All deli meats are processed, which means they'll have some level of sodium in them. But some brands are worse than others ...

However, [Danzetto] decided to do both when he did not have anywhere to cure his meats. He made his own fully automatic meat curing chamber lovingly called the curebOS with the aid of a raspberry pi.

Ever wondered what sets cured and uncured ham apart? See how their preservation methods impact flavor, shelf life, and the ...

The key to salting meat is the process of diffusion: the tendency for substances to disperse through another substance until equilibrium is reached. From the hills of Italy to the Spanish plains ...

and author of The Ethical Meat Handbook: Complete Home Butchery, Charcuterie, and Cooking for the Conscious Omnivore and Pure Charcuterie: The Craft & Poetry of Curing Meats at Home. She lives in ...

But are some a bit better than others? In general, research shows that regularly eating processed meats — preserved by salting, curing, smoking, canning or fermentation — can significantly ...

The American Institute for Cancer Research defines processed meat as meat that’s been cured, salted or smoked for purposes of preservation. Chemical preservatives, including nitrates and ...

Iberian ham, or jamón Ibérico, is one of the most expensive meats in the world. A leg of it can cost as much as $4,500. But what is it about this cured meat that makes it cost so much?

Nineteenth-century agricultural policies in the US encouraged the farmer to adopt home-curing of meats. The farmer was not only supposed to cure meat, but he was expected to sell it too.

Ham is a cut of pork leg that’s been preserved through the process of curing, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The American Institute for Cancer Research defines processed meat as meat ...