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  1. eclecticism

    Can someone check my math?

    Hi again Dave, yea 4gm is a deadly dose, if I recall correctly. Not so me that's salt sensitive but my kids are young so I keep an eye on it for anything I want them to try and the wife isn't a fan of salt. If its something for me I just put in the minimum 'and then some'. Also I noticed that...
  2. eclecticism

    Can someone check my math?

    Yes, I have food grade nitrite and lab grade nitrate.
  3. eclecticism

    Can someone check my math?

    Thanks Dingo007. So what I'm thinking now is abandon the 'all for one' mix as you suggest and: Dry rub 1% of the weight of the meat in salt and 0.2% of the weight of meat in sodium nitrite. so 1kg meat = 20gm salt and 2gm sodium nitrite. For wet equal water to meat weight, brine % twice that...
  4. eclecticism

    Can someone check my math?

    I've been brining/dry rub and smoking for a bit (going more by what I've learned in experience than using any sort of science) but now I want to start using sodium nitrite and nitrate. So I was wondering if someone could make sure I'm not going to kill anyone :D The mixes I'm thinking about...
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