Re:sealing problems – what to look for?

Hi Steven,
It sounds to me like something else was wrong – maybe the bag was not correctly sealed or the meat was contaminated prior to being bag’ed.
I unpacked a 32 old piece of meat the other day and the smell was fresh and nice. The exterior “leather” on the meat was maybe 1½mm (0.06″) and the meat itself was very tender with a dark read color. It was not that different from the previous piece I opened (21 days of drying), but the taste was a bit more intense though.
You should try it one more time and I am sure you will have better luck next time.

kim