UPDATE... FILETTO BACIATTO....

[dernektambura]

Made four filetto baciatto and now they are smoking at below 40F. .

Sausage mix...

Tenderloin ready to be wrapped in sausage mixture..

Filetto baciato loaf..

Wrapped in collagen sheet.

Stuffed in butcher net...

Hanging in the smoke house...

 

[daveomak]

I like that.....

 

[weev]

So below 40 means cold smoking so is it cured?

 

[dernektambura]

So below 40 means cold smoking so is it cured?

yes, cured with cure #2 and aging to 30% loss of weight ..

 

[crazymoon]

DNTB,I'm in !

 

[pc farmer]

Watching this.

Question, I have never used sheets but bought some. Mine look nothing like yours

 

[dernektambura]

Watching this.

Question, I have never used sheets but bought some. Mine look nothing like yours

I've got collagen sheets from Australia.. amazingly fast delivery, 8 days from ordering to delivery ... 19$ australian for pack of 10 sheets...this collagen sheets are very thin and shrink to size as meat dehydrate....

 

[pc farmer]

I've got collagen sheets from Australia.. amazingly fast delivery, 8 days from ordering to delivery ... 19$ australian for pack of 10 sheets...this collagen sheets are very thin and shrink to size as meat dehydrate....

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Thanks, mine looks like vac bags

 

[dernektambura]

Thanks, mine looks like vac bags

you mean thick as vac bags or.. ?
now when you mentioned vac bags.. I gotta try and see if vacuum sealer will seal collagen sheet.. if it does it would be perfect for making a oversized stuffing casings...

 

[pc farmer]

you mean thick as vac bags or.. ?
now when you mentioned vac bags.. I gotta try and see if vacuum sealer will seal collagen sheet.. if it does it would be perfect for making a oversized stuffing casings...

No, mine are very thin, rip easy. Looks like small holes. But in one of your pics looks like veins so I thought maybe what you have is different.

 

[dernektambura]

they're very similar to natural hog casings after soaked... very thin and playable....easy to stretch to full size on the table even if you make a ball out of them... I was worried it will come apart after I rolled sausage stuffed tenderloin and pushed meat to compact stuffing but it held surprisingly well.. I am very satisfied the way it came out. .

 

[pc farmer]

Mine says not to wet or soak them.

 

[indaswamp]

I thought I replied to this thread....must not have hit the post reply button...

Why are you wrapping with the collagen sheets? What purpose do they serve?

 

[dernektambura]

I thought I replied to this thread....must not have hit the post reply button...

Why are you wrapping with the collagen sheets? What purpose do they serve?

Yes, you did reply with this question but in original post with all four charcuteries I am in process pf making... anyway, here os the answer...
it is cold smoking process so collagen sheet prevents meat surface from drying to fast and closing meat surface pores so smoke will penetrate deeper..

 

[dernektambura]

Mine says not to wet or soak them.

I didn't get any info or warning with collagen sheets package so naturally I treated them as a regular casings...even if I did I doubt it I would notice... I am one of those who never reads manual.. lol...

 

[indaswamp]

Yes, you did reply with this question but in original post with all four charcuteries I am in process pf making... anyway, here os the answer...
it is cold smoking process so collagen sheet prevents meat surface from drying to fast and closing meat surface pores so smoke will penetrate deeper..

Ah, makes sense, thanks for the reply.

 

[daveomak]

Copied from Walton's site..... Used like Umai bags...

22 x 24 Collagen Sheets

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Typically used for whole muscle meats such as prosciutto, capocollo, pancetta, and dry-cured ham. There are 5 22" x 24" sheets Per Pack.

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks Dave....

 

[dernektambura]

Copied from Walton's site..... Used like Umai bags...
22 x 24 Collagen Sheets

4 Reviews
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Typically used for whole muscle meats such as prosciutto, capocollo, pancetta, and dry-cured ham. There are 5 22" x 24" sheets Per Pack.

Good price but only if you are in USA... Shipping over to Canada is a killer.. 40.00...Right now CAD is way behind USD...

 

[dernektambura]

UPDATE : Light smoking since Wednesday.... 3-4 hrs a day.... cherry wood and light smoking is starting to give away nice colouring...