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The Steak Thread SEE OP

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    #692
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    How many kg did that work out at? And how are you going to store it all?!

    It's roughly 480kg live Weight working down to we think 180kg butchered.

    I'm taking half, friends taking half. Cost me 40 bales of silage. About €1200 for the whole lot so I break even on my costs for the silage and then make a bit on what I'll save in buying meat for the next 6-8 months.


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    #693
    Rows Grower
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    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    It's roughly 480kg live Weight working down to we think 180kg butchered.

    I'm taking half, friends taking half. Cost me 40 bales of silage. About €1200 for the whole lot so I break even on my costs for the silage and then make a bit on what I'll save in buying meat for the next 6-8 months.

    Fair play.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #694
    Markcheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    Does anyone else think it's "odd" that 2 of the bigger supermarket chains are having beef promotions at a time when there's protest at beef factories.. And headlines saying that supermarkets will have "empty shelves"

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    #695
    Markcheese
    Registered Users Posts: 8,428 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    https://youtu.be/x9cxH1AJIzA
    Not a bargain but lots of beefyness... Bad news is its in Spanish, and I don't speak Spanish, but it's all pretty self explanatory...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    #696
    Hogzy
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    Markcheese wrote: »
    Does anyone else think it's "odd" that 2 of the bigger supermarket chains are having beef promotions at a time when there's protest at beef factories.. And headlines saying that supermarkets will have "empty shelves"

    Surely in this situation the retailer is making less from the beef when on promotion though. Anyway lets not get into it and derail the thread again.:)


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    #697
    Water John
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    Anyone who supplies supermarkets will tell you, it's they are forced to pay for the offer. Those steaks are good value. Angus or Hereford are the business.


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    #698
    Muahahaha
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    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    It's roughly 480kg live Weight working down to we think 180kg butchered.

    I'm taking half, friends taking half. Cost me 40 bales of silage. About €1200 for the whole lot so I break even on my costs for the silage and then make a bit on what I'll save in buying meat for the next 6-8 months.

    Fair play, thats a great way of buying it. At 90kg of meat though Im guessing it is filling at least two chest freezers? Wish I had the space for something like that, theres a few deer hunters near me too who Id love to be able to buy off but just dont have the space.


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    #699
    Dubl07
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    Slightly off topic, but does anyone recall which tv programme recently featured a small specialty restaurant near San Sebastian in northern Spain? They only did steaks, cooked over charcoal and you got it how they cooked it, no requests taken. Old dairy cows were sought out for the flavoursome meat. I've a friend over there now who wants to try and visit.


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    #700
    Debub
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    Dubl07 wrote: »
    Slightly off topic, but does anyone recall which tv programme recently featured a small specialty restaurant near San Sebastian in northern Spain? They only did steaks, cooked over charcoal and you got it how they cooked it, no requests taken. Old dairy cows were sought out for the flavoursome meat. I've a friend over there now who wants to try and visit.


    BBC2 - Casa Julian?


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    #701
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,871 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Dubl07 wrote: »
    Slightly off topic, but does anyone recall which tv programme recently featured a small specialty restaurant near San Sebastian in northern Spain? They only did steaks, cooked over charcoal and you got it how they cooked it, no requests taken. Old dairy cows were sought out for the flavoursome meat. I've a friend over there now who wants to try and visit.

    Was it recent? I think it was Remarkable Places to Eat.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007f1f/remarkable-places-to-eat-series-1-4-san-sebastian

    It is Casa Julian as per previous post.

    It did look amazing... but I was surprised how rare it was after that long on the charcoal grill.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #702
    podge018
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    Casa Julian?


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    #703
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Fair play, thats a great way of buying it. At 90kg of meat though Im guessing it is filling at least two chest freezers? Wish I had the space for something like that, theres a few deer hunters near me too who Id love to be able to buy off but just dont have the space.

    I've a 255L chest freezer. I'm hoping 1 will be enough!!!


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    #704
    Dubl07
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    Debub wrote: »
    BBC2 - Casa Julian?
    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Was it recent? I think it was Remarkable Places to Eat.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007f1f/remarkable-places-to-eat-series-1-4-san-sebastian

    It is Casa Julian as per previous post.

    It did look amazing... but I was surprised how rare it was after that long on the charcoal grill.
    podge018 wrote: »
    Casa Julian?

