Is propagating good mold possible?

[fungus]

I have read that when aging/curing longer term things like salami and capicola, there are good molds and bad molds. It seems there are a few products that will enhance your  "good mold" population. I wonder if it is possible to buy a white covered sausage of some kind in hopes of colonizing other meats in teh same curing chamber with the good stuff?

I assume you can wet wipe it off and on another meat potentially?

Gus

 

[rgautheir20420]

Fungus, here's a thread on the method of using harvesting white mold from another salami.

http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopic.php?t=8561

To be honest, I probably front the money to buy the real deal. Making salami isn't like making fresh or smoked sausage. It takes much more time, detail, and energy. I'd hate to have a salami that I made ruined by introducing something other than 100% of what I know to be a full proof ingredient.

On the other hand, I do love experimenting, and it's also likely that I'd try it once to see how it goes....let us know!

 

[zalbar]

You can innoculate your stuff with good mold cultures.

 

[daveomak]

Use ONLY the store bought mold cultures.... You could EASILY introduce a mold that is toxic... the good molds inhibit the bad molds from growing....

 

[fungus]

It may be a matter of availability in canada and high pricing making it not worthwhile. What are the cultures that are used ?

Gus

 

[daveomak]

Sausage Maker has a list of Cures and Cultures it has available.... In the lower left corner, click on Shipping to Canada... Also check out Butcher and Packer....

http://www.sausagemaker.com/curesandcultures.aspx

http://www.butcher-packer.com/index...th=207&zenid=ffac88626d989842b200d53d315ddb0b

 

[zalbar]

Where in Canada are you located FunGus?

 

[fungus]

 
Where in Canada are you located FunGus?

Ottawa.

 

[zalbar]

Make a 50 minute trip up to my neck of the woods (Montreal) and pick up what you need from BSA


http://www.bsa.ca/en/produits/agents-anti-microbiens/cultures-lactiques