Title: How to Dry-Age Beef at Home - Barbecuebible.com
Headings: Wet-Aging vs. Dry-Aging and How to Dry-Age Beef at Home
Beef
Wet-Aging vs. Dry-Aging and How to Dry-Age Beef at Home
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How to Dry-Age Beef at Home
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Beef
Wet-Aging vs. Dry-Aging and How to Dry-Age Beef at Home
By Steven Raichlen March 15, 2019
If you’ve ever tasted a thick prime steak dry-aged 4 to 6 weeks (and reverse seared ), you’ve come pretty close to heaven on earth. One of the best dry-aged beef purveyors we know is Chicago Steak Company. We asked Chicago Steak CEO Matt Crowley to share his thoughts on the difference between dry- and wet-aged beef and how to dry-age beef at home. If you’ve bought a steak from a grocery store, there’s a good chance you’ve purchased a wet-aged steak. Unlike dry-aging, which is centuries old, wet-aging is a relatively new technique, invented in the 1950s. Wet-aging involves vacuum sealing steaks—the same method used to prevent freezer burn when freezing meat. Though some people prefer wet-aged steaks, most Americans prefer dry-aged beef. Without oxygen, the chemical changes that need to occur for dry-aged taste just aren’t possible. While a small amount of enzymatic changes can happen in wet-aged beef, the overall change is minimal. This leaves wet-aged steaks with a more metallic, “bloody” taste, while dry-aged steaks have richer, fuller-bodied, and more complex umami flavors.