Hole at top of casing.

[Kizer]

There is a hole at the top of my casing of a bresaola. The whole thing was dipped in bactoferm 600, so I expect a mold bloom soon. Is there anything to worry about with the hole? I know that some people do not even bother with casing there solid meats.

[Massimo Maddaloni]

You can stitch the hole with a thin needle and re-position the knot. I don't case solid meats as more often than not the casings detaches from the meat and, when it happened, it almost invariably grew "the greenies".
Massimo

[Kizer]

Should I stitch it with regular thread? I am not sure that I can move the knot down without tearing it further. I am tempted to just take it out, but I am out of bactoferm. My inclination is to just leave it open, so that there is no trapped air, thoughts?

[Kizer]

Here are a couple of updated pictures. It looks like mold has started to grow in the cavity. This is not surprising since it was dipped in Mold-600. It also appears to be the same mold on the outside starting to bloom, again verification of mold type.

Here is the question, should I be concerned about the mold blooming in the cavity, if it is healthy mold?

thanks!



Mold in the Cavity



Mold on the outside.

[Massimo Maddaloni]

The mold looks allright. The problem may arise in the air pockets that MAY form away from the laceration.
Maddmax

[Kizer]

Crossing my fingers, it is looking good so far. (famous last words)