curing salt
Pink preservation powder
Curing salt is a mixture of table salt and sodium nitrite used to preserve meat.
The nitrite prevents bacterial growth and gives cured meats like bacon, ham, and corned beef their characteristic pink color and distinctive flavor.
Curing salt is dyed pink to distinguish it from regular salt, since pure sodium nitrite is toxic in large amounts: The recipe calls for a teaspoon of curing salt per pound of pork belly.
- corned beefBrined, cured brisket
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- baconCured smoked pork
- nitrateNO₃ compound
smoky · brining · pastrami · ham · jerky · meat · pickling · deli · deli counter · fermentation · saltpeter · dry rub · smokehouse · charcuterie · preservative · salami · aging · butcher
- salthalite, sodium chloride, fleur de sel, saltworks, brine
- food preservationjerky, beef jerky, freezing, turkey jerky, dried fruit
- Pickling Ingredientsvinegar, brine, dill, pickling spice, white vinegar
- seasoningspepper, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary
- preservativessodium nitrate, potassium sorbate, citric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid
- preserving suppliesmason jar, canning lids, pressure canner, canning funnel, canning pot
curing salttable salt
Common food seasoning
sea salt · fleur de sel · kosher salt · fresh food · fresh herbs
curing saltbotulinum toxin
pathogens · contaminants · salmonella · listeria · E. coli
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