I thought it is a big no-no to heat Cure #1 and the like. Yet I see recipes (not necessarily here) that call for adding Curing powder to a brine mixture and actually boiling for a short.
Rick
Rick
That is a subject for debate in some corners of the world. What is true is that heat degrades nitrite, question is by how much in a brine? I dont know the specific answer to how much.I thought it is a big no-no to heat Cure #1 and the like. Yet I see recipes (not necessarily here) that call for adding Curing powder to a brine mixture and actually boiling for a short.
Rick
This is per the footnotes from USDA/FDA:I say since the melting point is quite a bit above 212 F that boiling should not be an issue
I say since the melting point is quite a bit above 212 F that boiling should not be an issue
We use it in dry brines on cold meat, so I'd expect it would dissolve fine in cold water.But we ain't playin' horseshoes here, so I'm gonna say it dissolves pretty well in luke-warm, and cold water, too!
Rick
Interesting read, but I have thoughts. I’ll try not to complicate the discussion and use as much brevity as possible.Not to go into a long discussion around chemistry, toxicology or cancer I'll just provide the data around melting point.
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