Suzie's Tips ... Delicious Food and Keeping it Safe

Wet and Brine Curing of Delicious Hams Can you almost smell it cooking in your kitchen at home. Tasty Stuff! Wet Curing or Brine Cure Brine curing is the most popular way of producing hams. It is a wet cure whereby fresh meat is injected with a curing solution before cooking. Brining ingredients can be salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate, sodium erythorbate, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, water and flavorings. Smoke flavoring (liquid smoke) may also be injected with brine solution. Cooking may occur during this process. Till tomorrow. Remember food safety. Suzie Suzie's Food Blog Also check out My Business Startups Blog Posted: Monday 31st January 2005, 12:25 AM

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