Where do you buy your steak?

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: Lola
In the Metro Detroit area I have found the best place to go for meat that is of highest quality and best price is an otherwise rather "dumpy" local grocery store. Their meat/butcher department is top notch, very clean and extremely cheap. I would like to find a good butcher in my area, but the place I go is close to home and always has a large selection.

Edit... oh yeah, Costco too!

My wife has started going to Nino Salvaggio for meat. Where do you normally go?

Hollywood Market. If you are near Rochester Hills, it's the one on Auburn and Dequindre.

Nino Salvaggios, insanity. So she leaves with a sack of money and comes home with 2 ribeyes, huh?

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Ns1
1. Farmer's market for Prime or local butchers
2. Costco 90% of the time
3. Any other supermarket if I'm desperate.

FAIL FAIL FAIL

Do explain. Don't like the butcher @ Farmer's Market (grove)?

Originally posted by: E equals MC2

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Waiting for the steak snobs to come rush in tell you to find a butcher shop...

I've always thought the butcher shop was way too overrated. How do you think the supermarkets cut their meat?

This is what I did:
1. Go to nearest Stop & Shop
2. Go to the meat section and press the buzzer that summons the butcher
3. You can have your cut in any way you'd like. I normally ask for a super thick size of prime-grade ribeye at 1.5-2" inches of thickness
4. Bring steak to room temperature
5. Rub canola oil on it for both sides, salt & pepper lightly.
6. In a heat-retaining cast iron pan that's been broiling (500F) in the oven, sear the meat on both sides.
7. Perfect motherfucking steak you'll ever have in your life. Serve with baked potatoe with wine or beer.

Maybe you can look up "quality" in the dictionary. The only mainstream supermarkets that I know sell prime is Whole Foods and I imagine Gelson's.

I must've been deaf & blind when the butcher in Stop & Shop said, "prime grade? good chioce, brb" then packaged me one that read 'prime grade ribeye'.

I am not familiar with stop & shop so I cannot comment. If you didn't pay 18 bucks or so a pound though I'm gonna go ahead and say you're full of shit. If you did, then disregard that comment.

if you don't know what Stop & Shop is then maybe u should listen to your own advice and stfu.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Ns1
1. Farmer's market for Prime or local butchers
2. Costco 90% of the time
3. Any other supermarket if I'm desperate.

FAIL FAIL FAIL

Do explain. Don't like the butcher @ Farmer's Market (grove)?

The one at the grove doesn't count.

I thought you meant the street farmer's markets, which is total fail for veggies AND meat.

 

[vi edit]

I buy bulk. I went in for a 1/4 cow with some coworkers. It got dropped off at the butcher last week. Should be ready for pickup this weekend.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Ns1

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: Ns1
1. Farmer's market for Prime or local butchers
2. Costco 90% of the time
3. Any other supermarket if I'm desperate.

FAIL FAIL FAIL

Do explain. Don't like the butcher @ Farmer's Market (grove)?

The one at the grove doesn't count.

I thought you meant the street farmer's markets, which is total fail for veggies AND meat.

No arguments there

if you don't know what Stop & Shop is then maybe u should listen to your own advice and stfu.

There are no stop & shops in SoCal so it really doesn't matter to me

 

[JulesMaximus]

Harvest Ranch in Encinitas, CA. Best damned filets in the area IMO.

 

[Xavier434]

Originally posted by: vi edit
I buy bulk. I went in for a 1/4 cow with some coworkers. It got dropped off at the butcher last week. Should be ready for pickup this weekend.

How much is that going to cost you? I have been considering going this route when I get myself a really large freezer.

 

[idiotekniQues]

costco most of the time for any beef cuts.

eventually ill start ordering grass-fed beef when i make more $$$ but for now costco has some good quality stuff at good prices.

 

[Scarpozzi]

We're limited around here. We have Fresh Market and a few local organic grocery stores that get fresh beef from the midwest.

Walmart's meat is terrible and so is our largest grocery chain here. Steaks are thin and often poorly cut. I've actually been buying more meat from Food Lion lately...the prices have been pretty good and the cuts are thicker and have had some pretty decent marbling.

