tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154076.post2907924329809245386..comments2024-03-08T23:26:05.675-08:00Comments on Good Stuff NW: The Best Bacon EverKathleen Bauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620435699701266954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154076.post-92059223312183603362011-04-16T18:48:22.326-07:002011-04-16T18:48:22.326-07:00According to Michael Ruhlman's recipe, pink cu...According to <a href="http://ruhlman.com/2010/10/home-cured-bacon-2.html" rel="nofollow">Michael Ruhlman's recipe</a>, pink curing salt is sodium nitrite, yes, Sasha. I've heard of using celery juice (which is full of naturally occurring nitrates) and salt, but not celery salt. It does bear looking into, since it's important that the cured meat is free of pathogens.Kathleen Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620435699701266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154076.post-73163974292279506612011-04-16T11:08:19.863-07:002011-04-16T11:08:19.863-07:00Does pink curing salt which is called for in the r...Does pink curing salt which is called for in the recipe, contain sodium nitrite? I have seen commercial "uncured" bacon using celery salt as an alternative to nitrite.sasha kaplannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154076.post-88482829182501055332010-11-15T11:37:43.486-08:002010-11-15T11:37:43.486-08:00If you're going to do this, I'd bring the ...If you're going to do this, I'd bring the internal temp up to 165° to be safe…the directions only take it up to 150°, not quite high enough for eating right out of the oven or smoker. But you're right, it's totally delicious!Kathleen Bauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620435699701266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154076.post-63544138256075859372010-11-15T09:37:59.769-08:002010-11-15T09:37:59.769-08:00next time don't re-fry it --- just wack off a ...next time don't re-fry it --- just wack off a hunk and eat it fresh!! that's how we serve it t-day weekend right out of the smoker so re-frying necc : ) so happy that you are now doing bacon too sooo dreamy!!!Clare Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254683854176948135noreply@blogger.com