Which steak is better?

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James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

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I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

This place does online ordering, and apparently has a few
physical locations:

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James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

Yes, I freeze steaks when I get them on sale.

Double bagged or vacuum sealed.
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James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

Yes, I freeze steaks when I get them on sale.

Double bagged or vacuum sealed.
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I've seen a couple of places that sell large packages of individually
portioned steaks frozen steaks at good prices. When I looked closely
they are from Australia. Not sure if thats good or bad or indifferent.

Growing up as a kid we used to buy beef in bulk and wrap ourselves for
the freezer. Never had a problem with steaks.

James
James

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

Depends on the sale price... if regularly $9/lb and you can buy it on
sale for $8/lb than it's no bargain. But if you can buy $9/lb steak
for $6/lb then it begins to be a bargain.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

Once it's frozen meat is no longer fresh... there is no such thing as
fresh frozen anything, frozen food is preserved food... and that's why
I answered as I did above. Frozen meat is no more fresh than pickled
meat is fresh. In fact properly pickled meat is a much better bargain
than frozen meat... corned beef rules! Fresh brisket can sell for say
$2/lb, but a proper corned beef brisket can sell for $20/lb, even
more... a NYC kosher deli will sell you 6 ounces of corned beef
brisket between two slices of rye for $15.

I rarely freeze tender steak, very rarely, but this week my regular
stupidmarket had a great sale on some gorgeous steaks, so I bought a
dozen and froze them all but for one 22 ounce porterhouse I grilled
this past Tuesday for dinner for me and my cats.... they had
porterhouse, t-bone, ribeye, and NYstrip all USDA Choice at $5.99/lb

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James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

Depends on what you want. If you want to store food for a while it's
a good idea. If you want to eat a really good steak it's not a good
idea. A fresh steak will keep in the refrigerator for a week or so,
two or three days of which you can use for dry aging it. When it's on
sale I usually buy enough for two meals a week apart. Then I wait for
the next sale.

Of course you can freeze, thaw, cook and eat steak. It just won't be
as good. Whether that makes it a good idea depends on how much you
enjoy a really good steak.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

The only steaks I've seen frozen are those so-called "minute steaks"
which I haven't tried for so long I have no idea if there's any way to
make them eatable. -aem

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

If they are on sale for a good price they are better than no steaks at
all. I usually eat my steaks fresh, but have stocked up on the on sale and
put them in the freezer for a while. I have tried some of those boxed
frozen steaks and was never impressed with them.

In misc.consumers.frugal-living James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

I think so. Assuming it's a good sale. Frozen steak is
better than no steak if it's a good steak to begin with.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

The only place I've seen frozen steaks is the prepackaged
and vacuum packed stuff which is more expensive than my
local supermarket's fresh steaks, or the stuff being sold
out of the back of a truck in some gas station parking lot which
I would not touch with a ten foot pole.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

Yes, and best to cook it frozen, not thaw it before cooking it.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

Just because they last a lot longer frozen.

aem said:

The only steaks I've seen frozen are those so-called "minute steaks"
which I haven't tried for so long I have no idea if there's any way to
make them eatable. -aem

You've never seen frozen steaks for sale? There are frozen food retailers
like M&M around here that sell boxes of frozen steaks. The larger grocery
stores have been selling them for years. I tried them a few times and was
not impressed. My local butcher sells boxes of frozen steaks and those
aren't bad.

James said:

I've seen a couple of places that sell large packages of individually
portioned steaks frozen steaks at good prices. When I looked closely
they are from Australia. Not sure if thats good or bad or indifferent.

Though they are not frozen, I buy Trander Joe's Flank Steak and Shaved
Steak, which are from Australia, and have bound both to be excellent. And,
they are bargain priced; for example, Flank Steak is generally $9.99/lb at
most of our local grocers (St. Louis metro-area), but at Trader Joes, it is
$5.99-$6.49/lb.
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James <[email hidden]> wrote

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Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

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I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

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Yes, I freeze steaks when I get them on sale.

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Double bagged or vacuum sealed.

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Just don't freeze them in the wrapping they are in from the store.
Re-wrap in something that allows you to get as much air out as possible.

Its a lot easier to let the steak wet the plastic than to try getting as much air out as possible.

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Then use them within 6 months at the most.

