--- product_id: 36870680 title: "Morton Tender Quick, 32 Ounce Bag (Pack of 1) | Curing salt for meat, poultry or game; fast-cure mix with sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite for charcuterie" brand: "morton" price: "$32.42" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/36870680-morton-tender-quick-32-ounce-bag-pack-of-1-curing store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Imparts signature pink cured color Perfect for small cuts like pork chops & ribs Fast-cure mix for speedy results Morton Tender Quick, 32 Ounce Bag (Pack of 1) | Curing salt for meat, poultry or game; fast-cure mix with sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite for charcuterie **Brand:** morton **Price:** $32.42 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🥩 Cure like a pro, impress like a boss! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Morton Tender Quick, 32 Ounce Bag (Pack of 1) | Curing salt for meat, poultry or game; fast-cure mix with sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite for charcuterie by morton - **How much does it cost?** $32.42 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/36870680-morton-tender-quick-32-ounce-bag-pack-of-1-curing) ## Best For - morton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted morton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **DIY Gourmet:** Empower your BBQ and smoking game with professional-grade curing salt at home. - • **Versatile Use:** Ideal for curing poultry, game, pork chops, spareribs, and more—your home charcuterie essential. - • **Precision Curing:** Just a pinch transforms your meat with authentic cured flavor and vibrant color. - • **Food Safety First:** Contains sodium nitrite & nitrate to protect against harmful bacteria while enhancing flavor. - • **Generations of Trust:** Morton has been a kitchen staple since 1848, delivering consistent curing excellence. ## Overview Morton Tender Quick is a 2-pound fast-curing salt blend designed for home meat curing. It combines salt, sugar, sodium nitrite, and nitrate to safely preserve and flavor small cuts of meat, poultry, and game, delivering the classic pink color and rich cured taste. Trusted since 1848, it’s perfect for home cooks and BBQ enthusiasts aiming for gourmet-quality cured meats with full control over ingredients. ## Description 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. Works particularly well with small cuts of meat, such as pork chops, spareribs and poultry. This curing salt is great for home cooks and charcuterie hobbyists who like to preserve meat at home, and BBQ pitmasters who enjoy smoking meat. Morton Tender Quick mix contains salt, the main preserving agent; sugar, both sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite, curing agents that also contribute to development of color and flavor; and propylene glycol to keep the mixture uniform. Morton Tender Quick is NOT a meat tenderizer. Review: Works well for summer sausage! - Works well for curing. We made a beef summer sausage and the results were great. The flavor was not salty and it helped dry the meat well. It also gave the sausage that reddish color you’re looking for. It seems to be a good value for the size bag. We would recommend it to anyone who wants to try curing meat at home. Review: Simple and effective - I can't get this locally anywhere. I use it to make corned beef brisket and buckboard (rasher) bacon regularly (1T per pound of meat, cured in the fridge at 5 days per 1" thickness) and German-style pork chops occasionally, smoking the pork chops adds tons of depth. Not only is the end result much-much cheaper than store-bought, the flavors are far better and I have complete control of what goes into my food. If you have a problem with nitrite and nitrate then this isn't something your want to buy - you'll want to avoid celery too. But if you like good eating and want to make your own while maintaining food safety (the nitrites and nitrates are there to protect against botulism bacteria in addition to altering the texture, color, and flavor) then this is what you want for these basic curing tasks. It makes for an exceptional corned beef after 5 days per inch thick. And if you like back bacon (unsmoked) or Canadian-style bacon (unsmoked) then this gets you those very well. You can kick it up a half dozen notches by smoking your cured meat over some nice wood if that's your thing. Best pastrami you'll ever eat. If your objective is air dried, aged, cured sausages and whole muscle (copa, pancetta, etc..) then you might rather explore cure #1 and cure #2 methods. Morton TQ is similar but it isn't those. It's not "fast food" cooking! Expect to wait for your meats to cure if you'd like to do this. Getting in a hurry is a recipe for failure. ## Features - ON YOUR TABLE FOR GENERATIONS - Morton has been a household staple since 1848 - TAILORED FOR YOU - Morton tender quick curing salt offers a fast-cure