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DoubleEgger
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15.5lbs of angus ribeye from RD. Should be good to go for Masters Sunday
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Nice! You might want to add a drip pan and some paper towels underneath the meat the first few days since it will leak. Nevermind, looks like you are wet aging it?"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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Nice! I'm expecting my first shipment of UMAi bags this week. I've been quizzing @RRP a bit since he moderates their forum over there. I have to say I was impressed with their customer service as I made two back-to-back orders and they automatically refunded the shipping charges in the second so it could be combined with the first--without me asking.
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My first time dry aging beef. Mr. Ron turned me on to the bags also. Looking forward to a successful process.
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@DoubleEgger are you keeping it in the bag. To dry age it should be open to the air. Or is that a dry age bag.
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Tinyfish said:@DoubleEgger are you keeping it in the bag. To dry age it should be open to the air.
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Looks good, here's mine 16 days in. No bags here.
They/Them
Morgantown, PA
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I'm very interested in dry aging beef. Has anyone used this before and been successful?
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No experience, here, other than hanging wild game. Really makes a difference with deer, elk, etc. Opinions vary. I chose to go with UMAi bags. They are due to be delivered tomorrow. Here's their website of which I have no affiliation (hopefully, okay to post). @RRP is volunteer moderator of the forum. http://www.drybagsteak.com/
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@TarHeelBBQ (forgot to 'notify' you in above post)
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I have a whole prime rib (prime grade) frozen. Would it be possible to thaw and age?
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TarHeelBBQ said:I have a whole prime rib (prime grade) frozen. Would it be possible to thaw and age?
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RRP said:TarHeelBBQ said:I have a whole prime rib (prime grade) frozen. Would it be possible to thaw and age?
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@DoubleEgger
That was my logic. If I'm committing a month to this, I want to have enough to eat for a while. I'll freeze some of it since there's only two of us
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I have used these bags and they work great, especially if you want to use your household fridge. I don't think I would go beyond the 45 days myself because of the certain flavor that starts to form. The next one I do I am going to go 40 days and see what kind of tenderness I get and compare the flavor between the 40 day and 45 day. I would like to find the balance of tenderness and flavor that we like in our house.
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RRP said:@DoubleEgger
That was my logic. If I'm committing a month to this, I want to have enough to eat for a while. I'll freeze some of it since there's only two of us
Only a month? Personally it's 45 days or don't even bother! -
I have about an 18 lb whole loin that is currently frozen. My thought is to thaw it and age it. My question would be since the beef has been frozen would it still age properly?
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DoubleEgger your icon is the best. Wooooooooo!!!!!Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA
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I do not think I ever ate dry aged meat. Well I did once at a Gordon Ramsay's place in London. I do not know if I loved it because it was aged, or because it was cooked perfect; and everything else with the meal was perfect with that meal. Because of that, I have to remove that one experience because it is well outside of the bell curve of "normal" meals. But I want to try it. Is it like day and night compared to regular beef? I almost always get 1.25" or thicker bone in C.A.B. ribeyes, and that is what I am used to. Are the flavors that different? @RRP says that he goes 45 days min, yet @bigalsworth mentions "certain flavor starts to form".
I am usually a "all-in" or nothing at all type of person, but I do not want to go "all-in" when I may not like the result if there is a funky flavor that I may not like. I know it is personal preference, so I have a few questions: what is a good "long enough" time to notice a difference, but not crazy long to develop intense flavors that I may not like? Is there one? Does it make sense to go 20 days? Will I even notice a difference at 20? Are there large differences between 20, 30, 40 and 45 days?
I am willing to devote the time I needed to to this, but (I think????) this is one of those times I should start off "slow", and gradually age meat longer until I find what I like. At least this is the way I think I am going to proceed. Thoughts on my questions and plan?
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Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
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Aged beef has an earthy or nutty smell to it before being trimmed. The actual meat itself smells like beef!!! You can not dry age single steaks - you need to dry age a full sub-primal. Depending on the sub-primal you select they can range for 10 to 18 pounds. My suggestion to you is to shop around and find some butcher shop that sells aged beef and try a steak or two to see if you like the rich, concentrated beef taste of aged beef. Or go to a good steakhouse where they serve dry aged beef and try it there.
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@RRP are the bags vac sealed/sealed with a food saver? I am currently looking into food savers but the wife has outlawed anymore cooking tools/appliances until we move in June.Memphis, TN ----> Chattanooga, TN
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My 21 pound bone in comes out of the bag this Friday at 45 days.
Mike
I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!
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@RRP, If you don't have a food saver and was looking to buy one, would it be better to get the umani system for everyday sealing also or just get a good saver and compatible bags?
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I would stick with a Food Saver brand. OTOH you want a “lid and latch” manual type, or you will be mightily frustrated trying to seal the UMAi Drybag. They sell a package deal with a 2400 series FS. That unit can be used with any FS brand bags or rolls as well as the knock off bag material sellers.
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I have a vertical food saver and sealing the bag was a challenge so I can vouch for that.
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Any finish pics of a large primal aged and then steaked out? @DMW how long are you aging that cut?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Not yet. I have a lot of time left....
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How long are you going on this one?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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I'm shooting for Masters Sunday. 42 days
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Those should be awesome!!!LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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