gallon of water, 100 ppm, 4 lbs.Comment
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The time is not about poundage, it's about thicknesses and shape.Comment
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I'm no expert, so maybe someone else can help, but I don't think there's any harm in additional time in the cure.Comment
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The calculator gives the minimum. Going over some is no problem.Comment
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I never worry much about going over the minimum cure time. I’ve had pork belly in the cure 2-3 days longer than the cure calculator tells me. No harm, no foul.Comment
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I forgot to add why it has the minimum. Doc Blonder said many people are in a rush and want to know how quick they can get things out and get on with the process. Some stuff will take 10 days, therefore a calculated 3 day cure should be more than fine if it stays another day or so.Comment
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Feeling much more confident. Thanks ecowper and Jerod Broussard.Comment
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