Dry aged beef

[Newbie_nick]

Hey all!

I just visited my first "good" steakhouse this weekend and experienced my first good, aged steak, and now, I want to do the same thing at home! I've Googled "dry aged steaks", and it seems pretty easy. From what I read, most folks wrap a whole roast in cheese cloth and place it in the fridge for 3 to 7 days, and that's about it. Does anybody have any experience that they can share on this? Is it really that easy?

Nick

[jonumberone]

Here you go! :tu

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40766

[yourchoice]

Search is your friend! :D

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40766&highlight=dry+aged

Edit: Dommit! You beat me to it!

[ktblunden]

An episode of Good Eats detailed this and I've always wanted to try it. Alton Brown's method was pretty much what you posted, though I think he changed the cloth every so often. I'm sure it's on Youtube.

[mosesbotbol]

Good luck. Takes up a lot of fridge space, but pretty straight foward.

[sevans105]

As for cooking that wonderful dry aged piece of cow, check out sous vide cooking. HOLY COW. BEST STEAK EVER. Even not "awesome" pieces of meat are fantastic done this way.

[Smokin Gator]

I do it the old fashion way... I kill a cow, take it to the butcher, have them dry age it, and have them cut and wrap it. Then I go pick it up and enjoy months of great meat!!!

[ucla695]

Love me some Prime dry aged beef! Let us know how it goes. :tu

[GoodFella]

An episode of Good Eats detailed this and I've always wanted to try it. Alton Brown's method was pretty much what you posted, though I think he changed the cloth every so often. I'm sure it's on Youtube.

i have done this with good luck. one of my fav ways to cook up a good steak. if i was you going to do it start with cheaper cuts till you get the hang of judgeing how to cook it.

[GoodFella]

also look into wet ageing