Chat with a retired butcher from Detroit changed my view on aging beef

He told me he used to hang his primals for 45 days in a walk-in cooler with no humidity control, just a fan and a salt block. Any of you guys try simple setups like that or is it all about expensive dry-aging bags now?

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oliviabutler1d ago

No humidity control at all?? Just a fan and a salt block for 45 days?? That's wild to me, I always figured you'd end up with a total disaster on your hands without some kind of moisture management.

blake_kelly191d ago

Total disaster" honestly sounds like my last attempt at baking bread, not aging meat lol. @oliviabutler I've seen guys swear by just a fan and salt for stuff like this, but 45 days with zero humidity control feels like playing roulette with your fridge. I'd be way too paranoid about mold or some funky smell creeping in.

lilyt2323h ago

Wonder if the salt block itself affects the local humidity somehow.