Question on use of Prague Powder #1

[southoregonbob]

Recently I viewed a recipe on a you tube channel for curing and smoking a 3 pound chuck roast to make pastrami.

The ingredients were:
1/2 cup pickling spice
1 Quart of water
1/3 cup of kosher salt
1/3 cup of brown sugar
2 Tablespoons of pink salt

From what I have read, 1 ounce of Prague powder (pink salt), is enough to cure 25 pounds of meat.

I mention this to the channel owner and he said that amount was for sausages and for making pastrami, his amount was correct.

I also said that he might be giving his viewers incorrect information which could be dangerous.

He said I should educate myself and quit saying he was lying to his viewers.

My question to you is, was I out of line and wrong or is the recipe wrong?

 

[SmokinEdge]

The correct amount of cure #1 for 156ppm is 1.1g per pound. If doing a brine with water include the water weight. 1 level teaspoon per 5# is acceptable in volume.
In short you are correct, and the internet jockey is giving false information, go figure. I’ll do the long math for you if you would like.

 

[SmokinEdge]

The total meat and water weight is 2328.28g
2328.28 x .25% (0.0025.) = 5.8 grams of cure #1 or roughly 1 level teaspoon.

 

[SmokyMose]

You need to be careful with you tube. Just because someone knows how to make a video doesn't mean they know what they're talking about.
I've seen some scary stuff.
Kudos for calling them out....

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

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You need to be careful with you tube. Just because someone knows how to make a video doesn't mean they know what they're talking about.
I've seen some scary stuff.
Kudos for calling them out....

A real eye opener how much of that is on there.

 

[Dive Bar Casanova]

Never confuse Himalayan or Pink Salt with Prague powder.
Totally different products and a mix up can be near tragic.
Wife insists I lock up the Prague powder in the gun cabinet.

BBQ supply houses out here won't sell it. They ain't again it, just feel it's unforgiving & ya have to be on your game to use it.
That's what I said ain't again it.