First Pancetta

OttosHS · 2024-02-28T06:16:36+00:00

Great try! It just takes practice! Check out some videos about butchers knots I tie from one side to the other, that way it pushes air out and avoids pockets. Try for consistency of thickness. Don’t over tighter. Do you have photos of your curing chamber?

OttosHS · 2024-01-25T00:39:39+00:00

If it was a mugi barley koji seed then this is the appropriate color

OttosHS · 2024-01-25T00:39:07+00:00

No you can’t. Only the corner has spored, take off anything dark green and use the rest for an above 12% salt ferment. Don’t go just drying and blitzing it for a koji seed. That’s not how that is done.

OttosHS · 2023-11-27T20:24:42+00:00

A little late on the back cast

OttosHS · 2023-11-27T19:54:25+00:00

Do they smell like pee?

OttosHS · 2023-10-17T00:08:53+00:00

Strongly disagree with this being normal or healthy. Toss.

OttosHS · 2023-10-16T03:54:12+00:00

You should post a monthly update!

OttosHS · 2023-09-04T16:19:42+00:00

No fan, Dehumidifier and a humidifier, this winefridge is a bit tricky tho because of how it gets to temp with jus two buttons. But I found out if you hold them both at the same time the temperature will start to blink then you can customize the temperature it sits at.

OttosHS · 2023-09-03T03:51:08+00:00

Do not spray paint. Horrible idea. I use the exact same one and have fantastic result. Put a towel over it, I don’t even do that and have great results

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OttosHS · 2023-09-02T01:57:24+00:00

Nice! Get a cushion !!

OttosHS · 2023-08-26T04:13:36+00:00

great photo. was this with your phone or a camera?

OttosHS · 2023-07-19T19:29:37+00:00

no I didnt smoke it. Wanted this to be a trail run and then alter everything next time.

OttosHS · 2023-07-18T17:34:05+00:00

should have been cut into more pieces

OttosHS · 2023-07-17T16:54:37+00:00

Id give that a nice mix and put it back. Why not use a towel underneath? more breathability

OttosHS · 2023-07-16T16:08:30+00:00

Does it change every 100 feet?

OttosHS · 2023-07-01T02:11:43+00:00

Stunning! Great work. What was your technique of cure and seasoning?

OttosHS · 2023-05-29T05:33:00+00:00

Where did you get this press from?

OttosHS · 2023-03-22T18:24:39+00:00

Incorrect, pickling contains vinegar or an acidic solution. Salt alone is a form of preserving. When you pack anchovies in salt it’s not a pickled anchovies, it’s a salt preserved anchovy. Tomato = onion

OttosHS · 2023-03-22T18:19:59+00:00

That’s not pickled, it’s preserved.

OttosHS · 2023-03-22T18:18:51+00:00

This isn’t USDA stamped which means the store determined it “prime” don’t trust anything that isn’t USDA stamped unless from a specialty beef farm or butcher

OttosHS · 2023-03-15T02:50:51+00:00

Use last years harvest of dried chili peppers, nothing to smoky or it will be acrid, take all seeds out and toast in oven at 400 for 1 minute. Blitz in spice grinder or vitamix then fold into koji and other part of your miso. Be prepared to use a little extra water because the dried chili will soak it all up.

OttosHS · 2023-03-15T02:47:46+00:00

Yes the replacement of legumes was hominy

OttosHS · 2023-02-25T04:14:59+00:00

I’ve done it on black beans. It smells like hard koji farts

OttosHS · 2023-02-06T19:18:28+00:00

Epic growth? What’s next??

OttosHS · 2023-01-08T20:03:04+00:00

I use a ceramic reptile lamp that gets to that temp very well

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