Steaks for half a year

"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.
let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

Their meat was one big reason I rejoined Costco. I doubt
you'll be disappointed.

nancy

Peter A <[email hidden]> wrote in news:MPG.208ff2963edb5beb989b46
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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.

It'd wanna be 'choice' grade too!! At that price!!!

We're getting whole rumps here for around AUD$5kg.

Got some (whole) Rib Fillet the other day for about $6-$7kg.

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let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

I have the crockpot simmering at the moment, with a Beef Bourguignon for
tomorrow nights dinner before we go out.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

Nancy Young said:

"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.
let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

Their meat was one big reason I rejoined Costco. I doubt
you'll be disappointed.

nancy

Heh. had to look up this cut on The Cook's Thesaurus". Gather its part
of the top loin? Still trying to decide if this is what we call
"sirloin"... The price is about the same we pay for fillet steak
(tenderloin).

How does one normally cook it? Grilled/fried or what?

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Chatty Cathy

PeterLucas said:

It'd wanna be 'choice' grade too!! At that price!!!

Hmmm. Think we "Southern hemisphere" dwellers are spoiled when it comes
to beef prices... However, all these different cuts confuse me somewhat
- wish they would decide on a "global" way to cut up a cow LOL.

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We're getting whole rumps here for around AUD$5kg.

Ohhh. rump steak on the barbie - great 🙂

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:alqVh.166266
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PeterLucas said:

It'd wanna be 'choice' grade too!! At that price!!!

Hmmm. Think we "Southern hemisphere" dwellers are spoiled when it

comes

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to beef prices... However, all these different cuts confuse me

somewhat

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- wish they would decide on a "global" way to cut up a cow LOL.

A chainsaw???

:-)

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We're getting whole rumps here for around AUD$5kg.

Ohhh. rump steak on the barbie - great 🙂

Methinks it's going to be either dinasour steaks (rump steaks I cut
myself, 1&1/2" thick), or (1"😉 Rib Fillet, on the char grill on the
weekend..........

Or maybe I'll pick up some seafood tomorrow............. who knows.

I *love* spur of the minute cooking :-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

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Their meat was one big reason I rejoined Costco. I doubt
you'll be disappointed.

nancy

Heh. had to look up this cut on The Cook's Thesaurus". Gather its part
of the top loin? Still trying to decide if this is what we call
"sirloin"... The price is about the same we pay for fillet steak
(tenderloin).

How does one normally cook it? Grilled/fried or what

According to the label it is NY strip steaks. It's a tender steak so you
cook it like a ribeye, porterhouse, etc.

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Peter Aitken

Peter A said:

According to the label it is NY strip steaks. It's a tender steak so you
cook it like a ribeye, porterhouse, etc.

Ah. Ribeye and porterhouse I know. Thanks.

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Chatty Cathy

PeterLucas said:

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:alqVh.166266
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PeterLucas said:

It'd wanna be 'choice' grade too!! At that price!!!

Hmmm. Think we "Southern hemisphere" dwellers are spoiled when it

comes

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to beef prices... However, all these different cuts confuse me

somewhat

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- wish they would decide on a "global" way to cut up a cow LOL.

A chainsaw???

:-)

LOL.

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Or maybe I'll pick up some seafood tomorrow............. who knows.

I *love* spur of the minute cooking :-)

Choices, choices 😉

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.
let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

--
Peter Aitken

<sob> I waaaaaaaannnnnnnnna Costco!!!

Ms P

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:HCqVh.166268
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Or maybe I'll pick up some seafood tomorrow............. who knows.

I *love* spur of the minute cooking :-)

Choices, choices 😉

Nope.

Being the 'housebitch'...... I get to prepare 99.9% of the meals.

As the SO gets dropped off at work (by me, the chauffeur/body guard/and
all-round good guy) I say....... "Whaddaya want for dinner..... chicken,
beef, lamb, fish, or vego?"

Knowing my style and phases of cooking, she replies with a main
ingredient choice.......... and lets me know "Spicy", or "Non spicy"!!

I need to be more challenged!!!

My 2 sons used to give their dinner requests (much to the amazement of
their peers) as they walked out the gate to go to school....... one
would say "Vietnamese", the other would say "Burmese" (they used to look
at maps of the world regularly!!)........... but at the end of the day,
they had what they requested on their plate in front of them.

And I made them eat it too :-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

PeterLucas said:

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:HCqVh.166268

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Choices, choices 😉

Nope.

Being the 'housebitch'...... I get to prepare 99.9% of the meals.

As the SO gets dropped off at work (by me, the chauffeur/body guard/and
all-round good guy) I say....... "Whaddaya want for dinner..... chicken,
beef, lamb, fish, or vego?"

What, no "roo"? 😉

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Peter A said:

I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.

