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Post hurricane advice needed

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SouthGaSmoker
SouthGaSmoker Posts: 98
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Survived Matthew relatively unscathed.  Here's the problem. Power went out about 430pm yesterday and it's still out. I have 10# of pork belly curing in the beer fridge and when I checked it, the temp was 48 degrees.  I took it out and put it in a cooler on ice. Is it safe to eat now or should I trash it and start over? Today is day 7 of the cure.
St. Mary's, GA
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
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    Day 7 that thing is cured. You could leave it on the counter at this point and it would be fine. 

    Proceed
    Greensboro, NC
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  • JustineCaseyFeldown
    JustineCaseyFeldown Posts: 867
    edited October 2016
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    Wolfpack said:
    Day 7 that thing is cured. You could leave it on the counter at this point and it would be fine. 

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    I always say this as an attention getter. But in reality, you'd really want to hang it. 

    Literally sitting on the counter it would have a wet surface (the contact area). Ideally the surface should dry

    hanging it allows the surface all sides to dry

    other than that. Yep

    (edit: doesn't even need the fridge to cure actually. But don't tell anyone that)
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
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    Sounds like you're golden - glad the hurricane didn't affect you too much 
    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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