Dry aging steaks

[BeetDigger]

Since we have the steak thread, I figure I would ask if anyone dry ages their beef. I believe there is wet aging too. Alton Brown told how to do it, but I missed the majority of that show. Perhaps someone here can splain the finer points.

[sanantoniosooner]

Dang I wish I had time to wait like that for a meal.

[BeetDigger]

Dang I wish I had time to wait like that for a meal.


I saw a restaurant in Las Vegas at New York New York that had pounds and pounds of whole NY strips that were dry aging. It looked awesome.

[JohnnyMack]

http://www.askthemeatman.com/is_it_possible_to_dry_age_beef_at_home.htm

[Okla-homey]

All I remember is its critically important that the moisture level in the aging area is constant at some percentage that is on the razors edge between being too damp which leads to rot, and too dry which leads to jerky.

These are things best left to specialty meat markets IMHO.

[sooneron]

Whole foods has really nice dry aged steaks. Them and my buddies that have a meat shop and restaurant.