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Dry Age NY Strip experiment
vacumed packed and I figured I would try my hand at dry aging the other. I see that most go anywhere between 30 to 45 days, heck Brent and Sea2ski even went 100. Do you think the strip should go the same or less time since it is not as thick? Let me know what you think. This is 6 days in.Thanks,
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Since you’re into experimenting I would suggest you cut 2 steaks off at 30, 40, 50 and 60 days and give us your opinion. I’m looking forward to your finding.
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GrillSgt said:Since you’re into experimenting I would suggest you cut 2 steaks off at 30, 40, 50 and 60 days and give us your opinion. I’m looking forward to your finding.
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Surprised it’s got that much colour only 6 days in. Lookin’ good.
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Gman2 said:I know a bunch of guys do these yourself but most post I have seen have been with ribeye. I could not pass up this deal at Fresh Market last weekend at 7.99 lb for Prime NY Strip so I bought 2 of them and had one cut up into steaks and
vacumed packed and I figured I would try my hand at dry aging the other. I see that most go anywhere between 30 to 45 days, heck Brent and Sea2ski even went 100. Do you think the strip should go the same or less time since it is not as thick? Let me know what you think. This is 6 days in.Thanks, -
Thanks for the comments guys. Stay tuned!!LBGE, Mechanicsville, Va., LBGE, Duck, NC, XLBGE Wake, Va.
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Looking good!! You are good to go as long as you want. I have gone from 2 weeks (not really aged- I know) to 120 days on a really large roast. The question is - what do YOU like. You may or may not know the answer to that question, but you will find that answer over time.
Just a few comments.
1) You have an elaborate setup with that cookie sheet. You can simplify and put a single layer of paper towels down for the first 24 hours. After that, I have nothing under the drying rack. You want as even of air circulation around the entire roast as you can.
2) I will get roasted for this, but I am not crazy about the rind after aging. With that being said, I do not trim anything when done drying. I cut the steaks and then to the grill they go. The only trimming I do is remove the fat cap to be about 1/4” to the best of my ability prior to aging, and if doing a ribeye, take the ribblets off. By doing that, I have less “meat” rind - without trimming the fat cap, The rind is fat, and that becomes like butter after aging. That is good stuff. You trimmed all yours off - nothing wrong with that. It is purely personal preference.
I have been tying the roasts to get them as round as possible. I have found that it dries a bit more evenly.
You will notice - especially with strip loins, that they will “flatten out”. This is just and aesthetic observation for loins. It bugs me so I typically tie them.
And I agree with @GrillSgt Take a steak off at different intervals to see what you like. You do not have to do the whole thing for the same amount of time.
With all the above statements, they are things that have worked for me. Everything you are doing is perfectly fine. Glad you are giving it a go. Any questions -ask away. Lots of us do this and can help.
Ohh... if you have exposed cheese in your fridge, you MAY get small white patches of white powdery mold on it. Do not worry. You can either leave it or wipe it off with vinegar. YOUR ROAST IS NOT RUINED!! If you must throw it away - send it to me overnight with two ice packs for proper disposal. Pm me for my address.
fyi - here is what I have left of a ribeye which I took the cap off of. This is 4 weeks in now. (Put an apple next to it for reference) been hacking steaks off it as needed.
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I do NY Strip exclusively when dry aging. 45 days is the sweet mark. I've tried 50+ days and I found it wasn't as enjoyable"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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Thanks for all the great advise fellas. I decided to go ahead and cut off two steaks today which was 28 days. Little neverous because it feels like a brick on the outside but when I cut into it I realized all was good. Seasoned with sea salt, steak seasoning, and a little hit of black carnivore. It was awesome, couple photos here and going for 45 days for the next couple.
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Damn that looks good.
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Nice work! Your 28 day results look fantastic.
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Now that is an outcome worthy of true praise. Great execution across the board from the aging thru the money shot. Nailed it and clearly more to follow. Livin' large and well-earned.
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Bravo!!! Pretty fun and cool to do, isn’t it?
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That looks REALLY good!! Never had a dry aged steak, much less aged it myself.
Do you guys just use your regular fridge, next to the eggs, cheese and Brussels sprouts, with no humidity control or fan? I understand some do just that, but others say absolutely NOT.
Anyone ever just do one steak, like a 2-3" one?I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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I use the secondary fridge. Top shelf against the back. I wouldn’t have any issues doing it in the regular or only fridge other than the amount of space it takes up.
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@Carolina Q I do it in my fridge in the kitchen. We do not often have brussel sprouts, but yes, right next to the eggs. Cheese is in a separate drawer.
You can can not do a 2-3” mini roast. There is not enough mass. The absolute least I would go is about 7-8” -maybe. But just get a whole roast and do it. My wife thought I was insane at the beginning (I thought I was as well) but now she almost insists that I get a new one when there are only about 4 steaks left.
