Professional Edition
Steak Locker Professional Edition G5
Smart Dry Aging Fridge — 2026
Consistent dry aging at service volume is an environmental problem. Temperature drift, humidity fluctuation, inadequate airflow — any one of them erodes yield, compromises flavour development, and undermines a program built over weeks. The Professional Edition G5 was engineered to eliminate those variables.
Purpose-built for professional kitchens, steakhouses, butchery operations, whole-animal programs, and serious charcuterie and curing operations. The cabinet that goes on the floor stays on the floor — producing the same result on day 300 as it did on day one.
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Active Control. Not Just Monitoring.
This is the defining difference of the G5 platform — and the most significant advancement in professional dry aging in a decade. Previous generations showed you what was happening inside the cabinet. The Professional Edition G5 puts you in control of it — from anywhere, at any time, immediately.
Temperature, humidity, airflow speed, UV cycle — every parameter is visible in real time and adjustable on demand through the G5 Smart App. If a program needs to change, you change it. If conditions need correction, you correct them. From your phone, from across the restaurant, from across the country.
The system handles minor environmental drift autonomously. Everything beyond that is your call, made with complete visibility and immediate effect.
And you always know what you are looking at. The app shows where each cabinet stands at a glance — running perfectly, stabilizing, or offline — alongside the state of the connection itself, so you know whether you are seeing live data or the last reading before a unit dropped off.
You are always in command. The G5 makes sure you always can be.
Where the Professional Edition G5 Separates Itself
US-Patented Humidity Control — Recovered, Not Refilled
Every refrigerated cabinet dries its own air. The cooling coil pulls moisture out and freezes it — which is why most aging systems fight humidity with a reservoir somebody has to remember to fill, and why they drift on the weekend nobody does.
The G5 has no reservoir. It flash-heats the ice off the evaporator and returns that moisture to the cabinet — the coil that takes the water out is the coil that puts it back. A closed loop, driving to your setpoint continuously, all the way to 98% relative humidity. Nothing to refill, nothing to run dry mid-program, and no standing water sitting in a drawer in a kitchen that has to pass inspection.
Consistent pellicle formation, controlled moisture loss and predictable trim yield, every cycle. And a range wide enough that the same cabinet runs a 60-day primal, a charcuterie program and a cave-humidity cheese — the difference is a setpoint, not a second machine.
Controlled Airflow Engineering
In a professional operation, airflow is not incidental — it is the difference between a consistent program and an uneven one. The rear plenum delivers calibrated circulation across every shelf position simultaneously, eliminating stagnant zones and ensuring even moisture draw across the full surface of every cut.
Food Safety Architecture
UV sanitation, active humidity management, and engineered airflow work as a unified system. UV eliminates surface pathogens on each cycle. Humidity holds the environment within the precise range required for safe aging. Airflow ensures consistency throughout the entire cabinet. This is the architecture Intertek NSF Category 7 certification validates.
UV runs or stays off by program — sanitising for protein, silent for anything you are ripening on purpose.
US-Patented Aging Intelligence Network
US Patent 11,006,657 covers the communication architecture connecting your aging environment to real-time control from anywhere. Unlike competitors who offer preset programs with no app connectivity, the G5 puts live control in the operator’s hands from any device, anywhere in the world.
Adaptive Predictive pH & Barometric Intelligence
As your G5 accumulates aging cycles, its adaptive algorithm develops a predictive model of your cabinet’s pH and barometric conditions — anticipating environmental shifts before they affect your program. In development. We will name a date when we have one we can hold to.
AI Predictive Maintenance & Consumables Intelligence
Monitors every critical component continuously — compressor, fans, UV bulbs, carbon filters. Predicts service intervals before failures develop. Shipping September 2026.
G5 Enterprise App — Fall 2026
Included as standard. Multi-unit management, advanced reporting, program scheduling, staff access controls, predictive maintenance integration.
Yield Protection
Active control holds the environment within tolerance continuously — not periodically — protecting yield at every stage of every program.
