What would a day be without a dumb question from Oakville Ontario?
Not wanting to disappoint......
I ordered some Prague Powder and it has now arrived. Either my lack of focus, knowledge or the pure excitement of actually being able to buy it might have contributed to an error. The bag it came in says Prague Powder. It does not say cure 1 or 2 or any number. It says its for sausage only. Did I order the wrong one for making bacon and what not? I even went back and looked at the catalog to see if there were different numbers or if I had overlooked something. It just says Prague Powder. Maybe its generic and depending on what its mixed with or how its mixed it becomes #1 or #2?
I am sure I can come up with some more dumb questions for tomorrow. Until then, happy smoking.
It doesn't say anything about the chemical composition ?
Sodium nitrate ?%
I would call the place you purchased it and ask them
I will have to check the package but I think it said nitrite and not nitrate.
This doesnt sound like a good thing.... LOL
If it's nitrite only then it's No. 1. If it's a mixture of nitrite and nitrate then it's No. 2. I'd give 'em a bell for clarification
Tom
I would love to know what both of these Prague powders are used for?
HR
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on November 05, 2009, 06:16:39 AM
I would love to know what both of these Prague powders are used for?
HR
Prague powder #1, Insta cure #1 and pink salt #1 are all the sane just diff manufactures
Prague No.1 which contains NaNO2 (remainder table salt) is used in sausage formulations when you are going to smoke them and the IT remains in the so called danger zone for a period of time. It inhibits growth of nasty bacteria. Prague 2 contains both NaNo2 and NaNO3 (remainder table salt). Used when making air dried meats that sit a long time at RT (salumi). The nitrate slowly breaks down under biological conditions to nitrite and serves as a time release source of nitrite. There are detailed explanations within this forum. This is just a quickie.
Thanks OU812 and 3rensho.
HR