Insta cure ?

[kfin]

In Ryteks book he calls for Insta Cure #1 and soy protein concentrate in all of his smoked recipes. Yet, I have never seen that in any of the recipes you all post. Are these 2 ingrediants necessary when you smoke sausage?
Confused most of the time,
Keith

[kfin]

Never mind. Imagine what happens when a person uses said search function. :):)

[NePaSmoKer]

SPC not really needed in every sausage making exploit. Cure #1 or 2 or MTQ is if your doing any smoked kind of sausage, hams, poultry or dry aging meats in the smoker environments.

[kfin]

Thanks for the info. But how does a person know if it is needed or not? Rookie speaking here and just going by "the book". What is the purpose of it when it is added?

Sent you a pm on another matter. :)

Keith

[NePaSmoKer]

Cure #1 consists of salt and sodium nitrite only. The nitrite keeps the meat safe for a short period of time, and keeps the meat a nice red color as well as give it that "cured" taste. This is used in products that are made and then cooked and eaten quickly like fresh sausages. Don't confuse cure #1 with cure #2 they are NOT interchangeable.

Cure #2, also called "Prague Powder #2", is a mixture of salt, sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite. Cure #2 is used on items that are dry cured over an extended period of time, like salumi or cured meats. The sodium nitrate in the cure breaks down over time to sodium nitrite and that is then broken down to nitric oxide, which acts as an oxidizing agent keeping the meat safe from our most evil of enemies, botulism. It's therefore CRITICAL to making safe cured meats.

Hope this helps some.

[marauder11]

Soy protien helps bind and retain moisture in the sausage.

[NePaSmoKer]

Soy protien helps bind and retain moisture in the sausage.

Yes

Try some ground buckwheat flour  ;D much better

[kfin]

I can tell right now that this is going to be a bad deal.......I have a feeling that they diet just went right out the window.

Thanks for the quick responses

[NePaSmoKer]

I can tell right now that this is going to be a bad deal.......I have a feeling that they diet just went right out the window.

Thanks for the quick responses

You been bitten now  :D