I do the math myself because I'm ultra paranoid about stuff like that. Glad it was caught it before it was too late.
I do the math myself because I'm ultra paranoid about stuff like that. Glad it was caught it before it was too late.
Didn't know content of #1. Just looked closer at pack of #1 just recently got to see it says 6.25. DUH! Live & learn.The 6.25% is the percentage of nitrite in #1 cure. The other 93.75% is salt. It's just breaking out the percentage of salt so you're not forgetting to when figuring your total salt percentage, say you want 1.75% total salt, you calculate the cure at .25% and the salt at 1.5%.
So u could change the salt in calculator to 1.75 to get the 1.75 u want??Just remember using that calc, your total salt % will include the cure. I calculate myself and add 1.5% salt in addition to what's in the cure (1.75% total salt). If I were to plug my 1.5% into the calculator, 1.5% total salt is what I would get, not the 1.75% I want.
MMMMMMMM burnt ends. They r really good.I have two Berkshire bellies in the freezer. I need to get them out and curing. Will prolly cure 1 1/2 and do half as burnt ends.
Yes. If I put 1.75 into the calc, total salt will be 1.75%. I didn't really think about it the one time I used it, and put 1.5 in thinking I'd get the 1.5% in addition to the .25% from the cure, but the calc adds both together, so the amount the calc said to add put me at 1.5% . The calc works, and is fine, but it really doesn't take me much longer to whip the calculator out on my phone and multiply everything out myself.So u could change the salt in calculator to 1.75 to get the 1.75 u want??
Wow! Just beautiful! that looks so good! Nice job jumping in!