Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat
Dry-aged meat is a meat lover's dream, featuring succulence and flavor that no other meat can match. Typically such meats are available only in elite steakhouse restaurants or high-end specialty butcher shops, at a cost far beyond the pocketbook of most consumers. But now this ultimate expression of meaty flavor is available to all, with the surprisingly simple but detailed instructions in this handy guide.

All that's needed is a small refrigerator, a fan, a remote thermometer, and this book. With these tools anyone can dry age beef, duck, goose, lamb, goat, venison and other game, and more. The book examines the cuts of meat to choose and how to trim them. Exact, step-by-step instructions for dry aging each kind of meat are covered in full. It addresses health and food-safety concerns in detail, and gives guidelines for how long each meat should be aged. Cooking notes are also included.

Any serious home cook will want to try the surprisingly simple methods outlined in Dry Aging Meat at Home.
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Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat
Dry-aged meat is a meat lover's dream, featuring succulence and flavor that no other meat can match. Typically such meats are available only in elite steakhouse restaurants or high-end specialty butcher shops, at a cost far beyond the pocketbook of most consumers. But now this ultimate expression of meaty flavor is available to all, with the surprisingly simple but detailed instructions in this handy guide.

All that's needed is a small refrigerator, a fan, a remote thermometer, and this book. With these tools anyone can dry age beef, duck, goose, lamb, goat, venison and other game, and more. The book examines the cuts of meat to choose and how to trim them. Exact, step-by-step instructions for dry aging each kind of meat are covered in full. It addresses health and food-safety concerns in detail, and gives guidelines for how long each meat should be aged. Cooking notes are also included.

Any serious home cook will want to try the surprisingly simple methods outlined in Dry Aging Meat at Home.
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Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat

Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat

by Warren R. Anderson
Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat

Dry Aging Meat at Home: A Complete Guide for Dry Aging Beef, Duck, Game, and Other Meat

by Warren R. Anderson

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Overview

Dry-aged meat is a meat lover's dream, featuring succulence and flavor that no other meat can match. Typically such meats are available only in elite steakhouse restaurants or high-end specialty butcher shops, at a cost far beyond the pocketbook of most consumers. But now this ultimate expression of meaty flavor is available to all, with the surprisingly simple but detailed instructions in this handy guide.

All that's needed is a small refrigerator, a fan, a remote thermometer, and this book. With these tools anyone can dry age beef, duck, goose, lamb, goat, venison and other game, and more. The book examines the cuts of meat to choose and how to trim them. Exact, step-by-step instructions for dry aging each kind of meat are covered in full. It addresses health and food-safety concerns in detail, and gives guidelines for how long each meat should be aged. Cooking notes are also included.

Any serious home cook will want to try the surprisingly simple methods outlined in Dry Aging Meat at Home.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580801799
Publisher: Burford Books
Publication date: 04/07/2016
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Dry Aging 1

About this Book 4

Chapter 2 Equipment 7

Dedicated Refrigerator 7

Desirable Refrigerator Features 8

Refrigerator-Related Equipment 12

Cutting Board 21

Knives 22

Knife Sharpener 24

Weight Scales 25

Chapter 3 Health Matters 27

The Problem 27

The Steps to Take 28

Chapter 4 Controlling Refrigerator Bacteria, Mold, and Odors 31

Sanitizing the Dry-Aging Refrigerator 32

Chapter 5 Commercial and Amateur Dry Aging of Various Meats 35

The Commercial Dry Aging of Beef 35

The Commercial and Amateur Dry Aging of Non-Beef Meats 37

Dry Aging the Meat at Home 39

Changes Caused by Dry Aging 39

Refrigerator Temperature and Humidity 41

Aging Time 43

More Varieties of Meat to Dry Age 44

Storing Dry-Aged Meat 44

Chapter 6 Dry-Aged Beef 47

About Dry-Aged Beef 47

Selecting a Cut of Beef 48

The Aging Time for Beef 51

Cooking Beef Steak or Roast 52

Chapter 7 Dry-Aged Big Game 53

Comparing Beef with Venison 53

Aging Considerations for Venison 55

Can This Venison Be Dry Aged? 55

Deselecting Venison for Dry Aging 56

Dry-Aging Time for Venison 58

Suggested Dry-Age Times for Various Game 59

Chapter 8 Dry-Aged Duck 61

How to Butterfly a Raw Duck 64

The Duck Dry-Aging Process 69

Cooking the Duck 70

Chapter 9 Dry-Aged Goose 77

How to Butterfly a Raw Goose 80

The Goose Dry-Aging Process 83

Cooking the Goose 84

Chapter 10 Dry-Aged Lamb 89

About Lambs and Lamb Meat 89

Selecting a Cut of Lamb for Dry Aging 90

Comparing United States, Australian, and New Zealand Lamb 91

Best Cuts of Lamb for Dry Aging 95

Where to Buy Leg of Lamb or Rack of Lamb 97

About Aging and Cooking Aged Lamb 97

Chapter 11 Dry-Aged Goat 99

About Goats and Goat Meat 99

Selecting a Cut of Goat for Dry Aging 101

Meat-Goat Breeds 101

Where to Buy Leg of Goat or Rack of Goat 104

About Aging Goat 104

Chapter 12 Step-by-Step Dry Aging 107

A Checklist for Dry Aging Meat 107

Appendices

Appendix 1 Fahrenheit < > Celsius Conversion Table 113

Appendix 2 Weight and Volume Conversion Tables 115

Appendix 3 Cooking Chart 117

Index 119

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