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    Landjaeger Press

    My buddy Mark and I made a press too. Somewhat different than yours. We used 3/4” birch A/B plywood and 1/4” polycarbonate plastic on bottom butted to birch plywood 1” x 2” for easy clean-up. It presses to 11/16”. We put 16 1/4” x 3” bolts ( two in each corner)with counter sunk nuts on bottom ...
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    Drying/Aging chamber DIY/How to w/ pictures

    Great! Our environment is a lot like yours and our unit is up and running thanks to your advice.Now we are looking for a good Salumi recipe that us newbies can try.
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    I think I understand. You inoculate before fermentation. Next comes the drying stage??? Btw, we completed our chamber based on your tutorial. Everything is working. Now we just have to find a Salumi recipe as a beta test.
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    You betcha!!! Now I have figure out a starting point. Namely what salumi to make. And understand what starting culture I need, casings as well as any netting. Moreovercwhat spray to use to get that white color. Thoughts???
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    Ok, I got it. I think our DIY built out may turn out to be the easy part....making product should be a real challenge. Gotta get my newbie head wrapped around that. Thanks again!!!
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    Thanks. I understand your curing explanation as the first step. My question is if you have product in the drying/aging chamber that has already been fermented and/or inoculated, how can you add new product that requires fermentation at higher temps and RH? It seems to me that you would have to...
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    Drying/Aging chamber DIY/How to w/ pictures

    Hi again Holly, I am confused about circulating air in the drying/aging chamber. some say open the door periodically. Others say buy a computer fan and a dryer vent for input/output. And still others buy a regulator for the fan, and some use a deflector in combination. And then there are those...
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    Thanks!!!
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    I did it! I built my curing chamber! (Massive amounts of Build-View)

    DaveOmak, my neighbor and I are building our own Drying and Curing Chamber. We’re in Manson. We may have to draw on your expertise....:-) ??? One question I have is do you need a separate fermentation chamber? How do you introduce new product? What happens when you already have a lot of...
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    Drying/Aging chamber DIY/How to w/ pictures

    Thanks‍!!!
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    Drying/Aging chamber DIY/How to w/ pictures

    Thanks Holly. My neighbor Mark and I will be starting our conversion of a relatively new commercial refrigerator that my daughter used at the medical clinic where she worked to store vaccines. I am grateful for your article and will forward it to Mark who is a retired commercial electrician...
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    Drying/Aging chamber DIY/How to w/ pictures

    This was a fabulous post. I can hardly wait to get started. I have one question though as a newbie. Every recipe I have seen requires an initial fermentation phase at a particular temperature and relative humidity. How is this accomplished when your curing chamber is full of product that you’ve...
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    Smoked salmon start to finish this time

    Looks good, but how long do you brine and set out in fridge for pellicle??? Thanks!!!
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