wet-aged
Sealed beef aging
Wet-aged describes meat that has been aged in vacuum-sealed plastic rather than exposed to air.
The sealed environment retains moisture and allows enzymes to tenderize the meat over weeks of refrigeration.
Wet-aging is more common commercially than dry-aging because it loses less weight to evaporation: The wet-aged steaks were tender but lacked the concentrated flavor of dry-aged beef.
Thick beef slice
- primeReadying for action
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- sirloinUpper hindquarter beef cut
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
brisket · roast · cut · marbling · USDA · Angus · filet · strip
Growing older over time
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- vacuum-sealedEnclosed without air
- controlledKept within limits
temperature · humidity · enzyme · tenderization · breakdown · curing · preservation · timing
Protective product enclosure
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- bagFlexible carrying container
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
mass-produced · cost-effective · shelf-life · distribution · retail · economical · efficient · yield
steak
Thick beef slice
tenderloin · brisket · roast · cut · marbling · USDA · Angus · filet · strip · porterhouse
aging
Growing older over time
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- vacuum-sealedEnclosed without air
controlled · temperature · humidity · enzyme · tenderization · breakdown · curing · preservation · timing · days
tender
Soft or sore
clean · fresh · metallic · bloody · moist · succulent · soft · delicate · lighter · mineral
packaging
Protective product enclosure
supermarket · mass-produced · cost-effective · shelf-life · distribution · retail · economical · efficient · yield · transport
- butcherybutcher, meat, butchering, beef, slaughter
- Meat Cutsribeye, t-bone, flank steak, skirt steak, short rib
- Steak Donenessrare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well done
- meat gradesprime, choice, select, standard, commercial