Best calculator to replace diggingdogfarm

[SmokinEdge]

I don't disagree but I have a 16 year old. They don't learn the math like we did. We can't tell everyone to do it on paper when they don't have the ability to. I fought common core math with his teacher years ago and I won. The teacher said well as long as he gets the right answers in the test.

We can assume everyone can do math on paper anymore.

Rant over. Sorry everybody

But,,, we can teach our children and friends. Don’t be captive to the system. What about history? If. We want our kids or grands to know something it’s really up to us to teach them the truth, not the system. Just my opinion.

 

[tallbm]

Since the diggingdogfarm cure calculator is no longer available, what is (are) the best replacement calculator(s)?

This is the one I've used that credits itself to utilizing the digging dog calculator and it has a similar conversion calculation tool on the page as well. Closest I've found and what I use and send to my parents or brother when they need to calculate a cure:

Cure Calculator

forums.egullet.org

 

[slavikborisov]

Works that way per kg, but you'd have to calculate the percentage for anything between, say, 2349g just to pull a number out of the air.

Not sure what your asking

 

[DougE]

Not sure what your asking

I wasn't asking anything. Was making an observation that moving the decimal place right one place only works for converting percent to grams in even kg batches. If you have a batch that falls outside that, you have to calculate the percent for the weight you're working with.

 

[DougE]

We can't tell everyone to do it on paper when they don't have the ability to.

We need to teach our kids, grands, nieces, nephews and any of their friends how to do simple math. A day will come when these skills will be invaluable.

 

[slavikborisov]

I wasn't asking anything. Was making an observation that moving the decimal place right one place only works for converting percent to grams in even kg batches. If you have a batch that falls outside that, you have to calculate the percent for the weight you're working with.

Im confused sorry.

.25% is always 2.5g per kg of meat

If you meat weight 3.45kg all you have to do is multiple 3.45 x 2.5 and that the total cure you need.

If there an ingredient that’s 1.4% that’s 14g per kg of meat … if you meat is 3.45kg all you do is 14x3.45 and that the total weight you need in that ingredient.

Every percentage when working in the g/kg system is converted to grams by moving the decimal one point to the right.

Example recipe
Salt 1.7% would be 17g per kg of meat regardless of weather it even or not weather it 10 kg or 10.5684kg the multiplication is the same

Sugar 0.5% would be 5g per kg of meat the kg of meat doesn’t have to be an even number …. I’m not sure if that’s what you were referring to but hope that helps

 

[SmokinEdge]

Im confused sorry.

.25% is always 2.5g per kg of meat

If you meat weight 3.45kg all you have to do is multiple 3.45 x 2.5 and that the total cure you need.

If there an ingredient that’s 1.4% that’s 14g per kg of meat … if you meat is 3.45kg all you do is 14x3.45 and that the total weight you need in that ingredient.

Every percentage when working in the g/kg system is converted to grams by moving the decimal one point to the right.

Example recipe
Salt 1.7% would be 17g per kg of meat regardless of weather it even or not weather it 10 kg or 10.5684kg the multiplication is the same

Sugar 0.5% would be 5g per kg of meat the kg of meat doesn’t have to be an even number …. I’m not sure if that’s what you were referring to but hope that helps

This is correct

 

[DougE]

Im confused sorry.

.25% is always 2.5g per kg of meat

If you meat weight 3.45kg all you have to do is multiple 3.45 x 2.5 and that the total cure you need.

If there an ingredient that’s 1.4% that’s 14g per kg of meat … if you meat is 3.45kg all you do is 14x3.45 and that the total weight you need in that ingredient.

Every percentage when working in the g/kg system is converted to grams by moving the decimal one point to the right.

Example recipe
Salt 1.7% would be 17g per kg of meat regardless of weather it even or not weather it 10 kg or 10.5684kg the multiplication is the same

Sugar 0.5% would be 5g per kg of meat the kg of meat doesn’t have to be an even number …. I’m not sure if that’s what you were referring to but hope that helps

I see what you're saying now, I just calculate it with weight in grams x 0.0025 to get my cure amount, for example. Both ways work the same, but I got used to doing it the way I said. More than one way to skin a cat, as they say .....

 

[SmokinEdge]

Im confused sorry.

.25% is always 2.5g per kg of meat

If you meat weight 3.45kg all you have to do is multiple 3.45 x 2.5 and that the total cure you need.

If there an ingredient that’s 1.4% that’s 14g per kg of meat … if you meat is 3.45kg all you do is 14x3.45 and that the total weight you need in that ingredient.

Every percentage when working in the g/kg system is converted to grams by moving the decimal one point to the right.

