Umai DryBag Lonzino

[wkahler]

I wan to upgrade to the LEM sealer as it will accept 14" bags which i think would be great for doing pork bellies and other larger items.  Just getting the price past the boss lady is normally the issue LOL!
http://www.lemproducts.com/product/maxvac/vacuum-sealer

[rveal23]

Well I'm glad that I'm not the only one that has a boss.. LOL

[KyNola]

Just a quick update, after 10 days in the frig I weighed the lonzino.  It has already lost 23% of its weight.  That seems awfully quick to me in only 10 days but I'm thinking that maybe as time goes on and the amount of moisture still in the meat is lessened that perhaps I will see a slower loss of weight.

Does this sound right?

[rveal23]

KyNola, yes that is correct, right now the moisture ratio is very high, the more it dries up the less percentage you will see happening as quickly.

[KyNola]

Thank you for your reply.  This is the first time I have ever dry cured/aged anything, much less the first time using this drybag system so I'm a little skittish about the whole thing.
 

[SiFumar]

It's doing fine! And so are you!  It will taste amazing!  After I did the Capicola in the spring...there was no turning back!  Using UMAI bags is as addictive as smoking!

[KyNola]

The lonzino is finished!  After 9 days curing and 3 weeks drying aging in the Umai bag it lost 36% of it's raw weight.

The finished product looks like this. The color is a little washed out in the pic.


The outside is tough but about 1/16-1/8 of an inch in it is still tender and flavorful.  Slight peppery taste to it.  Not too salty at all.  Besides worrying about it actually drying as it should, the amount of salt was my biggest concern.

Overall, for my first time at this I am pretty happy with it. 

[pz]

Looks tasty!

[rveal23]

Looks amazing!

[NePaSmoKer]

Looks really good Larry.

[Keymaster]

You turned that into a very nice piece of Charcuterie, Looks excellent!!

[Saber 4]

Mighty tasty looking, excellent job.

[Tenpoint5]

That turned out really good looking Larry

[KyNola]

Thanks everyone.  A new fun food experience that I am no longer afraid to try.

[SiFumar]

Looks like Lonzino done right!  Great job!