Yes, filet is more my style which is on the other end of the fat spectrum! However, I know plenty of folks that swear by Wagyu. They love it.
OT: Steaks
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Costco and Sam’s have prime steaks available every day. So far I’m pretty happy with Sam’s offerings, usually NY strip steaks for $ 9-12 /lb cooked on the grill.
A few Amish markets here in SW FL also sell prime beef steaks. Seems like there’s a spot market for prime steaks that can be bought and sold by retailers, a good thing for consumers.
Has anyone been to Cote? It is extremely highly regarded but most say not worth the hype. Its on my list.
St. Ansalem is my top choice, but River Palm Terrace can compete with anyone in the city.
Plus they actually offer a Windmill hotdog on their lunch menu!!!
St. Ansalem is my top choice, but River Palm Terrace can compete with anyone in the city.
Plus they actually offer a Windmill hotdog on their lunch menu!!!
Made steak tacos tonight with flank steak from Costco - was pretty darn tasty with grilled veggies and black beans. Very good quality meat IMO.
Wagyu is very good but somewhat overvalued. Give me a quality Porterhouse , Ribeye , Filet Mignon or another relatively unknown steak the Hanger steak or butcher’s choice . Learned that from my uncle and aunt who owned a butcher shop in Livingston back in the 50’s and 60’s. As long as it’s Prime grade and prepared properly nothing beats a quality piece of beef.
From what I've see on line, the Wagyu beef has about 348 calories and 38 g of fat per 100 g serving (3.6 oz), while a rib-eye steak in the US generally has about 256 calories and 21 g of fat per 100 g serving and bacon has 417 calories and 40 g of fat per 100 g. So, yes, Wagyu is more like bacon, fat/calorie-wise and I've eaten up to a pound of good bacon a few times, although I much more often eat 1/2 pound, because I'm usually eating it with eggs or on a sandwich (and I eat it barely cooked, as the fat is the best part), so maybe a pound of the Wagyu would be a little more than I'd eat, but if it's as good as advertised, I would think I'd want at least 3/4 of a pound. Can't imagine it making me feel sick. Just asked my son and he agreed - it's now on our list to do, lol.
Whites Market in Barnegat Light is actually a butcher shop that sells other things as well. I grilled 2 x 14 oz prime Delmonico steaks tonight (They use the old fashioned name Delmonico for their ribeye). Sometimes I get the end cap ribeye (heavenly). I keep it simple - Salt and pepper, and I put a hunk of unsalted butter on top while they are resting.
pS - American Waygu is pretty damn good steak
pS - American Waygu is pretty damn good steak
Never thought to stop there - pass it all the time. Better than Okie’s in Surf City?
Was just talking about this - Japanese surf and turf is on top of my food bucket list.
Wagyu + Japanese Spider Crab:
Best restaurant steak anywhere - Peter Luger's just over the Williamsburg Bridge from Manhattan in Brooklyn
Nice to hear this....I know Nick (and his partner Pat in Scotch Plains location is my best friend), check them both out for quality meats.
I've never had Wagyu, but for my money, the rib eye caps at Costco are hard to beat. Costco rolls the cap into a nice round shape. I have cut my own cap off of a whole rib eye and liked it even more more left flat and cooked over high heat.
Ok funny this was brought up, The best steak I have ever has was a Japanese a-5 wine wagyu. The beef is fed with leftover grapes from wine. The marbling is insane, JMO A-5 is overrated , too fatty rich. I love the wagyu pichana cut. I recently had a 90 day drunken dry aged bone in prime rib. They dry aged it with whisky and rum drizzled on the meat. I thought the funk would be too much but I actually loved it.
If anyone has facebook and would like to gamble on steaks send me a message lol. It's basically picking a number from 0-9. winner is determined by the illinios fireball. Each spot is determined by the cut of meat and its price. The a-5 wine wagyu I had was 42 per spot. So essentially 2 pounds was 420 shipped. So 10 spots broken down to 42 per spot. They have a bunch of different steaks, pork, lamb, and seafood. I just bid on steaks.
If anyone wants to buy direct , Snake River farms, Butcher and block, and Meat Artisan offers really good steaks if you want to splurge. Definitely expensive.
How do I post pics on here?
If anyone has facebook and would like to gamble on steaks send me a message lol. It's basically picking a number from 0-9. winner is determined by the illinios fireball. Each spot is determined by the cut of meat and its price. The a-5 wine wagyu I had was 42 per spot. So essentially 2 pounds was 420 shipped. So 10 spots broken down to 42 per spot. They have a bunch of different steaks, pork, lamb, and seafood. I just bid on steaks.
If anyone wants to buy direct , Snake River farms, Butcher and block, and Meat Artisan offers really good steaks if you want to splurge. Definitely expensive.
How do I post pics on here?
Wagyu is definitely not overrated. I think the A-5 are for the price they command. So many different breeds of wagyu now available. They have Australian wagyu now as well.
The fat content is absurd, it really does make you full. You don't need much to feel satiated. I once had a 10 oz strip A-5 wagyu and I just couldn't finish it. And YES you know me I can eat lol.
If I ever put down a 1lb of anything in front of my family and said that is dinner....hahahahahahahaha