[Olly398]

You can do what the devil you like! That's where the fun is 

For salami I stick to red wine, fennel and black pepper.

For chorizo - well that would be telling, but it's a bit of allsorts!!!!

Have fun 

[Eve]

Managed to get a professional slicer (Berkel 800s) from ebay - didn't work at first but luckily that was just the fuse! Then spent 2 days cleaning it, removing fossilised bits of meat from the previous years and what seemed to be layer after layer of goo 
Hubby is in two minds about it - he loves the thin bacon rashers but feels that his ham and salami has been rationed rather too severely now that the slices are more shop-like in thickness! 



Eve 

[Hilarysmum]

I have a Berkel too.  Finally able to slice ham thin enough for French neighbours.   

[Olly398]

I'm very jealous of both of you!
Plain old sharp knife for me 

[Eve]

We used a knife until last week, Olly - the bacon came in lardons-style only!  

It's a fab machine, though at the moment it's residing in the living room - it takes up about 1/3 of our dining table! Now there's a good reason not to have to invite the in-laws for Christmas!


Eve 

[Hilarysmum]

 

It's a fab machine, though at the moment it's residing in the living room - it takes up about 1/3 of our dining table! Now there's a good reason not to have to invite the in-laws for Christmas!

    Oooh dont tempt me -

[MiriMaran]

OK I give up the green gooey salamis have been thrown away!

[Hilarysmum]

Oh that is so sad.  Better luck next time.

[Olly398]

Oh dear - I wonder what went wrong...   perhaps not enough airflow to dry them, or temperature too warm and made them "fester"? Did you use any starter culture like bessastart or acidopholus?

[MiriMaran]

Yes we used a starter kit with a culture as it was our first time.  We thought we would have more success that way!

[Eve]

Anybody who keeps their salami's outside during frost?

Just wondering if that'd be ok...


Eve 

[Anke]

Ours hang in the very airy double garage, but not outside. Crows would probably try to steal them...

[Eve]

During frost, too?

[Hilarysmum]

Eve perhaps you could put just a couple outside; leaving them during the frost to see if there is any difference.  Would be really interesting to hear of your results.   

[Eve]

Am thinking of doing just that - at the moment the hams go from patio to loft every time the weather changes! 

Another winter like last year's and we might end up with salami ice cream... something the Italians never thought of doing
Actually, smokey flavour ice cream doesn't sound bad... and now that I've bought one of those cold smoking boxes which works a treat... watch this space!


Eve