Bought a half a beef

[Czubek]

Wasn't on grass, but feed and hung two weeks. Came from a local and very reputable rancher.

It worked out to $2.55 a pound, with everything, no mud.

Haven’t had beef taste this good and be so tender in what seems like forever.



Brian

[10 Bears]

Hanging Meat for "tenderization"! Works well with with wild game too.

[RTO]

$2.55 a pound . . . . holy cow!! (no pun intended)

That's a deal!

[buzgun]

Nice score

[baboon]

Originally Posted by 10 Bears

Hanging Meat for "tenderization"! Works well with with wild game too.

Hanging meat @ the right temperature is the only way. These fancy steakhouse that let it sit around are just selling aged beef. Aging it adds flavor & does a little towards the breakdown of connective tissue, but hanging breaks the connective tissue!

[Sanders]

Awesome!

[aviator]

Originally Posted by baboon

Hanging meat @ the right temperature is the only way. These fancy steakhouse that let it sit around are just selling aged beef. Aging it adds flavor & does a little towards the breakdown of connective tissue, but hanging breaks the connective tissue!

yep, right temperature, humidity and time, that's all there is,

[10 Bears]

Venison is definitely improved by aging.

[baboon]

Originally Posted by 10 Bears

Venison is definitely improved by aging.

Ever hang game birds? I did pheasant as a kid. Garage saw a few dear too. Can't do it here in Texas, but for a very short random time.

[10 Bears]

A friend of mine learned about hanging pheasant. Whole bird, gutted bit with feathers.

I was never much of a pheasant lover though, unless they were head shot.
Messed up a tooth, real bad, on some shot once.

[Czubek]

It's been a long time since I have had beef this good. Princess and I grilled a couple "T"-bones and they were fork tender and tasted great. We grilled burgers and they were great, too.

Brian

[4thIDvet]

Damn that sounds good. Store meat nowadays no matter how much yah spend tastes like shoe leather.
Lady came over and said to marinate meat in Coke Cola to tenderize? Have not tried it yet but she swears it works?

[baboon]

Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

Damn that sounds good. Store meat nowadays no matter how much yah spend tastes like shoe leather.
Lady came over and said to marinate meat in Coke Cola to tenderize? Have not tried it yet but she swears it works?

Coke does not have enought acid in it to tenderize meat by marinating. You can braise in Coke & get meat tender.

[4thIDvet]

Originally Posted by baboon

Coke does not have enought acid in it to tenderize meat by marinating. You can braise in Coke & get meat tender.

Thanks boon I got to try that one.
Local Publix chain store here has been putting prime rib on sale for $7.99 a lb. that I have been picking up. But I read an article where their calling it prime but it is choice I think they call it?
I rub it down with olive oil and butter then salt and pepper. Room temp and in the oven at 450 degs. for 10 min. to get a black crust. Then slow cook rare.
Cooking show I watched. Don't put your grilled steaks on a flat pan when their done it steams the down side. Put it on a rack to keep the color.

[10 Bears]

Originally Posted by baboon

Coke does not have enought acid in it to tenderize meat by marinating. You can braise in Coke & get meat tender.

The secret to using Coke for a tenderizer, build a vacuum chamber, place your meat inside, fill it with Coca cola, suck all the air out of the meat, let the coke invade the meat. Then let it set for a few hours. It will be tender.