The first order I placed, the first one I looked for. Tried to add ground beef but was DENIED! Only pork rib caps (since Iām the one that forced Katie to add them this year!) and NY Strips
Also, on the freezer - we only eat steaks or ground beef maybe once a week, at MOST, so I always have a bunch of Flannery in the freezer, never an issue, ever.
Long story short - weāre fans of freezing dry aged steaks! Theory behind it is that the whole freezing/thawing process has the potential to effect the texture of the steak (as water molecules expand/contract). With so much moisture having been removed during the dry aging process, you really donāt have that textural issue.
Then on the flip side, I donāt think you want to keep a dry aged steak in a fridge for as long as you could an unaged steak. So if you donāt think youāll use the steak within 5 or so days of receiving, just throw into freezer. Best way to thaw is to move into fridge the day/night before, so you have a nice slow thaw.
Yeah, I view my garage freezer as my āFlannery Cellar.ā Just like itās nice to have good wine on hand to drink, itās always nice to be able to pull out a world-class steak.
In for a couple of pork caps to try them as well as a few burger packs. BTW, if you guys like chili and havenāt used the Flannery ground beef then you are missing out.
In for way too much. I can also confirm no issues whatsoever with long-term freezing. I donāt know what Bryan and Katie recommend, but we have had no issues even at 2+ years.
Lol officially, we usually say about 6months. Unofficially, Iāve pulled stuff out of my freezer thatās definitely been lurking in there for 2-3yrs, same for Dad. As long as the cryovac seal is tight (no ice crystals inside bag) you are totally good to go.
Popped on the pork cap and some CA reserve NYS. Canāt believe Iām shipping beef to Oklahoma, where local beef is plentiful. Not much dry aged around though, so Iām in!