Wondering if anyone has ideas or thoughts on what may have gone wrong. I dry aged 12 pounds of boneless prime ribeye for 4 weeks in an umai bag. It looked awesome when I trimmed it. Beautiful color,, nice marbling, etc. it lost 2.2 pounds, or 18 percent, in the fridge, and when I cut it into steaks it was as soft as cool butter. I split it with a friend, and we both cooked a steak Friday night. I reverse seared it, he pan seared it and Both had a nice looking medium rare steak. But...it was seriously disappointing. Kind of tough texture, flavor was meh.... bland.... I don't know what compare it to except low quality steak.
I don't really see how anything went "wrong". The steak wasn't rotten and we are both good cooks. What gives?
I don't really see how anything went "wrong". The steak wasn't rotten and we are both good cooks. What gives?