I think the key is to find a butcher that knows what he's doing and find a grocery store that has trouble selling out of what they cut, on average. (better prices)

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Xavier434

Originally posted by: vi edit
I buy bulk. I went in for a 1/4 cow with some coworkers. It got dropped off at the butcher last week. Should be ready for pickup this weekend.

How much is that going to cost you? I have been considering going this route when I get myself a really large freezer.

I don't know the final damage yet. I think it was around $120 for th processing and another $350 for the meat itself.

I'll get something like:
40 (one) pound bundles of burger
20 pounds worth of premade burger patties
4 ribeyes
4 tbones
4 sirloin
20 or so tenderized round steak (great for fajitas and stir fry)
6 roasts around 3 pounds each

It's all prepackaged and freezer wrapped from the butcher. I'm just finishing up last years cow that we picked in August and it's still in great shape after being in the freezer part of a regular fridge for 10 months.

 

[sjwaste]

I go to Harris Teeter usually. They sell Choice and Select. If you look hard enough, you'll find something really well marbled. The flavor's always good. Back when I was in NJ, we'd get it from the butcher who my family's been buying from since my grandparents. At one point they were delivering it to NJ from the city for us. Haven't had any meat like that since moving out, except when I go home to visit

Ribeye, 275 deg oven, for about 35 mins, just shy of med rare. Then a blazing hot pan for a quick sear on both sides. Best indoor method I've come across so far.

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: Lola
In the Metro Detroit area I have found the best place to go for meat that is of highest quality and best price is an otherwise rather "dumpy" local grocery store. Their meat/butcher department is top notch, very clean and extremely cheap. I would like to find a good butcher in my area, but the place I go is close to home and always has a large selection.

Edit... oh yeah, Costco too!

My wife has started going to Nino Salvaggio for meat. Where do you normally go?

Hollywood Market. If you are near Rochester Hills, it's the one on Auburn and Dequindre.

Nino Salvaggios, insanity. So she leaves with a sack of money and comes home with 2 ribeyes, huh?

That's pretty much how all of her excursions turn out. We're less than a mile from Hollywood (we run there instead of making the trip to Meijer sometimes) so I'll have to give their meat a try.

 

[Away]

Sams Club

 

[herm0016]

i like to get local cuts at world foods or a small mom and pop called jims, and veggies at the farmers markets or our big chain, econofoods.

 

[KeithTalent]

Butcher. The meat is better and costs less than most of the grocery stores here.

KT

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: slag

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: Tizyler
I'm no fanatic, but I buy decent cuts and put in the time to actually put salt/pepper on, etc.

No way!

Way! he takes a whole extra 2 seconds to salt and pepper his meat. This guy is hardcore!!

Gotta start somewhere, dick!

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Waiting for the steak snobs to come rush in tell you to find a butcher shop...

I've always thought the butcher shop was way too overrated. How do you think the supermarkets cut their meat?

This is what I did:
1. Go to nearest Stop & Shop
2. Go to the meat section and press the buzzer that summons the butcher
3. You can have your cut in any way you'd like. I normally ask for a super thick size of prime-grade ribeye at 1.5-2" inches of thickness
4. Bring steak to room temperature
5. Rub canola oil on it for both sides, salt & pepper lightly.
6. In a heat-retaining cast iron pan that's been broiling (500F) in the oven, sear the meat on both sides.
7. Perfect motherfucking steak you'll ever have in your life. Serve with baked potatoe with wine or beer.

Anyone want to link me a decent cast iron pan? Or does it really matter, as long as its cast iron?

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Tizyler
Anyone want to link me a decent cast iron pan? Or does it really matter, as long as its cast iron?

I have this and love it: http://www.lecreuset.com/usa/p...ide.php?category_id=14

Oh and don't listen to those idiots about the salt & pepper. S&P is all you need on a decent piece of meat.

KT

 

[DainBramaged]

Hate or not toward butcher shops, I like them and shop at them for my steak.

 

[compman25]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Waiting for the steak snobs to come rush in tell you to find a butcher shop...

