I will explain the above....
Look at post #14....
A
~20# bird and ~20#'s of brine is 5X more than you need....
If you subtract the weight of the bird from the total, you will have 10X more than you need...
So, now if you do a 10% injection, based on the weight of the meat, you will have a PERFECT USDA recommended amount of nitrite in the meat....
STUPID isn't it.. they do all this curing stuff and don't read the directions on the pack and WORSE..... They don't pass the correct directions on to you.....
Look at post #14....
A
~20# bird and ~20#'s of brine is 5X more than you need....
If you subtract the weight of the bird from the total, you will have 10X more than you need...
So, now if you do a 10% injection, based on the weight of the meat, you will have a PERFECT USDA recommended amount of nitrite in the meat....
STUPID isn't it.. they do all this curing stuff and don't read the directions on the pack and WORSE..... They don't pass the correct directions on to you.....