Storing dry cured meats

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Storing dry cured meats

Post by Sleebus » Tue Aug 01, 2017 13:51

Ok, so this is probably a dumb question, but 1) this is my first time and 2) trying to avoid throwing away hard work!

So, it looks like I'm going to have one of the Lonzino done in about a week or so. Obviously I'm going to cut into it...but then what? Can I just hang the meat back in the chamber with the cut end open? I figure I can, just want to check. I suppose I can slice and vacuseal, but I think I'd rather keep the meat intact. Should I do anything special to prevent excessive drying of the cut end?

Any suggestions/experience appreciated!
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Post by Bob K » Tue Aug 01, 2017 14:13

Ir you are happy with the texture, remove casing , vac seal and refrigerate. It will keep for at least a year that way. The flavor will continue to improve and the moisture will even out if the edges were dryer that the center.
If you wish to continue drying, just rehang in chamber. The cut end will dry out and you will loose a slice or two, but it will be fine.
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Post by Sleebus » Tue Aug 01, 2017 16:51

Ok perfect, that's just the info I need.
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Post by bcuda » Wed Oct 04, 2017 22:04

I have Genoa salami I had made and finished up about 3 months and then froze it. I took one stick out and thawed it out and is great, I would like to have it a little drier can I just hang it back up in my cure chamber at 55F and 80% humidity and let it hang some more or would that be a bad thing after it being frozen the last 3 months ?
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Post by Bob K » Thu Oct 05, 2017 13:54

Never heard of anyone trying that before. Is it still in the casing?
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Post by redzed » Thu Oct 05, 2017 16:54

Won't hurt trying, you really have nothing to lose. But on an aside note, there is absolutely no need to freeze salami once you vaccuum seal it. You can keep it in the fridge for a year and longer without any issues. I recently opened and sliced a piece that I had in the fridge for 3 years and it the taste was downright excellent!
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Post by bcuda » Thu Oct 05, 2017 23:41

I still have it in the casing all I did was vacuum seal it and froze it.
I just want to get it a little drier for my liking.
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Re: Storing dry cured meats

Post by sherryamber » Mon Feb 25, 2019 09:01

just remove the casing, and a vacuum seal is what you need to do and put it in the refrigerated. It can help you to keep it for a long time.
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Re: Storing dry cured meats

Post by bluc » Tue Aug 11, 2020 09:58

Does salami (dry cured minced sausage) keep after being cut or only salumi(whole muscle)? Can I make large salamis and cut into portions vac bag and keep in fridge? Or better to portion during stuffing into smaller links.?
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Re: Storing dry cured meats

Post by Bob K » Tue Aug 11, 2020 11:02

Cut up the large chubs, vac seal and refrigerate...they will last indefinitely

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Re: Storing dry cured meats

Post by IskraTS11 » Mon Aug 31, 2020 19:19

Good to know, I didn't know you could simply put the cut stuff in the refrigerator for such long periods of time. But then, we began curing meat so that it would be easier to keep for extended periods of time, so it makes sense...
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