DRYAGER was proud to be a sponsor of the 2023 Philly Chef Conference, hosted by Drexel University on April 16th, 2023 in Philadelphia, PA. The conference is an annual event designed to convene the regional food community and to showcase the latest food and beverage ideas and techniques through educational lectures, panel discussions and demonstrations.
This year’s conference featured a panel discussion on the art of aging proteins, presented by DRYAGER. Renowned panelists and dry aging experts Arielle Johnson, Heather Thomason, Shola Olunloyo, and Nick Solares shared their knowledge, experience, and passion for working with DRYAGER cabinets to create flavors & textures that otherwise would not be possible.
Some of the topics discussed by the panelists include:
● The panelists’ first introductions to dry aging (4:05)
● Flavor transfer in dry aging (15:35)
● Feeding & breeding beef for flavor (17:18)
● Dry aging chicken (26:20)
● Using the DRYAGER device as a meat holding cabinet (29:18)
● Changes in fat when dry aging (31:00)
● Dry aging whole pheasants (31:55)
● Aging butter (33:20)
● Priming proteins for improved searing (34:40)
● Pellicle development in the DRYAGER cabinet (35:09)
● Uses for dry aged trimmings (36:50)
● Dry aging seafood (39:15)
● Aging fat & tallow (41:35)
● Set it & forget it with the DRYAGER device (44:10)
