wet aging in cryovac

[Sean S.]

if i have a sealed uncut ny strip still in the cryovac what's a good amount of time to let it age? the 'sell by' date is Saturday, I've had it sitting in the fridge for about a week so far. I recall Kevin saying that he keeps them past the date; the question I guess is if I keep it sealed in the fridge is another week or so (i.e.past the date) still 'safe'?

 

[Sean S.]

fwiw it's about 14 pounds, I think.

 

[Jay Rogers]

The kill date is nice to know here as you'll know exactly how long the meat has been in the cryovac. Other than that, I've kept them 21 days after the "sell by" date.

 

[Sean S.]

all I know is Costco packed it on the 10th.

 

[Dave from Denver]

Probably safe for a lot longer than a week after that date imo. Like up to a month maybe more.

 

[K Kruger]

Dave is right. Sell-by dates don't mean much. Smaller cuts of meat, like steaks as opposed to roasts, likely have a shorter life, but it's still longer than the sell-by date in all likelihood. How long this might be is hard to know. It depends on when the meat was packed, how it was packed, and how it has been handled since.

Sell-by dates don't necessarily have a thing to do with safety. They might have to do with spoilage but not necessarily, again, especially for cryo'd beef. Store policy sets the dates. They can be changed and often are, depending on the policy.

Pack dates are the the only dates with law backing them up. The date the meat is packed must be stamped on the packing case - at the packing house - before it is shipped to distribution centers. Any other dates should, imo, be considered arbitrary.

 

[Terre Hooks]

Costco has a meat packing facility?

 

[K Kruger]

No. I don't shop there but they might date when they repack in house. Dunno. They buy from Tyson/IBP mostly, the packer.