First Summer Sausage

[bilder]

Made my first SS last night.  Did a recipe I found online and it turned out not too bad for a first attempt.  I guess it was good because when I got home today, I found that the wife and kids ate it all.  Just did it log style as I have no casings or a stuffer yet.  I am using MTQ as my cure.

One question though- Looking at many of the recipes out there, the amount of MTQ used is all over the map.  Some use one teaspoon per pound of meat, others use a tablespoon and others are somewhere in between.

What is considered the best amount to use? 

[Mr Walleye]

The correct amount of MTQ for sausage is 1.5 teaspoons per pound.

Here is a really good write up from Habs regarding cures.

http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?736-Curing-Salts&p=1126#post1126

Mike

[bilder]

Thanks for the link.