Protein Versatility
Beef primals, whole lamb and pork, poultry, whole fish, hard and semi-hard cheeses, charcuterie and cured meats. Up to seven adjustable shelf configurations. Multiple simultaneous programs. One cabinet, one app.
G5 Smart App — Active Control Capabilities
| Home Edition G5 | Professional Edition G5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 24/7 Monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventory Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live Status & Connection State | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Environmental Monitoring | ✓ | ✓ |
| Active Remote Control & Adjustment | ✓ | ✓ |
| US-Patented Aging Intelligence Network | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Predictive Maintenance & Consumables Intelligence | September 2026 | September 2026 |
| Adaptive Predictive pH & Barometric Intelligence | — | Pro · in development |
| G5 Enterprise App | Add-on · Fall 2026 | Included · Fall 2026 |
| iOS & Android App | ✓ | ✓ |
The Real Story
We invented this category. US Patent 11,006,657, priority date October 4, 2015 — the first smart dry aging system, built by chefs, for people who take aging seriously.
Early units had real problems. The hardware aged protein reliably. The software connecting it didn’t — app instability, connectivity failures, support that couldn’t keep pace. Those reviews are accurate. They’re also about machines we no longer build.
We reengineered it from the ground up. New control board, new app, new connectivity architecture — not a patch, a replacement. Ten years of real aging data from 6,500 units in service informed every decision.
The G5 is what that looks like. Backed by a 3-year warranty and a US phone number that a real person answers.
We built the first decade on invention. We’re building the next one on obsession — the same one that started this in a kitchen, not a boardroom.
— Chef Claus Schmitz, Founder · Full story →
Ten years of dry aging telemetry went into this platform. It doesn’t monitor your environment — it understands it and protects it.
Professional Edition G5 — Specifications
Which Steak Locker is right for you?
| Studio | Home Edition G5 | Professional Edition G5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,799 | $2,499 | $5,999 |
| Capacity | 30 lbs | 65 lbs | 350 lbs |
| Temperature range | 34–50°F | 34–72°F | 34–72°F |
| Humidity control | — | Up to 98% RH | Up to 98% RH |
| Shelves | Fixed | Fixed | Up to 7 adjustable |
| G5 Smart App | — | Included | Included |
| ✓ You are here | ✓ | ||
| Warranty | 1 year | 3 years | 3 years |
Filters, UV bulbs & parts
Replacement filters, UV bulbs, casters, and accessories for every Steak Locker model — ships direct.
Questions people actually ask
Can I run multiple proteins in one Pro G5?
Beef, pork, and poultry can share a cabinet without issue. Fish should run as its own program. Cheese and charcuterie want dedicated chambers — different temperature, humidity, and UV settings, plus cross-contamination risk if mixed with raw protein. Serious multi-program operations run separate dedicated units, the way Verse LA does with four.
Do I need a water line or drain for the humidity system?
No. The G5 flash-heats moisture off the evaporator and returns it — a closed loop, not a reservoir or plumbed line. Nothing to fill, nothing to run dry mid-program.
How many shelves can I fit, and can I reconfigure them?
Up to 7 adjustable shelves. Reconfigure the layout for whole primals, whole-animal programs, or higher-volume butcher runs as your service demands change.
What's the difference between this and the Home Edition G5?
Capacity (350 lb vs. 65 lb) and shelf configurability (up to 7 adjustable shelves vs. fixed) are the core differences. Both share the same temperature range, humidity ceiling, and G5 Smart App.
What does the 3-year warranty cover, and who do I call?
Parts and labour, backed by US-based support. Call or text Chef Rick or Chef Claus directly at 619-888-9108 — not a phone tree, not a ticket number.
Talk to us directly
Call Chef Rick or Chef Claus.
Dry aging at volume is a program, not a product decision. We’ll walk through your protein mix, service frequency, shelf configuration, and yield targets — and consult on how the Professional Edition G5 fits your operation.
619–888–9108You will hear from us swiftly.
