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So should I wrap it in cheesecloth?

My husband, Dad, and I all prefer ribeye too. My sister likes her steak without fat and gristle though, so I thought strip might be better. Plus the CI recipe calls for strip.

Becca,

The purpose of cheese cloth is to slow the evaporation rate. You want the meat to age, not just develop a dry crust that will need to be trimmed.

It really depends on the length of aging, humidity and sanitation. Up to three days may not require the cheese cloth.

I hope this helps.

Tim

I'm in the dry aging is difficult to do at home class. Difficult to control both air flow and humidity. IMO it is better to purchase sub primals in Cryovac and wet age. The results are nearly as good, the process is simple. And the waste is close to none. Leave in the refrigerator in a place where the seal cannot be broken, and forget for a period of 2 weeks to a month.

Hi,

Many of you may remember the articles in Serious Eats with caveats about dry aging at home. The beef suppliers claimed it was highly suspect and home refrigerators had "too much humidity" to offer safety. This seemed to contradict academic article dictating high humidity for dry aging. A few months ago, Kenji thoroughly tested dry aging on individual cuts of steak and claimed there were no benefits. Serious Eats was filled with pleas to test primals.

Today, Serious Eats presents the highly successful results with "The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Dry-Aging Beef at Home".

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/03/the- ... rious_eats

This is a great read and has some interesting findings.

Tim

ps: There is also an interesting finding on wet aging.

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Today, Serious Eats presents the highly successful results with "The Food Lab's Complete Guide to Dry-Aging Beef at Home".

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/03/the- ... rious_eats
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Tim,

Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to the read.

--Lisa

Tim, thanks for posting that article. Kenji always does a great job of explaining the science. Now to justify the cost of a whole prime rib...