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Correct humidity for salami - when to lower
Wow. They look awesome and look way above my pay grade. Good to know about the temps. Currently I'm at a bit below 55F. Things are moving along nicely and losing weight slowly. -
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Correct humidity for salami - when to lower
thanks. How does the temperature affect the drying? -
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Correct humidity for salami - when to lower
Thanks. Yes salami has been pricked. My chamber has a humidity controller in it and I can control humidity independently -
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Correct humidity for salami - when to lower
Thanks. I think I should keep it on the higher side. Last time I had it down to 75% - not sure if it was the computer fan causing the hardening. The other thing that happens is my fridge cycles a lot since it's warm here now and this drops the humidity. It takes some time for the humidifier to... -
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Correct humidity for salami - when to lower
So I'm on my 3rd attempt for making salami. One of the attempts didn't cure properly because of case hardening. At the time I had a small computer fan in the chamber which I have since removed. I've also calibrated my hygrometer too so humidity should be the correct reading. I'm determined to... -
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Did I make a mistake with my cure?
OK thanks. I just read online that although 150ppm is what may say, the amount of cure I used for this particular cut is still well within the guidelines. -
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Did I make a mistake with my cure?
I've seen this half on now and half later across a few recipes. The recipe I used is from Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages by Stanley Marianski so it should be a reliable recipe. Recipe as follows (note that I scaled the recipe for my meat weight). 1000g - 2.2lb Coppa 30g - 2... -
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Did I make a mistake with my cure?
I just put a coppa in the fridge with the cure mix I made up. Only thing is I didn't read the recipe correctly. It said to put half the cure on then in 7 days put the other half on. Is that going to be a problem? What should I do? -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
Cool thanks. Just checking if it is risky. I don't think I fancy ending up in hospital or sitting on the toilet for days over $40 of meat! -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
yes...will need to do a smaller batch so I'm not burning through $$$ if it doesn't work. Yes pancetta :) I've made bacon before so thought I would give it a whirl. Hopefully got this one right! Rolled it as tight as I could to minimise chances of air. Guess I'll have to wait and see. That's... -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
yes pricked casings. I suspect perhaps it was too much airflow. I have a computer fan in the cabinet. Perhaps the speed it too fast? Or maybe humidity measurement isn't accurate and is too low?? -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
Thanks! What causes this? I was very slow filling this and was careful I got a good bind. I never get this when I make regular sausages. Is it likely stuffing technique or something else then? -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
OK so I just cut one open. Soft in the middle, hard on the outside. Case hardening? See attached pic. -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
hmmmm....that's disappointing but it's what I've suspected. Yeah I started the temp higher to start the fermentation as per the recipe and other books on the subject say to do. They don't really smell like salami at the moment. Should they smell strongly like salami by now? -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
OK it's been it's been 3 weeks since I stuffed my salami. The smell is still there although not as strong. Still, it doesn't smell great. They have lost about 37% of their weight now and feel quite soft all around. They feel dry on the outside and as you can see there's some mold happening. You... -
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Salami Smells - Is it OK?
Is that normal? Does that come when you've been curing meats for a while?
