Wandering thru W-M the other day, there was Atl. salmon for 30% off... $4 .... down from $6...... so, since I have never bought Atl. Salmon I thought I would give it a test run.....
I have this cure mix already made up... 50:50 pickling salt and white sugar... + spices ... + cure #1... I add 18 grams per pound of fish.... makes it easy to just throw a fish on the dry brine and into the smoker....
EDIT: Cure #1 is added at 1.3 grams per 17 grams of salt, sugar, spices etc.... That give a final amount of approx. 170 ish Ppm nitrite when 18 ish grams of mix is added per pound of fish... Max. allowable nitrite in salmon is 200 ppm nitrite.. that allows for errors in additions of the mix... 15% either way still makes a safe and acceptable product......
See you tomorrow I think... 24 hours should be just fine....
I have this cure mix already made up... 50:50 pickling salt and white sugar... + spices ... + cure #1... I add 18 grams per pound of fish.... makes it easy to just throw a fish on the dry brine and into the smoker....
EDIT: Cure #1 is added at 1.3 grams per 17 grams of salt, sugar, spices etc.... That give a final amount of approx. 170 ish Ppm nitrite when 18 ish grams of mix is added per pound of fish... Max. allowable nitrite in salmon is 200 ppm nitrite.. that allows for errors in additions of the mix... 15% either way still makes a safe and acceptable product......
See you tomorrow I think... 24 hours should be just fine....
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