I was using Morton's TQ before but have started using pink salt with my latest 2 cures (still curing). I followed the advice seen on here, put the instacure, salt, and sugar in a mason jar, screwed the cap on, and shook the begeezus out of it for a couple of minutes.
Still, yesterday for example, I wanted to start a single pork belly which weighed in at around 780 grams, which calls for 2 grams of instacure, a tiny amount. I'm worried (1) about inaccurate measuring since my scale reads in whole gram increments (so I could have anywhere from 1.6 grams to 2.5 grams and it would still read 2 grams) and also I wonder if that tiny amount of cure will distribute evenly no matter how much I shake it. I was thinking of pre-mixing a larger amount of salt & cure for more accurate measurements and distribution. I was even thinking of wizzing it up in my handheld coffee grinder to make some of the granules finer.
Do others do this?
Still, yesterday for example, I wanted to start a single pork belly which weighed in at around 780 grams, which calls for 2 grams of instacure, a tiny amount. I'm worried (1) about inaccurate measuring since my scale reads in whole gram increments (so I could have anywhere from 1.6 grams to 2.5 grams and it would still read 2 grams) and also I wonder if that tiny amount of cure will distribute evenly no matter how much I shake it. I was thinking of pre-mixing a larger amount of salt & cure for more accurate measurements and distribution. I was even thinking of wizzing it up in my handheld coffee grinder to make some of the granules finer.
Do others do this?