Description
Insta Cure™ #1 is a trusted pink curing salt used for meats that require cooking, brining, smoking, or canning. Also known as Prague Powder #1, this USDA-approved formula is essential for both home and professional meat processors. Each 1 lb. pack contains a blend of salt, 6.25% sodium nitrite, and an anti-caking agent, making it easy to apply evenly in your curing recipes.
Insta Cure #1, also known as Prague Powder #1, is commonly used to cure ham, bacon, corned beef, sausage, poultry, and fish, helping to reduce the growth of harmful bacteria, such as botulism. This pink curing salt #1 not only improves food safety but also enhances color, flavor, and shelf life. Whether you’re making smoked meats or canning cured products, Insta Cure #1 delivers consistent, reliable results for preserving and enhancing the flavor of meat.
- Use one level teaspoon Insta Cure 1 per 5 lbs. of ground meat
- One pound of Insta Cure pink curing salt #1 will process approximately 480 pounds of meat
For a basic bacon or ham brine (not including additional flavor ingredients), mix:
- 1 gal. water
- 4 oz. (½ cup) Insta Cure #1 pink curing salt
- 1 lb. 5 oz. (1¾ cup) salt
- 1 ½ oz. (2¼ Tbsp.) sugar














Dan Whitney (verified owner) –
Works great with my sausages.
Lynn Lohse (verified owner) –
great
Will Friend (verified owner) –
Great price for #1.
Robert Adams (verified owner) –
Good customer service. Arrived on time and intact
Dan Towers (verified owner) –
Easy to find, good specific directions
Anthony Lins (verified owner) –
If you wan’t to cure meat without it being really salty this is the way to go. also known as the pink cure…
Anthony Lins (verified owner) –
You sent a 5lb jar of insta cure of no, 2 instead of cure no, 1. I haven’t tried any dry cure hams but i think i will now.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
This is a lifetime supply for us, but it works as claimed. We brined, then smoked up some goose breasts and they are delicious.
Douglas Spieker (verified owner) –
Everything we have ordered has been delivered beyond expectations!
Roger Barnlund (verified owner) –
The best
William Kiefer (verified owner) –
I received my order so quickly I thought it must have been shipped before I ordered it
Don Pace (verified owner) –
5 lbs. should hold me for a bit. I make a lot of bacon and also sausage. I chose the 5 lbs. because I like knowing that I will not run out when I need it.
Mark West (verified owner) –
Great
jason feiertag (verified owner) –
great product
Rose Gordon (verified owner) –
Great for all your preserving