Specifically for bacon curing using an equilibrium method, here is a bacon equilibrium curing calculator.

Key Points:

  • Preference for Bacon Curing – 2.0% to 2.75% – ideally salt level.
  • A minimum of 2% is Needed for Curing the Bacon.
  • Skin Can be Left On or Removed.
  • Curing in this way will create consistent results and allow you to choose the saltiness of your cured meats.

Bacon Equilibrium Curing Calculator

So this calculator for curing bacon can work out whether you want a dry or wet brining curing result!

If you use nitrates, it works out based on the 0.25% pink curing salt guide for curing salt No. 1

Meat Curing Calculator Tool
Method Equilibrium Wet Brining or
Equilibrium Dry Curing
Meat Weight lb kg g
Pink curing salt %
Salt %

Calculations
Pink Curing Salt
Sea Salt
Water

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Dry Cured Bacon = % of Sea Salt + 0.25% Pink Curing Salt to the Total Weight of the Meat

Wet Brine Bacon Curing = % of Sea Salt + 0.25% Pink Curing Salt to the Total Weight of the Meat in addition 1L=1Kg weight, so 40% water is calculated for the total meat weight

Bacon Making Resources

If you want a full post on making bacon, check out here.

Thinly sliced Cold Smoked Dry Cured Bacon

How to Equilibrium Cure Bacon – Dry Cured or Wet Brinw

Cold Smoked vs Hot Smoked Bacon

If you are new to cold smoking, this is also a guide to that!

bacon calculator cold smoking

For a traditional saturation or excess curing method of bacon, here is a guide also

https://greatbritishmeat.com/blogs/butchers-blog/make-bacon

For another angle on the same approach, here is the gastrochemist approach – https://gastrochemist.com/home-cured-bacon/