Dry Aged Project / Beef Rib Steak Cook

[Steve Madden]

Dry aged most of a prime beef rib section from the local butcher for 35 days (had to trim a piece to fit in the fridge).



Broke it down on Friday.



Vacuum sealed all but one of the steaks for the freezer. The last one got kosher salt before bagging and then went into the fridge overnight.




Cooked it sous vide for four hours at 135F, unbagged and dried then 15 minutes in the freezer on a rack. Finished on a blasting gas grill for about four minutes total. Served with just some finishing salt. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[Dave Mazz]

Sounds and looks awesome.

 

[JimK]

Wow! That's all I can come up with.

 

[Rich G]

Wow, Steve, that looks fantastic! What's your dry aging set up? Would you say it was worth the time/effort invested in terms of flavor?

Really nice work!

R

 

[Steve Madden]

Wow, Steve, that looks fantastic! What's your dry aging set up? Would you say it was worth the time/effort invested in terms of flavor?

Really nice work!

R

Thanks guys!

Rich - The setup is pretty simple. A mini fridge from Costco wired to a temperature and humidity controller, a fan, a wire rack and a pan of salt.

There is really no extra work until breaking it down at the end. Takes a little muscle. The process definitely improves flavor and texture. There was a more drastic change in flavor and texture in my prior (and first) dry age which was a boneless strip loin. It was also 35 days. I’m guessing that may be due to the sheer volume of the cut and the presence of the bones.

Here is the strip loin.

 

[Rich G]

Thanks for the details, Steve. I've got a mini fridge with temp/humidity control from my brief attempt at making cheese, so I could whip something up to give this a go. That strip loin looks really good.....maybe the standing rib needed another week or so due to size and bones. Oh, and thanks for getting your feet in that photo.....I do that all the time!

R

 

[Steve Madden]

Oh, and thanks for getting your feet in that photo.....I do that all the time!

R

Lol. Gotta pin that foot on the wife.