Coppa and Bresaola

[wheels]

Looks superb.

Phil

[Swing Swang]

Genius. A true inspiration. Thanks for posting. Philip

[etsolakis]

How many days are enough for curing a 1.5 kilos piece of beef, for making bresaola?

[etsolakis]

Is it right to spay bresaola with white mold (using commercial salami), without using any casing?

[wheels]

You can dry it without casing - but they seem more prone to case-hardening if you do. So keep a close eye on it.

Phil

[etsolakis]

My recipe for Coppa, including paprika, for covering the meat, before hang it.
What do you think?

[wheels]

I've made Lomo with it. The lomo was very nice.

[etsolakis]

Hi!!

My coppa and bresaola are going fine!
I don' t have a curing chamber, but I hanged them in a dark, cold and wet room.
The temperature now is about 15-16 C and the humidity is about 65-75%.

I won't be here next week and I think that the weather will go hot!
So the temperature will be about 20C.

What do you think about putting coppa and bresaola in the fridge?
The temperature will be about 6C and the humidity about 45-55%.

Thank you!

[wheels]

The fridge temp won't be a problem - but that RH will.Maybe put a tray of salt and water in with them - that's salt with enough water to make is slushy. It should increase the RH, but try it beforehand to see that it works.

HTH

Phil

[etsolakis]

Phil, I think that higher RH will be very wet.

About 20 days ago, I put the salamis in the fridge, because the temperature was about 20C.

The salamis were a little wet outside.

What do you think?

[wheels]

At 6°C a RH of 70% shouldn't be 'very wet'.

It's your call, but 45 - 55% is very low, especially when combined with a low temperature.

Phil

[BriCan]

At 6°C a RH of 70% shouldn't be 'very wet'.

It's your call, but 45 - 55% is very low, especially when combined with a low temperature.

Phil

etsolakis

Listen yo the man, if it was me I would be/am at 75% humidity as this is where you need to be as for temperature I am running lower than your 6C ~~ I am at between 1C and 3C

[etsolakis]

Delicious bresaola..!!

I didn't put it inside casing and it is a little dry some mm outside.
But it is delicious.
Next time I will not use any cinnamon and clove.

[wheels]

Next time I will not use any cinnamon and clove.

They are spices that need a gentle hand when used in meat.

Phil

[etsolakis]

Coppa covered with smoked paprika!!!

Absolutely delicious!!!!