Originally posted by: deals99
there is also a deal for Omaha Steaks 12 Sirloins with 4 Steak Burgers and Cookbook, search for omaha. might be a little more worth it at the $25 price.
Originally posted by: cnwk64
Here is what I did, I have a citibank cc, I am use it for a virtual account number with limit. So I set the limit to $15.00 as long as they charge me less then $15.00 I am ok...^_^
Originally posted by: Lower
Originally posted by: iammeBut, how does dry aging work? I've had steaks sit in my fridge for too long, and it ended up smelling real bad
Dry aging takes less time than wet aging, but requires a more careful eye on the product.
Dry aging would be pretty much what you did by leaving a steak sit in your fridge -the difference here is that a whole muscle product can be aged, and then have the outer layer trimmed off to rid the meat of any off odor. You could have done the same thing with your stinky steaks, but with a 1" thick steak, taking 1/4" off the top, bottom and sides doesn't leave you with a whole heck of a lot, other then a few sliced up fingers. But taking 1/4" off of a 15 lb choice Top Butt Sirlion, leaves about 14.5 lbs left to cut.
Believe me when I say there is a very thin line between well-aged, and rank with stink. I suppose this is true with a lot of things in life
The reason you can't dry age in your fridge is lack of airflow and humidity. In dry ageing the sides of beef usually still have a layer of fat on the outside to protect from bacteria and dirt and they are kept at 32-38 degrees with very low humidity and a good deal of airflow. Your fridge doesn't replicate those conditions so you get spoiled meat. I've tried steaks at the best Steak Houses in NY and Chicago and there isn't much difference between wet and dry ageing or prime and choice beef. That said, my favorite places are The Chop House in Chicago and Peter Lugers in NY which both serve dry aged prime steaks.
Anyway, I think this is a decent deal considering I just payed $35.00 for a 20 oz. strip. Ths package should give you a couple meals for a few people for ~25.00. Not bad.
Originally posted by: Lower
Originally posted by: iamme
Question for steak experts: how do you "naturally age" beef? I understand that wine ages....but w/ meat doesn't age = rot?
Just curious....
Most meat companys that are knowledgable enough to age their meat, (read: not your local grocery store), will use one of two methods; either dry aging, or wet aging. Dry aging meat is left in a cool enviroment with no covering, and wet aging you leave the meat in the bag it comes in (subprimals -the larger "chunks" of meat, come vacuum sealed in bags if it's product meant to be portioned into steaks). Wet aging is a matter of leaving this bagged meat in a cool enviroment for up to 40 days. It rarely hurts the meat, and does wonders to the flavor, and the bite of the meat, as (any) aging allows the natural bateria to further break down the connective tissue thet runs through the muscle fibers. Dry aging takes less time, but (from what I have seen, I could be wrong) has a small chance of discoloration on the meat surface, as contact with air oxidises the meat, and makes the outside turn (bad) more quickly.
Aging makes a LOT better meat product (for steaks, not burgers). However, IMO (not thread crapping, just giving an alternative) paying 3x for Omaha Steaks than what you would at your local butcher, is just silly. Go make a friend out of your local, lonely, USDA inspected butcher, save some cash, and get just as good of steaks.
And don't buy supermarket meat!
Originally posted by: cmv
Hrm... This is so dang tempting because I've never had Omaha Steaks before but what about that $10.99 shipping. Hrm...
Originally posted by: sxr7171
But isn't dry aging the "real" aging process. "Wet aging" as a term was invented by companies like Omaha to allow them to claim that meat sealed in bags is "aged". I agree with you that finding a good local butcher that sells dry aged (for 4-6 weeks) steaks is the best thing to do. I don't think that Omaha can compete with a quality dry aged steak. One thing though is that if you find a local butcher that sells steaks that have been aged for 4-6weeks you can expect to pay more than you would for Omaha stuff.
The thing with the USDA grading scales for beef is that there is a lot of leeway for what you get. Beef is graded into Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter, and Canner. Prime is intended for elite customers, while Choice and Select is intended for retail customers and the rest are for manufacturing beef. (be assured that Taco Bell uses something in those manufacturing grades).
The grades are assigned actually by one primary quality - the amount of fat marbling in the Rib-Eye of the 12th rib of the carcass. Therefore Prime beef which is the tastiest most premium grade (only 8% of cattle qualify for Prime) is also the most fatty and unhealthy. For this reason many good meat companies and butcher sell very good USDA Choice steaks, steaks that may have been aged longer to 'make up for' the fact that the beef is not graded as Prime. They are also most likely the best Choice graded steaks as well. That is why I feel that if you go to a top quality restaurant or butcher you will find USDA Choice steaks that are almost as good as their Prime steaks, in fact i think that a Choice steak from a quality butcher is better than Prime steak from a bad butcher. Prime steaks have gotten a bad rap in today's health-conscious society, so top places have an incentive to make really good Choice steaks - the Choice stuff in the supermarket is likely to be in a different league.
Originally posted by: stlblew
Hmmm! I ordered, got a receipt for $25+ and later an email for $14.85. I emailed a friend with the details and they wrote back to say they'd noticed this was an authorizing an automatic shipment every month. I don't remember seeing that. Guess I'll have to take another look. If so, just gotta remember to cancel once I get the shipment.
Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
Originally posted by: stlblew
Hmmm! I ordered, got a receipt for $25+ and later an email for $14.85. I emailed a friend with the details and they wrote back to say they'd noticed this was an authorizing an automatic shipment every month. I don't remember seeing that. Guess I'll have to take another look. If so, just gotta remember to cancel once I get the shipment.
It says nothing about authorizing a automatic shipment. You friend is seeing things.
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Originally posted by: FatDragonn
Originally posted by: GtPrOjEcTX
Originally posted by: stlblew
Hmmm! I ordered, got a receipt for $25+ and later an email for $14.85. I emailed a friend with the details and they wrote back to say they'd noticed this was an authorizing an automatic shipment every month. I don't remember seeing that. Guess I'll have to take another look. If so, just gotta remember to cancel once I get the shipment.
It says nothing about authorizing a automatic shipment. You friend is seeing things.
yes it does, unless when you placed that order, you UNCHECKED the "autoship" option.
i'm calling those sneaky bastages @ hsn up tomorrow so i wont be charged for a monthly order of meat