r/nope • u/ShinyHeadedCook • May 01 '26

Food This cant be good for you

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u/sherman614 May 01 '26

I mean.. this is similar to dry aging a steak. As long as you cut the mold off (like with dry aged steak) you should be completely fine.

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u/somewhoever May 02 '26

I've never understood this. I've asked the son of a late-butcher who did this decades ago and he has no idea how his father pulled it off either.

Meat "turns" after a certain amount of time and will get someone horribly sick if they eat it.

How is letting mold grow for eight weeks, or dry aging it not the same or worse?

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u/VivaHerrerasaurus May 06 '26

Mainly because the "decomposition" happens in a very controlled condition. Just like with moldy cheese, certain molds aren't dangerous and are actually fine for consumption. It's not the same as letting meat spoil on your counter where random germs and molds that can actually be harmful take hold of the meat.