How much Prague Powder to use. The amount of Prague Powder #1 is proportional to the amount of Water & Meat being used in a Wet Cure. If being mixed into meats directly, then the weight of the meat that will be cured and then cooked at no more than 1 tsp per 5 lbs. of meat. Ham Chops use a very light Cure at 75 ppm.
Curing salts go by many names, Instacure #1, Prague Powder #1, Pink Salt and many more. Just make sure it is 6.25% sodium nitrite and the rest is salt. The problem is that too little curing salt will not protect the meat and too much can make you sick. It is imperative you use the right amount. There are two ways of introducing curing salts.
Put the bowl in the fridge. You want to keep everything cold. Once the meat, fat, and grinder parts in the freezer have chilled for 15 to 20 minutes, remove them and assemble your grinder. Turn the grinder to medium speed and place the bowl from the fridge under the grinder end to catch the ground meat.
Using the Instant Pot: To cook corned beef in the Instant Pot, place the brined, rinsed beef brisket in the pot of the Instant Pot along with a quartered onion, a chopped carrot and a chopped stalk of celery. Cover with water by 1 inch. Set the Instant Pot to cook on High Pressure for 1 hour, 30 minutes. Release the pressure using a Quick
Although both the variations of Prague salt #1 and #2 appear the same in color and consistency, they vary in composition. As per the mandate by the federal government, Prague powder #1 contains 6.25% sodium nitrite and 93.75% table salt or sodium chloride. To put it in simple words, it contains 1 part sodium nitrite and 15 parts salt.
The reason I'm asking is because I found almost a full package of Instacure #1/Prague Powder #1 in a storage box I hadn't looked in for some time. It's been stored in the house the whole time and I'm guessing it might be upwards to 12-14 years old. It still flows (isn't all caked up) and looks exactly like the newer stuff.
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