Turns out my pancetta is okay. The mold on it doesn't mean it's gone bad, especially since it otherwise looks and smells really, really good. I'll cook some tomorrow, and we'll see...
Gretchen asked me about the smoker...huh? I haven't cranked it up yet, although I did buy a bag of charcoal and some mesquite chips and a can of starter fluid...will report after I do something with it.
Have a husband who's a biology professor, two children, a daughter who's a lawyer in NYC, a grown son who lives at home. Live on a farm in central Kentucky, love France and things French, as well as England, but am a Texas girl at heart.
So did you eat the pancetta?
ReplyDeleteWe have a chimney charcoal starter that works well and eliminates the need for starter fluid, which is fume-y.