#nitrite curing

In Chapter 2 of Bacon & the Art of Living I discuss the curing molecule and reveal how nitrite free bacon is possible.

Introduction to Bacon & the Art of Living The story of bacon is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s when most of the important developments in bacon took place. The plotline takes place in the 2000s with each character referring to a real person and actual events. The theme is a kind of “steampunk” where modern mannerisms, speech, clothes and practices are superimposed on a historical…

This week I started with my 3rd major re-write of my book on the history of bacon curing. I share my new chapter 1 with you. I discuss * meat curing's ancient origins and nitrite free curing. Also, the fundamental error when linking cured meat to cancer.

Introduction to Bacon & the Art of Living The story of bacon is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s when most of the important developments in bacon took place. The plotline takes place in the 2000s with each character referring to a real person and actual events. The theme is a kind of “steampunk” where modern mannerisms, speech, clothes and practices are superimposed on a historical…

Therapeutic Uses of Inorganic Nitrite and Nitrate – From the Past to the Future

EarthwormExpress Introduction I present a complete paper by Anthony R. Butler and Martin Feelisch where they trace the benefits and therapeutic uses of nitrate and nitrates. It forms part of a segment in EarthwormExpress, The Truth About Meat Curing: What the popular media do NOT want you to know! Having studied the matter of the potential detrimental addition of nitrites to curing brines from a…

So much miss information and reporting for the sake of sensation-seeking on this matter that I had to do this short series. One can keep silent for only so long!

So much miss information and reporting for the sake of sensation-seeking on this matter that I had to do this short series. One can keep silent for only so long! The series is in response to the following documentary, “The Meat Lobby: How the Meat Industry Hides the Truth | ENDEVR Documentary” on YouTube https://youtu.be/nX1KUPZC3Ck There are many similar ones on the web and every so often a…

Nitrite in curing. Is it good or bad and what can we do about it?

Nitrite Cured Meat: It’s Fantastic but is it also Bad?By Eben van Tonder 15 February 2021 Introduction I started my career in meat curing in 2008 when I founded the South African bacon brand Woody’s and the company Woody’s Consumer Brands with Oscar and Anton. I never imagined that the most exciting journey on earth would follow which I chronicled in Bacon & the Art of Living. I wanted to know…

Chapter 12.05: The Preserving Power of Nitrite

Introduction to Bacon & the Art of Living The story of bacon is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s when most of the important developments in bacon took place. The plotline takes place in the 2000s with each character referring to a real person and actual events. The theme is a kind of “steampunk” where modern mannerisms, speech, clothes and practices are superimposed on a historical…

Chapter 12.04: The Direct Addition of Nitrites to Curing Brines – The Spoils of War

Introduction to Bacon & the Art of Living The story of bacon is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s when most of the important developments in bacon took place. The plotline takes place in the 2000s with each character referring to a real person and actual events. The theme is a kind of “steampunk” where modern mannerisms, speech, clothes and practices are superimposed on a historical…

The Quest for Nitrite Free Curing

The Quest for Nitrite Free Curing 18 January 2020 Introduction I have been involved in the curing industry for almost 15 years now and during this time I fell in love with one of the most enigmatic salts from antiquity called nitrites. Over the years I have written extensively on the development of meat curing (Bacon Curing – a Historical Review). I tracked its development from millennia ago…