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Hold on there Drachen.....
I was just extending a thank you for offering the suggestion of using my own meat to make chili.
I didn't know it was such a sensitive topic. Geez.
Try what? spending that much on meat? I use the stew meat you can get at HEB (or your local store). I have seen/heard of people using ground beef. I don't know what is wrong with them.hmmmmm
I may try that. Thanks.
Hold on there Drachen.....
I was just extending a thank you for offering the suggestion of using my own meat to make chili.
I didn't know it was such a sensitive topic. Geez.
Not being sensitive, just being confused. Were you genuinely thanking me for something or were you just making a joke about genitalia. Sorry for killing the joke if you were.Hold on there Drachen.....
I was just extending a thank you for offering the suggestion of using my own meat to make chili.
I didn't know it was such a sensitive topic. Geez.
I was genuinely thanking you. I like to cook and was making a mental note to use "real" meat next time I am in the kitchen making Chili.
No hard feelings.
I was genuinely thanking you. I like to cook and was making a mental note to use "real" meat next time I am in the kitchen making Chili.
No hard feelings.
Ah ok, so do you usually use ground beef? If so, I could see how the sensitive remark came out as my post sounded like it was attacking you directly. LoL, that was just a lucky (unlucky) coincedence. Anyway, happy cooking. My chili is my favorite food. My steak is my second. I can't really cook anything else.
I love the simplicity of steak. I am sure you'll agree that true steak lovers don't have to season them much. A little salt and pepper will suffice.
I had a buddy over and I had bought some well-marbled Ribeyes (Choice) and the idiot asked for it "well-done". Needless to say, I gave him his steak but tore into him letting him know he ruined a good piece of meat. You can tell alot about people on how they eat their steak.
And yes, I'ver used ground beef before in my Chili but I am going to try some lean stew meat next time. Thanks.
Yeah, I hear ya. I used to work as a waiter at saltgrass, and when someone ordered their steak well done I would confirm, "you know that means no pink at all right?" when they said yes, I would take my shoe off and put it on their table. Most of the times it got laughs and helped develop rapport. A couple of times it didn't go so well. LOL. Anyway, when I brought their steak out, I just brought a bottle of A1 with me. Why make two trips to the back when you know they are going to ask for it. Shoot, I use A1 too if I am over at someone's house and they overcook the steaks, it has no flavor left.
Anyway, I am sure you will really enjoy your chili with the lean stew meat. It really elevates an already excellent dish.
Saltgrass? Yup, good steaks there but given the choice I'll take a Ruth Chris's steak. I am with you; If I absolutely have to use A1 it's because some shmuck decided to make beef jerky out of his ribeye.
In fact, and I am sure you've seen this, I'll take A1 over that dreaded, overused, only white-trash use it.............KETCHUP.
Don't see it as much as you might think, probably 2 times in the whole year I worked at Saltgrass. The worst thing though, and I am ashamed to admit it, my sister uses ketchup on her steaks. It really offends my dad who makes wonderful steaks. Ruths Chris is good. I think the quality of the steak is unsurpassed (as far as what I have eaten), it just falls apart in your mouth. I do think, however, that they are overrated as far as taste. It is paradoxical to me that this is so, but perhaps it was such a small sample size (I have only eaten there once) that I just got "the bad one." Their seared ahi tuna on the other hand, freakin great. I made my wife who doesn't eat fish AT ALL try a bite and she ate half of it. I wished I hadn't made her take a bite for selfish reasons. It is the second best fish course I have ever eaten.Saltgrass? Yup, good steaks there but given the choice I'll take a Ruth Chris's steak. I am with you; If I absolutely have to use A1 it's because some shmuck decided to make beef jerky out of his ribeye.
In fact, and I am sure you've seen this, I'll take A1 over that dreaded, overused, only white-trash use it.............KETCHUP.
As far as A1 goes, I used to use it for scrambled eggs, it really made them pop. LOL. Oh the things you will come up with as a poor bachelor to make cheap ingredients taste less cheap.
I was massively disappointed by steak in the US (and yes, I ate at some top end steakhouses), and the UK for that matter - it seemed pretty flavourless to me, and I'm not a fan of marbled fat. I suppose both of those aspects result from the intensive way cows are reared standing around in feed lots. I know that there is also a lot of free-range cattle rearing in the US, so is the method of raising the cow mentioned on packaging?
Australian steak is generally free-range, which means a more varied diet for the cow and a gamier flavour, while the fat is generally in strips, not marbled, because the cow actually walks around (fat doesn't develop in muscles when they are constantly used).
I'm not a PETA freak, but it also seems to me that it's more humanitarian to give a cow some kind of natural life (ie walking around in a paddock) rather than keeping it in a confined lot and force-feeding it corn.
Let the flaming begin!
Paddock?
Ohhh no
Well done steak is ing awful. I remember I used to hate steak when I was a kid, and couldn't understand why the my parents always wanted to take us all out for that garbage. Of course, I was following their lead and ordering it well-done every time. Then as a joke, one day I told the waiter I wanted it 'bloody as ' like in Pulp Fiction and as soon as I tried it rare that time, I realized how ing amazing steak is. I never knew it was supposed to be juicy and have flavor until then.
This.Well done steak is ing awful. I remember I used to hate steak when I was a kid, and couldn't understand why the my parents always wanted to take us all out for that garbage. Of course, I was following their lead and ordering it well-done every time. Then as a joke, one day I told the waiter I wanted it 'bloody as ' like in Pulp Fiction and as soon as I tried it rare that time, I realized how ing amazing steak is. I never knew it was supposed to be juicy and have flavor until then.
When I was a kid, I was worried about eating the rare meat, so I'd always get that well-done. Then wonder why people were making such a big deal out of some tough piece of leather.
Totally agree, bb. I like it rare when I have my monthly steak, and man does it taste good.
? Please expand your thoughts, mookie.
Funny word, not American English. I understand
rememba whenwe were in ottowa?
Before my family moved to Alberta
Mine too.My invite must have gotten lost in the mail ...
Mine too.
Funny how this thread ended up as a "steak" thread...I rarely buy steaks "out" because I can cook them better at home...I grilled steaks for years to rave reviews but have kicked it up a notch the last few years by smoking the steak cuts whole instead of grilling the slices...This weekend I smoked a 5# beef tenderloin which is the same cut of meat as "filet mignon" but smoked whole in a e rub instead of grilled in slices wrapped in bacon. I just slice it at the table and the it's so juicy and tender you can cut it with a butter knife. I'll also smoke standing rib roasts (the same cut as ribeye steaks) just cooked whole instead to make medium rare prime rib...
Ruth Chris ain't got on CosmicCowboy. You can't buy meat this good in a restaurant. Anywhere.
Funny how this thread ended up as a "steak" thread...I rarely buy steaks "out" because I can cook them better at home...I grilled steaks for years to rave reviews but have kicked it up a notch the last few years by smoking the steak cuts whole instead of grilling the slices...This weekend I smoked a 5# beef tenderloin which is the same cut of meat as "filet mignon" but smoked whole in a e rub instead of grilled in slices wrapped in bacon. I just slice it at the table and the it's so juicy and tender you can cut it with a butter knife. I'll also smoke standing rib roasts (the same cut as ribeye steaks) just cooked whole instead to make medium rare prime rib...
Ruth Chris ain't got on CosmicCowboy. You can't buy meat this good in a restaurant. Anywhere.
Got Cookout? I'll come.....
Better than Ruth Chris? Man Cosmic, you need to let me know where you live.
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