Steak preferences

[LDSGator]

How does everyone here like their steak? Totally curious. 

[mikbone]

Prime tomahawk rib eye medium rare.

If you ever see a baseball steak on a menu get it. 

Sous vide does a great job.

[mirkwood]

Medium rare, preferred cut is ribeye.

[Jedi_Nephite]

Medium rare with A-1 Sauce.  My tastebuds were spiritually awakened the day I discovered A-1 Sauce.

[zil2]

1 hour ago, Jedi_Nephite said:

Medium rare with A-1 Sauce.  My tastebuds were spiritually awakened the day I discovered A-1 Sauce.

Dude.  Daddy Hinkle's original.  You'll never look back.

[Traveler]

I mostly prefer lean cuts - round steaks and roasts (like eye of round, top round, bottom round and round tip) also top loin, top sirloin, chuck shoulder, arm roasts, and filet mignon.  If it is a beef steak – I prefer medium rare to medium (pending on who is cooking and what they think is medium rare).  If the steak is game (deer or elk) I am a definite medium, broiled with added steam (water).

More than stakes I prefer slow roasted  beef roast – cooked with vegetables and mushrooms.

 

The Traveler

Edited June 30, 2024 by Traveler

[Ironhold]

Due to the rather significant amounts of dental work I've had over the years (including multiple crowns), I prefer thinner cuts of meat that have been cooked to moderate toughness or that have been cubed / ground to tenderize them. 

These thinner cuts of meat are also easier to bring to appropriate temperatures, as thicker cuts or slabs can take so long to get to the proper internal temperature that the exterior burns. I ran into this during my brief stint as a competitive eater, as the local H-E-B Plus Grocery tended to have their annual competition be massive burgers which very often had charred exteriors. 

For reference, this is one of the giant burgers. You can see the bottles of water we were given as a size reference. 

[Vort]

Rare. The rarer the better.

And FTR, A-1 is swill. It's fine on a hamburger or a really poor cut of beef, but otherwise I like my meat to be meat-flavored.

[Vort]

2 hours ago, Ironhold said:

the local H-E-B Plus Grocery

My son in Houston lives right next to an H-E-B. Great place, very convenient. Houston had a big power outage six or so weeks ago, but the H-E-B stayed open (but they closed off their refrigerated sections). I can understand why my son and his wife love their location, and Houston in general.

[LDSGator]

23 hours ago, Vort said:

but otherwise I like my meat to be meat-flavored.

Someone finally said it. Thank you, A1 is how the devil seasons his steaks. Yuk. 

Filet mignon well done and a baked potato loaded with butter, sour cream and salt. Combine that with a large, fountain or bottled glass of brand name Coke.  

I’ll die a broke, fat man with high blood pressure but what a way to go.  

Mushrooms somewhere on them as well. 

Edited July 2, 2024 by LDSGator

[NeuroTypical]

3 hours ago, Ironhold said:

during my brief stint as a competitive eater

You are my new hero.

[LDSGator]

12 minutes ago, NeuroTypical said:

You are my new hero.

Dude, @Ironhold rocks.  Comic book guys stick together 

[Vort]

5 minutes ago, LDSGator said:

Comic book guys stick together

Mostly static electricity. A thin coating of WD-40 can help with that.

[LDSGator]

3 minutes ago, Vort said:

Mostly static electricity. A thin coating of WD-40 can help with that.

 

[LDSGator]

@NeuroTypical & @Ironhold-

Speaking of eating contests, I’m sure you guys know this but in 2020 we passed through Amarillo. A place there was offering 72 oz steaks. Even in my teenage years when I would eat nonstop I don’t think I could do that. 
 

It was the same trip where we met @NeuroTypical I think 

Edited July 1, 2024 by LDSGator

[NeuroTypical]

Yeah, my days of gastronomical chadhood are in the past.  God wills it to be thus.  

In my prime (the 1980's), it was Godfather's Pizza all-you-can-eat buffet.  They made (and this is important) excellent pizzas of high quality with lots of toppings.  I think my record was 20-something slices.  At 5-6 slices per pound, it was respectable.  $4.99, but drink was extra.

Edited July 1, 2024 by NeuroTypical

[Ironhold]

21 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

You are my new hero.

The year I finally lost (I'd just had a lot of dental work and was still having trouble getting used to chewing certain foods, like onion) was the year that the local H-E-B Plus stopped doing their annual events. 

But the grand prize was generally about $50 - $100 in groceries, including charcoal and meat, so there were quite a few of us willing to risk it. 

[Ironhold]

22 hours ago, Vort said:

My son in Houston lives right next to an H-E-B. Great place, very convenient. Houston had a big power outage six or so weeks ago, but the H-E-B stayed open (but they closed off their refrigerated sections). I can understand why my son and his wife love their location, and Houston in general.

H-E-B pursues a *very* aggressive "low-cost leader" strategy in which they use a mix of store brands and in-store coupons to bring prices as low as possible, making their money off of bulk sales. 

