Aesma From France, joined Nov 2009, 4774 posts, RR: 9 Reply 2, posted (7 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1701 times:
A Bistecca alla Fiorentina last summer in Tuscany at a "Bistecca party", basically all the town and surrounding country come to eat this large steak for a fixed price, with entertainment, on a big place. I don't have the name where this was in mind but it was one of those cities built on a hill, so the view from the piazza was incredible.
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 19 Reply 3, posted (7 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1690 times:
Quoting fr8mech (Reply 1): 23 years ago, I ate a 32 ounce Porterhouse at a place called Pinnacle Peak (or Pete's) in Tuscon.
I think I ate there, isn't that the place where they chop off your ties and hang em on the ceiling? I may not have had the 32 oz one, though.... smaller but still big.
Quoting YankeesFan (Thread starter): What is the largest steak you ate? My largest is the NY Strip.
Hate to nitpick (actually no I don't) a strip is a specific cut and not all that big unless it is super thick. I do like a good strip steak and usually they are 10-12 oz (boneless).
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
YankeesFan From United States of America, joined Aug 2012, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1670 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 3): Hate to nitpick (actually no I don't) a strip is a specific cut and not all that big unless it is super thick. I do like a good strip steak and usually they are 10-12 oz (boneless).
The steak I ate was 12 oz.
I hope you stand by your promises Obama. I will be really mad if you don't
KiwiRob From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 5286 posts, RR: 3 Reply 6, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1637 times:
1kg rump steak with 1kg of fries and 500g coleslaw, and pepper sauce, if you ate it all it was free, this was at that gone but not forgotten Cow Shed in Browns Bay, Auckland.
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7673 posts, RR: 19 Reply 7, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1625 times:
Quoting aero145 (Reply 5): I ate a one-kilogram steak (36 ounces for our American friends).
This is an area where the metric system lets you down.... a 1 kilo steak doesn't sound impressive, whereas a 36 ounce steak does. But I suppose if you said you ate a 1000 gram steak.......
There are places all over the US, in Texas in particular that have huge steaks that if you eat them all you get them for free. I know of one in Amarillo (its right off of the interstate and tacky as hell looking) that has that deal with a 72 ouncer. No way I could eat that, but I think my 15 or 16 year old self could have, or at least gotten close.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
That's really not that large. Top side of NY Strip, but that tends to be a smaller cut. Still, that's about the top end of what I would sit down and eat nowadays. I settle for about 8oz. and some mushrooms and broccoli.
flyingturtle From Switzerland, joined Oct 2011, 1268 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1611 times:
Quoting KiwiRob (Reply 6): 1kg rump steak with 1kg of fries and 500g coleslaw, and pepper sauce, if you ate it all it was free, this was at that gone but not forgotten Cow Shed in Browns Bay, Auckland.
Awwww...
My record is 0.5 kgs / 17.8 oz of cordon bleu with french fries, or 0.8 kgs / 28 oz of steaks with a little bread...
David
Even a letdown, if it is thoroughly and final, is a step forward.
Aesma From France, joined Nov 2009, 4774 posts, RR: 9 Reply 10, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1606 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 7): This is an area where the metric system lets you down.... a 1 kilo steak doesn't sound impressive, whereas a 36 ounce steak does. But I suppose if you said you ate a 1000 gram steak......
I disagree. Changing unit from the usual low hundreds of grams makes it very impressive (and indeed eating 1Kg of anything would be a challenge for most people). It's like measuring the size of someone in yards instead of feet.
New Technology is the name we give to stuff that doesn't work yet. Douglas Adams
YankeesFan From United States of America, joined Aug 2012, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1576 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 7): There are places all over the US, in Texas in particular that have huge steaks that if you eat them all you get them for free. I know of one in Amarillo (its right off of the interstate and tacky as hell looking) that has that deal with a 72 ouncer. No way I could eat that, but I think my 15 or 16 year old self could have, or at least gotten close.
I know that challenge. It was on Man V Food.
I hope you stand by your promises Obama. I will be really mad if you don't
Goldenshield From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5423 posts, RR: 13 Reply 13, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1546 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 7): There are places all over the US, in Texas in particular that have huge steaks that if you eat them all you get them for free. I know of one in Amarillo (its right off of the interstate and tacky as hell looking) that has that deal with a 72 ouncer. No way I could eat that, but I think my 15 or 16 year old self could have, or at least gotten close.
That's the Big Texan. It's a 72 oz. steak with salad, sides, and bread. You have to eat it all---including your drink---in an hour or less to get it free. The steakhouse is a VERY tacky tourist trap, complete with hour-long waits for seating, but the food is actually quite good!
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Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 16, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1515 times:
I've eaten a fair number of pretty sizable t-bones as well as rib-eyes over the years that easily weighed in 20-24 oz or more.
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 14): In one sitting? Probably an 8-ounce steak. Maybe 10 if I was really hungry.
Why are we talking about the biggest steak and not the best one?
Time to start focusing on quality rather than quantity.
You can have a big steak and yet it still be of really good quality. There are high-end steak houses that source their meats from really high quality purveyors like Pat LaFrieda and make sure to mention that on their menus. There's also a revival of old fashioned butcher and charcuterie shops where the meat is cut in-house (Unlike most grocery stores these days.) and they make sausages, hot dogs, terrines, salumi, cured meats, etc. A few months back I visited one such shop here in Atlanta and got two very nice rib-eyes that were sourced from a supplier in North Carolina that feeds their cattle an all-natural diet and also dry age the beef naturally as well. These steaks reminded me of how steaks used to taste 15-20 years ago. They were slightly more expensive than what I can find in my local grocery store, but were worth it.
ajd1992 From UK - England, joined Jul 2006, 2645 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1501 times:
Quoting srbmod (Reply 16): They were slightly more expensive than what I can find in my local grocery store, but were worth it.
