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Has anyone dry aged beef in a vacuum bag? Just using a regular refrigerator. been reading about this using some vac. bags. Here is the link I have been reading. Your thoughts? CF
http://www.drybagsteak.com/

Read this link and make up your own mind. I went down this road as well. http://blog.golbsalt.com/2012/09/07/umai-dry-bag-is-it-really-dry-aging/
Then check out this article, which I think is the best around. http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/03/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-dry-aging-beef-at-home.html

Okie, great links. I learned a lot. Maybe more than I wanted to know. Thanks. CF

Dry aged a choice ribeye primal 28 days in a refrigerator drawer at 34 degrees a while back. Bout time I did another one.

Day 1




Day 28


Vacuum packed


Nice articles - will go 45 days next time

this forum....
now I have to go buy me a mini fridge, a fan and a couple hundred dollars worth of prime rib....
will it ever end?
then I have to splain this to the sposal unit...
good read on the dry aging seriously, great post

Ain't that the truth!

I've been looking into doing this. I'm a rookie at it but from what I've read a mini fridge will not work. It needs to be at least a standard size fridge that has adequate circulation to keep air moving around the meat.

Finatic wrote:I've been looking into doing this. I'm a rookie at it but from what I've read a mini fridge will not work. It needs to be at least a standard size fridge that has adequate circulation to keep air moving around the meat.

I read that as well, but I don't remember where. Proper temp and air circulation are the most important items.

oh swell the wife is still giving me the skunk eye over the second mini fridge idea, wait till I tell er it has to be a full size, might as well think bout a trip to the dog house..