G5 — 2026 Steak Locker Home Edition G5

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Steak Locker Home Edition G5

Smart Dry Aging Fridge — 2026

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🇺🇸 US Patented  ·  US Engineered  ·  US Designed Intelligence  ·  US Support

The G5 is what a decade of refinement looks like — embedded Wi-Fi, a fully integrated control board, and the new Smart App live on the App Store now. Every component was reengineered from the ground up. Every decision was made by the team that invented the original machine and has been aging protein in it ever since.

This is what chefs use. Now engineered for your kitchen.

$2,499 or ~$84/month

Financing via Shop Pay · Free shipping

3-Year Warranty — Parts & Labour — US-Based Support
✓ US Patent 11,006,657 ✓ Intertek NSF Category 7 ✓ 6,500+ in service

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    Fred Howard F. H. Fred H.
    09-09-2025

    Great product and an awesome price

    This is a well built unit with great functionality and a high value price point. Love having this in the pantry - both functional and art circling around our love of great meat.

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    Rusty Martin R. M. Rusty M.
    31-05-2025

    Making a good steak

    After working out some bugs with the manual and the controls, it looks like the beef I’ve been aging is almost ready!

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    Ronald Gould R. G. Ronald G.
    25-05-2025

    Steak Locker Home Dry Age Fridge

    We haven’t been able to use it. I just wished it came with a paper manual. Please let me know if there’s such a thing.

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    Naomi Teshimanaka N. T. Naomi T.
    29-04-2025

    Soreil Osaka

    We originally purchased the SL150 for our small kitchen to experiment with dry aging duck and fish. To our surprise, it’s absolutely perfect for aging wild king salmon, duck breasts, and even hamachi for sashimi service. It’s compact but professional. The app is incredibly useful, allowing us to track exact temperature and humidity even while we’re prepping on the other side of the kitchen. The subtle control makes a huge difference with more delicate proteins

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    Reese Delavan R. D. Reese D.
    21-04-2025

    Pro 40

    So far so great! Easy setup and use!

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    Ryan Nickell R. N. Ryan N.
    13-09-2023

    BBQ game-changer

    We've got the SL150, and it's been a game changer for our family; as a dry-ager, it's been excellent (we currently have a 10lbs striploin in there), but it's also freed up our fridge from the burden of storing all of the meat we dry brine for days on end. It's a super welcome addition to our home!

  • Great piece of equipment
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    Paul Collot P. C. Paul C.
    03-08-2023

    Great piece of equipment

    Looks really cool in the kitchen, put 2 large pieces of meat, now i just have to wait :)

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    James Nash J. N. James N.
    20-06-2023

    Investment

    As a cattle rancher and professional hunter my life revolves around doing my damnest to make the best possible meat. Safely and efficiently aging meat in the steak locker has been wonderful for me. Highly recommend.

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    Ben B. Ben
    12-06-2023

    Dry aging perfection but that's not all!

    So many uses for this fridge -we found out being able to control temp and humidity is great for not only dry aging beef but curing your own salami and dried ham, storing humidity sensitive cheeses, cigars, wine, etc etc. I originally wanted this to dry age beef which we do but we found a lot of uses for this during the "other" times. We have ours built into our island but it would look sharp sitting out anywhere - especially with the dim blue glow.. We had the original model and since have upgraded to the new tankless model giving us more interior space and no need to check water levels in the tank. Nadia and Claus have been very helpful with my questions and support since the first unit arrived no matter how many times I reach out!

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    Michael Fiorello M. F. Michael F.
    13-04-2023

    The Wi-Fi transmitter doesn’t work and no one has helped

    Steak Locker Home Dry Age Fridge

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    Henry Chiang H. C. Henry C.
    17-03-2023

    Starting a Business

    My brother and I have bought the Steak Locker Home model in mid 2020 to start dry aging mostly beef and testing some salami recipes. I can confidently say that the Steak Locker is an impressive smart dry aging fridge that lives up to its promises. It is incredibly easy to use, with simple controls and a cool design that looks great in our downstairs kitchen. It is worth noting that it feels solid and well-made, has no plastic parts and is easy to clean. The wifi takes a little to connect but once we got it up and running it is very useful. We had a few missed tries with the salami but now have figured out how to balance the recipe. One issue of complaint could be the blue light, we wanted a white light. Well worth the investment.

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    Amy A. Amy
    16-03-2023

    Professional Model

    Had the Pro Model since 2019 and have only had one issue. It froze up one night after a power surge. Called support, fixed it and all good.

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    Nicholas Rosenberg N. R. Nicholas R.
    06-03-2023

    Fridge is great, app is terrible

    Still have not been able to connect the app / sensor to the fridge. Use your own sensor / timing and the fridge is great

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Question asked: Does the G5 Home have whole primal hanging capability?
18-08-2026

It certainly does. It has hanging bars, different positions and will allow you to hang to subprimal inside it.

