April 20, 2011

By Rick J Henderson

Aging a good steak to make it amazing is not a very difficult task. We have all been to a steak house where the steak was extremely tender, flavorful and juicy. Meals like this usually cost approximately $75 – $100. Well aged steaks can easily cost you more than $100. This article is about how to age steaks at home for a fraction of the cost of having a restaurant do it for you.

Living on a limited budget usually requires the consumption of a significant amount of homemade food. Home made food is significantly cheaper than packaged food and tends to have less sodium and fat content. The meat of choice for most budgets tends to be chicken unless you find a significant price reduction on a piece of beef.

High quality aged steaks can be very expensive to purchase, it is not uncommon to find steaks costing $21 per pound or more. If your family is eating with a limited budget the cost of purchasing aged steak can wreck a budget, learning to age steaks can create significant savings.

One way to have great steaks is to age them yourself in your fridge. Any kind of meat can be aged in your home for a fraction of the cost of and this article will tell you how to do it.

The tools you will need are; a wired cooling rack with tray, paper towel and five days for aging. Many people enjoy a good steak on the weekend, As a suggestion for when to start, Monday is the preferred day to begin the aging process. This will have your steak ready for the weekend when you have the time to enjoy it.

The next time you are shopping at the grocery store purchase a discounted steak from the meat section. When you arrive home, open the package and wrap the meat with paper towel and place on the wired cooling rack. Place the rack in the fridge for the next 24 hours.

After 24 hours remove the wet paper towel and wrap the steak with fresh dry paper towel and place back in the fridge. For the next three days change the paper towel if it become wet or sticks to your steak. Your steak will be ready for cooking on Saturday, always let your steak come to room temperature by having it sit on the kitchen counter away from direct sunlight before cooking as this technique will keep the meat from becoming tough when it touches the hot grill.
Rick and his wife have been able to reduce their grocery budget by almost 50% since they started this challenge in 2010. Their 15 years of grocery shopping for the family has led them to start a blog that includes using leftovers to save big, money, meal planning, cooking utensils, recipes, and grocery lists.
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Frequently visited resort hotel in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone shares news, articles, suggestions and ideas on matters that might enhance your visit to Subic and Clark Pampanga for vacation and travel, as well as to organize, plan or attend a corporate or social event near Manila.

The best hotels outside Manila in Pampanga and Subic are listed here including a beach resort which is a semi-private establishment located in the central business district near shopping, business, entertainment, airport and other conveniences of Philippines Clark Freeport Zone.   This 13 hectare lake beach resort near Manila Philippines is highly recommended for family tourists with children or couples and individuals hoping to relax and enjoy peace and quiet in a laidback American suburban lifestyle.

Adding to the charm and attractiveness of the resorts and hotels in Clark Philippines are certain unique factors including safety, a keen sense of security and privacy that the main zone of Clark Freeport Zone offers.  Angeles Philippines, Subic or Manila cannot offer the same sense of security like Clark Philippines.

Pampanga is an important province of the Philippines slated to be the next business and tourism center of the country.  Already international traffic prefers the Clark International Airport and tourists find Clark Freeport Zone easier to get around than Manila.  Safety, low crime rate, no traffic and low pollution levels all contribute to making Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone a preferred destination for local and international tourists.

For information as well as assistance with reservations in hotels and resorts in Pampanga, Clark Philippines, <a href=”http://www.hotelclarkphilippines.com/?page_id=8″>click here to contact HotelClarkPhilippines now</a>

Or call us at

Hotel Clark Philippines

Creekside Road corner of Centennial Road,

Central Business District, Clark Freeport Zone,

Pampanga, Philippines 2023

Tel: (045)599-5949 0917-520-4403  0922-870-5177 ask for Pedro or Rechel

Manila Sales Office

3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,

Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605

(632) 637-5019   0917-520-4393  Rea or Chay

<a href=”http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com”>http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com</a>

Email:   Info@ClarkPhilippines.com

Getting to this hotel in Clark Philippines

After entering Clark Freeport from Subic, Manila, Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along Clark’s main highway MA Roxas, passing Clark’s largest wine shop called Clark Wine Center on your right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, you will hit a major intersection.  Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road.  YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on your right just 200m down.   Traffic in Clark Philippines is light so it should be quite easy for get to this hotel in Clark Philippines.

YATS Leisure Philippines is a HK-based developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine outlets  <a href=”http://www.YatsLeisure.com”>www.YatsLeisure.com</a>

To inquire with the beach resort hotel in Clark Pampanga visit

<a href=”http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com”>http://www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com</a>

For assistance with wedding venues, organizing and planning a wedding reception or to find wedding services and consultants, log on to

<a href=”http://www.PhilippinesWeddingVenue.com”>www.philippinesweddingvenue.com</a>

To inquire with the highly recommended beach resort hotel in Clark Pampanga visit <a href=”http://www.ClearwaterPhililippines.com”>http://www.ClearwaterPhililippines.com</a>

For more information about Clark, Pampanga, Philippines log on to

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Wine lovers and gourmands looking for good place to eat, fine dining restaurants and family resto bar may want to log on to <a href=”http://www.YatsRestaurant.com”>www.YatsRestaurant.com</a>

In the Freeport zone of Clark, there is a large wine shop that sells excellent vintage wine called Clark Wine Center which offers over 2700 selections of fine wine ranging from p500 to p500,000 a bottle and up.  Log on to <a href=”http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com”>www. ClarkWineCenter.com</a> for more information.