A device used to measure the humidity inside a meat-curing chamber. It can be important for commercial applications, where exactness is important to duplicate results from one batch to another. As a rule, ham curing and salt equalization should be accomplished at a relative humidity of 75 to 90 percent; ham aging, on the other hand, is best at 50 to 60 percent.
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