The below index is from a site with a pretty detailed article on Curing meat and some on brining. Hopefully this help shed some light on a previous thread.
Note, I wish the author had detailed references, from everything I recently read the below info seems pretty accurate...
Curing Meat
Topics Include:
Brining - Marinating – Sweet Pickle - Salting - Curing –What’s the difference
• Salt Curing
• Curing
• Curing Temperatures
• Traditional Curing
• How Curing Works?
• Nitrate curing
• Massaging
Curing Methods
Topics Include:
Dry Curing
• How Dry Curing Works
• The USDA nitrate/nitrite limits
• Traditional Dry Curing Mixture
• Curing Times
• Curing Smaller Cuts
• Curing Meat for Sausages
Wet Curing Method
• How Wet Curing Works
• Soaking - Draining
• Meat Pumping
• How much and where to pump
• Overhauling
• Spices and Vinegar
Combination Curing (Dry cure with wet cure method)
• Massaging
• Curing at Higher Temperatures
Making Brines
• Be professional and use tables and brine testers to make brine.
• The Easiest Way to Make Brine
• The Strength of the Brine
• Brine with Nitrates/Nitrite
• Bad Brome Symptoms
• Reusing Brine
• Adding Sugar
• Which sugar is the best
Curing Tips
• Making brine by using floating egg method
• Conclusion
Curing Meats with Nitrates & Nitrites
Curing and Meat Color
Disclaimer...
(I am not a food safety expert, I am not qualified to tell anyone to keep or throw away a piece of meat. If there are questions about food safety please refer to SMF's Food Safety thread. However I can point you toward information that if carefully read, hopefully you could make the food safety decision yourself.)
Note, I wish the author had detailed references, from everything I recently read the below info seems pretty accurate...
Curing Meat
Topics Include:
Brining - Marinating – Sweet Pickle - Salting - Curing –What’s the difference
• Salt Curing
• Curing
• Curing Temperatures
• Traditional Curing
• How Curing Works?
• Nitrate curing
• Massaging
Curing Methods
Topics Include:
Dry Curing
• How Dry Curing Works
• The USDA nitrate/nitrite limits
• Traditional Dry Curing Mixture
• Curing Times
• Curing Smaller Cuts
• Curing Meat for Sausages
Wet Curing Method
• How Wet Curing Works
• Soaking - Draining
• Meat Pumping
• How much and where to pump
• Overhauling
• Spices and Vinegar
Combination Curing (Dry cure with wet cure method)
• Massaging
• Curing at Higher Temperatures
Making Brines
• Be professional and use tables and brine testers to make brine.
• The Easiest Way to Make Brine
• The Strength of the Brine
• Brine with Nitrates/Nitrite
• Bad Brome Symptoms
• Reusing Brine
• Adding Sugar
• Which sugar is the best
Curing Tips
• Making brine by using floating egg method
• Conclusion
Curing Meats with Nitrates & Nitrites
Curing and Meat Color
Disclaimer...
(I am not a food safety expert, I am not qualified to tell anyone to keep or throw away a piece of meat. If there are questions about food safety please refer to SMF's Food Safety thread. However I can point you toward information that if carefully read, hopefully you could make the food safety decision yourself.)
