Went to Costco and picked up 15+ pound Choice rib-eye roast. They did not have any Prime :'(
My local Costco is limited on it's Prime selection. Probably due to the area I live. Just not enough rich folks. But the Choice will still be good!
Here is the monster...
Now into the UMAi dry-aging bag. It is important not to rinse the meat off after removing from the cryo-vac bag. I just cut the end and squeeze out the excess blood. Then slip the cryo-vac bag into the UMAi bag. Then pull off the cryo-vac bag while it is in the UMAi bag...
Now this is their largest bag. It is several inches wider than my Foodsaver sealer. So I fold each end inward so that the width is equal to the maximum with of my Foodsaver. Then use surgical tape(wife is a RN) to hold the fold in place. Then I insert the vac mouse inserts on each end so that my sealer wll be able to pull vacuum on the UMAi bag...
Now I lift the top of the Foodsaver up and over so the internals are exposed. Then I make sure that the bag is lined up just past the point it needs to be with the Foodsaver. Then drop the Foodsaver top back down onto the bag. Then make sure the Foodsaver is powered up of course then slide the bag back a little bit using both hands on each side of the bag. Then wiggle it forward until it activates. If it errors wiggle it back and forward again. It might take a couple tries. Once it starts pulling vacuum you should be good. Help work the air out of the bag as it draws vacuum. Now it might not get enough vacuum to automatically stop so you will need to hit stop to start the sealing process once all the air is worked out of the bag...
After your done it should look similar to this...
Then you will need to create a second seal using the same process as the first time. You will just make sure the bag is further out a bit so the second seal is forward of the first. As soon as the Foodsaver starts to pull vacuum hit the stop button so the sealing process will start. Here is a picture of the second seal...
Now I forgot to mention this but this info goes for both the seals. After the UMAi bag is done sealing give it a few seconds to cool before removing from the sealer. And DO NOT pull the bag out of the Foodsaver. Lift the top to expose the internals and gently lift the bag off the seal. If you pull away you might tear the bag. Here is a pic...
Close up of the completed double seal...
Bag labeled with date packed and weight...
Now into the garage fridge for the 30 day aging process. I will keep this thread posted with pictures showing the dry aging progression. This thing will yield quite a few dry-aged beauties
The first time I tried using the UMAi bags with my sealer I was cussing and screaming. But now I have the process down and it is easy peasy. I hope this helps anyone else trying to dry-age using the UMAi bags with a Foodsaver upright sealer.