Crazy OMAHA STEAK DEAL 212.00 of MEAT for 59.99

[Midnight Rambler]

The problem I have is that you get aprox 6 pounds of meat/etc for $60. Folks, that's $10 a pound!! Who gives a crap about the free shipping or cutlery, it's still a lot of money for what you get. You can do better at your local store

Local prices here are approx. $18/lb. for filets, $24 for higher end (ie. black angus). Sirloin is min. $10/lb., $7/lb. when on sale. And such sales normally produce near riotous shopping conditions, seriously ... As for the boneless chops, they're approx. $5/lb.
So ... that's about $23 ... add maybe $10 for the burgers, $4 tops for the dogs ... that's still over $20 for the rest (sole and potatoes).

 

[commOdog]

wal-mart --> rib eye family pack --> 4 steaks --> $18 --> BBQ Grill =
sometimes: wal-mart --> rib eye family pack --> 4 steaks --> Yellow sticker because sell by date is within 3 days -->$10 --> BBQ Grill =

 

[huesmann]

I don't get how a frozen steak can possibly be better than a fresh one, sliced right off the cow.

 

[MrBond]

wal-mart --> rib eye family pack --> 4 steaks --> $18 --> BBQ Grill =
sometimes: wal-mart --> rib eye family pack --> 4 steaks --> Yellow sticker because sell by date is within 3 days -->$10 --> BBQ Grill =

I've never had a wal-mart cut of beef that I liked. Even their most expensive "black angus" cuts are injected with a saline solution to "preseve freshness" (increase selling weight).

You have to remember - this $10/lb is the average for the entire pack. Some of the stuff, like the franks and the burgers can be had locally for less than $5/lb. You can't get good meat at a grocery store - local butcher shops are king. I bought some t-bone steaks for $7/lb at my local butcher that were thicker and better tasting then the Omaha steaks I've had.

If you live in Toledo or Columbus Ohio, check out The House of Meats. Great people and excellent prices.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: huesmann
I don't get how a frozen steak can possibly be better than a fresh one, sliced right off the cow.

pssst, it's not

 

[nugglife4me]

Originally posted by: zikronix
Ive had shoes that tastes better

LOL, desperate times call for desperate measures eh?
nice sig...

 

[JHawk]

Don't laugh but my local Super Target has absolutely the best fillets. Brand is Laura's Choice--$19.99/lb. Got to know the butcher and he always cuts me great steaks.

 

[Jmman]

I guess you didn't see that show on PBS guys. Out of about 10 steaks they taste tested, Omaha steaks came in dead last, even after grocery store steaks. Those guys had no axe to grind either. These steaks aren't really that bad, but not worth the money imo.....

 

[bmarinari]

Geez, a lot of complaining on this thread... It's a good deal compared to what the exact same product from Omaha normally costs. What's next, are vegetarians going to start posting here, "Steak sucks....eat salads"? Maybe we should go to all the threads about nitrogen-cooled Corsair memory and tell people that they can get memory at the same frequency for 1/3 the price. I like an occasional Omaha steak, so please stop badgering the poor, uneducated, non-meat-expert shlubs like me who might be interested in a deal on them.

That being said, I didn't jump on this.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: bmarinari
Geez, a lot of complaining on this thread... It's a good deal compared to what the exact same product from Omaha normally costs. What's next, are vegetarians going to start posting here, "Steak sucks....eat salads"? Maybe we should go to all the threads about nitrogen-cooled Corsair memory and tell people that they can get memory at the same frequency for 1/3 the price. I like an occasional Omaha steak, so please stop badgering the poor, uneducated, non-meat-expert shlubs like me who might be interested in a deal on them.

That being said, I didn't jump on this.

oh look a post complaining about the complaining

 

[AdamsJabbar]

Originally posted by: Jmman
I guess you didn't see that show on PBS guys. Out of about 10 steaks they taste tested, Omaha steaks came in dead last, even after grocery store steaks. Those guys had no axe to grind either. These steaks aren't really that bad, but not worth the money imo.....

So does that mean Omaha Steaks are the Bose of steaks?

