Problem with salt

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Problem with salt

Post by martin » Fri Aug 25, 2017 22:48

Hi
I have little problem with salt weight, meny recipe call 17 gram per 1 kg , and problem is i like to use crystal dimond kosher salt , witch 17 g is almost 2 tbsp ,kosher salt is 10gram and table salt is 20 gram for 1 tbsp in my scale , uncle google said kosher salt 17 g per one tbsp so I little confused witch salt to use and how much per 1 kg .
So is 20 gram kosher salt ( 2tbsp) gona be same salty like 1 tbsp table salt
What salt you guys are using for making sausages and how meny gram per 1 kg
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Post by Bob K » Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:33

With salt volume measurements are not accurate. Always use weight. Think of the question, what weighs more a pound of feathers or lead? 10 grams of kosher salt has the same "saltiness" as 10 grams diamond crystal....no matter what the volume.


Salt Type Weight of 1/4 cup (4 Tablespoons) in grams

Morton`s Table Salt 76.0
Morton Pickling Salt 74.0
La Baleine Coarse Sea Salt 66.8
La Baleine Fine Sea Salt 64.8
Morton`s Kosher Salt 62.0
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt 45.2
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Post by martin » Sun Aug 27, 2017 01:47

Thanks Bob
I made couple of sausages and when i use 20 g per kilo regular table , in my opinion was little bit mor salty then i use 20 g crystal kosher , but i dont know , so I think just stick with one salt and that's all , previous i used table , himalaian , sea salt an kosher
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Re: Problem with salt

Post by Sleebus » Wed Aug 30, 2017 15:28

martin wrote:What salt you guys are using for making sausages and how meny gram per 1 kg
I never measure salt by volume, I always do it by weight, that way I can calculate the salt percentage of the recipe. After doing many recipes, I have an idea of what salt level that I look for. 20g of salt is always 20g of salt, no matter the type. I would avoid using iodized table salt as that can contribute a metallic flavor.

For me, the bottom edge of salt is 1.4%. Any less salty than that and the sausage starts tasting more like ground meat rather than sausage. The upper limit is 1.8%. Above that the salt starts to dominate the flavor profile and you start to lose the flavor of the meat. I have had sausage at 2.0% and it was fine, but not something I'd strive to make. I usually am around 1.7% and I get good results with that. I see you were using 20g/Kg and yep that will be salty as that is at 2.0%. Your original 17g/kg is (in my opinion) a good rate to use.

Keep in mind that Cure #1 and #2 add an additional, non-trivial, amount of salt. USA Cure #1 will add 0.23% to your overall salt level. So if your recipe is at 1.7% for fresh sausage, it will end up at 1.93% if you cure it for smoking and it may end up cracking 2.0% after the smoking process is done due to the drying of the meat during smoking. I reduce my salt by 0.23% when adapting a fresh sausage for smoking.

So, always weigh your salt, (heck, measure ALL your ingredients by weight!) that way no matter what salt you use, you'll get the same results.
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Post by martin » Wed Aug 30, 2017 22:19

Thanx Sleebus
So from now I try to add 15 gram kosher salt per 1 kg plus 2 gram insta cure 1
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