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Aging Beef


As many of you know I started a new job about a month ago

One of the many things I now do differently then any other shop I have ever worked in is age beef

We wet age all of our beef 14-28 days before we cut it

and then if it is Dry aged it goes from 28 days wet age to a minimum of 21 days dry age on top of that.

 

Any one out there have any experience with aging beef??

I am wondering about when is it too long? ( I have some USDA Prime Ribs, Bone In New Yorks, and Sirloins that now have 62 days of Wet Age on them. They smell good. They cut like a stick of butter but I am concerned about an end day

I also have some Dry Age that have been hanging around for 45-50 days now on top of the 28 days they got in Wet Age

I know I can cut them as long as the smell good but does anyone have an idea when I should be concerned with them

 



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I don't dry age at work but I have a dorm fridge converted for aging at home. From the research I did in preparation, I learned that as long as they smell good and the bloom on them is white they should be good. If the bloom is yellow, brown, blue or black it's bad. I have received info from some companies that dry age up to 90 days. Haven't tried it though.

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We specialize in all aged meat. You need to keep in mind that you are killing the shelf life for the end user when you age that long. The buyer will need to be fully aware that they are to cook it when they get home or freeze it.

Depending on the fat cover that you have, you are aging too long. Fat cover determines the amount of time that a primal can age. Sirloins have little to no fat cover (typically) and should likely not age that long.

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28 Day Dry Aged (after trimming) https://twitter.com/#!/KyFarmersMatter/media/slideshow?url=pic.twitter.com%2FTardkSzH

Pic attached shows the heavy fat cover which is a necessity when dry aging.



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MeatMaven while checking out your picture I notice you making some FINE looking sausage



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