Posted 7/24/2017 22:48 (#6147011 - in reply to #6146658) Subject: RE: Curing your own bacon
Northern Nebraska
I don't know the laws in North Dakota but I just read two extension bulletins on smoking and one said 125 for brine cure and the other 90 for dry. The only thing I have found is that uncured meats must be smoked to 136 for 3 minutes to kill trichinella.