Posts made in March 26th, 2011

Pancetta Rigatino Goes Into the Chamber

Posted by on Mar 26, 2011 in Home Curing, Whole Muscle | 0 comments

The Pancetta Piana Rigatino came out of the fridge today and got ready to go into the chamber.  I learned last week, after I posted, that another name for a “flat” pancetta is Rigatino.  John Stewart, from Zazu, was kind enough to point that out and it’s always great to learn how varied the names for the same product are, and being that I dream of living in Tuscany, I decided to use their descriptor for this instance of pancetta.  You should also check out what John and his wife Duskie did for Cochon 555 out in Napa, pretty riddiculous, and you can read about it more here.

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Guanciale Into the Chamber

Posted by on Mar 26, 2011 in Home Curing, Whole Muscle | 0 comments

Today we pulled out the guanciale and got it ready for hanging.  I’ve not gotten any of the meat hooks yet, so I had to use a skewer to get the string through the little jowls.  The guanciale, post cure in the fridge, actually gained a couple of grams of weight, but not quite sure how that is.  It has a great texture so far, and I look forward to trying it out.

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