I learned a ton from a meat science book by a guy last name Toldra. The book new is like $300 bucks. I found one used for less than half that and jumped on it. I bought it mainly for dry curing details, but it covers sausages too. Way more in depth than most are looking for. But I have a good background in organic chemistry and like to get off into the weeds with the nuts and bolts of how the chemical processes work.
Is that Fidel Toldra, "Dry Cure Meat Products"?