INSTA CURE #2
Insta Cure #2 is similar to Insta Cure #1 but with the added ingredient, Sodium Nitrate. Nitrates breakdown over time into their less complex, meat curing chemical Nitrite (similar to 'time-released' medicine). This extra time allows the curing action to continue for longer stretches of time, which is why this Cure is used for dry-cured products that need a pro-longed period of time for aging and/or drying. This is especially true for recipes like Sopressata, Dry Cured or Aged Salami of all sorts, Chorizo, Capocola ("Coppa"), Thuringer, Mettwurst...etc. It is formulated for recipes that do not require a cooking, smoking or refrigeration to continue their shelf-stability.