Mangobreeders How to cook a steak Thread

oli collett · 2 Dec 2008 at 17:56

DAvE18 said:
wagyu is overpriced, this beef is hand reared at the castle.

Have you got any pictures? I somewhat doubt that stuff is going to compare to Wagyu.

It's a shame wagyu is so expensive over here though, you can get it for much more reasonable prices in the US/Australia. Half the problem is that the grading standards over here are virtually non-existant, hence why the meat the supermarkets and most butchers over here stock is very average.

mangobreeder · 2 Dec 2008 at 20:17

oli collett said:
Have you got any pictures? I somewhat doubt that stuff is going to compare to Wagyu.

It's a shame wagyu is so expensive over here though, you can get it for much more reasonable prices in the US/Australia. Half the problem is that the grading standards over here are virtually non-existant, hence why the meat the supermarkets and most butchers over here stock is very average.

goto harrods, their Wagyu is reasonable priced and quite excellent

KaHn · 2 Dec 2008 at 21:08

Some of the nicest steak I've had (cooked a while ago) Organic Aberdeen Angus Fillet.

Colouring looks a bit red due to the camera but it was awesomely nice, I will try and get some more tomorrow but I am busy moving at the mo.....

KaHn

elroberto · 2 Dec 2008 at 23:25

Steaks, Beer and Full Metal Jacket. Kudos and 100 man points my friend!

Atrox Moris · 2 Dec 2008 at 23:27

elroberto said:
Steaks, Beer and Full Metal Jacket. Kudos and 100 man points my friend!

Just needed a gravel and steel shaving garnish and it'd be perfect.

oli collett · 2 Dec 2008 at 23:31

It's a fillet though, that's a lady's cut

The_Abyss · 3 Dec 2008 at 00:51

Flibster said:
Overcooked.

Yep.

As the saying goes, if a good vet can't revive it, and it has been more than just threatened with a candle, it has been overdone.

Bleu ***.

mangobreeder · 3 Dec 2008 at 09:09

The_Abyss said:
Yep.

As the saying goes, if a good vet can't revive it, and it has been more than just threatened with a candle, it has been overdone.

Bleu ***.

It amazes me how many, "claim" to like their steak bleu. No one i ahve ever know likes their steak that way. Yet on OCuk we have an abundance of ppl who have their steak that way.

i wonder if is coincidence, or people are just saying it for effect.

Magic_x_uk · 3 Dec 2008 at 09:28

well I am a head chef in a country restaurant. People ordering Blue steaks are very very much in a minority. I'd say majority of people including myself and most friends like it Medium Rare.

PaulStat · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:23

No no no no, that's not how you do a steak. A proper steak has to have a lovely rosemary and anchovy sauce.

That's right you heard me ANCHOVY!!!!

Le_Petit_Lapin · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:28

mangobreeder said:
It amazes me how many, "claim" to like their steak bleu. No one i ahve ever know likes their steak that way. Yet on OCuk we have an abundance of ppl who have their steak that way.

i wonder if is coincidence, or people are just saying it for effect.

Now saying that, I did have fantastic bleu steak in france while staying there with a family. It was warm all the way through, but still bleeding. Well, I guess it could have been "Saignant" I don't know.

I can't actually cook it like that at home. I've tried, but the middle ends up cold, co it has to go back on the pan, or I leave it for too long and get medium rare instead.

If I could cook it the way they did in France, then yes, I would have it like that, but unfortunately I can't, so I happily settle for medium rare instead. **** it, its still steak eh?

mangobreeder · 3 Dec 2008 at 11:47

im buying my self a nice peice of ribeye at lunch time, YUMM

elroberto · 3 Dec 2008 at 18:39

Anyone know where I can get some top quality steak online? The supermarket stuff is rubbish and while my local butcher's steaks are quite good, but they don't have much other than rump or sirloin.

oli collett · 3 Dec 2008 at 18:54

elroberto said:
Anyone know where I can get some top quality steak online? The supermarket stuff is rubbish and while my local butcher's steaks are quite good, but they don't have much other than rump or sirloin.

http://www.natoora.co.uk/uk/page_articles2_D.asp?menu=2B01

they sell jack o'shea's stuff.. not used them but the butcher itself is awesome. The site isn't cheap though...

There's also huntsham's but you'd have to pay for a cow:
http://www.huntsham.com/box_beef.asp

Le_Petit_Lapin · 3 Dec 2008 at 19:09

oli collett said:
There's also huntsham's but you'd have to pay for a cow:
http://www.huntsham.com/box_beef.asp

That works out very reasonably.

KaHn · 3 Dec 2008 at 20:55

mangobreeder said:
It amazes me how many, "claim" to like their steak bleu. No one i ahve ever know likes their steak that way. Yet on OCuk we have an abundance of ppl who have their steak that way.

i wonder if is coincidence, or people are just saying it for effect.

If i know the steak is good i will quite happily eat the centre cold, but thats just me.

KaHn

ganesh · 3 Dec 2008 at 21:14

PaulStat said:
No no no no, that's not how you do a steak. A proper steak has to have a lovely rosemary and anchovy sauce.

That's right you heard me ANCHOVY!!!!

I always wondered why people have strong flavoured sauces with steak, such as Pepper Sauce etc. I find it just detracts from the taste of the meat. I'd much rather just taste the steak.

cheets64 · 3 Dec 2008 at 21:28

Żywiec nice polish beer, they know how to make strong tasting lager the polacks do, I will give them that.

Nice steak but I am sirloin man

Zip · 4 Dec 2008 at 06:15

DAvE18 said:
wagyu is overpriced, this beef is hand reared at the castle.

Wagyu is also normally Hand reared though.

Its just hard to get Full blood Wagyu in places other then Japan.
We ahve a huge Cattle industy down here and there is only 1 Full blood Wagyu farm :eek:

There are soem Pure Blood(i think thats what they call it) But they are crossed with angus cows

Leodido · 4 Dec 2008 at 07:04

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