The Steak Thread SEE OP

Only spotted this now but O'Crualaoi's have a sirlion steak offer of 2 for €9 or 4 for €16 this weekend

Cowboy steak 33% off in Supervalu now €17.41 per kg.
Deal runs for 4 days only until Sunday 17th.

I've had some lovely ones… I like ribeye, if you can pick out a good one you can get a good ribeye with the discount cheaper than regular price on a ribeye. And there's something about beef off the bone from a BBQ.

But yeah, there can be some poor value ones out there too.

That's where the 33% off comes in :)
Plus the cowboys, in Supervalu at least, before the discount have an RRP of €26 per kg versus €33 per kg for ribeye.

Lovely hanger from James Whelans. And a bargain at €28 per KG

Looks very much like it.

Have to laugh at the video linked on the article above. Lad can barely swallow the steak

he kept prodding and poking it with the fork, leave it alone

Reminds me of the person Bord Bia was placing in a foreign market promoting beef, him getting the gig because of who he knew. They had to train him from scratch as he'd never cooked a steak in his life.

Iv'e taken the plunge and bought to sample for ye. Will report when they are eaten.

We ate ours last night too. Nice steak, but this one is from Dawn Meats. It was very lean with little or no marbling. This would lead me to question whether is was Angus or more likely mostly Limousin. As a farmer, I'd say any animal that has any bit of Angus in them might be registered by the farmer as that, having an eye on the factory bonus. Limousin and Angus crosses are black and almost identical looking.

They are delicious

Aldi Angus Rib Eye 28 Day, 8oz in Black box was a regular purchase for us. I.v found that since early Summer, aside from the price increase, the quality is definately not the same. As we work and live in the farming community, I would have no problem in paying the extra as farmers are getting a bit more for their animals, but dont treat consumers like fools.

I am on look out for some other place to buy it.

I think theres a bit more checking of the packs , to get ones you'd like yourself , and even then .. haven't had the aldi steaks in a while so cant really comment on any drop in quality ..

Haven't had Aldi/Lidl/Tesco steaks recently but did try these from Dunnes but wasn't impressed. They shrivelled up quite a bit.

For the odd time we have steak, we'll stick to the butchers because they are always top quality, and we can never complain about them. We like them quite thick, and the ones from Dunnes shvrilled up so they were quite thin and just not enjoyable.

If you like thin steaks, the ones from Dunnes might be for you, you'd probably enjoy them.