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Salt beef
basill
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Hi old stylers,
I would like to try making my own salt beef, however all the receipes I have found so far call for some saltpetre ( potassium nitrate i think) for the brine. I believe the saltpetre tenderises the meat and helps it retain its colour.
I have seen it on the web but a small amount is £8 with postage. I have tried local chemists without any luck, do any of you know where I might find some? Or whether it is really an essential part of the mixture.
Cheers,
Basill
I would like to try making my own salt beef, however all the receipes I have found so far call for some saltpetre ( potassium nitrate i think) for the brine. I believe the saltpetre tenderises the meat and helps it retain its colour.
I have seen it on the web but a small amount is £8 with postage. I have tried local chemists without any luck, do any of you know where I might find some? Or whether it is really an essential part of the mixture.
Cheers,
Basill
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Saltpetre is difficult to get hold of now because it's a controlled substance as it is potentially explosive - I'm pretty sure it's what they used in the Oklahoma bombing - at least, the non-food grade version.
There are some ideas on where to get it at https://www.localfoodweb.co.uk/replypost.asp?MessageID=116
Hope this helps0
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