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Gathering stuff to start on Charcuterie/salami/salumi adventure. Wondering about slicing meats. Will never have big volume to slice but lots different types at a time for making cheese/meat boards.
With a meat slicer I guess you need to wash between each different meat I can see it becoming...
Wondering when making salami/salumi do you select starter culture for sausage type or for fermentation environment?.
Do specific cultures produce specific flavors to suit specific types sausage?
I did two pieces pork shoulder about 4lb each in pops brine I also injected. Through thickest one was about 4" it was kind curled over and put in a elastic string bag. I left it for 17days in the brine then smoked it at 100c for 5hrs internal 80c.
There is some inconsistent colour and wondering...
Just wondering how big problem mites and other unwanted critters are when curing meat in refridgerator curing chambers. does normal meat/ food hygiene in the chamber take care of them? Are they more of a problem when hanging meat in more traditional places like the smoke house or barn then in a...
I live in a hot climate often 40c in summer. Wondering cold smoking in a fridge, anyone that does it, how much mess does it make in the fridge. Thinking of getting a fridge with glass door for salumi charcutcherie. Want to ferment smoke dry in the one cabinet. Is keeping the glass clean gunna be...