 

[Reckoner]

Out of curiosity, where do you people who dislike Omaha buy your "good" steaks? Local Supermarkets around here usually have steaks which are too tough, or overpriced (sometimes both).

 

[indd]

deal dead for me, priority code doesn't work anymore

 

[nori2k5]

BA5085 - - Sorry, this priority code could not be found.


We butchered this deal.

 

[davidos]

Is this deal dead now? It won't take the priority code...

 

[Gabornski]

Back to portion size. Don't you guys know that when you get a diet pop with your supersize fries it absorbs all the fat, calories and carbs from them so it won't go into your system?

:laugh:

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: nori2k5
BA5085 - - Sorry, this priority code could not be found.


We butchered this deal.

:laugh:

 

[tcrosson]

We've ordered from them before (Year ago - maybe more). The meat comes in a very sturdy styrofoam cooler. It's not like those cheap ones you buy at the grocery store - much thicker and the styrofoam doesn't "peel" when you rub your hand over it. And of course, there was a decent size chuck of dry ice in there - Good meat and entertainment included!

 

[JDub02]

eh .. I usually go to a local butcher and get him to slice me a few good steaks. much cheaper.

 

[mindless1]

This is simply not enough meat to bother with ordering online, and they are overpriced. Granted it's good but IMO, no justification for higher pricing. If anything being able to consolidate the whole operation should result in LOWER prices.

 

[Gilby]

Originally posted by: AdamsJabbar

OP, believe it or not, I'm not trying to thread crap. The quality of Omaha Steaks is not in question.

Sure it is.

It's hype is great. It's quality? Not so good.

Omaha came in right about at the bottom in testing done by America's Test Kitchen. If you really want to splurge on mail-order steak, get Kobe-style. If you just want a great regular steak, check out a good local butcher or a local organic market. If you want a cheap deal, get sirloin on sale from the local IGA and make sure to use a marinade and keep your expectations down. (What do you expect for $3/lb?)

If you really don't have decent-to-good local beef, try a better mail order place. Niman Ranch and Peter Luger both performed well in ATK's tests.

 

[brucekatz]

This is copy and paste from "america's test kitchen". You will see what they think.

Mail-Order Steaks

Can you buy a better steak through the mail?


To connoisseurs, steaks are the stars of the beef world, and strip steaks are the divas. Long and lean, with a heartier chew and a lot more flavor, strip steaks put their more popular brethren, filets mignons, to shame. Beef is a tricky business, however, and too often you can find your steak more dud than stud. To guarantee quality, more and more people are looking beyond the confines of their local supermarket butcher case and buying their steaks through mail-order sources. These outlets promise all-star beef with a price tag to match. But do the mail-order steaks really outshine the ones you can get around the corner?

We gathered seven widely available mail-order strip steaks and two from local supermarkets (Coleman Natural, which is hormone- and antibiotic-free, from our local Whole Foods Market, and choice steak from the regular market). The mail-order steaks included candidates from Niman Ranch, a high-end, all-natural, restaurant favorite; Peter Luger, a New York steakhouse that many consider to be the best in the country; Omaha, probably the best-known mail-order steak company, with two steaks in the running (its "private reserve" as well as its standard steak); Allen Brothers, a Chicago-based company that supplies many of this country's steakhouses; and Lobel's, a New York butcher shop. In addition to Lobel's boneless strip steak, we included Lobel's Wagyu steak from Oakleigh Ranch in Australia. Wagyu steak comes from cattle raised according to the specifications dictated in Kobe, Japan, for its Kobe beef. Considered the foie gras of beef, Kobe steak is extremely well-marbled, tender, and rich. Wagyu is the more generic name for the same type of beef, although it is not raised in Japan. Though few of us could afford the hefty $68 per pound price tag for Wagyu beef, we wanted to see if the beef was indeed worth the cost.

It was. After pan-searing three dozen steaks (four of each type for perhaps the largest tasting turnout in America's Test Kitchen), we found that money can buy you happiness, if happiness for you is the best steak you ever ate.

