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Alternative Cooking Methods to Go With the Smokin-It Smoker => Dry-Aging Meat => Topic started by: Roostershooter on May 23, 2018, 01:17:37 PM

Title: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on May 23, 2018, 01:17:37 PM: I finally got my dry aging project going. I think I got the right seal on the meat to the bag. Here is a shot of the first day right after sealing.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on May 23, 2018, 01:18:41 PM: Here is a shot of day 13.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: barelfly on May 23, 2018, 01:33:35 PM: Sweet! That does look like great adhesion, so you should be good to go! You are in for a treat with this!

I am a week into my second aging, picked up a 15lb prime rib primal. Can’t wait for it!
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on May 23, 2018, 02:11:24 PM: This rib weighed in at 15.85 pounds. There are a couple of small areas where the bag is not completely tight to the meat but i got easily 80-85%. I am really looking forward to this!
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Walt on May 23, 2018, 02:25:56 PM: If you want consistently better adhesion, slide it into a leg of pantyhose from the start. You can remove it after a week or leave it on the whole process. I gave not noticed any adverse effects either way.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on May 23, 2018, 02:46:48 PM: Good tip walt! Will it make difference adding one now?
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: DivotMaker on May 23, 2018, 08:11:23 PM: You will definitely be happy! Good stuff there!!
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Walt on May 23, 2018, 10:01:09 PM: Probably not.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: DivotMaker on May 25, 2018, 07:09:15 PM: Quote from: Walt on May 23, 2018, 10:01:09 PM
Probably not.
What do you mean, Walt? ???
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Walt on May 25, 2018, 07:43:54 PM: He asked if it would make a difference applying panty hose at this point. Probably not.

Now i see the apparent conflict if applied to your comment.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on June 14, 2018, 12:00:12 PM: Finished my 35 day dry age and the results were terrific! I will definately do this again. The increased tenderness and enhanced flavor profile are worth the wait. I ended up with 10 pounds of meat after trimming.
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: Roostershooter on June 17, 2018, 09:40:28 PM: Smoked a dry aged prime. Wow! If you have been on the fence about dry aging, just do it. You will not regret it!
Title: Re: 35 day Umai dry age
Post by: barelfly on June 17, 2018, 10:22:49 PM: That looks wonderful! I cut a small roast for the thing! Can’t wait to try it and your post has pushed me to plan it!