Cutting Your Own Steaks ?

[jetman]

I don’t know the grocery stores in your area? In my area we have Fareway and they have an awesome meat market that will sell whole Ribeye loins, NY Strip loins and tenderloins if you ask. We also have some butcher shops that sell the whole loin. I typically only get steaks as a whole loin since precut steaks are usually 50% higher that cutting your own. I simply cut it to my liking and vacuum seal what I won’t be using right away. Lately in my area NY Strip is $11.99lb, Rib-eye $1.99 for choice grade at the butcher shop, the grocer is about $1-$2 more per pound for the same grade. You can do this with pork as well buying a whole pork loin and cut it into chops, though the savings aren’t as much typically.

I typically get about 10-12 steaks out of a loin depending on its size and thickness I cut them. I buy a lot of meat being on a carnivore diet. There are also other cuts that IMO blow a NY or Rib-eye out of the water if they are available in your area. Pichana and Tri-Tip are phenomenal cuts and typically about $12lb locally and absolutely worth a try.

Yep, choice is $25/# for ribeye steak at Walmart vs $15/# when buying a 20# ribeye loin at costco. That's the comparison I make.
We eat a lot of choice beef and pork. Scrapes make hamburger. The fat is eaten too.
We're not pure carnivore. We're more paleo, hunter-gatherer, caveman, = low carb, high fat

 

[TacoFergie]

Yep, choice is $25/# for ribeye steak at Walmart vs $15/# when buying a 20# ribeye loin at costco. That's the comparison I make.
We eat a lot of choice beef and pork. Scrapes make hamburger. The fat is eaten too.
We're not pure carnivore. We're more paleo, hunter-gatherer, caveman, = low carb, high fat

I need to get a meat grinder because I’m sure I’ve tossed enough trimmings to make 50lbs of hamburger over the last few years. Fat is the best part too, a lot of health benefits from it as well contradictory from what we’ve been taught. I should clarify, I’m primarily what I call a dirty carnivore. Mostly animal products. But when I’m out with family and friends I just try not to go overboard on the side dishes. I feel rude not eating stuff that people put effort into making for everybody. Plus I love bourbon and scotch. I feel so much better than I used to and don’t get nearly as hungry as often. I fully believe carbs (at least in the US with how wheat is processed), sugar and processed foods are responsible for so many health issues. Not trying to derail the thread.

 

[billt460]

This gal did even better. But I would have trimmed the loin a little better before slabbing it off into steaks.

 

[TnT_M]

I have done ham steaks, ribeye steaks and pork chops by hand. I guess I am too fussy, so I bought a meat slicer. I did some ham steaks last weekend and they turned out great. I did some thick ones (20mm) and some thin ones (6mm).

Next weekend ribeye steaks.

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