04/07/2014 – Added the cure

100 g – Salt
100 g – Sugar
5 g – Fresh ground black pepper
2 g – Thyme
3 g – Dried juniper berries
3 g – Fresh rosemary
5 g – Cure #2
882 g – Eye-of-round beef (from Salt & Time in East Austin)

Chopped / blended spices in a food processor

Sealed in a vacuum bag and placed in the fridge to cure.

04/28/2014 – Placed in an Umai Dry Bag in the fridge

786 g starting weight

Target 30% weight loss: 550 g

04/29/2014 – 771 g
05/01/2014 – 751 g
05/05/2014 – 712 g
05/06/2014 – 706 g
05/07/2014 – 698 g
05/08/2014 – 689 g
05/11/2014 – 671 g
05/12/2014 – 664 g
05/13/2014 – 657 g
05/14/2014 – 652 g
05/21/2104 – 620 g
05/27/2014 – 598 g
05/29/2014 – 589 g
06/04/2014 – 572 g
06/10/2014 – 562 g