UMAi Dry Charcuterie Kit, Dry Curing Meat Kit Incl. 3 Large & 2 Small Dry Age Bags for Meat, Instacure #2 & Juniper Berries, Create Gourmet Charcuterie Boards in Your Refrigerator Over 1-6 Months

This kit worked great. Dried a bunch of different styles and processes and all with great success.

I dove pretty deep educating myself on making different types of charcuterie. There is a lot to consider not only in the meat selection, curing recipes, but also the time to cure. Cold cellars, dedicated refrigerators, humidity control, curing boxes, good mold, bad mold and where I’m going to put this equipment made this idea somewhat daunting.I decided to start with the Umai bags because I had a vacuum sealer to get the bag in good contact with the meat and I could put it in my kitchen fridge. On a side note, I did come pretty close to testing the limits of my marriage with taking up real estate in the fridge for 6-8 weeks. Don’t use a college style fridge because they lack the humidity control a full size fridge has.I placed a cooling rack under the Umai bag to allow good air circulation for even curing. The bag allows moisture to exit the bag and keeps other molecules from moving back and forth. The fridge had no funky meat smells and the meat did not take on any fridge smells. Don’t handle the bags too much. If the bag becomes separated from the meat it doesn’t cure as effectively but it will still do the job.I would take the curing meat in the Umai bag out once a week and weigh it. I was looking for a 40% weight loss before I called it done. The time will be variable based on the meat and fridge. I have done several now and 6-10 weeks in the umai bag was common.I would someday like to try to make and cure charcuterie old school. Beef bungs, white mold, butcher twine, etc… but for now these bags are pretty user friendly and eliminate the need for extra equipment and space.The finished product was amazing!

This product does what it says and does it well. No need for specialty drying apparatus to make great dried sausage. The hardest part is waiting for the sausage to be ready. The only reason for taking away one star is that the product is pricey. Comes with detailed instructions for the beginner.

Great product

This film works so great in making your own charcuterie. I have found some great recipes and this stuff works great! The fridge does all the work and everything tastes great and you know all the ingredients.

I used these bags twice does just the meat great I will order this Item again. Give it a try you'll like it to

It worked well but the price is ludicrous. They're selling pretty packaging and a how to booklet. The bags are great but they should include twice as many for this price. The bag accounted for 27% of the cost of my most recent project (peppered cured pork roast).It's a permeable bag, not a fancy purse.

The dry curing kit arrived quickly and is easy to use.