"Wow," wrote one happy taster of our first-place Wagyu steak. "This is unlike any strip that I've had." Others deemed the Wagyu steak "tender like a filet" and "very rich and meaty." The overwhelming richness, however, which one taster likened to "foie gras-infused beef," was not everyone's cup of tea. A minority of tasters agreed with the one who wrote, "This doesn?t taste like beef at all."

Three steaks shared the spot for second place: Niman Ranch, praised for its "good flavor" and "nice texture"; Coleman Natural, deemed "very robust"; and Peter Luger, which had "strong beef flavor" and "great juiciness."

The brand most people turn to when ordering steak through the mail -- Omaha -- took the last two spots in our tasting. The Omaha strip steak had "off flavors" and was described as "grainy tasting," while the Omaha Private Reserve (at almost twice the price; see chart) finished last, with tasters finding it "a little chewy,"and "very dry."

The good news is that you don?t have to spend a small fortune (or pay for shipping) to get a great steak. Coleman Natural steak, available at natural food supermarkets, tied for second place and was a comparative bargain at $14/lb. (just four dollars more than the low-ranked Stop & Shop beef). For true steak greatness, however, we recommend splurging on Wagyu beef . . . at least once.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

LOBEL'S WAGYU (KOBE-STYLE) BONELESS STRIP STEAK (FROM OAKLEIGH RANCH, AUSTRALIA) $68/lb
"Incredibly tender," "awesome."

NIMAN RANCH NEW YORK STEAK $22/lb
"Good flavor," "very tender."

COLEMAN NATURAL BONELESS STRIP STEAK $14/lb
"Great flavor," "rich, meaty."

PETER LUGER STRIP STEAK $29/lb
"Extremely tender," "mild."

RECOMMENDED

LOBEL'S BONELESS STRIP STEAK $34/lb
"Juicy," "chewy."

ALLEN BROTHERS DRY-AGED BONELESS SIRLOIN STRIP STEAK $35/lb
"Very tender," "kind of bland."

STOP & SHOP CHOICE BONELESS STRIP STEAK $10/lb
"Very juicy," "not much flavor."

NOT RECOMMENDED

OMAHA BONELESS STRIP STEAK $25/lb
"Beefy but generic," "too thin."

OMAHA PRIVATE RESERVE BONELESS STRIP STEAK $45/lb
"A little chewy," "tough and stringy."

 

[mrchan]

I think a lot of the people here that buy Omaha Steak and say it's great, say it because they think/believe they have higher standards in food than the rest of us. They trick themselves into thinking the steak is better than other steak.

I've tried Omaha Steaks, and they ain't so great. Granted, they are better than Safeway, but you can get better steak locally, and it's cheaper too.

Anytime you freeze a steak, the meat is inherently not as good as it used to be.

Well, that settles it, I'm having steak for dinner. Instead of ordering online, waiting a week to get my steak, then thawing it for a day to end up with a tiny 5 oz "steak", I'll head to the Nugget and pick up a 1lb Rib Eye from Harris Ranch for about $6 and throw it right on my cast iron skillet.

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: mrchan
I think a lot of the people here that buy Omaha Steak and say it's great, say it because they think/believe they have higher standards in food than the rest of us. They trick themselves into thinking the steak is better than other steak.

I've tried Omaha Steaks, and they ain't so great. Granted, they are better than Safeway, but you can get better steak locally, and it's cheaper too.

Anytime you freeze a steak, the meat is inherently not as good as it used to be.

Well, that settles it, I'm having steak for dinner. Instead of ordering online, waiting a week to get my steak, then thawing it for a day to end up with a tiny 5 oz "steak", I'll head to the Nugget and pick up a 1lb Rib Eye from Harris Ranch for about $6 and throw it right on my cast iron skillet.

:thumbsup: Cast iron skillet and Ribeye is the best. Pan sear and straight to the oven is the only way to cook these things right. I've no idea why people grill steaks and waste perfectly good steak.

 

[Gilby]

Originally posted by: brucekatz
This is copy and paste from "america's test kitchen". You will see what they think.

Even though this content is free, it is hidden behind registration. I didn't want to post material that was not my own.

That said, I really want to try that Wagyu.