THE STEAK THREAD, served a la Man

[The Moose]

RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:

The Moose said:

Getting ready for dinner tonight!

I think you've overcooked them.

They just stopped mooing...

[RC1807]

The Moose said:

Getting ready for dinner tonight!

Superbowl party?

[The Moose]

RC1807 said:

The Moose said:

Getting ready for dinner tonight!

Superbowl party?

Normal Sunday dinner...but we do/will have the Super Bowl on.

[The Moose]

[Digger]

So . . . . come on man! Cooking method?

[The Moose]

Digger said:

So . . . . come on man! Cooking method?

I’m sorry - it’s not overly exciting I’m afraid!

7lbs of trimmed filet. Sliced into 1 1/2” steaks.

Kosher salt applied 24 hours ahead of time.

Grilled on medium-low for 7 mins a side.

Let rest for as long as we could resist (about 5 mins).

Consume. And regret not grilling up the other 3 lbs I have in the fridge.

[robuk]

Out of interest how much does that lot cost there?

[The Moose]

It was $14 or $15 a pound from memory

[Turn7]

The Moose said:

It was $14 or $15 a pound from memory

Jesus I paid a tenner for one of the larger ones here !

[Semmelweiss]

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

[thebraketester]

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

[bolidemichael]

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

[craigjm]

bolidemichael said:

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

That is some of it but also there is not a huge demand for it in SA. Meat in general is cheap in SA compared to the UK but the demand curve is very different in terms of what is popular and what you can charge more money for. The south african diet is very different outside of the small white population.

[SpeckledJim]

bolidemichael said:

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

If you feed your captives fillet steak I expect you don't struggle for applicants.

[C70R]

craigjm said:

bolidemichael said:

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

That is some of it but also there is not a huge demand for it in SA. Meat in general is cheap in SA compared to the UK but the demand curve is very different in terms of what is popular and what you can charge more money for. The south african diet is very different outside of the small white population.

Let's not overlook the fact that £7/kilo is still expensive in a country where the average monthly salary is ~£1,000.

[craigjm]

C70R said:

craigjm said:

bolidemichael said:

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

That is some of it but also there is not a huge demand for it in SA. Meat in general is cheap in SA compared to the UK but the demand curve is very different in terms of what is popular and what you can charge more money for. The south african diet is very different outside of the small white population.

Let's not overlook the fact that £7/kilo is still expensive in a country where the average monthly salary is ~£1,000.

Absolutely. Thats party what i meant by "outside of the small white population". I have just checked the butchers I use when im in Johannesburg and its 240 rand a kilo which is £11. The average salary is just over R20000 a month which, as said is about £1000. That average is massively skewed by the professional population though. The average "blue collar" worker earns about £200 a month and the minimum wage is £1 an hour

https://www.berliner.co.za/showcat.php?str=b/63/0

[bolidemichael]

craigjm said:

C70R said:

craigjm said:

bolidemichael said:

thebraketester said:

Semmelweiss said:

Fillet is about £7-8 kg in South Africa.

UK seems to be anywhere from £30-60 per kg

I'd attribute a lot of that to available grazing space per livestock and cost of production. Plus the captive market.

That is some of it but also there is not a huge demand for it in SA. Meat in general is cheap in SA compared to the UK but the demand curve is very different in terms of what is popular and what you can charge more money for. The south african diet is very different outside of the small white population.

Let's not overlook the fact that £7/kilo is still expensive in a country where the average monthly salary is ~£1,000.

Absolutely. Thats party what i meant by "outside of the small white population". I have just checked the butchers I use when im in Johannesburg and its 240 rand a kilo which is £11. The average salary is just over R20000 a month which, as said is about £1000. That average is massively skewed by the professional population though. The average "blue collar" worker earns about £200 a month and the minimum wage is £1 an hour

https://www.berliner.co.za/showcat.php?str=b/63/0

Let them eat steak!.. is a malapropism that comes to mind.

[AlvinSultana]

Another thing about meat in South Africa is the quality.

The last time we were there we had one of the best restaurant experiences ever at the Fat Butcher in Stellenbosch.

https://fatbutcher.co.za/


So this is a top end restaurant in a very touristy town.


https://fatbutcher.co.za/the-steak/

300 rand is less than £15.

[The Moose]

AlvinSultana said:

Another thing about meat in South Africa is the quality.

The last time we were there we had one of the best restaurant experiences ever at the Fat Butcher in Stellenbosch.

https://fatbutcher.co.za/

So this is a top end restaurant in a very touristy town.

https://fatbutcher.co.za/the-steak/

300 rand is less than £15.

The meat in SA certainly is generally very tasty. Both the traditional Western animals as well as the exotics. However that's no good to me when I'm not in SA

[craigjm]

It’s a shame that the vast majority of saffas take that great quality meat and slather it in braai salt before burning it to a crisp