mix so you can cure meat, poultry or game right in your own kitchen - JUST A PINCH OR FEW - That’s all it takes to give meats a tasty cured flavor and characteristic pink color with this sodium nitrite curing salt - MORE MEAT - Morton Tender Quick works particularly well with small cuts of meat, such as pork chops, spareribs and poultry ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00XMZ0XZW | | Age Range Description | Adults | | Best Sellers Rank | #56,586 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #619 in Meat Seasonings | | Brand | Morton | | Brand Name | Morton | | Color | White | | Container Type | Bag | | Cuisine | Multiple cuisines | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,146 Reviews | | Diet Type | Kosher | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00024600019873 | | Item Form | Spray | | Item Package Weight | 0.94 Kilograms | | Item Weight | 2 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Morton Salt | | Model Number | F119870002G | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Pieces | 1 | | Package Size Name | 2 Pound | | Part Number | 4497 | | Protein | 0 Grams | | Set Name | Morton Tender Quick 12 pack/2lb Bags | | Size | 32 Ounce (Pack of 1) | | Specialty | Natural | | UPC | 787461658659 024600019873 | | Unit Count | 32 Ounce | | Vitamins And Minerals | 1340 Milligrams, 1340, 1340.0 Milligrams | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Morton - **Item Form:** Spray - **Number of Items:** 1 - **Specialty:** Natural - **Unit Count:** 32 Ounce ## Images ![Morton Tender Quick, 32 Ounce Bag (Pack of 1) | Curing salt for meat, poultry or game; fast-cure mix with sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite for charcuterie - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bCB6KJ4WL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does this have an expiration date?** A: It’s SALT, it doesn’t require an expiration date. Then again I’ve seen glass bottles of water with expiration dates, so go figure. **Q: difference between meat cure and pickling salt** A: Pickling salt is CaCl, Calcium Chloride. Meat curing salts are Sodium nitrates and nitrites. NOT salt as we know it; or NaCl. **Q: what percentage of nitrates and nitrites does it contain?** A: It's on the side of the package in one of the pictures. .5% of each. **Q: how long do you leave the cure on the meat?** A: It takes about 12-24 hours for the cure to permeate an inch of meat. Turkey, for example, is 48 hours. Ribs are just a few hours (4-8). ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works well for summer sausage! *by M***Y on July 11, 2026* Works well for curing. We made a beef summer sausage and the results were great. The flavor was not salty and it helped dry the meat well. It also gave the sausage that reddish color you’re looking for. It seems to be a good value for the size bag. We would recommend it to anyone who wants to try curing meat at home. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple and effective *by B***R on March 4, 2018* I can't get this locally anywhere. I use it to make corned beef brisket and buckboard (rasher) bacon regularly (1T per pound of meat, cured in the fridge at 5 days per 1" thickness) and German-style pork chops occasionally, smoking the pork chops adds tons of depth. Not only is the end result much-much cheaper than store-bought, the flavors are far better and I have complete control of what goes into my food. If you have a problem with nitrite and nitrate then this isn't something your want to buy - you'll want to avoid celery too. But if you like good eating and want to make your own while maintaining food safety (the nitrites and nitrates are there to protect against botulism bacteria in addition to altering the texture, color, and flavor) then this is what you want for these basic curing tasks. It makes for an exceptional corned beef after 5 days per inch thick. And if you like back bacon (unsmoked) or Canadian-style bacon (unsmoked) then this gets you those very well. You can kick it up a half dozen notches by smoking your cured meat over some nice wood if that's your thing. Best pastrami you'll ever eat. If your objective is air dried, aged, cured sausages and whole muscle (copa, pancetta, etc..) then you might rather explore cure #1 and cure #2 methods. Morton TQ is similar but it isn't those. It's not "fast food" cooking! Expect to wait for your meats to cure if you'd like to do this. Getting in a hurry is a recipe for failure. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a great product product that adds zero effort bu great taste *by B***I on June 28, 2026* Does a great job of brining the meat. As long as you wash it good prior to your cook. It will taste great ## Frequently Bought Together - Morton Curing Salt, Tender Quick Home Meat Cure, 2 Pound - Stubb's Hickory Liquid Smoke, 5 fl oz - Curing Salt No.1. 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