The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104504   Message #2143692
Posted By: bobad
07-Sep-07 - 10:09 PM
Thread Name: BS: Prod. dates: sell by, use by, expiration
Subject: RE: BS: Prod. dates: sell by, use by, expiration
"However, when you "tenderize" meat by hanging it in the fridge for a few days, you're not introducing enzymes."
   
No, but you are allowing intrinsic enzymes to work on the proteins while maintaining the meat at a temperature that retards putrefaction.