Passive humidity control for "caves"

[Hockeydudde]

Trying to implement some humidity control in my cheese "cave". Planning to use an inkbird and small humidifier, but came across this neat article that covers using salts to achieve passive humidity control.
Turns out you can achieve different steady state R.H. with different salts.

Controlling Humidity in Your Cheese “Cave”

Steve (Bear) Murtaugh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A couple of months ago, I mentioned in an e-mail to Steve Murtaugh that I think controlling humidity is the biggest challenge for home cheese makers.…

blog.cheesemaking.com

Figured this might be if interest to some meat curing folks.

 

[indaswamp]

It works, but it is touchy and you have to monitor it vigilantly....not really optimal for salami, but might work for cheese....I don't know, never tried it for cheese.....