Hi Folks
Got my first small coppa hung at the weekend after 2 weeks bagged in the fridge. I took it out washed it off in cold water, patted dry then rubbed in my pepper corn, fennel, coriander, chilli flake and paprika rub.
Using a single layer of muslin to rap it and then truss with butchers string. Checking on it the next day I find the thing is now damp. Despite going into hanging dry, I hope this is quite normal?
Also noticed a midge sitting on my 7 day old salami, bold as brass if you please. This gets me to thinking are flys and other airborne insects going to become a problem? I am not to concerned about them just crawling about, so long as there not laying eggs!?
First Coppa hanging up to dry, but is it ok?
Re: First Coppa hanging up to dry, but is it ok?
yes it is normal, myself I leave out at room temperature overnight before transferring to the curing place --- on a side note muslin is not the best of things to useFingers wrote:
Using a single layer of muslin to rap it and then truss with butchers string. Checking on it the next day I find the thing is now damp. Despite going into hanging dry, I hope this is quite normal?
I would be "very" concerned on this -- cuz if you are seeing them they are laying eggsAlso noticed a midge sitting on my 7 day old salami, bold as brass if you please. This gets me to thinking are flys and other airborne insects going to become a problem? I am not to concerned about them just crawling about, so long as there not laying eggs!?
Fly paper or zapper type of thing?.. Full fly screen? Looking for the easiest solution, but if like growing apples your going to loose a couple to the insects, then so be it. They are quite persistent creatures if they find cured meats so irresistible they are going to find a way, no matter what you do, in domestic environment that is.
Preferring not to have to screen off a large area if I can get away with it my first thought is some sort of zappa. I think fly paper may give off a nasty chemical odor which may effect the stock? Going to have to just find out I guess.
I presume the meat I have which is covered in a pepper chilli paprika rub will ne safe. I read this keeps off the insects.
The salami once covered in mold, does this protect them?
Preferring not to have to screen off a large area if I can get away with it my first thought is some sort of zappa. I think fly paper may give off a nasty chemical odor which may effect the stock? Going to have to just find out I guess.
I presume the meat I have which is covered in a pepper chilli paprika rub will ne safe. I read this keeps off the insects.
The salami once covered in mold, does this protect them?
The problem is the area he is in has a lot of rain so weather is damp most of the time -- this year is worse than most yearsBob K wrote:You really need to keep the bugs away!!! Dry meats in an enclosed area or during the winter if you live in an area with cold winters and insects are not a problem.
What Fingers needs to do is build a wooden frame and wrap/cover with door screen -- and yes the UK has the stuff maybe but under a different name