Butter dry-aged. Last time we did a video on this we said that butter dry
age is the same thing as wet aging. But that was just saying. We didn't actually
put it to the test and for today's video I'm really gonna put that to the test
and find out if butter dry aging or butter aging is actually worth it.
So let's do it!
This is a whole beef tenderloin and I got it from Harry's Ranch.
After removing the packaging you can see that they come completely untrimmed and that is what
I recommend if you're doing any type of wet aging or dry aging. Whenever you're
aging something you will have moisture lost so starting with an untrained piece
of meat is the right thing to do. Since I want my tenderloins to keep its
shape the best thing to do is to tressen it with butchers twine. That
will ensure that the filet mignon will keep its well-known shape. To keep this
test consistent it is important to use the same cut of meat so for that reason
I'm splitting both of them in half. One will be aged with butter and the other
one will be just vacuum-packed. To make sure my seal is good I sealed
it twice. Now that we have this one ready it's time for the next one. For the
amount of butter I'm gonna be using he can be expensive, so I decided to make my
own and it's super easy to do. Start off by throwing a bunch of heavy cream in
your mixer, this job gets messy so make sure that you put the cover on, start by
blending it on low and then move to high speed. As I mentioned this is a messy job
and if you have towels, use them. After blending them for a while the butter
will automatically separate from the milk, and that is how you make butter. And
as a by-product you have buttermilk left. Now that I have my butter ready the
first step is to lay down some parchment paper and spread some butter. The
important thing to remember is that you don't want your first layer to be thin
it must be thick and if there's any additional moisture just remove it with
a paper towel. Once that's done lay down the beef
tenderloin, using the sides and the end wrap it around it until you cover the
whole piece. Once you are done you are left with a perfect log of butter beef.
But now that we have both of them ready there's nothing else to do but put it on
my regular refrigerator to let them age.
Once I took them out of the bag and I can tell you right away it has a very strong
smell. The oxidation is also clear on the edges and also on the front. It does not
have a bad smell is just have a very strong smell of beef. I normally have
this kind of smell with beef that has bones but never with a tenderloin. The
next thing to do is to quickly remove other butchers twine and cut them into
individual filet mignons. Even though it has a strong beef smell it does not
smell bad if you ever come across a beef that smells bad it's time to go.
This one however it just smells strong and I'm ok with that. Then we jump right
into the butter aged there is absolutely no difference from the time that it went
into my refrigerator. The biggest thing I can tell you is that your entire
refrigerator will smell like butter, but hey if you are like me, you love that
smell. The next step is to cut it open and see what's inside, and once I did,
this is what it looks like.
Just by looking at it I can tell you that they look perfect. Exactly what I'm
looking for then I decided to cut them into individual steaks.
Here are some things I could tell you about this, as soon as I cut it open a
lot of moisture escaped. When I smell it it smells very similar to the previous
one but because there's so much butter it masks the smell. The next things to do
is to remove the butter and I think if I'm very careful I can just pull it out.
Since the butter became a crust it's quite hard and if I carefully push it
out there you go I'm able to take it out. And to my eyes the edges looks a lot
more oxidized than the last one. Every time there is a butter dry-aged video
the number one question is can you use the butter. You have to remember this was
uncovered in my refrigerator for a long time I don't feel comfortable using it
and I don't think you should either. Now all there's left to do is to trim it. And
one important thing to remember is that you don't want to be cheap remove all
the oxidation. But once I was done here's what they look like.
After trimming them the one on the left is the butter and the one on the right
is the wet aged. I know the butter aged won't look bigger but you have to
remember that was bigger going in. The only other thing I can point out is that
the butter age is a little bit darker but if there's a difference it's too
small to tell. The next step is to season them it to really keep the taste of the
beef I'm only seasoning them with salt and freshly ground black pepper. As I'm
handling them I can tell you that it's so tender that they are falling apart on
me. To make sure that does not happen I decided to tressen them with butchers
twine. But now that I have my steaks ready the first thing I'm gonna be doing
is putting a beautiful sear on them, then I'll be using my wireless thermometer to
cook them in indirect heat. I am shooting for an internal temperature of a
hundred and twenty-five degrees Fahrenheit. But now I say it is enough
talking and it is time to cook some amazing filet mignon. So let's do it!
Alright everybody we have our beautiful filet mignons here. Are you ready to try Angel?
Of course I'm ready to try. Oh filet mignon, Angel are you ready? Born like this.
It's kind of like a, you were born for this huh? Yeah. Alright born ready for this one huh.
Alright no more talking let's give it a try Angel go for it. Get that one first. So tender it's about
to fall apart seriously everybody. Alright cheers everybody! Cheers!
Oh my god falling apart in your mouth everybody mmm. It's so tender I went
right through it. I went to cut it again right boom. There's like almost zero
resistance when you take a bite on the steak everybody it just almost melts in
your mouth. I'm not gonna say it's jello but it's kind of like jello. Juicy as
hel. Super juicy, super tender amazing flavor. Wow!
That's a wonderful steak. You agree? What are you doing? Bro you almost done.
We have experiment Angel, take it easy my friend let's try the last one first.
Ready? I guess. I know you're hungry alright go for a second one.
now there's a difference between them
and I want to know your honest opinion which one you like better.
Be careful they might just disintegrate. Second one everybody Cheers!
What do you think Angel?
We're waiting. It's amazing
but do they are the same. You think so?
I mean, I don't know, they're different? Because they're the same to me and like
flavor is the same. Wow Wow I actually think that you have a point
here Angel. I don't notice much difference let me give it another go
everybody. Is the same.
It's an amazing steak it's absolutely delicious, it's
absolutely incredible, but it is the same. It's amazing that's not a problem that
is the same. Very true. it's not a problem if it's exactly the same. But,
the method is completely different. The first one I vacuum packed it and dry-aged it
in the vacuum pack. Okay. It's not really dry aged it's called wet aged. Yeah? The
second one I did the same thing but with butter. Oh you did the butter thing? The
butter experiment for the tenderloin. What happened Angel? What are you doing
you don't remember what I said? A while back we did an experiment...Oh it is exactly that...
It tastes like you just vacuum sealed it.
I don't know if this is gonna really count as dry
aged you had it on the fridge for a while but I feel like it what happened
is that it kind of just vacuum sealed it.
We just proved it that is exactly like a
vacuum sealed steak there's not that much difference. So Guga, you just proved my point.
Thank you. Yes but I really wanted it to work because you know the butter is so
much work to put it together and all that messiness and you make your own
butter and all that stuff. But guys if there is a difference the difference is
so small that it's unnoticeable. Difference?
What difference? There is no difference. It's the same.
It's the same everybody it's absolutely the same there's no
difference the only difference I notice is that there is more loss on the vacuum
sealed one because the edges get oxidized more. But the butter dry-aged
doesn't have that much lost. So yeah if you own a wet age it...
butter. Or just put it on the bag and do it. If you really got a lot of butter
left over for some weird odd reason. Or if you are mad like me make your own butter.
Guys look do not use that butter. No not worth it. Save your money and go ahead
and buy more stakes. Agree? Agreed. We agree everybody. I hope you guys enjoyed this
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