- Jan 4, 2017
- 6
- 10
I wanted to share this experience so no one else gets burned by this company. Umai Dry Age Bags
We bought a $199 Starter kit, bought a 18 LBS $200.00 whole boneless Ribeye (in hindsight we should have started with a cheaper piece we just were so sure it was gonna work we went all-in)
We sealed it (not an easy task) in the Umai bag got a great seal and put it in a perfectly working fridge that remained at exactly 36 degrees the entire time and we checked it daily and 29 days later, we had to throw away a $200.00 spoiled Ribeye!
Pretty Simple. The bags don't work. Company doesn't back product either. Customer service told me this: The bags only work in a perfect scenario, only a very small percentage of people can set this up, a dedicated "indoor" fridge in a room at exactly 70 degrees ambient temp with nothing else inside it, no beverages, fruit or other food that might cause moisture.
How you keep a room at 70 degrees all the time means this is not a hobby it's only working for folks who have time to check a fridge and room temp 3-4 time s a day.. Any average Joe can't set that up or put that much work in.
The bags are made purposely difficult to seal so you "ruin" a few 1st time out, this is all over their forum that people struggle to seal the bags and the response is always "better luck next time""! Buy more bags.
BEWARE OF THESE BAGS YOU WILL GET BURNED.
We bought a $199 Starter kit, bought a 18 LBS $200.00 whole boneless Ribeye (in hindsight we should have started with a cheaper piece we just were so sure it was gonna work we went all-in)
We sealed it (not an easy task) in the Umai bag got a great seal and put it in a perfectly working fridge that remained at exactly 36 degrees the entire time and we checked it daily and 29 days later, we had to throw away a $200.00 spoiled Ribeye!
Pretty Simple. The bags don't work. Company doesn't back product either. Customer service told me this: The bags only work in a perfect scenario, only a very small percentage of people can set this up, a dedicated "indoor" fridge in a room at exactly 70 degrees ambient temp with nothing else inside it, no beverages, fruit or other food that might cause moisture.
How you keep a room at 70 degrees all the time means this is not a hobby it's only working for folks who have time to check a fridge and room temp 3-4 time s a day.. Any average Joe can't set that up or put that much work in.
The bags are made purposely difficult to seal so you "ruin" a few 1st time out, this is all over their forum that people struggle to seal the bags and the response is always "better luck next time""! Buy more bags.
BEWARE OF THESE BAGS YOU WILL GET BURNED.
