another good pork brine is from Kosmosq called pork soak. It is real nice with chops and I bet ribs would come out nice as well........
I just went to the Kosmos website and added their product to my cart. Their price is $8.95 a dollar cheaper than Mad Hunky. However, I calculated shipping cost and it came to $8.10 for priority mail which is the lowest that they have. I cancelled the order. Shipping cost inflates the price by double.
I also found pork brine recipes on the web. Folks may want to check out allrecipes.com. Here's one of theirs:
Original recipe makes 6 servings
2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 cup salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
1 tablespoon mustard powder
1 tray ice cubes
Directions
1 Measure the vinegar into a saucepan and bring to a boil. In a sealable plastic container, combine the salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, and mustard powder.
2 Pour the hot vinegar into the container, and stir to dissolve. Let stand for about 10 minutes to develop the flavors, then add the ice cubes. Cover and shake, or stir until melted. Remove the lid and add pork chops to the brine. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
Here's another called "Basic Pork Brine Recipe"
Original recipe makes 10 servings
2 cups water, more if needed
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
3 cloves garlic, gently crushed
Directions
Mix water, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Stir in garlic and ginger.
As you can see, these recipes for home made are a no-brainer. And, for the shipping cost alone, you can do all of this at your own home adding whatever spices or herbs that you choose. I might be giving this a try myself the next time that I do some ribs or pork chops.
Actually, Amazing Ribs has an interesting article on brining where it says that the salt will add 6 per cent water content to the food product.
http://www.amazingribs.com/recipes/rubs_pastes_marinades_and_brines/zen_of_brines.htmlEd
