Dry Age "Cheating" on your steaks. Get the same great Steakhouse taste and texture at home

[stargazer14]

I cant tell you how many times I have tried this dry-aging-cheat out, took fantastic photos of the steak in prep,

grilled it to perfection, ate the most awesome meals with great wine and a smoke and forgot to take the 'after' photo before I ate it!

They were SO good looking I just keep forgetting to take a picture and dive right in!

Grilling another tonite, maybe I will remember.

Thanks again for this thread.

Reds.

[westg]

You are welcome!

Hello friends, I'm still around, keep on keepin' on brothers!

Good ....have been wondering for a while, where is this guy. Always look forward to your posts.

[Wil]

You are welcome!

Hello friends, I'm still around, keep on keepin' on brothers!

Good to hear!

[Habana Mike]

Tried out this method with some center-cut filets from the tenderloin my wife brought home this week (love that woman, know's how to shop). With a good trim and the recommendations above, cooked these for about 6 minutes on the BGE at 1200 degrees.

Absolutely amazing. Crust was incredible, glorious in appearance. Steaks cooked to a perfect RMR even though looking almost charred outside, juicy juicy inside.

Much better than wet aging.

[LGC]

Tried out this method with some center-cut filets from the tenderloin my wife brought home this week (love that woman, know's how to shop). With a good trim and the recommendations above, cooked these for about 6 minutes on the BGE at 1200 degrees.

Absolutely amazing. Crust was incredible, glorious in appearance. Steaks cooked to a perfect RMR even though looking almost charred outside, juicy juicy inside.

Much better than wet aging.

Glad you finally tried it out!

[paulF]

What a topic ! Love it!

Tried this method early this week and i did notice a big difference in the meat and especially the browning/texture of the meat.Flavour was absolutely awesome considering it was an average piece of meat.

Was reading about the topic of dry ageing meat and came by this link below stating that ageing meat for anything less than 14 to 28 days does nothing to the meat! The author has done a lot of experiments to back his view up! Very long read by the way and he has another write up on ageing single steaks and why it doesn't work

http://www.seriousea...ef-at-home.html

I'm a bit confused now because i am very sure that your method have changed the meat even in 2 days but the scientist in me is thinking that's just all in my head after reading that paper !!! What you think ?

Here's my results and apologies for the low quality images...:

Cheers

[paulF]

Read his articles again and totally agree with you Skyfall.

This method might not introduce the flavours of ageing into the meat but definitely changes the flavour/crust/tenderness for the better.

My confusion came from the point he makes in regards to it being pointless ageing meat for anything less than 3 weeks or so but at the same time he doesn't use salt like this method does which is a major factor in drying the meat.

He actually dives into details in regards to the fact that there isn't much molecular changes happening in the meat in such a short time at such fridge temperatures but i would argue that point using the Wine/Cigar analogy where even a tiny percentage change in the grape variety or cigar filler for example can change the wine/Cigar immensely. I believe the same thing happens with meat especially when using kosher salt due to its ability to absorb more water from the meat than your average table salt.

All good, time to prepare another few for the weekend

[Lanejsl]

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I like your style Skyfall.

[Lanejsl]

Indeed Brazo is a genius. Tonight's steak as the best I've ever cooked. Thank you my man.

[samredarmy]

Wah!! Looks so much Delicious. Hard to resist.

[Danston]

Ive only ever tried a quick 5-6 hour version of this before, but im going the full 48 this time, got a beautiful fresh cut Rib Eye from a local farm shop, started a few hours ago all ready for thursday, ill update tomorrow.

[Danston]

24 Hours in, things are looking good

[Tino]

24 Hours in, things are looking good

I've been here before and then I always devastate it once cooked and forget to take a picture

[Skyfall]

[Danston]

It's fair to say its time in the plate was short

[Danston]

How did it turn out?

Absolutely delicious, Brazos knows his beef

[Diamondog]

[ogus]

I got a 7 rib standing roast aging one week. I like to low and slow cook in oven. What temp and how long do I cook this 11.2 lb big boy?

[ZinZan]

Your back my man!!! Now where's all the food since your sabbatical?

[CanuckSARTech]

Your back my man!!! Now where's all the food since your sabbatical?

His ghost is always around...

[LordAnubis]

Since i have turned vegetarian while on site for 2 months, ive been looking at this thread over and over.....mmmmm steaaaakkk

[Optic101]

Tried it and the result was wonderful.

Brazoseagle that's priceless.

Did it 3 ways

- classic

- rolled in Cayenne

- rolled in ground coffee

[LordAnubis]

Rolled in ground coffee? As in during the drying process only and then rubbed the coffee off before cooking? Or you cooked it with the coffee on there as seasoning?

[Optic101]

Rolled in ground coffee? As in during the drying process only and then rubbed the coffee off before cooking? Or you cooked it with the coffee on there as seasoning?

Rolled it just before cooking in coffee and the cooked it.

Got it from TV and was a must try.

[LordAnubis]

Interesting. I might try it one day if i ever get the chance.