Food Grade Buckets

[sotv]

What sort of litre capacity for a food grade bucket for a wet brine, would I need to order that would hold 7 litres of brine mixture and approx a 4- 5kg piece of meat. 

Thanks

 

[Wade]

I use one of my old 25 litre brewing buckets but that is quite large. To use the brine more efficiently place a large plastic bag in the bucket and place the meat and brine in the bag. Then squeeze all of the air out of the bag and tie it closed. This way you use the minimum amount of brine and ensure that it remains in contact with all of the surfaces of the meat.  

[sotv]

I am ordering of the net, a 25 litre would be a bit big for my fridge, I reckon. But this 16l is more width than height and would suit my fridge better.  But without seeing the size first,, wondering what size pork leg and brine could be accommodated within this  Amazon Bucket

I can take the gamble and order and wouldn't want to brine a piece of meat bigger than 4-5kg at the moment. But would hope it would do at least a 3kg piece of meat if not a 4-5kg piece along with the brine.

 

 

[Justin]

If the food is in a bag then what does it matter about the bucket? Seems simple enough.  I use a stock pot but then I am not putting in huge lumps of eat anyway

[Icefever]

Quote from the ad

Size (Internal): Height 240mm x Diameter 285mm (at base)  

In proper measurements ( I don't work in Roman Catholic) that's a smidgen over 9"x 11" that does look a little small IMO.

Ice.

[Robert35]

You can find buckets at  Online coupons.
while shopping for other accessories I happen to see a deal about buckets.
You can look there they have all the sizes I am sure you will find one of your choices.