Means within the same column lacking a common letter (a–b) differ (P < 0.05).
A 10 = Like extremely; 1 = dislike extremely.
B 10 = Extremely flavorful or intense; 1 = extremely bland or no flavor.
C 10 = Extremely tender; 1 = extremely tough.
D 10 = Extremely juicy; 1 = extremely dry.
E 5 = Definitely would buy; 1 = definitely would not buy.
F These aging periods were in addition to the 9-d initial aging period due to shipment of product.
G RMSE = Root mean square error from analysis of variance.