Anybody dry curing meat?

[bratrules]

As i stated in the title of this thread i would really like to get some more input on dry curing meat and sausage. I have been smoking meat for a good while now. As well as making lot of different kinds of sausage. Now i want to get more in to the dry curing aspect of charcuterie. I have a mini fridge that i want to use as a curing chamber it has a small freezer unit in it i want to know if this will effect the curing in anyway? keep in mind that the mini fridge will have a temp control unit to keep it at 56/60 degrees or so. and i will be using salt water method for humidity. for now till i can get so more funds for a better setup. So if anybody has any feedback or comments that would really help me out. Thanks

 

[fpnmf]

It is one of my interests.

Several of us have curing chambers in progress.

I think Nepas has a working unit.

  Have a great day!

  Craig

 

[boykjo]

I think solaryellow has one........

 

[bratrules]

I really want to see if this mini fridge will work for dry curing mostly am worried about the small freezer unit that the mini fridge has inside it. i want to know if the temp control unit will stop if from freezing which would really be cool cause i will have a lot more space for meat!!

 

[venture]

I haven't tried it yet.  An expensive toy.  Precise temp and humidity controls are required.  Several here have posted their builds.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[solaryellow]

I think solaryellow has one........

Mine is still a work in progress unfortunately. Between this project, the smoker project, everything going on at work, and starting to prep for our first vending gig I haven't done much.

Bratrules, is it possible to remove the separator between the fridge and freezer to give you a little more space to work with? Or is it  one of those where the freezer is a self contained unit?

 

[daveomak]

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/sausage-making/curing/methods

This is a place to start.

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/sausage-making/curing/sausages

Here is more...

http://www.wedlinydomowe.com/sausage-making/curing

And some more.........Dave

 

[bratrules]

Mine is still a work in progress unfortunately. Between this project, the smoker project, everything going on at work, and starting to prep for our first vending gig I haven't done much.

Bratrules, is it possible to remove the separator between the fridge and freezer to give you a little more space to work with? Or is it  one of those where the freezer is a self contained unit?

There is a pic of the ugly freezer unit. i dont know if i can remove it or after i add the temp control unit will it matter since i wont be cold enough to frost up like that?

 

[bratrules]

Does anybody know if this freezer will be a problem?

 

[DanMcG]

Does anybody know if this freezer will be a problem?

Ya need to make sure the freon lines aren't running through that freezer wall if you plan to remove it. that would be a big problem.

 

[alblancher]

Kind of like letting the smoke out of a diode?

 

[bratrules]

yeah i figured that i might just leave i was thinking of running the probe from the temp control directly to the freezer so i wont let it freeze i wonder if that will work. but i guess am going to give it a shot!!