Prauge #1 question

georgeamer · August 27, 2009, 10:12:43 AM

Are Prauge#1, Morton Tender quick and instacure#1 allt basically the same? IE: 6.25% nitrite?

FLBentRider · August 27, 2009, 10:22:59 AM

Prague #1 and instacure #1 are the same.

Mortons has sugar in it as well, I believe.

OU812 · August 27, 2009, 11:10:46 AM

Prague #1 Instacure #1 and pink salt #1 are all the same they have 1 oz sodium nitrite to 1 lb salt

Morton Tender Quick has both sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate along with salt sugar and some anticakeing agent

Cure #1 and Tender Quick are NOT interchangeable

Caribou · August 27, 2009, 11:30:35 AM

Quote from: FLBentRider on August 27, 2009, 10:22:59 AM
Prague #1 and instacure #1 are the same.

Mortons has sugar in it as well, I believe.

It has salt in it too.
Carolyn

brianl · August 27, 2009, 02:09:16 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the concentration of nitrate/nitrite is far less, .5% of each (If I recall correctly).

Probably what OU812 was referring to when he said they weren't interchangeable...

Thanks,

Brian

Habanero Smoker · August 28, 2009, 02:49:15 AM

Here is a link to a short write up on on the three curing salts you mentioned.

Can TQ be substituted for Cure #1

whitetailfan · October 15, 2009, 08:04:00 PM

Excellent link Hab,
MTQ is VERY weak compared the concentrated cures mentioned. I have some prague #1 somewhere in the house (expired by now) but what I bought was a baby bag, maybe a 100 grams. Needs to be utilized in large mixtures of sausage, that I cant do here in the city, but would use back home on the farm in a 50lb batch.
Please read the weight instructions...

Habanero Smoker · October 16, 2009, 01:14:15 AM

Hi WTF;

Welcome back. Good to see you on the board again. I saw your other post and glad you are doing well.