Morton Tender Quick is a fast-cure mix so you can cure meat, poultry or game right in your own kitchen. It gives meats a tasty cured flavor and characteristic pink color. … Curing salts cannot be substituted for regular salt in other food recipes. Always keep meat refrigerated (36° to 40°F) while curing.

Can I substitute Tender Quick for curing salt?

Morton® Tender Quick® mix can be used interchangeably with Morton® Sugar Cure® (Plain) mix. It is NOT a meat tenderizer. CAUTION: This curing salt is designed to be used at the rate specified in the formulation or recipe.

What is another name for curing salt?

Instacure is another name for curing salt and comes as either #1 or #2. In the majority of cases, it is sodium nitrite mixed with salt or sodium nitrite and nitrate mixed with salt in the ratios detailed above.