Bon Apetite'

Cathy

I would definitely concur on the salting of the steak. I have tried it and it works, the steaks do come out more tender and the off flavors do decrease.
The reason I like dry aged steak is because its lower moisture cooks a bit more evenly and of course the flavor is superb.
When I cook wet aged steak salting is a good way to improve the flavor and texture.

Is aged steak just an old steak no one wants? Is it just like cheating on your wife with older ugly "friend"? Why buy aged when you have fresh and real at home?

The perception for some is that when it comes to meat, perfectly red and slaughter-house-fresh is best. But many think that's just a ploy to divert novices from the real quality product! However we don't often remark much about it because afterall, we like that they stay away from the preferred aged stuff, 'cause that leaves more for us! Ha!

I personally let wild game hang for days before butchering it. And I regularly buy more aged meat at the store- my personal optimum is stuff less red, even close to brown w/ tinges of green around the fat-cap. Not a thing wrong w/ it at all (although one really needs to have some protein knowledge and be "in the know" because obviously foods can cross a line!). Aged stuff for me has far more flavor than the fresh-killed stuff. It's like the difference between adding beries to vinegar and using it in a salad dressing the very first day- versus waiting a week or two and using it then. The flavor of the berries in the vinegar is much happier and more present as more time passes and it ages.

By the way- welcome to Spice Place, FoodLoverCA! This is a great place w/ fine folks and we're glad you found us!

Somehow Kevin along with my Dad and many others have discovered that aged beef is a notch above the fresher product. My Dad has told me for the longest time that aged beef is delicious, I thought he was just being cheap and buying the outdated stuff to save a $ (being the tight-wad type that he is) but now I am beginning to see that aged beef is a preferred product! I have tasted the difference and I believe there is a much better tasting product in buying the aged!