Grade of steaks

[mightymousetech]

Yup...I like to still see the muscle tense when I stick my fork in it!

Ok..ok..not that rare but anyone who cooks a beautiful piece of beef beyond medium-rare is a criminal!

Turn up the heat in the kitchen, and walk it though.

Perfect!

 

[spasm3]

Something about mooing was a joke I heard on a sitcom about a vegetarian having meat eaters over for dinner and preparing steaks out of respect for her guests.

The closest I've gotten to that was eating oysters on the half shell. I squeezed a little lemon and I could see the oyster contract. Someone across the room even noticed it. It may have simply been an automatic nervous reaction though.

However - in Japan they have "dancing" octopus or squid. The squid itself is probably already dead, but pouring soy sauce on it cause an electrical reaction that triggers the muscles.



Luigi Galvani figured that salts applied to dead frog legs caused them to jump. Still works today.

I like my steaks rare. I've eaten frog legs. But seeing that would take away any appetite i had. I would leave the table. That is not appealing at all.

 

[jhellwig]

The best way to cook any meet on the grill is sear and cook till there is still a bit of red juice coming out of it the put it on a plate and cover with aluminum foil and let it set. If you do it right you can get still get medium well and still eat like medium rare.

To many people I see proclaim their love of rare don’t know the difference between raw and rare.

 

[PandaBear]

Twenty one years in Nebraska and yet to find a good steak. And we produce more beef than any other state.

So those mail order Omaha steaks aren't great? I guess I dodged a bullet.

 

[PandaBear]

I like my steaks rare. I've eaten frog legs. But seeing that would take away any appetite i had. I would leave the table. That is not appealing at all.

Growing up with frog legs cooked well done, rare steaks really scared me at first (I'm a medium medium guy). My mom still refuses to eat rare beef today.

 

[nickaluch]

Haven't had a steak in over 10 years. If I try to make it myself, it's like chewing rubber. Used to be chain steak houses called Ponderosa and Bonanza years ago that were pretty good. Remember the $6 ribeye platters with all you can eat salad bar probably 20 years ago. Can't see spending $15-$20 for a restaurant steak today.

$15/20 buys a burger by me

 

[Lubener]

I buy a large roast on sale and cut it into steaks. I can cut it whatever thickness I want. It's just as good as store cut steaks and much cheaper. I know prime is best but I settle for choice. Select is too lean for my liking.

 

[Hermann]

Ok..ok..not that rare but anyone who cooks a beautiful piece of beef beyond medium-rare is a criminal!

Not criminal if your taster buds prefer medium. Then it tastes like steak.

 

[Hermann]

So those mail order Omaha steaks aren't great? I guess I dodged a bullet.

If you think Omaha Steaks are the "Cats Meow" you might as well go to Hy-Vee. They have Prime beef steaks at the price Omaha Steaks charges for 'Mystery Meat"

 

[atikovi]

$15/20 buys a burger by me

McDonald's?

 

[PWMDMD]

Not criminal if your taster buds prefer medium. Then it tastes like steak.

Ok...criminal is well-done - medium is just frowned upon.

 

[4WD]

I hit the counters early looking for the cook or freeze now steaks …

Recently we went to a steakhouse in the EU where you walked up to two glass cases to pick your steak.
One was fresh - one was aged for about 30% more - told them they had it backwards - he laughed and said they have been told that before

 

[nickaluch]

McDonald's?

McDonald's I'm not sure if that's a burger . Cheese burger deluxe at the local diner is about $18

 

[nickaluch]

I'm not a big steak eater but when I'm in the mood I go to Peter Luger in Brooklyn or if I'm making at home I stop in Brooklyn at a old German butcher and get a few aged steaks that he recommended

 

[atikovi]

McDonald's I'm not sure if that's a burger . Cheese burger deluxe at the local diner is about $18

Is it four times as good as a $4.50 quarter pounder with cheese?

 

[slo town]

We just bought some more Costco New York steaks. They are bladed. Until this thread I never heard of such a thing. It won't stop me from buying them.

FWIW,

Scott

 

[Duffyjr]

So those mail order Omaha steaks aren't great? I guess I dodged a bullet.

Let me give you another perspective on Nebraska beef, I've lived here my whole life and can count on one hand the bad steaks I've had and all of them came from a restaurant. If you know how to buy beef and cook it bad steaks are not common around here. Does it help my dad was a butcher, you bet your a$$ it does.

When I buy a steak I don't look at what they call it, prime, choice, blue ribbon (hy-vee use to call their steaks blue ribbon, my dad always got a kick out of that one) what ever, I look at the marbling, that's all that matters. Here is the kicker though, I've had some really good steaks that had very little marbling, I guess that's where knowing how to cook one comes in.

As for Omaha steaks, I've never had any.

 

[Zee09]

I grew up with freezers full of beef.
Every night it was beef and potatoes.
Living in farm country my parents bought sides or whole beef at a ridiculous price per pound.

Frankly for years I couldn't eat it anymore... People thought we were rich...lol

 

[Egg_Head]

Haven't had a steak in over 10 years. If I try to make it myself, it's like chewing rubber. Used to be chain steak houses called Ponderosa and Bonanza years ago that were pretty good. Remember the $6 ribeye platters with all you can eat salad bar probably 20 years ago. Can't see spending $15-$20 for a restaurant steak today.

Which of those two restaurants had the "Six shooter" as one of the menu items?