has anyone ever tried to put a desacant bag....you know the little bags that look like salt packs that are in you beef jerky and shoe boxes in a jar for curing
These small packets are filled with iron particles which react with oxygen, removing the O2 from the sealed jerky package, and from the air that is introduced after the seal is broken
Silica Gel Packets are added to all sorts of products that we buy on a regular basis. From shoes to electronics to vitamins, they're widely used to combat excess moisture and mold. Here's a few tips on how to recycle / reuse them around the home.
The silica gel packs work. It's not like a insta-cure or anything, it may shorten the time by a few days. Non-toxic & doesn't seem to effect the flavor
You do not want to speed up drying and or curing. It takes time for the various chemicals to break down and for non-psychoactive chemicals to become psychoactive and speeding up the process will hamper those actions.