This is probably a dumb question and I may have even asked it before, but I can't find the answer. I'm making shoulder bacon and I'm on the calculator now to figure it all out. But I'm stumped at the shape of the meat section.
Is shoulder considered flat or cone like a ham? The curing time is *very* different depending.
The boneless shoulder I got from my butcher was a pretty uniform block. So I used the brisket choice in the calculator. It came out around 12 days. The center is slightly grayer than the rest, so next time I think I'll add a day or so. But it tastes sooo good and ain't got sick yet. I used Meathead's Maple bacon recipe. Its too bad that the family vote went against me. Future family bacon will be traditional belly, but I'll make more shoulder just for ME.
I would consider the shoulder to be flat. Especially if you bought them at Costco. Some shoulders that are sold have more of a cone shape, but I would go for the flat shape. Your curing time will be pretty long as the meat is pretty thick.
Didn't take a picture, but it was one of those boneless ones from Costco (so it was split open pretty good). After reading Spinaker's comment, I'm going to go with flat. It's pretty rectangular.
Didn't take a picture, but it was one of those boneless ones from Costco (so it was split open pretty good). After reading Spinaker's comment, I'm going to go with flat. It's pretty rectangular.
Yep, that is what I would do. If you post your numbers, we can make sure you have the calculations down. (If you are not sure)
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