I got some what they called FS cure 1 at summit meats in Saskatoon. He said it was Prague powder 1 but I'm a little unsure. It a white powder and he couldn't Give me much info about it. He said he uses 1tbsp per 10lbs. Anyone know this product.
Never heard of "FS" cure but Insta cure#1 is 1Tsp per 5 lbs so 10 lbs is 2 tsp. 1tbs and 2tsp are very close. I'm not going to say its the same a cure #1 (pink salt) but the amounts are similar.
Maybe read this thread.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=20986.0
Corey
Awesome info! This puts my mind at ease! Thanks!
Quote from: CoreyMac on April 29, 2014, 11:12:30 AM
Never heard of "FS" cure but Insta cure#1 is 1Tsp per 5 lbs so 10 lbs is 2 tsp. 1tbs and 2tsp are very close. I'm not going to say its the same a cure #1 (pink salt) but the amounts are similar.
Maybe read this thread.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=20986.0
Corey
1 US tablespoon = 3 US teaspoons
CoreyMac has pointed you in the right direction. That link provides the ingredients and the percentage of sodium nitrite, so use it as your butcher directed you to.
The pink color in cure #1 is a voluntary standard that most brand names use when selling to the public. Those same manufacturers often do not use the dye when they sell in bulk to companies that use their cures to manufacture their own cured/smoked meats.
Quote from: pondee on April 29, 2014, 01:12:38 PM
Quote from: CoreyMac on April 29, 2014, 11:12:30 AM
Never heard of "FS" cure but Insta cure#1 is 1Tsp per 5 lbs so 10 lbs is 2 tsp. 1tbs and 2tsp are very close. I'm not going to say its the same a cure #1 (pink salt) but the amounts are similar.
Maybe read this thread.
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=20986.0
Corey
1 US tablespoon = 3 US teaspoons
Not as close as I thought it would seem. :-X
FS Cure is to be used at a rate of 1.25 tsp per 5 lbs of meat.