I know some people have tried the alton brown method of dry aging their steaks. I've done a variation of it but I find that 3 days just doesn't do it. I've read about another windely known method where you just cover with cheesecloth in your normal fridge for 21 days or so changing it daily, but to me, 21 days in a regular fridge sounds kinda risky to me.
So I started toying with the idea of getting a dedicated dry aging fridge. Yeah sounds crazy but hey, we're pretty crazy about our food here. So I went online to search for the parameters, I know the temp should be consistent and near freezing, but can't figure out what the humidity should be.
There is no way I will ever make it the full 21 days but 14 days sounds about right. In any event, I came across this and it sounds interesting:
http://www.drybagsteak.com/sho...bag-steak-paypal.php
I'm always leery of anything saying that it's a european method, that sounds hokey to me. But on Discusscooking someone bought the bag and it came out quite nice according to the pics, with a nice burgundy color. It's a vacuum sealed bag but it allows moisture to escape while keeping a the vacuum.
Any thoughts on this? Costco for some reason has a steady supply of prime roasts now so I would love to stick one in this bag and go at it.
EDIT: Googling them, they look to be spammers on various message boards. hmm, not sure I want to give them a try anymore.
So I started toying with the idea of getting a dedicated dry aging fridge. Yeah sounds crazy but hey, we're pretty crazy about our food here. So I went online to search for the parameters, I know the temp should be consistent and near freezing, but can't figure out what the humidity should be.
There is no way I will ever make it the full 21 days but 14 days sounds about right. In any event, I came across this and it sounds interesting:
http://www.drybagsteak.com/sho...bag-steak-paypal.php
I'm always leery of anything saying that it's a european method, that sounds hokey to me. But on Discusscooking someone bought the bag and it came out quite nice according to the pics, with a nice burgundy color. It's a vacuum sealed bag but it allows moisture to escape while keeping a the vacuum.
Any thoughts on this? Costco for some reason has a steady supply of prime roasts now so I would love to stick one in this bag and go at it.
EDIT: Googling them, they look to be spammers on various message boards. hmm, not sure I want to give them a try anymore.