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The same whitetail doe, cooled within 5 hours of harvest, processed the same, using the same cuts, each dish prepared and seasoned the same. The only difference - half was aged (7 days) in an Ice Bath while the other half was kept Dry (see ice chest photo).
Three dishes were prepared - Pulled BBQ, Mississippi Pot Roast, and Grilled Backstrap (medium rare) for both Ice Bath and Dry (6 total dishes). Evaluators (N=28) were given blind samples (labeled 1 or 2) and asked to score each on a 1-6 scale where...
Tenderness
1 = Very tough, can't chew it
6 = Melt in your mouth
Flavor - Gamey or not
1 = Strong, very gamey taste
6 = Not gamey at all, could be beef
See attached charts for summary of results.
Evaluators were also asked to mark their preference of each blind dish. Those preferences averaged 45.1% for Ice Bath and 54.9% for Dry.
Due to the tiny margins of differences, I did not bother with statistical analysis. Bottom line - It doesn't matter. Do what works for you in your situation. Please feel free to share. Hope this will help end the debate.
The same whitetail doe, cooled within 5 hours of harvest, processed the same, using the same cuts, each dish prepared and seasoned the same. The only difference - half was aged (7 days) in an Ice Bath while the other half was kept Dry (see ice chest photo).
Three dishes were prepared - Pulled BBQ, Mississippi Pot Roast, and Grilled Backstrap (medium rare) for both Ice Bath and Dry (6 total dishes). Evaluators (N=28) were given blind samples (labeled 1 or 2) and asked to score each on a 1-6 scale where...
Tenderness
1 = Very tough, can't chew it
6 = Melt in your mouth
Flavor - Gamey or not
1 = Strong, very gamey taste
6 = Not gamey at all, could be beef
See attached charts for summary of results.
Evaluators were also asked to mark their preference of each blind dish. Those preferences averaged 45.1% for Ice Bath and 54.9% for Dry.
Due to the tiny margins of differences, I did not bother with statistical analysis. Bottom line - It doesn't matter. Do what works for you in your situation. Please feel free to share. Hope this will help end the debate.
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