Question asked: I purchased my steak locker about 2 years ago. After aging several pieces of different cuts, my freezer was full. I turned the system off to conserve the uv bulb and the other systems. When I turned it back on there was no indicator of whether the uv light is working or is even on. How can you tell if the light is on? Also, how do you know when to replace the bulb? Thank you
11-09-2023

The best way to tell if the UV Light works is to open the door and hold the switch in the lower left side of the frame down. This will deactivate the UV light and the fans on the back wall as they turn off when the door is opened. You may have to toggle the UV Light switch on or off to make sure it's not working. And you'll want to turn the Blue LED Light off, so that you can see the UV Light. Please contact us at support@steaklocker.com or 619-736-0542 with further questions

Question asked: I have a locker. Have had 6-9 months. I can only get to lower to 38 degrees. Why?
23-08-2023

Hello Randy, could you please send photos of the front panel, interior and exterior of the locker to supposrt@steaklocker.com? Thank you kindly,

Verified Customer
Question asked: Can you age Tuna with this?
31-07-2023

Hi Anthony, All fatty fish can be dry aged. Generally the whole fish is aged skin on, with salmon and tuna being the most popular. Depending on the size of the fish, the dry aging time frame is between 10-20 days max and 35F / 70% on temperature and humidity. Always best to hang from the hanging bar available in our SL150 Home and SL520 Pro Edition lockers. Happy to have Chef Claus call you and provide further details, please let us know

Question asked: So a regular one ten outlet will work?
11-07-2023

Hi Mark, Yes, that is correct. All 3 Editions; Pro, Home & Studio plugs directly into US 110 Volt outlet on a dedicated 15 AMP line.

Verified Customer
Question asked: Hello, I'm an Interior Designer. A client of mine is looking to add one of these to their kitchen design. The question I have is if it is possible to switch the door swing to become a Left Hand Opening door? Thanks, Pat
13-04-2023

Hi Patrick, Thank you for the question. The SL150 Home Edition and the SL100 Studio Edition both only come with the door hinge located on the right side if you're facing the locker and the handle on the left side. The SL520 Pro Edition have the option for the hinge or handle to be on either side and you can request a specific side. Please contact us anytime for any further assistance; support@steaklocker.com or 619-736-0542 Thanks again, Nadia Bruno

Active Control. Not Just Monitoring.

This is the defining difference of the G5 platform. Previous generations showed you what was happening inside the cabinet. The Home 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.

The system handles minor environmental drift autonomously — small fluctuations in temperature and humidity that fall within your set tolerance are corrected without requiring your attention. 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 the 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 Home 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 fridges fight humidity with a water tray somebody has to remember to fill — and why they drift the moment nobody does.

The G5 does not have a tray. 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. No standing water sitting in a drawer.

The result is consistent pellicle formation, controlled moisture loss and predictable yield, every cycle — and a range wide enough to take the cabinet from a 45-day ribeye to a cave-humidity cheese program without changing anything but the setpoint.

Controlled Airflow Engineering

Airflow is not a background function in the G5 — it is a distinct, managed variable. The rear plenum delivers consistent circulation across every shelf position, preventing stagnant pockets and ensuring even moisture draw across the entire surface of the protein.

Food Safety Architecture

UV sanitation, active humidity management, and engineered airflow are a unified system. UV eliminates surface pathogens on each cycle. Humidity prevents the environment from becoming either too wet or too dry. Airflow ensures consistency throughout the cabinet. Together they create the conditions under which safe, repeatable dry aging is possible. This is what 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

The G5’s connection between your cabinet, the cloud, and your phone isn’t a feature we added — it’s a system we patented. US Patent 11,006,657 covers the communication architecture that connects your aging environment to real-time control from anywhere. No other dry aging system in the US market operates under this level of IP protection.

AI Predictive Maintenance & Consumables Intelligence

The G5 platform monitors every critical system component in real time. The algorithm tracks usage cycles and performance data, predicting service intervals before problems develop. Shipping September 2026.

Protein Versatility

The Home Edition G5 is not a single-protein cabinet. The controlled environment supports beef primals, whole cuts of lamb and pork, poultry, whole fish, hard and semi-hard cheeses, and charcuterie and cured meats.


G5 Smart App — Active Control Capabilities

Home Edition G5Professional 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 MaintenanceSeptember 2026September 2026
iOS & Android App
Adaptive Predictive pH & Barometric IntelligencePro · in development
G5 Enterprise AppAdd-on · Fall 2026Included · Fall 2026

Need more?

The Professional Edition G5 adds 350 lb capacity, up to 7 adjustable shelves, multiple simultaneous programs in one cabinet, and the Enterprise App from Fall 2026.

View Professional Edition G5 →

“I’ve aged beef in professional walk-ins my whole career. The Steak Locker gives me the same result — same crust, same depth, same consistency. At Verse we run four units: two dedicated to beef, one for poultry and ancillaries, one for fish. That’s not a test — that’s our program.”
Chef Oscar Torres
Verse LA — Los Angeles

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 →


Home Edition G5 — Specifications

Dimensions32.28″ H × 23.42″ W × 22.56″ D
Capacity65 lbs · 4.2 cu. ft.
Temperature Range34°F – 72°F
Humidity RangeUp to 98% RH
Temperature ZonesOne
Materials304 Anti-Microbial Stainless Steel
Companion AppsiOS & Android
Rated Voltage110V–120V / 220V–240V EU
Rated Power100 Watts
Warranty3 Years Parts & Labour

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Talk to us directly

Call Chef Rick or Chef Claus.

Every setup is different — kitchen space, what you’re aging, how often. Call us and we’ll consult on which unit is right for you before you commit.

619–888–9108

You will hear from us swiftly.