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Rich_91360

others do not.  Why can you low and slow pork butt for 14 hours but need to do sausage with Insta Cure #1.  Is it because the product has been ground?  Is that the rule:  if ground = insta cure#1
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Tenpoint5

It's not so much the type of meat ground vs. whole. It is the temps. Sausages are usually smoked at a lower temp Ie: 140* whereas butts are cooked at 225*. The cure keeps the meat safe while it is in the danger zone for bacteria to grow during the lower temps.
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Anytime you are smoking under 200F you should use cure.
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