Cure #1 & 2 Volume to Weight per Pound of Meat Chart

[sawhorseray]

Take Chef JJ's advise and follow it, period. He's giving you excellent guidelines and your cook will come out perfect. Cure #1 is nothing to push the boundaries of, critical to stay within safe limits. Exceeding safe limits can have a devastating effect on the thyroid gland, not something you ever want to have happen. RAY

 

[Jcarter93]

Take Chef JJ's advise and follow it, period. He's giving you excellent guidelines and your cook will come out perfect. Cure #1 is nothing to push the boundaries of, critical to stay within safe limits. Exceeding safe limits can have a devastating effect on the thyroid gland, not something you ever want to have happen. RAY

I will be following his advice. The calculator I made in google sheets matches what he has told me to do.

 

[PK Jee]

This is of value. CURE Volume to Weight Chart in Ounces and Grams for the weight of meat in Pounds...JJ

NOTE: The Weight in Grams may vary, a few tenths from what others typically use and post. But this is due to the OP's, Susan Minor, rounding. The Weights are Safe and within USDA Guidelines. Susan Minor's original website is no longer active...

Amount of Meat/Fat Amount of Cure
Vol. Wt.
1 lb. 1/4 tsp. .05 oz. 1.42g
2 lbs. 3/8 tsp. .08 oz. 2.26g
3 lbs. 1/2 tsp. .10 oz. 2.83g
4 lbs. 3/4 tsp. .15 oz. 4.25g
5 lbs. 1 tsp. .20 oz. 5.67g
10 lbs. 2 tsp. .40 oz. 11.34g
15 lbs. 1 Tbsp. .55 oz. 15.59g
20 lbs. 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. .80 oz. 22.68g
25 lbs. 1 Tbsp. + 2 tsp. 1.00 oz. 28.35g
50 lbs. 3 Tbsp. + 1 1/4 tsp. 2.00 oz. 56.70g
100 lbs. 1/4 C. + 2 Tbsp. + 2 tsp. 4.00 oz. 113.4g

tsp. = teaspoon; Tbsp.= Tablespoon; C. = cup.
oz.= ounce

Thanks for the share. Will this be good for both dry & wet cure?

 

[SmokinEdge]

Thanks for the share. Will this be good for both dry & wet cure?

With a wet cure, include the weight of the liquid.
Example, 1 gallon of water weight is 8.33 pounds per gallon. Add this weight to the meat weight and then apply.

 

[chef jimmyj]

^^^^^My Bud got you covered!...JJ

 

[snakehead]

I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, so if not, I apologize and please feel free to remove it...
I got tired of going back/forth to my computer in order to calculate how much cure, salt and sugar I needed when curing my bacon, so being that I create mobile apps, I created an iPhone app called Cure Calculator. If you're interested, just DM me and I'll send you the app store link. I'll work on the Android version when if i get some free time...