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ok im really blazd and i was thinking you know in beef jerkey packets or new shoes they have that lil baggy wit beads in it there used to keep it fresh and take out the humidity so if i were to throw a couple of those in my curing jar would it make any differance?




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They are used to absorb moisture. I would think it would make them dry up way quicker than normal curing, but I don't know for sure. Maybe someone else has tried it. If not, give it a go on a small amount and see what happens

Desiccates (those packs/pellets) would over dry the product, IMO.

the point of curing is to dry slower, for less harshness...ect...

what if you you put the packet in the jar for say 4 hours then take it out then maybe like the next day do the same 4 hours so on so on. if you did it that way it would speed it up but only for small amounts of time?

bab1n24 said:

what if you you put the packet in the jar for say 4 hours then take it out then maybe like the next day do the same 4 hours so on so on. if you did it that way it would speed it up but only for small amounts of time?

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Ive never heard of doing this, try it on a small batch and let us know how it turns out!

No, the slowest possible cure (without mold), I've heard between 45-55 percent humidity, usually results in the most desireable product. However, cash croppers could use silica (the stuff in beef jerky packets) if they didn't care how the bud turned out/smelled to speed up the process.

so it would speed it up to fast

i dont think its for moisture


i mean, some of them say

"DO NOT EAT, OXYGEN ABSORBER"


so i would assume it absorbs oxygen, not moisture

thats just my .02

There is no short-cut to proper curing.Making it dry faster ,to me,isn't an option.Go to the link that Brichtop suggests.Desicants are not the answer.

olishell said:

There is no short-cut to proper curing.Making it dry faster ,to me,isn't an option.Go to the link that Brichtop suggests.Desicants are not the answer.

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The best and most accurate answer this thread will get.

jus a crazy high thought i had lol thanks for tha posts

I use "damp rid" in my flowering room to help keep the humidity down. Same stuff - it draws the water right out of the air.