Suggestions and advice for best preserving cured meats, both whole and sliced, so that they do not lose their aromas and perfumes and keep their organoleptic characteristics intact
Always tantalizing, cold cuts they are an easy and fast proposal for these days still summer, when, returned from the holidays, you don't feel like staying too much in the kitchen. And therefore cold dishes are perfect and are prepared in a short time. But when the salamis are advancing, how do you keep them? We often end up throwing them away because we don't know how to keep them fresh and full of taste. Or you leave days in the fridge until they become inedible. Here are some suggestions to help you enjoy them even a few days after purchasing them.
Whole cold cuts
If you buy whole meats, you should keep them hanging in a cellar or in a part of the house that remains fresh, leaving the final part cut wrapped in a small gauze, without resting on any surface, to avoid the formation of mold or moisture stains. Every time you slice them, take care to remove the first slice, easily oxidized, and then cover the surface with a new gauze or a cotton napkin, tied with a food twine. Hang them upside down and repeat this procedure until you have finished the salami.
Store sliced hams
When you buy fresh sliced meat, the ideal would be to take the right amount to keep it from going. If not, leave it well wrapped in its packaging, sealing it with your hands, so that the foil adheres well and the air does not penetrate, oxidizing it. A second option could be to place it in an airtight container. Place the container at the top of the refrigerator, the coolest one. The color change it is the most obvious sign of the loss of freshness of the salami.
The cured meats that are best preserved
The cured meats are not all preserved in the same way. For the sliced ones the maximum time is three days, for those under vacuum it is the date stamped on the package, if complete. Today there are several machines on the market to create vacuum, easy, inexpensive and safe to use even in the home. In general, however, they keep themselves better, without losing aromas and taste, more seasoned cold cuts than fresh ones. In all cases, forbidden to freeze them, because all the organoleptic characteristics would be lost.
In the tutorial some advice for preserving cold cuts to the fullest
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