pink salt for curing meat

Thanks Robin for giving the go ahead for this somewhat off topic post. I need to buy pink salt (Prague powder #1). This is for personal use to make Pastrami at home, so I don't need a lot. Could forumites steer me to local sources?

I usually buy my Prague Powder #1 from Amazon; one pound will run you about $15.00. Meijer carries pink salt, but I don't recall seeing Prague #1. If you are only prepping one Pastrami, you may try contacting Paul Pfister at Nuts & Stuff to see is can get you the small amount you need.
I am currently out, but am planning on purchasing a couple of pounds toward the end of October to do all of my holiday charcuterie; if you can wait that long, I gladly share some of mine.
If you are prepping the Pastrami for yourself, family and/or friends, you don't really need Pink Salt. Any curing salt will do; you just won't get pinkish finished product people associate with Corned Beef & Pastrami. There will be no impact on the flavor.

Bass Pro carries it. It's available in small packages if you don"t need too much.

Creation Gardens too.

I usually buy my Prague Powder #1 from Amazon; one pound will run you about $15.00. Meijer carries pink salt, but I don't recall seeing Prague #1. If you are only prepping one Pastrami, you may try contacting Paul Pfister at Nuts & Stuff to see is can get you the small amount you need.
I am currently out, but am planning on purchasing a couple of pounds toward the end of October to do all of my holiday charcuterie; if you can wait that long, I gladly share some of mine.
If you are prepping the Pastrami for yourself, family and/or friends, you don't really need Pink Salt. Any curing salt will do; you just won't get pinkish finished product people associate with Corned Beef & Pastrami. There will be no impact on the flavor.

Thanks Patrick for offering to share. I think I'm going to use the nitrite containing stuff to produce that "authentic" pastrami color.
Thanks to everyone for their help.

Creation Gardens too.

Except they are no longer accessible to the public!

Creation Gardens too.

Except they are no longer accessible to the public!

Yeah, I am not a fan of this either. I am still upset they moved across town. I LOVED having them one block from my kitchen.

Cabela's carries a metric ton of meat curing products...not sure about pink salt...but if it's near your house, give 'em a try. It's also a good place for guns and ammo,

Cabela's carries a metric ton of meat curing products...not sure about pink salt...but if it's near your house, give 'em a try. It's also a good place for guns and ammo,

Steve, you forgot to mention fishing equipment!

Cabela's carries a metric ton of meat curing products...not sure about pink salt...but if it's near your house, give 'em a try. It's also a good place for guns and ammo,

Thanks, Steve! I could practically walk there, but would never have thought of them for meat curing.
Deb

Cabela's carries a metric ton of meat curing products...not sure about pink salt...but if it's near your house, give 'em a try. It's also a good place for guns and ammo,

Thanks, Steve! I could practically walk there, but would never have thought of them for meat curing.
Deb

Oh yeah, they (we) carry a veritable Pantheon of hoof to freezer products. ...all kinds of food processing stuff...meat curing products/blends, home -and- commercial grade dehydrators, food grinders/slicers, smokers, etc, etc. While you're there check out our new line of OutfitHER products. I'm getting my wife a new Bear compound bow in pink camo for our anniversary (shhhh - it's a surprise). I'm usually in the fly-fishing dept, stop by and say "happy-happy-happy".

Here's a link to our amazing selection of food processing products.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/_ ... t104798880