when to test meat preservative

[ge0rge]

should I do it immediately before (which sounds horrifying: imagine sending delayed emails and booking a hotel just to find out you've got table salt), a week before (still somewhat bad, depending on the tightness of the planning) or a few months before (potentially turning it into nitrate)? do weigh in.

 

[Julgran]

should I do it immediately before (which sounds horrifying: imagine sending delayed emails and booking a hotel just to find out you've got table salt), a week before (still somewhat bad, depending on the tightness of the planning) or a few months before (potentially turning it into nitrate)? do weigh in.

If you are worried about being prevented from using it, you may want to test it just before you are planning on consuming it - meaning the same day.

 

[ge0rge]

I'm worried about figuring out it isn't SN to begin with. there was ONE case like that from IC, if I recall.

 

[Julgran]

I'm worried about figuring out it isn't SN to begin with. there was ONE case like that from IC, if I recall.

I see, but then you can order it once again, if you have the means to. I don't see the point in testing it too early and potentially making it turn into something unusable.

So - test the product and then send your e-mails and book the hotel room.

 

[Lily (Osako)]

I just tested mine. I don't plan on leaving until October.
It's in a resealable airtight bag so I'm not too worried about it.

 

[befree]

It wont turn into nitrate when you open it only for seconds to take some SN for the test. I would do the test now and again one month before CTB.
One knife tip is enough for the test.

 

[ge0rge]

I just tested mine. I don't plan on leaving until October.
It's in a resealable airtight bag so I'm not too worried about it.

how did you get the powder out? did you use a tiny spoon?

 

[Lily (Osako)]

how did you get the powder out? did you use a tiny spoon?

Yes. Just scooped a little out onto a plate.

 

[👁️👃👁️]

It wont turn into nitrate when you open it only for seconds to take some SN for the test. I would do the test now and again one month before CTB.
One knife tip is enough for the test.

@Jrmull1993 hi

can you explain more about this process please ?

 

[Jrmull1993]

Sodium nitrite is an inorganic salt. On it's own it can't chemically breakdown.

 

[befree]

@Jrmull1993 hi

can you explain more about this process please ?

Mix a few drops of blood with a small amount of SN. If it turns brown the SN should be ok. Keep some blood to compare the colors.

 

[👁️👃👁️]

Sodium nitrite is an inorganic salt. On it's own it can't chemically breakdown.

Thank you. Does this mean when being exposed to air or what ?

Mix a few drops of blood with a small amount of SN. If it turns brown the SN should be ok. Keep some blood to compare the colors.

Thank you

 

[Jrmull1993]

Thank you. Does this mean when being exposed to air or what ?

Yes and no. Think of it like a salt shaker. Air is not the culprit, the moisture in the air is. Like tablesalt, SN will absorb water and bond the particles together forming a rock like block.

This block, while still SN, will not dissolve as well in water because of the water wicked out of the air.