Title: How to Age Beef: 13 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
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How to Age Beef
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Readying Your Freezer for Dry Aging
Part 2
of 3:
Selecting and Preparing the Meat
Part 3
of 3:
Dry Aging Your Meat
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Aging beef increases the tenderness and taste of the meat by producing a more succulent, beefier flavor. Most beef is aged in shrink wrap in a process called wet aging. However, exposing meat to the air will cause water to evaporate from it, concentrating its flavor.