On 2/21/2011 6:56 PM, charlie b wrote:
Olive is notorious for checking and cracking - while drying - while
turning (green or "dry") - or just sitting around after being turned.
It seems proned to self destruction - regardless of what you try to do
to stop it.

Turn with a misting bottle handy and use it as you turn as thin as you
can, as quickly as you can. Put it in the freezer if you can't turn it
to completion in one session. Still may crack and split and check - but
is more apt to deform than tear itself apart.

I've had much better results with boiling than with freezing

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