Porterhouse Steak

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Publix has porterhouse steaks on sale for $6.99/lb. It's been a while since
I bought a good steak but grilling season is fast approaching! Is that a
good price?

Jill
 
"jmcquown" wrote:

No way to tell without a peek... but here in NY that's an average
everyday stupidmarket price for USDA choice... on sale they'd cost a
dollar less per pound. But if all you want is one steak you haven't
anything to lose, pick one that's well trimmed, has a decent amount of
fillet, and reasonably thick, at least 1". Do NOT buy any to freeze
unless you're gonna use them for soup.
 
On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 06:53:22 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, "jmcquown"
wrote,

No. T-bone steaks in the Ralphs ad this week are $3.99/lb.
Porterhouse should not be a huge amount more, to call it a "good"
price.
 
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On Mar 4, 1:09 pm, "Kent" wrote:

T-Bones are at my local Safeway.
Our local Safeway[The "Proph"] has recently put in a more traditional meat
counter with unpackaged meat and a quaisi butcher who will help you pick and
choose. There may be some USDA Choice there.

The vast majority of the Safeway meat here in N. Cal, is their so called
"Ranchers' Reserve", which they made up. It's just a grade or two below USDA
Choice. It's not good.

Kent
 
On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 06:53:22 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:


Check the prices in the other stores in the area for the same grade of
steak. What sounds like a real bargain in one area may sound like
robbery in another.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:03:43 -0800, "Kent"
wrote:


I looked, but not very hard, when I was at Safeway yesterday.
Rancher's Reserve was well over $10 a pound, so Jill has a good deal.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Mar 4, 6:53?am, "jmcquown" wrote:

It's certainly not unreasonable. Here in CT they are typically $10/lb
and so that's a decent price. However, in the height of grilling
season, I've seen them for $4-5/lb. Those usually have less tenderloin
though. (I know the size of the tenderloin section determines whether
it's technically a Porterhouse or just a t-bone...just don't recall
which is which)

I can't eat that much steak anymore in one sitting but if I could, and
I had a hankering for a nice steak, I would certainly treat myself at
that price. You're worth $7, aren't you?? :-) Go for it.

But like Sheldon noted, don't buy for the freezer. I don't mind
chicken from the freezer but beef from the freezer really suffers.
 
On Mar 5, 1:34?pm, "Catmandy (Sheryl)" wrote:

The porterhouse has the big tenderloin.

Few things better than a t-bone grilled over wood/charcoal.

I also concur.

--Bryan
 
On Mar 5, 12:56?pm, Bryan wrote:

==
Well wrapped beef is perfectly acceptable after being frozen. I like
to use beef that has not had more than 6 months in the freezer but on
occasion have gone well over this with NO deterioration of quality.

I prepared freezer orders for twenty years and people like the
convenience of availability and choice. Had one complaint and that
related to tenderness and not the quality of frozen product.

If steaks are on sale, I can save considerable dollars by popping them
into freezer bags for future use. Same with other cuts of beef, pork
or chicken.
==
 
On Mar 5, 3:43?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:

==
I now live on a farm a ways from major supermarkets. I can't waste
money needlessly running back and forth to town for
groceries...especially so with the recent increase in gasoline prices.
Freezing will not affect the tenderness of beef IMHO and a small
freezer full of quality beef is a must for me. I have raised my own
beef for years since I retired and in the past have worked as a meat
cutter at the wholesale and retail level.
==
 
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