On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 11:43:35 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:06:30 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 7:11:50 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> >> On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 19:25:56 -0400, songbird >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >jmcquown wrote:
> >> >>... Then
> >> >> again, I don't know what you consider "amazing steaks" or "high quality
> >> >> meat". I'm pretty sure most people try their best not to buy crappy
> >> >> quality meat. What cut were these amazing steaks? Ribeye? NY or KC
> >> >> Strip? Porterhouse? T-Bone? Pray tell!
> >> >
> >> > ditto, i don't click blind links very often these days.
> >> >for one reason, not enough time, but also i just don't
> >> >want to support click-bait spammers.
> >> >
> >> > today we had a sirloin steak. Mom said she wanted
> >> >a steak. i pan fried it with a little butter to just
> >> >medium. juicy, a bit of pink in the center but not
> >> >dried out. she did not want any garlic salt or any
> >> >spices on it so i had to hold off on the garlic salt
> >> >until after it was cooked.
> >> >
> >> > i also made a baked potato, mushrooms and onions.
> >> >first time in a long time we had sour cream. normally
> >> >we have whole milk plain yogurt on hand and that is
> >> >good enough for sour cream substitute.
> >> >
> >> > since Mom did not want the onions and mushrooms
> >> >cooked enough to carmelize them i put some aside for
> >> >me to use to deglaze the pan and have them as a
> >> >part of my meal but not hers.
> >> >
> >> > all worked out well, we were both happy and well
> >> >fed.
> >> >
> >> > the steak was a little over a lb and about $6 so
> >> >not too bad for a sirloin these days.
> >> >
> >> > i actually prefer a ground chuck burger over many
> >> >steaks but this was a nice change of pace.
> >> >
> >> > songbird
> >>
> >> I much prefer a home ground chuck burger myself... and I don't much
> >> care for sirloin steak... I consider sirloin better for braising as a
> >> stew meat. I'll somtimes cook a NY Strip or Porterhouse but we don't
> >> eat steak very often, after 2-3 times it gets boring. For beef we
> >> much prefer a thick beef barley 'shroom soup made with top round. I
> >> keep a selection of dehy 'shrooms on hand, they have much more intense
> >> flavor than fresh 'shrooms... and dehy 'shrooms keep in the cupboard
> >> for years and years. Actually I stopped buying those tasteless fresh
> >> button mushrooms years ago, they're a big rip off... canned are
> >> better.
> >
> >Same kooky Sheldon. I have no doubt that you can cook, but you finished your post with, "canned are better," which is just stupid.
> >
> >--Bryan
>
> Canned 'shrooms are indeed better than those tasteless button 'shrooms
> found in the produce section... those are typically old, harvested at
> least a week ago... canned are processed within an hour of harvest, in
> fact all canned vegetables the same, more nutritious than so-called
> fresh from the produce section...

But overcooked and not worth my time or money. Canned mushrooms are
leathery and metallic-tasting. Other canned vegetables are mushy
and bland. Canned tomatoes are ok, and oddly enough canned corn.

No, thank you.

Cindy Hamilton