Meat aging chamber and system utilizing a communications network

A meat aging apparatus comprising:

• an aging cabinet;
• an aging chamber located in said cabinet,
• an environment apparatus located below said aging chamber and comprising a fan, a humidifier receiving information from a humidity sensor, and a refrigeration compressor, said humidifier comprising a piezoelectric transducer whereby the humidifier produces a mist and wherein said fan moves mist into air inside said aging chamber;
• an instrumentation module comprising sensors monitoring environmental conditions including a thermostat and a hygrometer and producing data outputs indicative of environmental conditions;
• a control circuit coupled to receive the data outputs from said instrumentation module and to provide control signals to said environment apparatus and comprising a control circuit processor;
• a communications interface, said control circuit being coupled to said communications interface for communication therewith, and said communications interface having a terminal for coupling to provide communications between said control circuit and a cloud resource, the cloud resource comprising a server hosting an aging protocol;
• a portable interactive device coupled for interactions with said control circuit and the cloud resource, said portable interactive device having a setup mode and communicating with said control circuit in the setup mode, the setup mode comprising loading operating values into said control circuit, and having an operating mode communicating with said cloud resource via said communications interface;
• said communications interface further providing signal paths between said control circuit, said cloud resource, and said portable interactive device;
• said control circuit responding to the aging protocol via communications between said control circuit processor and the cloud resource, the communications comprising commands for implementing the aging protocol;
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• said control circuit coupled to said communications interface and receiving threshold values comprising current values according to the aging protocol and comparing current values sensed by said instrumentation module, said control circuit producing at least a temperature error signal and a humidity error signal the humidity error signal being coupled from the humidity sensor to control the humidifier.