Howdy Folks,
So I'm living in Italy and I just picked up a belly yesterday from the local butcher and then proceeded to look at the local grocery stores as well as restaurant supply stores for some cure salts, #1 or anything. I didn't find anything. So I ordered something on Amazon.it but it won't get delivered until Mar 14th-18th. So my question is: Will the belly be okay to just hang in the fridge until then? Or do I need to put it in the freezer until I can get the cure on it? And lastly, would it be better to do a salt/sugar cure for the time being in the fridge until I can get the cure in the mail? Thanks for any info you can help with!
So I'm living in Italy and I just picked up a belly yesterday from the local butcher and then proceeded to look at the local grocery stores as well as restaurant supply stores for some cure salts, #1 or anything. I didn't find anything. So I ordered something on Amazon.it but it won't get delivered until Mar 14th-18th. So my question is: Will the belly be okay to just hang in the fridge until then? Or do I need to put it in the freezer until I can get the cure on it? And lastly, would it be better to do a salt/sugar cure for the time being in the fridge until I can get the cure in the mail? Thanks for any info you can help with!