Author Topic: I know this is a stupid question (Read 2525 times)

Bionic · « **on:** February 28, 2015, 02:42:20 pm »

I have seen some of you use old fridges/freezers to put your curing meats in, usually in an outhouse. Are the appliances plugged in or do you just use them as a safe storage place.

I offered an integrated fridge/freezer on freecycle and OH said no one would want it but a man came to collect it this morning and said he would be using it for curing pork for a pig he had just slaughtered. I never thought to ask him if he would be plugging it in.

Sudanpan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2015, 05:05:43 pm »

It depends.....!
If you want to go all technical you can get a temperature probe, humidifer, humidity meter, fan to create a modicom of control over the conditions inside the fridge. If you just turned it on, lowest (ie warmest) setting then it will still be a bit chilly for ideal curing conditions. However you can mess around with switches and readings so that the fridge turns on, then gets switched off when too cold, allowed to warm up a tad, also the fan and humidifier can switch on and off etc etc.
Alternatively you can just leave it off and just take advantage of the more controlled box.
So, your call really

Bionic · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2015, 05:13:25 pm »

Thanks Sudanpan

Caroline1 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2015, 11:49:18 am »

Good question, I have a fridge freezer I was planning to sell as didn't think I needed it, but now thinking I will keep hold of it as a safe curing space.