Steak advice?

[DealorNoDeal]

And in response to DnD's earlier post, somebody's farmer friend will have to change his ways. This from the Grauniad, which also clears up a few other points.

Well, if that means more dairy breeds of cattle ending up as "steak", then I'll have to be even more careful shopping in future. Although I suspect most of it will end up on supermarket shelves which I generally avoid. Apart from Asda Aberdeen Angus of course.

BTW, it's not just the fact that they are dairy cattle that I wouldn't touch the beef from the farmer near us. I've seen what they're being fed on.

[d000hg]

Thanks for the help guys. Played it safe and bought 10oz sirloins from a local butcher. 9 steaks for £66.

A mate brought their firepit so we got a nice sear, though they were wide and thinner so took virtually no time to cook. Came a bit more on the medium side but still so tender.

For a decade or more I've refused to cook steak at home after failed attempts in the past (when we were poor and bought cheap cuts) so it's something of a revelation that for 5 or 7 quid I can do a really decent steak, rather than 30 in a restaurant...

And I ended £4 up on the poker too

[malvolio]

Sounds like a good evening all ways round!

[Paddy]

Thanks for the help guys. Played it safe and bought 10oz sirloins from a local butcher. 9 steaks for £66.

A mate brought their firepit so we got a nice sear, though they were wide and thinner so took virtually no time to cook. Came a bit more on the medium side but still so tender.

For a decade or more I've refused to cook steak at home after failed attempts in the past (when we were poor and bought cheap cuts) so it's something of a revelation that for 5 or 7 quid I can do a really decent steak, rather than 30 in a restaurant...

And I ended £4 up on the poker too

Your bought steak when you were poor? You were lucky. We had to marinade shoe leather in paraffin and cook on coal fire.

[jamesbrown]

Your bought steak when you were poor? You were lucky. We had to marinade shoe leather in paraffin and cook on coal fire.

You had paraffin when you were poor?

We had to use ditch water and make cooking noises.

[ladymuck]

What is this 'poor' of which you all speak?

[DealorNoDeal]

Still the best rump steak we've found after 2 years of trying local butchers, farm shops and on-line butchers across the country.

https://groceries.asda.com/product/b.../1000024153964

[NotAllThere]

That's my argument to any veggie who tries to preach to me. I point out that their breeding of their offspring is far more damaging to the planet than my steak and jacket spud every week. Having not bred, I'm helping the planet no end (there's an open goal Vetran, go on, take the shot )

Now go and watch Idiocracy (or read The Marching Morons), and get breeding!

[ladymuck]

Now go and watch Idiocracy (or read The Marching Morons), and get breeding!

I always have, and always will, say that Idiocracy was a documentary.

[Gibbon]

Thanks for the help guys. Played it safe and bought 10oz sirloins from a local butcher. 9 steaks for £66.

A mate brought their firepit so we got a nice sear, though they were wide and thinner so took virtually no time to cook. Came a bit more on the medium side but still so tender.

For a decade or more I've refused to cook steak at home after failed attempts in the past (when we were poor and bought cheap cuts) so it's something of a revelation that for 5 or 7 quid I can do a really decent steak, rather than 30 in a restaurant...

And I ended £4 up on the poker too

I haven't had steak in a restaurant since 4 years ago when the Xmas do at Hawksmoor forced me. They never do it like I like it, pan fried in a cast iron pan with plenty of butter to baste it and then at least 20 mins resting in a 50 degrees C oven.

But good effort and get doing it more at home.