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Thanks Martine !
i just asked something in the post before of this, i would like to know if in the first column of the brine calculator , should we put the green weight of meat + the water volume ? or just the weight of the meat ?
sorry to knock on an old topic, but i'm new and i would like to ask something:
i got a piece of pork leg 3500 grams
and i would like to cure it to seems something like Jambon de paris
what i understood that i have to add water 50% of the meat weight , and then put the green weight of meat +...
and i would like to shrare this calculations with you and plz share your opinion
the regulation of the USDA FSIS :
Nitrate in Regulations
7 lb to 100 gal pickle at 10% pump
1 LB = 0.453 grams
1 US gal = 3.78541
so 7 X 0.453 = 3171 GRAMS of Pure Nitrate for (100 gl X 3.785) = 378.5...
ThanksMartin, but when i try to see what pink salt consisted from it was very simple ! look at this :
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Dictionary/C/Curing-salts-6056.aspx
high grade salt + sugar + Nitrate + Nitrite !!
and watch this info, i guess it's really good :
Nitrate Safety Concerns
There...
nitrite ? i heard that nitrite is dangerous than nitrate ! as the USAD put a calculation of:
Nitrate x % pump lvl % 1000000 / brine = 200 ppm as a standard , but i'm much confused to calculate it becuase it's with pounds and Oz ( we use grams and litters)
although i transferred to my units ...
hey Dave thanks for replying !
this is the case :
i'm living in SriLanka and here i can't find Cure#1 or #2
i wanted to cure 1KG of Pork Loin and i got some recipes but i'm not sure about the amounts , so please i would like u to help me out for this if it's possible..
so for 1 kilo of...
is not that the USAD forced using the ascorbite to avoid the react of the nitrate with the meat that would result in carcinogen elements ?
and thanks for mentioning the connection of the country , but what did u meant by it would be over curing ? is it for the cause of i'm in hot weather...
sorry i 4got to mention that i'm using Pork Loin due to the reason that i don't have good pump injector to inject the meat next to bone parts ..
phosphat is not to flavour but as i said to keep the colour instead of vanishing with the time , and MORE important to keep the juice of the meat ...
Hey Diggy
thanks for posting on this thread really !
if your read over many forums about the risk of the phosphate, it's exactly the same of Nitrate and Nitrite, dangerous if it's excess .. STILL it's very acceptable in small amount as it helps to keep the color of the meat and the most...
Hi
my name is Roger and i'm Syrian guy living in sri lanka right now .. i'm MUCH interested in curing hams and chicken !
but mainly now i started since 2012 my researches about HAM curing and when i have enough XP then i will move to another type :)
i know nothing about smoking yet !
i hope...
Hello
i have been through those 1000 posts of articles about each component of the additives for curing the ham, and i have almost everything needed to start except 2 things i would like to have an answer :
1- how many gram sodium tripolyphosphate we have to add to a 1 litter of brine with 10%...
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