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July 23, 2011
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Does anyone cure salami without nitrates?
I want to get into making salami. All the dry cures I have come across call for nitrates. Does anyone dry cure without nitrates?
I believe what is called saltpeter is the nitrate – potassium nitrate. The USDA requires it for commercial sausages and all my cookbooks say you shouldn’t dry cure without some form of it. They recommend going to a good supply house and buying premade mixes that contain the absolute minimum of nitrates.
I got my books at http://www.sausagesource.com They have a ton of stuff.
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