Question on Summer Sausage?

[handcannon32x]

Im gonna try to make summer sausage for the first time.  I bought seasoning and cure for it.  The package is for 25 pounds and its 18oz of seasoning and 1 oz of cure.  My question is, How much seasoning and cure just for a pound of meat?  Im planning on just doing a pound so I make sure I get it all correct.  Thanks guys.

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Cure, scant teaspoon per pound of meat, but it's better to use a gram scale if you have one. Use 1.13 grams of cure per pound of meat.
Seasoning, .72 ounce per pound of meat or 20.41 grams.



~Martin

 

[jrod62]

One pound will only make about one stick. I would do at least 5 lbs.
That stick will be gone in a heartbeat. :drool you will be wishing you made more.
After making them I let the sticks sit in frig for few weeks before eating some.
They taste even better .
Good luck and post pictures when your done

 

[smokinhusker]

What brand is it? Hi Mountain's Summer Sausage kit instructions only go down to 3 lbs and says to use 2 Tablespoons of their included cure. 

 

[handcannon32x]

The seasoning I got is Leggs's seasoning.  I planning on doing 5 pounds. 

 

[BGKYSmoker]

The seasoning I got is Leggs's seasoning.  I planning on doing 5 pounds. 

If you have AC Leggs they dont normally come with cure packets. If you already have cure #1 add it at 1 level tsp per every 5 lbs of meat.

I use AC and use 6-7 T of mix for 5 lbs. Mix all the dry with 1 cup water for better delivery into the meat, this way you dont end up with dry clumps if you added dry into the meat.

 

[handcannon32x]

If you have AC Leggs they dont normally come with cure packets. If you already have cure #1 add it at 1 level tsp per every 5 lbs of meat.

I use AC and use 6-7 T of mix for 5 lbs. Mix all the dry with 1 cup water for better delivery into the meat, this way you dont end up with dry clumps if you added dry into the meat.

Yup, it is.  I bought 2 25lb packages and it came with 2 oz of cure with it.  Says 1 oz of cure for every 25 pounds.