Pink Curing Salt is used to preserve a good pink colour. It is sold under several names including Prague powder #1. It's pink to make sure we don't use it as regular table salt and blends better with meat. Pink Curing Salt is excellent for use when making sausages, brining meats such as ham or turkey, or when smoking meats such as bacon or pastrami.
Ingredients
Salt, 6.25% sodium nitrite, FD & C Red #3.
USAGE: Use 4 oz. to 100 lb. of meat to impart 156 ppm sodium nitrite.
WARNING: Can not be used as a substitute for table salt. Keep away from children.
Pink Curing Salt is used to preserve a good pink colour. It is sold under several names including Prague powder #1. It's pink to make sure we don't use it as regular table salt and blends better with meat. Pink Curing Salt is excellent for use when making sausages, brining meats such as ham or turkey, or when smoking meats such as bacon or pastrami.