    That's it! Thanks to you all. I'd searched in vain.


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    #705
    jimgoose
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    Aldi are doing packs of four Angus striploin for €8.99. Crikey!


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    #706
    caviardreams
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    Aldi are doing packs of four Angus striploin for €8.99. Crikey!

    What do they weigh do you know?


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    #707
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Update to my freezer of Angus beef

    The heifer was 535kg live Weight and approx 240 kg butchered.
    Total cost €1380.

    I got half an animal ( a 250 L freezer full) and €670 in my hand.

    Worked out at €5.70 / kg.

    The secret is now to put away 20 a week for what I didn't buy. Would probably have spent more realistically on meat per week..


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    #708
    Dickerty
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    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    I got half an animal ( a 250 L freezer full) and €670 in my hand.

    Where are you based, you looking to offload any? Did you take every cut/off-cut?


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    #709
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Dickerty wrote: »
    Where are you based, you looking to offload any? Did you take every cut/off-cut?

    The whole beastie is accounted for and in freezers around the locality :)


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    #710
    Dickerty
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    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    The whole beastie is accounted for and in freezers around the locality :)

    Popular guy! :D

    I had to settle for a Beef Bond from James Whelan for some Wagyu, may see it by Christmas if I'm lucky...


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    #711
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Dickerty wrote: »
    Popular guy! :D

    I had to settle for a Beef Bond from James Whelan for some Wagyu, may see it by Christmas if I'm lucky...

    You need more friends :D


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    #712
    MacDanger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,349 ✭✭✭MacDanger


    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    Update to my freezer of Angus beef

    approx 240 kg butchered.

    Roughly what was the breakdown of the half a heifer? i.e. how much steak, roast, mince, etc.?


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    #713
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Supervalu

    26 Sept - 2nd Oct Irish sirloin steak half price €8.49kg
    3rd-9th Oct 33% off Fillet steak €23.44/kg, also leg of lamb half price €7.24/kg


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    #714
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    MacDanger wrote: »
    Pablo Rich Illness wrote: »
    Update to my freezer of Angus beef

    approx 240 kg butchered.

    Roughly what was the breakdown of the half a heifer? i.e. how much steak, roast, mince, etc.?

    Edit: How long did you hang it for?
    I have it written down somewhere..I try look for it.

    It was hung for 2 weeks. Would have preferred longer but the butcher had his own business to consider as well.
    Nice bit of meat though. Friends who took some are already saying they are in for next year ðŸ˜


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    #715
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    2 pack of sirloin 440g €4.29 in Aldi
    2 pack of sirloin 500g €5 in centra
    I tried the centra one last night and it was nice and great value for money

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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    #716
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Supervalue have 33% of fillet steak at the moment

    Not really a bargain but something a bit different in Lidl at the moment-
    200g Venison Steak 4.99
    300g Wild Boar steak 4.99
    From 25/11

    Will be partaking in both of those


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    Water John
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    Local butcher has texted with Black Friday Half Price roast striploin beef €18/kg.
    Doesn't look like much of an offer.


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    #718
    OmegaGene
    Registered Users Posts: 8,623 ✭✭✭OmegaGene


    Water John wrote: »
    Local butcher has texted with Black Friday Half Price roast striploin beef €18/kg.
    Doesn't look like much of an offer.

    Text him back

    The internet isn’t for everyone



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    #719
    vicwatson
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    1 week only 9th-15th Jan SuperValu

    Irish round roast 5.95/kg
    Irish housekeepers cut 7.36/kg

    Butcher counter only

    Irish eye of the round 10.04/kg
    Irish cowboy steak 11.72/kg
    Irish fillet steak 23.44/kg


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    #720
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,610 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Cowboy steaks back, sweet. Wish they had more of them in the summer.


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    #721
    odyssey06
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    ALDI have a promotion running on their 'Black Angus' steak range - the ones in the black cardboard boxes.
    Runs 12th - 14th February for Valentine's Day.

    The 7oz Fillet steaks are down to €8.20.
    8oz Ribeye, striploin and sirloin also included although my local ALDI seemed to be out of the Ribeye already!

    These boyos, allegedly the best fillet steaks in the world (2019)!
    https://extra.ie/2019/07/12/business/irish/aldi-irish-fillet-steak-named-best-in-the-world
    Fillet.jpg

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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