SINCE 1828
air-cure
verb, transitive + intransitiveDefinition of air-cure
: to dry or preserve a product by exposure to air
It usually takes about two months to air-cure tobacco, and less time if artificial heat is used.— Wilfred W. Robbins, The Botany of Crop Plants, 1917 air-cured meats … it also makes sausage the old fashioned way, allowing it to air-cure in unrefrigerated rooms.— Dana Bowen, Saveur, October 2007
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