Wet Spaniel Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I made some salami a while back with some venison an American Friend of mine shot whilst over here visiting - he wasn't able to take the carcass home obviously so seing as I helped drag it out of the woods, it came home with me. To be honest I'd half forgot about them/didn't get round to taking these out of the fridge on time so they have lost a lot more weight than I would've liked. Normally I aim for about 25% weight loss after curing but these had lost approx 50%. Taste was fine, not great (I made the recipe) but they are too dense (again my fault at the stuffing) it's more like eating a venison breasola than a salami. I love the fact that every day is a school day with this sort of thing, it's just a shame that the time lapse can be such a long time. lessons learned, keep an eye on the sausage whilst during and weigh regularly, and, even for a couple of 2 lb salami, get the sausage stuffer out rather than trying to do it by hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Monkey Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Salami is something that I have not tried to make. Will have to put it on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 That looks good - Iove the dark colour of the venison. Yes, maybe a little too dense for salami but would make a good saucisson sec. If you have a slicer you may want to try cutting it see-through thin before serving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wet Spaniel Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 I sold my slicer as it didn’t get much use. I’m kicking myself on the density thing, I didn’t bother getting my stuffer out and stuffed it by hand and ended up having to squeeze and manipulate it to get rid of the air pockets - I may as well have just cured the muscle whole!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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