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Title: My first charcuterie
Post by: rgreenberg2000 on April 27, 2019, 12:40:14 AM
I got some Umai drybags as a Christmas present, and finally got around to using them.  I made a Capicollo (or Coppa) from some supermarket pork.  It just hit 35% moisture loss today, so I broke open the bag and did a taste test.  It turned out really good.  The spices are pretty even, though there's a touch too much clove.  I'm certain that this suffers from the bland supermarket piggy I used (which is why batch #2 that is drying now is making use of a Berkshire coppa muscle that I got from the local butcher....beautiful piece of meat!)  I've got this one sealed back up in vacuum bags to let the moisture even out a bit, but I'm really happy with this attempt!

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Have a great weekend!

Rich
Title: Re: My first charcuterie
Post by: stringcheese on May 03, 2019, 05:07:20 PM
Thanks for sharing, I didn't know about the Umai bags, now I have another hobby to add!