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Rate this Steak please
MrCookingNurse
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a friend of mine is asking me to split a side of beef with him. He just sent me a picture of a steak he is grilling up. Really doesn't look that great. Not the marble I was used to, but our last beef did grade near prime on its ultrasounds before slaughter.
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Looks a little lean to me too.
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Looks weird, can't place it but yeah too lean.Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA
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He said "bone in sirloin".
It it looks so lean. Looks like a liver sheen._______________________________________________XLBGE -
looks like Texas to me on this one - "El Paso" on this beef steak
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Ditto that. We buy meat the day of or the day before a cook, I'm sure there is a cost savings buying it in bulk but I get exactly what is needed.Atlanta, GA - LBGE -
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I like it rare, but that's really under cooked! I kid, I kid. I'm no expert, except at eating beef, but I would not buy that steak at the store. I agree, WAY too lean for me. Maybe really young beef? IDK? Not for me, too risky.
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I'm looking at a picture instead of the actual cut. But I would grade it at Select-. Marbling somewhere in the high 30's to low 40's on the Select- scale. Again I'm looking at a pic and that can make a huge difference.
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It does appear to be a sirloin... but not one I would buy honestly (no offense)...and certainly not a cow id invest in!
To be fair sirloin isn't a great cut....but there appears to be little or no intermuscular fat... at all!I spent most of my money on good bourbon, and bad women...the rest, I just wasted!! -
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You say he is a friend of yours, but IMO he already knows he got screwed and is wanting to cut his loss. I'll give him credit for honesty for sharing that picture as opposed to finding a nice one to use as a sample. Looks like his purchase might be better suited as ground beef.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Acorn said:Ditto that. We buy meat the day of or the day before a cook, I'm sure there is a cost savings buying it in bulk but I get exactly what is needed.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Feed that cow some grain you damn hippies!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Yes it does look lean, but if it is a sirloin then it is going to be on the lean side as will the filet IMO. Have him send you a photo of a ribeye, that will give you a better idea of marbling. Little thin for my taste though. Are the cow's finished with grain or grass? Grain finished cows will have more marbling.XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo.
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We split a half of beef with our friends at the beginning of the year. The sirloin is a little leaner than you get at the store but still delicious. The only mistake we made was not knowing better and not giving the butcher instructions online how we wanted it to be processed. Steaks are a little thin. Great tasting stuff thoughLarge and Mini BGE
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cazzy said:Feed that cow some grain you damn hippies!
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Sorry dude but I have to agree with @SGH on this one. Probably a select grade. I'm no expert but I have spent a lot of time on my wife's family farm and have observed them grading beef many a time. If I was a professional butcher I could offer a better opinion.
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I've seen deer steaks have better marbling than that.------------------------------
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tarheelmatt said:I've seen deer steaks have better marbling than that.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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For me, the proof would be in the cooked steak.
I have purchased, and been disappointed by pretty steaks and surprised by steaks that I thought would be less than good.
A 100% grass fed produced steak will not look grocery store pretty.
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Photo Egg said:For me, the proof would be in the cooked steak.
I have purchased, and been disappointed by pretty steaks and surprised by steaks that I thought would be less than good.
A 100% grass fed produced steak will not look grocery store pretty.
Let us know...
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MrCookingNurse said:
Im pass on these cows!Re-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
Too thin
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MrCookingNurse said:Photo Egg said:For me, the proof would be in the cooked steak.
I have purchased, and been disappointed by pretty steaks and surprised by steaks that I thought would be less than good.
A 100% grass fed produced steak will not look grocery store pretty.
Let us know...
Im pass on these cows!
If the price is right it might be worth a taste test. But it also sounds like you had great luck with your last buy and just know this would not be good.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Sirloin is one of the leaner cuts. I think most people are focusing on the imprint of the bag is was stored in that gives it the shiny sheen, and the steak is thin. Those aren't qualities of the animal but the butcher and the handling. People pay good money for grass-fed and it's generally lean. Conclusion: inconclusive.
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