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Youstolemyname

Youstolemyname

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There are a fair few meat connoisseurs on the forum so I thought I would create a thread for sharing superb cuts of meat with some info about it.

If we post what type of meat it is, which cut, where purchased, weight,how much and prep method it might inspire and share some great shops!

Me first- was buying a t-bone and spotted this ribeye

Meat: Beef ( Hereford and Angus cross)
Cut: Ribeye
Purchased: Graham Eyes butcher Southport, Merseyside
Weight: Approx 8oz
Cost: around 7 quid
Prep: Cooked in a blazing hot cast iron skillet for 3 mins flipping every 15 seconds.

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The marbling was amazing on this bit of beef which is what drew me to it. Was lovely and juicy with a very beefy flavour. Tiny bit greasy though due to the marbling but a lovely bit of beef.

Have got a t-bone and a piece of fillet from the butcher to enjoy over the weekend.
 
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Looks good, but I feel I must comment about your rule. The hatred for supermarket meat and the love for butcher meat is totally unfounded. Awful butchers are a dime a dozen, and some supermarket meat counters are excellent (especially Morrisons). There are 3 butchers on a major road beside me, but they are all awful.

I'll put my neck on the butchers block and suggest that there are far more bad butchers than there are good.

That being said, when you do find a good butcher they are a great resource. It's a shame none seem to exist in Glasgow!
 
I agree there are loads of crap butchers. It's all about nowing where they get their eat from and what happens to the animal and meat.

I lost hundreds of pounds of meat :( when I freezer died the other week. Depressing times, had to all go in the bin, as it died when I was away for three days.
 
Ahleckz said:
Looks good, but I feel I must comment about your rule. The hatred for supermarket meat and the love for butcher meat is totally unfounded. Awful butchers are a dime a dozen, and some supermarket meat counters are excellent (especially Morrisons). There are 3 butchers on a major road beside me, but they are all awful.

I'll put my neck on the butchers block and suggest that there are far more bad butchers than there are good.

That being said, when you do find a good butcher they are a great resource. It's a shame none seem to exist in Glasgow!
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I agree, there are bad butchers but my intention is for people to find out about truly great meat and truly great shops that they may otherwise not know about. It's not about butcher snobbery, it's about sharing hidden gems.

We all know where our local supermarket is but there are some great butchers and online stores to share.

I have to disagree about morrisons butchery though. The meat isn't even in the same league as the stuff I get from butchers.
 
Ah right, good good. It just irks me that some people automatically think that butchers = best when it isn't the case.

I'm really keen to find a decent butcher in Glasgow City but not having any luck plus I don't fancy buying online as I don't tend to plan my meat eating in advance.

Hopefully someone knows somewhere! Should be a good thread, I love looking at meat. (Ohh err missus).
 
I have to agree with Ahleckz, I know of no good butchers in the Glasgow area. Even the 21 day matured or whatever Aberdeen Angus at the farmers market is poor, the meat itself is OK but they are skinnies (useless 150-200g cuts).

Best I can do is M&S or Sainsbury's TTD range, may post if the rules are relaxed.
 
Got some Venison today at Sainsbury's I think this brand is also sold at many other outlets, farmers markets etc. It's not hung to the heavens and I've had better but it's still good.

The meat...

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Price £6.49 & some chili and garlic which I like to season with before cooking, was left at room temp for about 30mins.

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In to the smoking skillet, the oil is Rice Bran Oil

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Flipped once at 3:30 mins

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Cooked some Oyster Mushrooms while resting

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Finished product

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In The Flesh

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So much tasty looking meat here fellas :shocked:

Not to sound like a stalker but where abouts do you live? I use to live in Churchtown, Southport but have since moved more towards Manchester :D
 
Flare said:
So much tasty looking meat here fellas :shocked:

Not to sound like a stalker but where abouts do you live? I use to live in Churchtown, Southport but have since moved more towards Manchester :D
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South of Southport but North of Liverpool ;)

Here's tonight's meat:

Meat: Beef
Cut: T-Bone and Fillet
Purchased: Graham Eyes butcher, Southport
Weight: Fillet was a tiny 3oz. T-bone was BIG
Cost: about 10 quid for the pair
Prep: trusty blazing skillet

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Sirloin part of T-Bone
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Was a sublime texture as usual but would have liked more marbling and cap of fat around the sirloin to give it a deeper beefy taste. Still my fave butcher at the minute though.
 
jimmy321 said:
Thats a good butcher you have, the meat looks well matured/aged. Nice steaks!

May post one next weekend as I keep my stakes to max of one per week as I'm looking after my fat intake and my fav is Ribeye.
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He dry ages them for a minimum of four weeks, it really is good beef.

I wouldn't normally have a ribeye and a t-bone in the same week, just went in for a t-bone an the ribeye looked so damn good I couldn't resist!
 
Ahlecz, it's not in Glasgow itself, about 30 mins away but you could stock up. In the small town where I'm from, Carluke there's a butcher called ramsays that's very good. In fact they are one of rick steins food heros. Whenever I'm in Glasgow I stock up with a couple of months worth of meat, haggis and square sausage to take down south. They also do deliveries as I've used that a couple of times, deliver anywhere In the uk.
 
Youstolemyname said:
South of Southport but North of Liverpool ;)

Here's tonight's meat:

Meat: Beef
Cut: T-Bone and Fillet
Purchased: Graham Eyes butcher, Southport
Weight: Fillet was a tiny 3oz. T-bone was BIG
Cost: about 10 quid for the pair
Prep: trusty blazing skillet

Before
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Sirloin part of T-Bone
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Was a sublime texture as usual but would have liked more marbling and cap of fat around the sirloin to give it a deeper beefy taste. Still my fave butcher at the minute though.
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Graham Eyes is my local butcher too. Generally very happy with the meat I have bought from there. Just down the road for me too which is handy :) Broughs in Ainsdale used to be excellent too although I haven't used them for a good while.
 
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