Nice (raw) steak - where to buy?

[Henry Hawthorne]

Hi all,

In the absence of anything to buy for my father who has (literally) everything one man could want, I've decided to buy him a nice steak for Christmas and then cook it for him. I'm in Hampshire but probably travelling to London or Reading on Christmas Eve to buy all my presents. I'm looking for some steak around £20 since I'm such a poor student, any ideas?

Thanks,

HH

[Balmoral Green]

Look for one of these, they have them on most High Streets in most towns, they are called 'Butchers shops'.



Twenty quid should be more than enough for a couple of decent steaks, if you don't know what cut to buy, ask the butcher.

[Russ T Bolt]

If you know someone with a Costco card, their aged Aberdeen Angus steaks are fantastic, make sure they are the aged though.

[Roger645]

Here:

http://www.hgwalter.com/

[RichB]

Balmoral Green said:

Look for one of these, they have them on most High Streets in most towns, they are called 'Butchers shops'.



Twenty quid should be more than enough for a couple of decent steaks, if you don't know what cut to buy, ask the butcher.

Slightly tongue in cheek but so true, try looking for a butchers. As we don't know where you are coming from or going to it's impossible to say but rest assured there are loads of decent butchers between Hampshire and Berkshire just waiting to flog you £20/worth of decent fillet steak (or rib-eye). That said when are you going to cook it? Boxing day? Don't freeze it for heavens sake, I don't know about the rest of you but I never find I get that cooked on the outside & bloody in the middle result once a steak's been frozen...

[RizzoTheRat]

Whereabouts in hampshire, there's a lot of decent butchers and farm shops about.

[RichB]

Yeah but that's not gonna happen between now and Xmas is it?

[Simpo Two]

RichB said:

Don't freeze it for heavens sake, I don't know about the rest of you but I never find I get that cooked on the outside & bloody in the middle result once a steak's been frozen...

Oh I don't know, I tried grilling some frozen fish last night. The outside was perfectly cooked and the inside was still ice!

(I defrost steak by using the middle sink full of hot water and leaving it until floppy)

[RichB]

Simpo Two said:

...I defrost steak by using the middle sink full of hot water and leaving it until floppy

Interesting, I'll try that...

[Simpo Two]

RichB said:

Simpo Two said:

...I defrost steak by using the middle sink full of hot water and leaving it until floppy

Interesting, I'll try that...

See if your cat suddenly materialises behind you the moment you do this - mine does!

[RichB]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

RichB said:

Simpo Two said:

...I defrost steak by using the middle sink full of hot water and leaving it until floppy

Interesting, I'll try that...

NOT TOO HOT ! Luke warm I find is the safest not to be a pedant....

Mind you doesn't Heston ccok his steak at 62.8 deg C for 48 hours? I might try that, simply put the meat in a poly bag and drop it the hot water tank for a few days

[Bullett]

Newlyns farm, Hampshire (I think) Just off the M3 or there is a good butcher in Crowthorne now (I used them on Saturday for a steak) lovely well hung bit of rib-eye.

[JDMc]

Newlyns seconded just off the M3 at Hook head towards Odiham and its a left at the first roundabout

[Puggit]

Jennings Butchers, Precinct on Church Street in Caversham (Reading). Our local butcher, and we're having T-bone from there tonight!

[jimothy]

JDMc said:

Newlyns seconded just off the M3 at Hook head towards Odiham and its a left at the first roundabout

Thirded - we get all our meat from them. Superb meat and the main butcher bloke knows his stuff.