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by StefanS
Tue Jan 09, 2018 13:56
Forum: Dry Curing with Tublin: Umai and Banquet Bags
Topic: UMAI Prosciutto
Replies: 12
Views: 9465

Kijek wrote: made prosciutto from a pork loin.
Kijek wrote: prosciutto made from a pork tenderloin
Can I make hamburger from head of the cow?
by StefanS
Sun Jan 07, 2018 21:06
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Cured, dried and fermented by StefanS
Replies: 127
Views: 70646

My last results - opened a few pieces - http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_1087_zpsyarjqbha.jpg http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_1091_zpszxsn58s4.jpg inside my curing chamber - http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_1073_zpskbva6ghw.jpg http://i356...
by StefanS
Thu Jan 04, 2018 18:56
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Cold Smoked Pork + Schinkenspeck - Ligawa's recipe - StefanS
Replies: 56
Views: 27089

Hey JJNURK. my question - why you want use a wet brine for meat with purpose to dry it.? Here my schinkenspeck : http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_1078_zpsbxvojj3i.jpg http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_1082_zpszpopf60q.jpg Equilibrium cure in vac pack for 20 day...
by StefanS
Sat Dec 30, 2017 17:02
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Soppressata
Replies: 47
Views: 17814

Just for kicks, has anybody actually measured the PH of your sample in your chamber after 2 weeks? I'm kind of curious. just got readings of pH in salami baton (not sample) after 17 days in chamber - average 5.24. Used 007 in dose 0.5g/kg. Dextrose - 2 g/kg plus sugar 1.5g/kg. Fermented 62 hours, p...
by StefanS
Sat Dec 30, 2017 14:01
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Devo's Country Ham
Replies: 55
Views: 46977

Your ham looks perfectly nice, I'm trying image a taste without results, but my mount is watering anyway. Bravo.
by StefanS
Wed Dec 27, 2017 19:53
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Soppressata
Replies: 47
Views: 17814

[....]noticed they are more mushy than they normally are. - IMO - you have used too low amount of 007. Keep in mind that date was Sep. 2017 that means that it should be good during special conditions - freezing below 1 F. all the time - but.... shipping, storage at retailer etc. - it isn't helpful f...
by StefanS
Tue Dec 19, 2017 19:33
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Cold Smoked Pork + Schinkenspeck - Ligawa's recipe - StefanS
Replies: 56
Views: 27089

IMO - in refrigerator.
by StefanS
Sun Nov 12, 2017 15:42
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Cured, dried and fermented by StefanS
Replies: 127
Views: 70646

So finally a little time to share with you my final product marked with #19,18,17,16,15. Pictures- #19 http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_0881_zpsoztu4kct.jpg #15 http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/stefan536/DSC_0880_zpso4beq1kr.jpg #16 http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo6/st...
by StefanS
Sat Nov 11, 2017 16:22
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Hog bladder
Replies: 8
Views: 5251

Actually i'm using these - https://www.butcherspantry.com/natural-casings/fresh-hog-bladders-6-8-kilo-for-8-12-culatello . They are salted fresh. Stretching them - The fresh ones are like filling a balloon with a hose...lots of stretch. or I'm using a air compressor then water to rinse inside. Urine...
by StefanS
Thu Oct 05, 2017 19:43
Forum: Hardware
Topic: I now have a bowl cutter - what do I do with it!
Replies: 9
Views: 6522

This is the item, though the website is in polish so may not be much help - http://technologies4all.p...-owocow-5l.html . It maybe surprise or not - but myself also and a few other guys ) on forum are fluent in Polish also. Are you too Redzed? :wink: It looks like very nice piece of equipment. It l...
by StefanS
Tue Sep 26, 2017 13:12
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Testing for levels of Nitrates / Nitrites after slow curing.
Replies: 7
Views: 5431

Very interesting subject and results. I would like to make similar tests here in USA, does anybody know where or with whom I can talk about? I'm specifically interested in knowing nitrate/nitrite levels after Equilibrium cure and brine method. Or maybe somewhere are already tests done but I can not ...
by StefanS
Sat Aug 26, 2017 00:58
Forum: For beginners
Topic: Smoked sausage - still a bit crumbly...
Replies: 12
Views: 7713

martin wrote:155 inside sausage is still155 so what's different for a sefty sausage how you rich 155
for safety it no different but for taste and drying purposes it is....
by StefanS
Mon Aug 21, 2017 15:32
Forum: Dry Cured Meats and Sausages
Topic: Rosette de Lyon
Replies: 10
Views: 7941

redzed wrote:Perhaps Stefan can also weigh in here since he also has been trying KN0m3.
Yes , but not in salamis. I have used in whole muscles, plus used Texel DCM with KNO3.
by StefanS
Sat Aug 19, 2017 18:11
Forum: Other products
Topic: Pickles!
Replies: 38
Views: 36324

Today Maxell's "Mojej Mamy" (My Mother) recipe for dill pickles.Easy and simple. For quart jar: Fresh small cucumbers Dill seeds- 1/4 tspn 2-3 cloves garlic small ring of horseradish root pealed 5-6 peppercorns all spice 2-3 corns 1/2 tspn of yellow mustard seed small ring of carrot Marinade - 150 m...
by StefanS
Sat Aug 19, 2017 17:22
Forum: Other products
Topic: Pickles!
Replies: 38
Views: 36324

Nice video
There are couple polish "little" supermarkets.