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    Good mold or bad mold

    I understand white mold is generally considered good. Just wanted to see if folks thought this was the good stuff so I know to let it keep going or clean it. Thanks
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    Success to build on

    First lonza. First success. Thank you all for any guidance you’ve shared with me. It was 630g cured, 40 percent loss in 13 days. It’s a bit saltier than I’d prefer so I’ll back it off a bit on future ones. All told I’m happy for a first run.
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    Curing chamber high humidity

    Hey all. Thanks for the help so far. So I decided to build a small curing chamber. Picked up a nice mini fridge and a wired in a temp and humidity controller. I’ve got the temperature dialed in to where I want. The humidity however keeps climbing into the high 90 and that’s with out a...
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    Cleaning new curing chamber

    I’ve seen some say they wipe down with vinegar and water. What about a no rinse sanitizer that you would use for sanitizing when home brewing?
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    Scales

    What do you guys use for scales? Do you have one that does everything or one for larger weights and one for smaller weights? A quick look on Amazon seems the ones that are accurate to .01g are 500g and lower. It would be convienient to have one that would weight the meat and the...
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    Black spots during cure

    Hi. I’m trying this recipie https://ourdailybrine.com/how-to-make-rolled-pancetta-recipe/ I’m about 8 days in and I noticed two black spots about the size of a quarter. Not fuzzy but still black. I cut them off by “shaving under and around the spot with a sharp knife and it doesn’t look like...
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    New to curing looking for guidance

    Hi all. I’ve been doing some research on curing for a few weeks. I decided to take the plunge and have started a few recipes but now realize the recipes may have some gaps in information. They are intended for a regular fridge cure . They are dry cures and done in percentages, in one recipie...
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    thinking about building a smoker/grill (275 gallon Vertical ? ??)

    Thinking about converting an old 275 gallon tank. Ive done some reading and searching and cant find a lot of info with my limited searching on making a self contained unit (fire box inside the tank not offset) and vertical. i was thinking about maybe putting a grate a few inches off the bottom a...
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