They're fine for longer than that if you let the steak wet the plastic before freezing.

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James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

Yes, I freeze steaks when I get them on sale.

Double bagged or vacuum sealed.
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Just don't freeze them in the wrapping they are in from the store. Re-wrap
in something that allows you to get as much air out as possible. Then use
them within 6 months at the most.

Melissa

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Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

Yep. Vacume seal them if you have a sealer gizmo. If not, wrap them well
and put them in a freezer bag. Squish out all the air and then label the
bag with the contents and date.

As far as which steak is better... I dunno. I have my faves but I like
them all. To me Porterhouse and T-Bones are the best for grilling. I like
sirloin for grilling but use it in other recipes. Then there is flank
steak. Oh hell, I like almost all of them.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

I've never seen frozen steaks for sale.

Yes, I freeze steaks when I get them on sale.

Double bagged or vacuum sealed.

When we went grocery shopping in St. Kitts, ALL the meat was frozen. The ground beef looked like
pellets, instead of long strings (we didn't buy any meat there).

J.

Rod Speed said:

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

Yes, and best to cook it frozen, not thaw it before cooking it.

http://www.omahasteaks.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?Dsp=32&FID=recipe_storethaw

Cooking from Frozen
Although it is preferable to cook your steaks, burgers and roasts from a
thawed state, it is possible to obtain satisfactory results without
thawing. Place meat farther from the heat when broiling or grilling.
Broil or grill 1 1/2 to 2 times the required time for unfrozen steaks,
burgers and chops. Roast 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 times that required for unfrozen
roasts.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

Just because they last a lot longer frozen.

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In misc.consumers.frugal-living James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

I think so. Assuming it's a good sale. Frozen steak is
better than no steak if it's a good steak to begin with.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

The only place I've seen frozen steaks is the prepackaged
and vacuum packed stuff which is more expensive than my
local supermarket's fresh steaks, or the stuff being sold
out of the back of a truck in some gas station parking lot which
I would not touch with a ten foot pole.

There are plenty of meat purveyers that ship all types of frozen meats
includings beef steaks... Lobels ships frozen USDA Prime. I think
it's extremely over priced for frozen beef. In fact I think USDA
Prime is very over priced, I'm very satisfied with fresh USDA Choice
from the stupidmarket, especially that I can pick it out myself... the
batch I picked this week is superb, I challenge anyone to distinguish
it from prime. There's a range within grades, with a lot of overlap,
top of the ladder Choice is much better than bottom rung Prime. The
trick to choosing is to educate yourself some on the anatomy of primal
sections... for instance, not all of the rib and loin section is
desirable.

Sheldon

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Rod Speed wrote

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James <[email hidden]> wrote

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Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?

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Yes, and best to cook it frozen, not thaw it before cooking it.

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http://www.omahasteaks.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?Dsp=32&FID=recipe_storethaw

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Cooking from Frozen
Although it is preferable to cook your steaks, burgers and roasts from a thawed state, it is
possible to obtain satisfactory results without thawing.

There's plenty that say the exact opposite, that its best to not thaw and to cook them frozen.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=steak+frozen

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Place meat farther from the heat when broiling or grilling.

No need to do that.

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Broil or grill 1 1/2 to 2 times the required time for unfrozen steaks, burgers and chops.

Steaks should be cooked on the internal doneness, not time.

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Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

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Just because they last a lot longer frozen.

James said:

Is it a good idea to freeze fresh steak when they are on sale?
Usually already frozen steaks are cheaper than fresh.

If you're talking about those frozen steaks that come in a package of
4-8; they aren't necessarily cheaper. Most come with some kind of
flavor/saline injection/preservative and are sold by the package; not
per pound. Do the math sometime, find out what the approximate weight
is (they usually don't have an actual on the package) and divide the
price by 16 and then multiply that # by the number of ounces to get
the per pound price. Additionally they may be "select" cut which
means a bit tougher.

Now if I can find rib eye steak on sale for $2.99-$3.99 a pound,
that's a decent price and I'd freeze it myself.

Seerialmom said:

If you're talking about those frozen steaks that come in a package of
4-8; they aren't necessarily cheaper. Most come with some kind of
flavor/saline injection/preservative

If they're injected with flavor/saline they can't be USDA graded.

Sheldon