You must be planning a big grill out for this afternoon... gonna eat
all that steak right now I hope... if you freeze them they drop two
full USDA grades... then you paid $6/lb for stew beef. If you ordered
NY strip at a steak house type restaurant and they served previously
frozen beef normal brained folks would never patronize them again.
You just paid more than $80 for beef steak that if you froze it is now
worth about $40.

Sheldon

great price peter!

i can't wait for our COSTCO to be finished.
i have never been in one, and now there is one going up about 5 miles away!

"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.
let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

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Peter Aitken

nancy,
how is their chicken? their pork chops? ground beef?

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Peter A" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.
let's hope it's good meat! I love their lamb but have not tried the
beef before.

Their meat was one big reason I rejoined Costco. I doubt
you'll be disappointed.

nancy

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Peter A said:

I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.

You must be planning a big grill out for this afternoon... gonna eat
all that steak right now I hope... if you freeze them they drop two
full USDA grades... then you paid $6/lb for stew beef. If you ordered
NY strip at a steak house type restaurant and they served previously
frozen beef normal brained folks would never patronize them again.
You just paid more than $80 for beef steak that if you froze it is now
worth about $40.

Sheldon

How does freezing beef take out the fat marbling USDA grades are based on?

Ms P

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in
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PeterLucas said:

Chatty Cathy <[email hidden]> wrote in news:HCqVh.166268

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Choices, choices 😉

Nope.

Being the 'housebitch'...... I get to prepare 99.9% of the meals.

As the SO gets dropped off at work (by me, the chauffeur/body
guard/and all-round good guy) I say....... "Whaddaya want for
dinner..... chicken, beef, lamb, fish, or vego?"

What, no "roo"? 😉

Shenoroo, meyesroo.

Although............ she *did* start liking the weber roasted
Kangabangers.

Even chucked some thinly sliced portions on to a salad I whipped up for
her lunch the other day....... she liked it.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

Peter A said:

I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad.

Not criticizing you at all, but I'm trying to imagine a circumstance
under which I'd spend $78 on meat all at one time and coming up
null. :-)

Serene

"readandpostrosie" <[email hidden]> wrote

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nancy,

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how is their chicken?

I don't have strong feelings about it one way or another.
The parts are packaged nicely in bundles ... you just zip
one off when you need it. I really like the thighs and wings
that way. I understand from this newsgroup that the boneless
breasts are not packaged in even size pieces, that would
annoy me. Whole chickens are bundled in pairs. Maybe I'm
wrong but it all seems to be 69 cents a pound.

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their pork chops?

I specifically joined for pork chops ... I couldn't find bone in
pork chops in the store anymore! So I get the pork loin rib chops
at Costco. Welcome to my Tilia.

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ground beef?

Looks great, but I have never bought it. The packages
are too large. Great if you have some kids running around.

I really do love their beef. As a matter of fact it is getting to
be that time to buy a whole tenderloin, cut up in servings, lasts
me a couple of months over the summer. They have beautiful
steaks, flank steaks, chuck roasts ... it's all good. Ribs.

nancy

Ms P said:

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Peter A said:

I succumbed at Costco yesterday and bought a 13 pound top loin to cut
into NY strip steaks. $6-something a pound, not bad. Choice grade.

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You must be planning a big grill out for this afternoon... gonna eat
all that steak right now I hope... if you freeze them they drop two
full USDA grades... then you paid $6/lb for stew beef.  If you ordered
NY strip at a steak house type restaurant and they served previously
frozen beef normal brained folks would never patronize them again.
You just paid more than $80 for beef steak that if you froze it is now
worth about $40.

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Sheldon

How does freezing beef take out the fat marbling USDA grades are based on?

USDA grading is not based on fat content/distribution alone, there are
other just as important aspects, such as the color of the fat, the
texture of the fat, the color of the flesh, the texture of the flesh,
the condition of connective tissue, and a few more points that are not
readily apparent, such as the age of the animal, how the animal was
fed, etc. Are you not aware that freezing dramatically alters the
texture of food, especially meats, and again dramatically altered upon
thawing. And in fact it's illegal for previously frozen USDA graded
beef to be sold by retailers to the public, because frozen beef is not
fresh beef, adn USDA graded beef must be fresh beef. When you buy
frozen mail order beef that is Branded beef, Branded beef is not USDA
graded... can only be one or the other, can't be both. It's far wiser
to go to the market on the day you decide to have tender beef cuts and
buy it then. In the US there is tender beef on sale at the market
every day, choose the cut of the day and be happy. Fresh beef is
highly perishable, so no meat department is going to raise the price
above what people will pay or they will very shortly be selling $6/lb
beef steaks for $3/lb as ground beef. Buying an entire loin of beef
all at once only makes sense if you own a restaurant. Anyone who
spends good money on tender beef to stock up a freezer is a pinheaded
idiot.

Sheldon