Thanks for trying this - and especially THANK YOU for posting your results.
It is only by trial and error or you could say experimentation - that we really discover anything new. That is true in science, in life in general...and of course, in cooking.
So, I hope that everyone will read your post here- and feel emboldened to take a few risks now and then ( always observing food safety rules of course ) with the confidence that the worst that can happen - is you may have to eat a bologna sandwich if your experiment doesn't work out at all
But nothing ventured...nothing gained. You tried something unexpected - and you were observant, and adjusted your method to accommodate the un-predicited. Many folks would have given up - and called it a failure. But, it appears you remained calm and thought thru this instead of panicking and giving up.
Fantastic job, and a great example for all of us.
T