I've always thought the butcher shop was way too overrated. How do you think the supermarkets cut their meat?

This is what I did:
1. Go to nearest Stop & Shop
2. Go to the meat section and press the buzzer that summons the butcher
3. You can have your cut in any way you'd like. I normally ask for a super thick size of prime-grade ribeye at 1.5-2" inches of thickness
4. Bring steak to room temperature
5. Rub canola oil on it for both sides, salt & pepper lightly.
6. In a heat-retaining cast iron pan that's been broiling (500F) in the oven, sear the meat on both sides.
7. Perfect motherfucking steak you'll ever have in your life. Serve with baked potatoe with wine or beer.

Does Dan Quayle come to your house for dinner too?

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: compman25

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Waiting for the steak snobs to come rush in tell you to find a butcher shop...

I've always thought the butcher shop was way too overrated. How do you think the supermarkets cut their meat?

This is what I did:
1. Go to nearest Stop & Shop
2. Go to the meat section and press the buzzer that summons the butcher
3. You can have your cut in any way you'd like. I normally ask for a super thick size of prime-grade ribeye at 1.5-2" inches of thickness
4. Bring steak to room temperature
5. Rub canola oil on it for both sides, salt & pepper lightly.
6. In a heat-retaining cast iron pan that's been broiling (500F) in the oven, sear the meat on both sides.
7. Perfect motherfucking steak you'll ever have in your life. Serve with baked potatoe with wine or beer.

Does Dan Quayle come to your house for dinner too?

Haha, haven't seen a Quayle joke in years. :laugh:

KT

 

[Lola]

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Waiting for the steak snobs to come rush in tell you to find a butcher shop...

I've always thought the butcher shop was way too overrated. How do you think the supermarkets cut their meat?

This is what I did:
1. Go to nearest Stop & Shop
2. Go to the meat section and press the buzzer that summons the butcher
3. You can have your cut in any way you'd like. I normally ask for a super thick size of prime-grade ribeye at 1.5-2" inches of thickness
4. Bring steak to room temperature
5. Rub canola oil on it for both sides, salt & pepper lightly.
6. In a heat-retaining cast iron pan that's been broiling (500F) in the oven, sear the meat on both sides.
7. Perfect motherfucking steak you'll ever have in your life. Serve with baked potatoe with wine or beer.

yeap IF the local stores have a "butcher" shop. out of the 6 stores aroune me only ONE has a butcher shop. the prices are nto any better then the real meat market i go to.

ok there are two. we have a Jewel and another. when they have a sale its FAR cheaper and the meat is almost as good as the butcher i go to.



edit: also within 5 miles i have 2 ranches that supply local butchers. every now and then they will fresh cut box's for you to get.

last time i got 4 porterhous's for like $50

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: BornStar

Originally posted by: Lola
In the Metro Detroit area I have found the best place to go for meat that is of highest quality and best price is an otherwise rather "dumpy" local grocery store. Their meat/butcher department is top notch, very clean and extremely cheap. I would like to find a good butcher in my area, but the place I go is close to home and always has a large selection.

Edit... oh yeah, Costco too!

My wife has started going to Nino Salvaggio for meat. Where do you normally go?

You lucky SOB. I LOVE Nino's. One of my good friends and I (who live in NE Ohio) absolutely LOVE that store, and when she goes to visit her bf on the NE side of Detroit she stops by. They have beautiful produce, and great cuts of meat. Good wine selection as well.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: Lola

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: Lola
In the Metro Detroit area I have found the best place to go for meat that is of highest quality and best price is an otherwise rather "dumpy" local grocery store. Their meat/butcher department is top notch, very clean and extremely cheap. I would like to find a good butcher in my area, but the place I go is close to home and always has a large selection.

Edit... oh yeah, Costco too!

Not your part of town, but If buying steak it's Ray's Prime Meats across from the Southland Mall on Eureka.

yea, that is a bit of a ways away, however, if I am ever on that side of town, I will remember that!

I use to live by Hollywood Market on Campbell in RO. Now they had good meat.