The central part of this is their weekly "meal deal" event where if you buy the main course you get 2 - 3 sides and often a beverage for free; if it's a holiday, it's often rather big. For example, one week the deal was "buy two bags of national-brand chicken nuggets, get a box of store-brand deluxe macaroni & cheese, a bag of broccoli, and a bag of kid-friendly snack crackers for free". 

H-E-B Plus stores often have hot & ready take-away meals available from the deli section, such as generous plates of sausage, beans, and rice for $6 apiece; these plates come with barbecue sauce, but you must provide your own utensils. Pair one of these plates with a glass of milk & some fruit, and you have a nutritionally complete meal. These meals are generally healthier than fast food, and often priced competitively, giving customers healthier options for their meals. 

I did the math at one point using the H-E-B website, and found that a person could hypothetically get a rotisserie chicken, a bag of tossed salad, a bottle of ranch dressing, a small bottle of hot sauce, a bag of a certain type of bread rolls, some kiwi fruit, and a gallon of milk for about $25. That's enough for a family of four at least. 

[LDSGator]

8 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

Yeah, my days of gastronomical chadhood are in the past.  God wills it to be thus.  

In my prime (the 1980's), it was Godfather's Pizza all-you-can-eat buffet.  They made (and this is important) excellent pizzas of high quality with lots of toppings.  I think my record was 20-something slices.  At 5-6 slices per pound, it was respectable.  $4.99, but drink was extra.

I could eat three Subway footlongs in my teenage years and still be hungry. Amazingly I barely weighed over 110 pounds in my senior year of high school! 

6 minutes ago, Ironhold said:

The year I finally lost (I'd just had a lot of dental work and was still having trouble getting used to chewing certain foods, like onion) was the year that the local H-E-B Plus stopped doing their annual events. 

But the grand prize was generally about $50 - $100 in groceries, including charcoal and meat, so there were quite a few of us willing to risk it. 

What’s the most you’ve eaten in one of those contests? 

[Ironhold]

2 minutes ago, LDSGator said:

I could eat three Subway footlongs in my teenage years and still be hungry. Amazingly I barely weighed over 110 pounds in my senior year of high school! 

What’s the most you’ve eaten in one of those contests? 

I think I took down 75% of one of the burgers during one event. Nobody finished, so that was enough for me to win. 

[LDSGator]

3 minutes ago, Ironhold said:

I think I took down 75% of one of the burgers during one event. Nobody finished, so that was enough for me to win. 

That’s awesome.

I have to be very careful now because I carry all my weight in my gut. I could finish off a gallon of ice cream a night in my twenties and still look svelte, but now if I have half of that my belly looks like I’ve been drinking a twelve  pack for three weeks and never leave the couch. 
 

https://www.instacart.com/products/383196-publix-ice-cream-neapolitan-0-5-gl?retailer_id=57&region_id=8456369129&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_rp_food_all-non-ca_evergreen&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-21096331191_adgroupid-159476064666_device-m&utm_term=targetid-pla-1391568723567_locationid-9012329_adtype-pla_productchannel-online_merchantid-283404226_storecode-_productid-383196&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADO98hYPOviXydCBXlUwUfVPe9jHw&gclid=CjwKCAjwp4m0BhBAEiwAsdc4aCIfCFNTNXmp_Fil8WGrF5fDdo4cXR4M11W61-PKZZmzMxXM8cJtjhoCEnYQAvD_BwE

they put nicotine in this. It’s so addicting 

[Ironhold]

Just now, LDSGator said:

That’s awesome.

I have to be very careful now because I carry all my weight in my gut. I could finish off a gallon of ice cream a night in my twenties and still look svelte, but now if I have half of that my belly looks like I’ve been drinking a twelve  pack for three weeks and never leave the couch. 
 

https://www.instacart.com/products/383196-publix-ice-cream-neapolitan-0-5-gl?retailer_id=57&region_id=8456369129&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_rp_food_all-non-ca_evergreen&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-21096331191_adgroupid-159476064666_device-m&utm_term=targetid-pla-1391568723567_locationid-9012329_adtype-pla_productchannel-online_merchantid-283404226_storecode-_productid-383196&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADO98hYPOviXydCBXlUwUfVPe9jHw&gclid=CjwKCAjwp4m0BhBAEiwAsdc4aCIfCFNTNXmp_Fil8WGrF5fDdo4cXR4M11W61-PKZZmzMxXM8cJtjhoCEnYQAvD_BwE

they put nicotine in this. It’s so addicting 

The "bun" in that picture is actually an entire loaf of King's Hawaiian bread. 

[LDSGator]

12 minutes ago, Ironhold said:

The "bun" in that picture is actually an entire loaf of King's Hawaiian bread. 

Oh bread, how I love thee. Especially salt bagels. Poppy bagels. Those thick, gooey pretzels you can get at county fairs….

Edited July 1, 2024 by LDSGator

[LDSGator]

If it was socially acceptable I’d walk around with a salt lick in my pocket. 

[Vort]

23 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

gastronomical chadhood

LOL