I did not follow your recipe, just used a dry cure and the loin you saw to give it a go.
Flavor was really good, surprised me actually, I wasn't expecting it to taste that good.
I am going to follow your steps next go and it has made me start thinking again about a dehydrator. Had an Excalibur and loved it but it quit and I tossed it.
This came out too (crumbly) dry and thinking the dehydrator will help with that.
I have also indulged a bit much on occasion so know what you mean there.