I did not know you needed phpsphate for the ham injection cure country brown sugar do you have to use it or can u get by without

Thanks im just doing it for home hobby

Tim Salois One more question I used the blue ribbon maple bacon cure to soak or brine no injection my bacone in 5 gallon buckets for 3 to 5 days used the measurement of 1.25 lbs of cure to 1 gallon water. I doubled that. Then I noticed you recommend using thw country brown sugar cure for ham at this amount and not the blue ribbon maple bacon cure. Is it ok or should I take bacon out and start over it has only been in the buckets overnight. Thanks

I told you wrong I did 2.5 lbs of blue ribbon maple bacon cure to 2 gallons of water for a brine for bacon to soak for 3-5 days am I ok or can I tweak it. It has only been soaking overnight. Thanks