misshathaway
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For me it's good coffee to brew at home and an occasional gourmet cheese.
Actually - I prefer choice steaks, because for me they have a lot more flavor than prime. I remember once cooking a prime ribeye and being so disappointed wondering where all the flavor went when I finally realized I'd accidentally bought prime.I must confess I have a few and the reasoning behind them. All these Post being FIREd
1) The only steak we buy to cook at home is Choice Filet mignon from Costco. - We do not have Steak much but when we do it may as well be the good stuff. (I cannot tell the difference between Prime and Choice, so Choice wins)
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One can get good steaks in Choice grade, but from Safeway the tenderness is like crapshoot. So, I am thinking the Prime cut at Costco may be more consistent.
I have not bought beef from Costco in a long time, because their packs are family-oriented and just too large for two. I wonder if the Choice at Costco is more consistent.
Choice at Costco has been good. We usually vacuum pack and freeze half of what we buy.One can get good steaks in Choice grade, but from Safeway the tenderness is like crapshoot. So, I am thinking the Prime cut at Costco may be more consistent.
I have not bought beef from Costco in a long time, because their packs are family-oriented and just too large for two. I wonder if the Choice at Costco is more consistent.
I haven't bought the whole tenderloin, but sometimes they have 4 nice size pieces (2.5 to 3 inches thick) in a package and we freeze two of them.We buy the whole Choice File Mignon Rack and cut it to our liking 1.5 - 2 inches thick at about 8 - 10 oz each. it is cheaper to buy the pre-cut, but they are as you say too big, but too small to cut in half.
Filet is tender, but too lean and does not have the same flavor as other cuts though.
I try not to eat steak too often, so when I do I can stand a bit more fat.
PS. By the way, I can get filet in smaller packages from another grocery store for a very good price. Again, it does not taste as good as a ribeye to me.
Yes, now that we can afford to eat more "good stuff", we do not dare.Twice a year I get a 24 oz. Delmonico (ribeye) steak, but that's more a screw my health splurge than a monetary splurge.
Different cuts release different amounts of juice. So, my pan sauce never comes out tasting the same. Occasionally, it was so good and made me so proud (I deglaze with less expensive Cognac). Other times, it was so bland.I usually pan sear them then roast them in the oven in the cast iron pan (or Le Creuset). Comes out so good. Often do a pan sauce while the steaks are resting. Very easy.
Oh, I just do this for tenderloin with the fillet mignon cut.Different cuts release different amounts of juice. So, my pan sauce never comes out tasting the same. Occasionally, it was so good and made me so proud (I deglaze with less expensive Cognac). Other times, it was so bland.
There ius an adapter that comes with the Keurig that you can load with your own coffee.I have only recently (30 days or so) convinced myself that it's OK to spend 50c on a cup of coffee and instead of making my own "dirt cups"* as my DW calls them, I now use an actual new K-cup every time I enjoy a cup of coffee! For several years, I brought home the used ones from the office
And for the record, I personally think that many of indulgences mentioned here are lifetime habits that many of us will actually NEVER change ~ I have always added water to the empty shampoo bottle/hand soap to get more use out of it!....and I just replaced my toothbrush today thank you very much but I honestly can't remember the last time I did....
*dirt cups are where I actually save the USED K-cups, wash them and refill them my own bulk coffee
Well, the filet I cooked was so lean I did not get much of that yummy fat and juice from it. The steak was good, but the sauce was not.Oh, I just do this for tenderloin with the fillet mignon cut.
I find tenderloin quite rich. And when I sear it I use some added fat. So I usually have whatever I need for a pan sauce.Well, the filet I cooked was so lean I did not get much of that yummy fat and juice from it.