Dave Smith wrote:
>

> Baloney I say :-)
> I like Filets. They are my favourite cut of beef. Granted, they lose their
> flavour and their texture when over cooked. I do not think of them as being
> expensive. I find that my wife and I can enjoy a nice. decent sized filet each
> for less than it would cost for any other good cut of beef steak. While they are
> more expensive per pound, there is no waste. It is all good meat.
>
Speaking as a veggie, I can only tell you what meat-eaters have told me.
I used to by whole chunks of filet mignon, slice them 1/4" thick, and
freeze them individually, then give them a very quick pan-fry in
butter, or broil with butter, to serve die-hard meat eaters with my
veggies dishes. It cooked in a flash and everyone raved. I usually
padded back in the kitchen to churn out a second helping of it. They
were not terribly expensive bought at the butcher, and served out in
small helpings, and I swear a trained chimp could have done it as well.
blacksalt