Hi Phil
With what you are asking it occurs to me that my butcher perhaps supplied me with just the 'Money Muscle' which I assume is smaller than a whole coppa/capocollo ? therefore it is bound to cure faster?
What do you think, could that be the answer?
p.s. he just slapped the meat on the counter and said, "Do something with that", so I haven't paid for it and he will want some back so I don't want to screw up!, otherwise he might not give me any more