Steak is one of those things that is worth that bit extra. If you scrimp, you'll always be disappointed you didn't pay the little extra to get the better cut.
casinterest From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3251 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1498 times:
I have had quite a few 32 ounce Ribeyes.
Usually though they are 22-24 OZ that I buy in the store. I enjoy the ribeyes mroe than a strip., However I do like a good 8-10 Oz Filet every now and then.
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YankeesFan From United States of America, joined Aug 2012, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1475 times:
Quoting dc9northwest (Reply 14): In one sitting? Probably an 8-ounce steak. Maybe 10 if I was really hungry.
Why are we talking about the biggest steak and not the best one?
Time to start focusing on quality rather than quantity.
You can focus on quality and quantity. And I was just curious.
I hope you stand by your promises Obama. I will be really mad if you don't
flyingturtle From Switzerland, joined Oct 2011, 1268 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1475 times:
When I ate a 500 g / 17.6 oz cordon bleu with french fries, the problem was that the meat tastes the same. All the way the same taste, from the frist ounce to the last ounce. This is especially bothersome when the cheese flows out from the cordon bleu. You spend half of your meal dipping french fries in the cheese just to get some variety...
David
Even a letdown, if it is thoroughly and final, is a step forward.
YankeesFan From United States of America, joined Aug 2012, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 1463 times:
Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 12): There is a steakhouse around 15 miles from me that does a 52oz steak for £70/$115 Tempted although that is a LOT of money and steak!
You can take home the steak if you don't finish it? If you do then you have steak that you can cook at any time.
I hope you stand by your promises Obama. I will be really mad if you don't
srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51 Reply 22, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1442 times:
I love steak, but even that's way too much steak, as I also like having a baked potato as well as garlic bread with my steak.
Quoting casinterest (Reply 18): Usually though they are 22-24 OZ that I buy in the store. I enjoy the ribeyes mroe than a strip., However I do like a good 8-10 Oz Filet every now and then.
A couple of years ago, my uncle gave most of the family several rib-eyes from Omaha Steaks and the first ones we cooked changed my world when it comes to steaks. For years, our family typically cooked filets or t-bones (My grandfather would sometime buy an entire tenderloin at the grocery store in order to cut the filets to the thickness he wanted.), but after my uncle's gift, all we buy are rib-eyes. I've had some really good filets and t-bones over the years, but after discovering how good a properly prepared rib-eye can be, all I want is a rib-eye.
Quoting ajd1992 (Reply 17):
Steak is one of those things that is worth that bit extra. If you scrimp, you'll always be disappointed you didn't pay the little extra to get the better cut.
So true. One of more surprising places I've bought steaks from in recent months is Walmart. Here in the US, they rolled out a higher end steak section in their stores back during the Summer and are worth the extra couple dollars over the regular steaks they sell (The quality of which can be hit or miss since most chains do not cut their own meat and everything comes in already cut and ready to be placed in the case.).
casinterest From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 3251 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (7 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1406 times:
Quoting srbmod (Reply 22):
I love steak, but even that's way too much steak, as I also like having a baked potato as well as garlic bread with my steak.
I ate the 32 Oz ones when I was on Atkins. It pretty much did me in for a day/ I much prefer a smaller cut with baked potato and Texas Toast" nowadays.
Quoting srbmod (Reply 22): but after discovering how good a properly prepared rib-eye can be, all I want is a rib-eye.
It comes down to the marbleing. I love it. Some folks don't.
Older than I just was ,and younger than I will soo be.
28 flipdewaf: I agree completely, I used to have my own cows to get my steak from but this thread is about something different I feel so I'll jump in on it. I did
29 flyingturtle: Ahhh. Stupid me. I've never seen a beef cordon bleu at a restaurant, but on the web there are recipes for veal and beef cordons bleux... I'll do one
30 comorin: I'll bite and want to know what manly-man thing you did!
31 flipdewaf: Rescued a lady who had her face trampled on by a horse on saturday and then spent 4 hrs looking for the horse in the woods:D Fred
32 Superfly: I've made larger steaks on my own at home on the grill. The largest steak I've had at a restaurant is the 28oz Trail Boss (Porterhouse) at Pinnacle Pe
34 IMissPiedmont: Damn, ya'll are a bunch of gluttonous critters.
35 KiwiRob: I ate a fantastic horse filet last night, once you've eaten horse beef just doesn't cut it anymore.
36 flipdewaf: LOL, Do you not have a pink one? Fred
37 Newark727: I shared one of those two-person-size cuts with my mother but she didn't eat nearly as much as I did- she's about half my size... I forget the size of
38 DocLightning: When I was 16, I managed to fit an entire prime rib, a baked potato, large side of broccoli, and a huge salad with most of a bread basket down one nig
39 srbmod: That's one thing about my teenage years I miss, the ability to eat tons of food and not gain a pound.
40 KAUST: Wow 40 posts in and nothing from my good buddy PhilCo? Guess he has been busy chomping down some nice juicy steaks. filler filler KAUST
41 Fabo: Damn, them is some big steaks. Personally the most of compact meat (i.e. not ground meat) I have been able to eat in one sitting is about ,5 kg plus s
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