Try it. Then cut a couple steaks off 2-3 weeks in to see where you are headed. Then a couple more a few days later. Our sweet spot for us Is 30-35 days in our fridge. We have done shorter and much longer.--------------------------------------------------
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Thanks, guys. I can make room in the kitchen fridge, just wanted to ask if that was a good idea. I do have a dorm fridge (one of the tall ones, not the cube). I never use it so the door could stay closed. Could put a fan in too. Gotta check the temp though, make sure it'll hold below 40°. Thanks again!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Carolina Q said:Thanks, guys. I can make room in the kitchen fridge, just wanted to ask if that was a good idea. I do have a dorm fridge (one of the tall ones, not the cube). I never use it so the door could stay closed. Could put a fan in too. Gotta check the temp though, make sure it'll hold below 40°. Thanks again!"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Thanks, John. I know for a fact that the fridge door won't stay closed for a month or more. It could, but I couldn't stand it! Gotta watch the meat rot.
And I miss Jeff. Nice guy, great contributor on here!I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Make sure no other odors are present in the fridge. Keep everything sealed or else the meat could pick up the odor."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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Carolina Q said:Thanks, John. I know for a fact that the fridge door won't stay closed for a month or more. It could, but I couldn't stand it! Gotta watch the meat rot.
And I miss Jeff. Nice guy, great contributor on here!
Agreed on Jeff!"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
its funny hearing the pros talk about fans, moisture control etc, then they cut you a steak and trim all the good stuff offfukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.--------------------------------------------------
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Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.LBGE, Mechanicsville, Va., LBGE, Duck, NC, XLBGE Wake, Va. -
Gman2 said:JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.
As for the discussion of the type of refrigerator I am in the school of thought that those "dorm" size units are not good for dry aging. Reason is simple...those units can and do chill the contents, but what dry aging means is removing the moisture from the meat, and that moisture needs to be drawn out of the refrig as the meat is aging.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
RRP said:Gman2 said:JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.
As for the discussion of the type of refrigerator I am in the school of thought that those "dorm" size units are not good for dry aging. Reason is simple...those units can and do chill the contents, but what dry aging means is removing the moisture from the meat, and that moisture needs to be drawn out of the refrig as the meat is aging."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
JohnInCarolina said:RRP said:Gman2 said:JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.
As for the discussion of the type of refrigerator I am in the school of thought that those "dorm" size units are not good for dry aging. Reason is simple...those units can and do chill the contents, but what dry aging means is removing the moisture from the meat, and that moisture needs to be drawn out of the refrig as the meat is aging.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
RRP said:JohnInCarolina said:RRP said:Gman2 said:JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.
As for the discussion of the type of refrigerator I am in the school of thought that those "dorm" size units are not good for dry aging. Reason is simple...those units can and do chill the contents, but what dry aging means is removing the moisture from the meat, and that moisture needs to be drawn out of the refrig as the meat is aging.
By the way, how does the water content in the air in those small fridges compare to the water content in the meat? Seems to me that the physics of diffusion hasn't changed much in say a couple of millennium at least but I'm always willing to learn new things."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
JohnInCarolina said:RRP said:JohnInCarolina said:RRP said:Gman2 said:JohnInCarolina said:Sea2Ski said:JohnInCarolina said:I'm doing one now in a small fridge. It is not quite dorm-sized but it's close. After some consultation with stike offline, he convinced me that you really do not need a fan. You really just need some air circulation, and the blast of cold air that comes from the freezer as the unit modulates the temp is probably more than enough. It's also probably a good idea to open it every once in awhile to get some new air in there. But other than that, I think it's a lot simpler than many people make it out to be.
Every fridge is different as well. As as a non- scientific experiment, I tried to keep humidity up at 70% in a fridge with my dry aging roast in it opposed to my fridge in the kitchen. With that high humidity, there was not as much moisture loss and the rind was not nearly a desiccated as when done in the kitchen fridge. It took about 2x as long for it to reach that deep mahogany color than in the kitchen fridge as well. After 40 days, we cooked a steak up up, and while aged the same, moisture content was higher and the fat was not as buttery. I preferred my kitchen fridge better. That fat.... yummm.... I might try the high humidity environment again if I wanted to go longer - like 80-120 days. Then I think - why?
Then I think again and say why not? I mean, I can.
But this is really getting technical and overly complex. Those new to this are not sure what to expect. To you I say keep it simple. Get a non-mechanically tenderized roast, open it, set it on a cookie cooling rack and put it in a fridge. Open the door a few times a week and cut a steak off when you want to. I would not bother until at least 2.5 -3 weeks in, although you can if you want.
@JohnInCarolina I have to say I am surprised you have not already done this at least once.
As for the discussion of the type of refrigerator I am in the school of thought that those "dorm" size units are not good for dry aging. Reason is simple...those units can and do chill the contents, but what dry aging means is removing the moisture from the meat, and that moisture needs to be drawn out of the refrig as the meat is aging.
By the way, how does the water content in the air in those small fridges compare to the water content in the meat? Seems to me that the physics of diffusion hasn't changed much in say a couple of millennium at least but I'm always willing to learn new things.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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