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Default Beef Steak (WAS: Delivered Meal Kits)

Am Dienstag, 25. Juli 2017 14:02:33 UTC+2 schrieb Jill McQuown:

> This week Publix has boneless NY Strip steaks (which is half of a T-bone
> steak, cut off the bone) for $8.99/lb. Bone-in ribeye steaks are
> $12.99/lb. You could always buy a standing rib roast and cut the rib
> steaks yourself.*


At our source, I pay about 18 Euros/kg ($9,57/lb) boneless rib-eye steak. Organic. Regular price, less when on sale. Good and honest stuff.
And it's pretty good, as our American friend stated.

> *I still find this amusing. About 25 years ago I went to Charlie's Meat
> Market (Snag might remember Charlie's on Summer Avenue in Memphis.
> Wayne might remember it, too.) I wanted to buy a bone-in standing rib
> roast. The butcher said no, you want boneless. No, I want bone-in.
> No, you want boneless. No, I want bone-in. No, you want boneless. I
> have no idea why this guy was arguing with me. Dammit, just sell me a
> bone-in rib roast!


He was right, you know? Rib roast is boneless. ;-)
That was all that mattered to him - he could have explained to you the
name of the cut you wanted by your description, but no - my suspicion is
he just didn't know the right name and therefore insisted. ;-D

Bye, Sanne.