EAnna wrote Sea salt and rock salt include nitrates, nitrites and metal oxides. It seems that nitrate (or nitrite) concentrations in seawater are more or less negligible; in the range of 10-80 ppb (parts per billion = .001 ppm). Multiplying by 30 to get the amount in sea salt puts it roughly at 1-2 ...

Hi EAnna

I use large crystal sea salt same as I use when making bacon

Hello, newbie here
This is a ham I made using an old traditional method, salt, sugar and spices, NO nitrates
I have made this many times and I am very happy with the end product

Bob ...... where did Eric come from??????

All the best

Stephen

Hi All Stephen here from sunny France, although it does show UK coz you don't have France in your drop down menu when you sign up (that's BAD) I was born in the uk but have lived in France for over 10 years. Been making sausages and patties for many years (my father was a chef) nothing really specia...