40 days of dry aging = beauty pic heavy/ drool heavy

pantsypants

6 weeks wet aging and then 40 days dry aging .
USDA Prime Strips and Ribeyes

Here we go man !!!

buzd504

Not pic heavy enough, IMO.

pantsypants

sorry about that , better ?

buzd504

pantsypants said:

sorry about that , better ?

Yes, beautiful, thank you.

nolaegghead

Looks great fancypants!  Now you have to eat it all quick before it spoils!!!

johnmitchell

Oh Boy...What more can be said..Devour....

caliking

Moar! MOAR!

r8rs4lf

Can someone explain what the point of dry aging is?

RRP

r8rs4lf said:

Can someone explain what the point of dry aging is?

Sure - 2 words taste and tenderness. You are typically removing 22 to 30% of the tasteless water in the meat cells thus concentrating the beefy taste! and then it naturally becomes more tender as it ages.

badinfluence

Oh boy they look good. Can't wait to see them cooked

fusionhq

What's the process and cuts of meat to do this!? I'm sure they're amazing!

pantsypants

r8rs4lf

RRP said:

r8rs4lf said:

Can someone explain what the point of dry aging is?

Sure - 2 words taste and tenderness. You are typically removing 22 to 30% of the tasteless water in the meat cells thus concentrating the beefy taste! and then it naturally becomes more tender as it ages.

Ok got it! Now how is this process accomplished?

nolaegghead

I'm right over here...you anywhere near me?  I'm starving and that looks like I want to eat it all MOAR MOAR MOAR!


https://www.google.com/maps/place/43°41'16.5"N+79°25'53.7"W/@43.6879215,-79.431586,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

bigdogk9

Now I'm hungry!!! Looks great!!!!

pantsypants

The process is to put it in a clean fridge at a temp of 32-38. and really just let it sit in there, make sure the fridge has air circulating and have air able to get through the whole piece so have the meat on a grate or something where air flow can happen even on the bottom

there are a few threads on here that probably better explain the process but it really is pretty simple

Nanook

OMG! That looks awesome!!

Canugghead

It's not healthy to eat so much red meat, you need a more balanced diet with smoked cheese 

r8rs4lf

No disrespect to anyone, but based just on observation that meat looks like it's hard as a rock. I suppose it's not right?

Also, is there a limit to how long one can do this aging?

I'm like a sponge in this thread.

nolaegghead

Looks can be deceiving. 

caliking

How can I make @pantsypants my friend... My new BEST friend?

TexanOfTheNorth

Hell yes!!!  :-bd

Little Steven

caliking said:

How can I make @pantsypants my friend... My new BEST friend?

You stay away from him ****! He's mine.

Little Steven

r8rs4lf said:

No disrespect to anyone, but based just on observation that meat looks like it's hard as a rock. I suppose it's not right?

Also, is there a limit to how long one can do this aging?

I'm like a sponge in this thread.

I've gone as long as 100 days but the common consensus is about 75 is where you stop getting bang for your bucks. The meat does get firm/hard but when cooked it is tender as butter. A nutty sort of metallic flavor develops too. Best recommendation I've ever heard is to bite the bullet and buy a dry aged one from a good butcher and try it before you start doing your own. BTW the meat, without all that water, cooks very fast.

pantsypants

nolaegghead said:

I'm right over here...you anywhere near me?  I'm starving and that looks like I want to eat it all MOAR MOAR MOAR!


https://www.google.com/maps/place/43°41'16.5"N+79°25'53.7"W/@43.6879215,-79.431586,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

Thats hysterical and creepy

tkleager

Now that will get you going first thing in the morning!  Damn man, beautiful looking meat!  The last two pics did me in.

nolaegghead

pantsypants said:

nolaegghead said:

I'm right over here...you anywhere near me?  I'm starving and that looks like I want to eat it all MOAR MOAR MOAR!


https://www.google.com/maps/place/43°41'16.5"N+79°25'53.7"W/@43.6879215,-79.431586,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

Thats hysterical and creepy

I'm sorry about that, but your location is going into your EXIF metadata in your pictures.  Sort of my creepy way of telling you.  I'm actually super far away from you in Cajun (expat Canadian) land.

pantsypants

nolaegghead said:

pantsypants said:

nolaegghead said:

I'm right over here...you anywhere near me?  I'm starving and that looks like I want to eat it all MOAR MOAR MOAR!


https://www.google.com/maps/place/43°41'16.5"N+79°25'53.7"W/@43.6879215,-79.431586,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0

Thats hysterical and creepy

I'm sorry about that, but your location is going into your EXIF metadata in your pictures.  Sort of my creepy way of telling you.  I'm actually super far away from you in Cajun (expat Canadian) land.

is there a way of turning it off ? ?

nolaegghead

@pantsypants

If you have an iPhone: http://www.tuaw.com/2013/10/03/parenting-tip-share-your-ios-photos-without-revealing-your-exif/

If you have an Android: http://www.androidcentral.com/manage-location-data-pictures-you-take-privacy-and-security

BigWader

pantsypants said:

 

is there a way of turning it off ? ?

If you have an iphone in settings>privacy>location services> -- turn off Camera--

pantsypants

got it thanks !!!

now back to the meat .....