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I still think sirloin is a great value for steaks. If you learn a bit of meat cutting you can save a lot of money. Pick up a small vac pac machine and cut your own. Vac and freeze if you've got the room.
Now that I'm also poor, I'd consider doing an RS meat meet and I'll cut some steaks and vac for everyone who wants to get in on it as I'm a decent butcher and like doing it.
Also re: dry aging
Dry aging enhances flavour but you will always end up with a less tender piece of meat. Up to you if that's worth it for you. Personally I'd rather chew harder and taste more, but know tenderness is top of mind for some people.
Also, what cuts are you using, temp you are cooking at, etc when doing the sous vide?
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I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.
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Beefway ALL DAY.
I bought my short ribs for friendmas dinner this year from there.
$15.66 per pound, they were literally half the price than half of the butchers I called. Windsor Meats were selling them for $30 a pound!
Can't believe that all I'm hearing is Beefway here and that there's no love for Columbus Meat Market on here. I sometimes drive 40 mins for that shit even when I'm not passing by the area.
They have these 1.5" Ribeyes/tenerloins/prime rib steaks/t-bones for $11-13. They have larger and thicker cuts for $25, and sell Tomahawks for $45.
Always fresh and have great marbling.
Great price for their other meats too - I always get their burger patties and marinated wings for BBQs
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Columbus steaks are garbage. I’ll never buy steaks from them again, it’s not worth it
I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.
Even sirloin etc. from them I’ve found tasteless. Stuff like wings, sausages etc. are fine, but the price reflects the quality of their steaks imo
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I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since.
Really? i had no idea Costco does that. I had to google and turns out (maybe US only), they use needles and puncture to make it more tender. (of course with machines etc.)
Really? i had no idea Costco does that. I had to google and turns out (maybe US only), they use needles and puncture to make it more tender. (of course with machines etc.)
It'll say on the package label if the meat is mechanically tenderised - not all of it is tenderised this way. I know their prime ribs are but I don't think they do briskets.
I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.
Can't believe that all I'm hearing is Beefway here and that there's no love for Columbus Meat Market on here. I sometimes drive 40 mins for that shit even when I'm not passing by the area.
They have these 1.5" Ribeyes/tenerloins/prime rib steaks/t-bones for $11-13. They have larger and thicker cuts for $25, and sell Tomahawks for $45.
Always fresh and have great marbling.
Great price for their other meats too - I always get their burger patties and marinated wings for BBQs
What you're saying on the tenderization might make sense.
I've always wondered with Costco steaks/beef, it tends of oxidize and turn brown/smelly in the fridge a little quicker than beef I purchase from other places.
Columbus steaks are garbage. I’ll never buy steaks from them again, it’s not worth it
I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.
Even sirloin etc. from them I’ve found tasteless. Stuff like wings, sausages etc. are fine, but the price reflects the quality of their steaks imo
Never been to Columbus so I can't comment on them, but I noticed exactly what you're saying buying from a butcher in West Richmond that everyone goes to... like 3-4 times now... kept thinking I was fucking up the cooking or seasoning, bland and tasteless.
But I stopped at some random butcher place the other day to grab a couple tenderloins and they were so freaking good and way less $??? Cooked them the exact same way too.
re: good meat - my "secret stash" are the heritage pork rib chops at Superstore. They only come in packs of 2 so I always grab 2-3 of them and freeze them but they are delicious. Fatty, tender and full of flavour. Best pork chops I've ever had (other than a wood fired one I had in SF years ago in the Castro district).
I’ve bought their top rib eyes that have so much fat you’d think there’s no way they can’t be good. Cooked perfectly, basic seasoning, -zero- flavour. Every time.
Hm what do you think could be the reason of that, a shitty farm that they source their beef from? I just use S/P and they've come out pretty flavourful to me. I also use basic S/P but I salt and let it sit for min 30-45 mins to dry out the exterior and then re-salt again before plating.
Which shop do you buy from, maybe I will need to do a back to back taste test of the same cut.
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What you're saying on the tenderization might make sense.
I've always wondered with Costco steaks/beef, it tends of oxidize and turn brown/smelly in the fridge a little quicker than beef I purchase from other places.
Wonder if that plays a part?
I guess that would be one reason since the tissues are torn and exposed to oxygen.
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I would go to Windsor / Columbus since it's < 5ish min drive but it's $27-29/lb lol
Those 1.5" cuts are 200-220grams for $11 - 15 and they take off the rib cap. In hindsight, could be good for potlucks / girl dinners but I eat one of the $20-25 pieces for dinner.
Hm what do you think could be the reason of that, a shitty farm that they source their beef from? I just use S/P and they've come out pretty flavourful to me. I also use basic S/P but I salt and let it sit for min 30-45 mins to dry out the exterior and then re-salt again before plating.
Which shop do you buy from, maybe I will need to do a back to back taste test of the same cut.
I guess that would be one reason since the tissues are torn and exposed to oxygen.
Hard to tell maybe westopher can chime in, but I’m a fat man, both in stature and steak preference lol..
The rib eyes they had looked great and there was no reason why they wouldn’t be super tasty given the appearance. As well, I can cook a mean steak so it wasn’t user error.
I cooked both the rib I got to a perfect medium rare when I cut in but when I tasted them I was so turned off I actually tossed them back on the grill/pan to try and render the fat down more in hopes of getting some more flavour out of them, nope. Both times edged up to a medium or beyond and still completely flavourless, with OK texture.
I’d pay double for the nice Costco AAA rib steaks over those. Maybe I’d give them a try again but for those rib eyes and sirloins the prices aren’t so great at Columbus that I’d opt for them.
Everything else at Columbus though is an amazing deal and I give them full credit for not just raising prices like everyone else has.
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I've heard a lot about Costco tenderizing their meats which increases the chance of introducing bacteria to the meat, so I've been avoiding it since. But I guess these whole pieces are safe from that. Plus the quality of their cuts seem to have gone downhill in recent years too.
They have started to do mech tenderizing to roasts as well. Got a prime rib roast that they did it to. The pichana I got recently a few months ago was not mech tenderized fortunately
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