Counter open Tuesday to Sunday. Orders placed before 11am are ready the same afternoon.

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Aging Room

Four weeks of doing very little
34°F Held day and night

Inside the aging room

Four weeks of doing very little

Dry aging is mostly patience and airflow. Primals go on the rack whole, uncovered, and stay there until the crust forms and the flavour concentrates. Then we trim back to clean meat and cut what you ask for.

  1. 1

    Whole primals go up

    Bone-in ribeye and striploin, racked with space on every side.

  2. 2

    Air keeps moving

    Fans run constantly so the surface dries evenly instead of sweating.

  3. 3

    Crust does the work

    The outer layer hardens and seals, while the inside changes texture.

  4. 4

    Trimmed and cut

    We take the crust back to clean meat and cut steaks to your thickness.

From the counter

What to do with it afterwards

Short notes we hand out when people ask.

All guides
Resting a thick steak Beginner

Resting a thick steak

Pull it early, leave it alone, and let the heat finish the job off the pan. The thicker the cut, the longer it waits.…

1 min read Doneness chart
Short ribs, low and slow Weekend

Short ribs, low and slow

Flanken ribs take a marinade well and grill fast. English cut ribs want three hours and a covered tray. Two cuts, two methods Flanken…

1 min read Grill and oven
Finding the grain Carving

Finding the grain

Look at the raw cut before it goes near heat. Mark the direction with a small nick so you know where to slice later.…

1 min read Knife work
Where it comes fromNamed farms within a day’s drive
  • Maplewood Farm
  • Clearbrook Pastures
  • Hallow Ridge
  • Sixmile Co-op
  • Ashfield Dairy Beef