Dry Cure Fail

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. "
- Thomas Edison

I think Carrottop said something similar. But I am going to go ahead with the Thomas Edison quote since he actually learned from failure.

I am old enough to understand that most things I do the first time are going to be problematic. It is only after doing things several times that you start to avoid simple mistakes and errors. And it is only with these failures that you actually learn. I like to say that if I am not failing at things, I am not taking risks. That being said, I hate failing. I understand it is a rational part of it all, but when things go wrong, my whole day is shot and I am miserable to be around.

So then, to the dry cure. The first batch of Tuscan Salami had way to much humidity initially and started to dry, but never got close enough.

I was about a week away from the large Soppressata and the Coppa being done when we had a large weather storm come in. The heat and all the moisture in the air caused the humidity to go through the roof. I was at 90%+ for about a week. Nothing can dry with that sort of humidity.

So, here is where the sausages lie:

I quickly ordered a dehumidifier, but it did not arrive in time. I'll be better prepared next year.

So, I apologize for not having updated the dry cure posts the past few weeks. I had been busy getting the Mother's Day brunch together. And blogger makes updating posts with photos in them a hassle. But mainly, it was just me not being excited to post all the crashing and burning.