Example recipe
Salt 1.7% would be 17g per kg of meat regardless of weather it even or not weather it 10 kg or 10.5684kg the multiplication is the same

Sugar 0.5% would be 5g per kg of meat the kg of meat doesn’t have to be an even number …. I’m not sure if that’s what you were referring to but hope that helps

You are correct. When working from Kg meat weight, however many of us still start with pounds of meat and then convert to grams. So the math comes out the same coming from pounds to grams as just strictly going off of Kg.

I suppose converting pounds to grams then converting that to Kg would be easy too, but I usually just run the math from grams unless I purposely weigh out 1Kg then the math is stupid easy and no calculator is needed.

 

[DougE]

Best calculator to replace diggingdogfarm​

The best answer is the one between your ears and a sheet of paper. These are not complicated calculations ........ just simple math.

 

[slavikborisov]

You are correct. When working from Kg meat weight, however many of us still start with pounds of meat and then convert to grams. So the math comes out the same coming from pounds to grams as just strictly going off of Kg.

I suppose converting pounds to grams then converting that to Kg would be easy too, but I usually just run the math from grams unless I purposely weigh out 1Kg then the math is stupid easy and no calculator is needed.

Yeah I just weigh my meat in kg on my scale and it makes everything easy from the start I got that method from Duncan Henry and haven’t tried anything else since

 

[cptnding]

Long ago I made my own spreadsheet to keep up with flavor experiments and for basic dry cure it's pretty easy to just do the math. After years of jacking around we've found we like just basic bacon cure at 1.8% total salt and 1% sugar the most. Hickory smoke.
If you would like an online calculator here's one that is spot on. Even mentions credit to digging dog farms original. You can use imperial or metric weight for the meat. Result will be in grams either way you do it.
https://digging-dog.vercel.app/

 

[DougE]

Yeah I just weigh my meat in kg on my scale and it makes everything easy from the start I got that method from Duncan Henry and haven’t tried anything else since

My big scale does lbs/oz, fl/oz, grams, and ml. That leaves me working off grams for my calculations and why I do it the way I do. Also, I like Duncan Henry's stuff.

 

[DougE]

Long ago I made my own spreadsheet to keep up with flavor experiments and for basic dry cure it's pretty easy to just do the math. After years of jacking around we've found we like just basic bacon cure at 1.8% total salt and 1% sugar the most. Hickory smoke.
If you would like an online calculator here's one that is spot on. Even mentions credit to digging dog farms original. You can use imperial or metric weight for the meat. Result will be in grams either way you do it.
https://digging-dog.vercel.app/

I'm old as a qualification. I feel like people rely too much on these online calcs. The math is just simple percentage calculations anyone should be able to do.

 

[Hijack73]

Indeed, many ways to skin a cat. Now if we are skinning a pole cat....... I don't want to be a part of that!

 

[normanaj]

Cure Calculator

forums.egullet.org

This I like.

 

[normanaj]

I see a lot of posts about how simple a math it is and just do the calculations yourself it's so simple.Not for everyone.

I struggled with math my entire life and as a painting contractor for almost 35 years I spent a lot of time second guessing my square footage measurements sometimes having to do them 4 or 5 times just to make sure I had it right.Then the laser measuring tools came onto the market and it was life changing and was a major relief for me and that's why something like a good cure calculator is invaluable to someone like me.

 

[chopsaw]

I see a lot of posts about how simple a math it is and just do the calculations yourself it's so simple.Not for everyone.

I struggled with math my entire life and as a painting contractor for almost 35 years I spent a lot of time second guessing my square footage measurements sometimes having to do them 4 or 5 times just to make sure I had it right.Then the laser measuring tools came onto the market and it was life changing and was a major relief for me and that's why something like a good cure calculator is invaluable to someone like me.

Well said !!

 

[denny]

Thanks to each of you who took the time to help someone who sometimes struggles with things that used to be intuitive and crystal clear! I'm 86 and too often disremember facts like "how to convert decimals to fractions-move the decimal 2 places to the left)" that were so easy way back in elementary school. It becomes insidious when your confidence starts being eroded. More and more I have to Google because I may have only a partial memory but lack confidence in testing it's veracity. Now I'm not complaining AT ALL and I certainly haven't given up!! I just bought a recteq RT-1100 and having a great (kinda slow) time learning about it.

I've grown lazy and take advantage of any aids that are available, like using an on-line equili-
brium calculator (I also use a cane and walker which I detest!!!). Happily, my sense of appreciation has gotten only greater. I don't post here very often but I sure as heck visit a lot and really enjoy seeing familiar names I respect. God bless and keep you and yours safe and healthy.

PS--I'm not quite as bad as Joe Biden. God bless him too!
Denny

 

[Fueling Around]

You have 20 years of experience on me. I hope to be there in another 20 years.
Keep us posted on your next adventure.

Zippy Joe will probably live to be 100 as our last Zippy Prez aka Jimmy Carter.
Happy in their own world.