After 10 days of drying, they've lost 30-31% weight. They are still rather soft, but I expect they will firm up when they get closer to 35%+. Still smell awesome, too.
I used the pepperoni recipe from the Umai site, same as last time.
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What recipe are you using?
Yes, from the Umai website.Is this exactly what you used....
Ingredients per 2.2 kg / 5 lb of meat.
•Lean beef 670g / 1.45 lb
•Lean pork 1375g / 3 lb
•Pork fat (Back Fat) 250g / 0.55 lb
•Salt 65g / 11 tsp
•Instacure #2 5g / 1 tsp
•Dextrose 4g / 1 tsp
•Sugar 6g / 1 tsp
•Black pepper 6g / 3 tsp
•Paprika 12g / 6 tsp
•Fennel 5g / 4 tsp
•Cayenne Pepper 4g / 2 tsp
•Bactoferm T-SPX 0.5 g / 1/2 tsp
•(dissolved in 2 tbsp lukewarm de-chlorinated water)