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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
I can vouch for this. I use it on the best ribeyes from Raleys, and it is the bomb.
What!?! $29.99/lb!?! I buy all of my meat direct from a rancher and have yet to pay more than $3.50/lb on any cut of meat. That price includes having the meat processed at the local meat locker. Ribeye, NY strip, Filet Mignon, hamburger, roasts, and any cut in between. Not only that, I know the rancher and how he raises his beef. He loves his cattle almost as much as he loves his kids. Stop buying from the middle man and go direct to the source. You won't be disappointed.
I'm a small rancher who only eats the beef we raise. That's why I asked the question "How much for a store-bought ribeye these days?". Here's what's going on in the cattle world and why beef is so expensive at the grocery store.
The number of cattle in the U.S. is currently at historic lows. The auction yard we consign with (Orland, CA) has buyers who are having a hard time filling trucks, and because of that prices are at historic highs. 5 to 600 pound steers are going for 2.75 to $3.40 a pound. Even slaughter cows are going for $1500 to $1800 and up. One of the main drivers of this market is that ranchers are generally an older lot and they're either retiring or selling out. There just aren't that many small ranchers in existence anymore.
Just so you know, when we harvest a steer for the family our ranch slaughter man gets $225 and cutting and wrapping costs $1.25 a pound hanging weight. That means a steer that yields 600 pounds of meat costs us $2.25 a pound just to kill it and cut and wrap it. That doesn't include the value of that steer, the cost of raising that steer and the cost of the feed to finish it out.
On a Rib-eye I use a salt/pepper/garlic powder rub. I take a few sprigs of fresh Thyme and sauté them in 2 pats of butter. Then run them for 5 minutes each side on the pellet grill like I did last night. These were 1" thick steaks.
it's great. just go easy at first.
ReplyDeleteYep. And the steak juice after cooking - sop it up with some sourdough and eat that. Almost as good as the steak itself!
DeleteWhat's a good ribeye go for per pound at the grocery store these days?
ReplyDeleteI have one in the fridge - 100% grass fed Angus ribeye for $29.99/lb. I'm going to have it for dinner tonight.
DeleteWhat!?! $29.99/lb!?! I buy all of my meat direct from a rancher and have yet to pay more than $3.50/lb on any cut of meat. That price includes having the meat processed at the local meat locker. Ribeye, NY strip, Filet Mignon, hamburger, roasts, and any cut in between. Not only that, I know the rancher and how he raises his beef. He loves his cattle almost as much as he loves his kids. Stop buying from the middle man and go direct to the source. You won't be disappointed.
DeleteLocation of that rancher, please?
DeleteWonderful. Now realize not everyone has a "local rancher".
DeleteI'm a small rancher who only eats the beef we raise. That's why I asked the question "How much for a store-bought ribeye these days?".
DeleteHere's what's going on in the cattle world and why beef is so expensive at the grocery store.
The number of cattle in the U.S. is currently at historic lows. The auction yard we consign with (Orland, CA) has buyers who are having a hard time filling trucks, and because of that prices are at historic highs. 5 to 600 pound steers are going for 2.75 to $3.40 a pound. Even slaughter cows are going for $1500 to $1800 and up.
One of the main drivers of this market is that ranchers are generally an older lot and they're either retiring or selling out. There just aren't that many small ranchers in existence anymore.
Just so you know, when we harvest a steer for the family our ranch slaughter man gets $225 and cutting and wrapping costs $1.25 a pound hanging weight. That means a steer that yields 600 pounds of meat costs us $2.25 a pound just to kill it and cut and wrap it. That doesn't include the value of that steer, the cost of raising that steer and the cost of the feed to finish it out.
I hope this helps.
God bless you, Elmo. Being a rancher / farmer is hard work that can be thankless and not very profitable. Thank you.
DeleteI tried the Montreal seasoning once and did not like it. A good cut of meat doesn't need seasoning anyway.
ReplyDeleteI tried it once and did like it. A good cut of meat can go with or without seasoning, depending on how you like it. No right or wrong way.
DeleteTrue, 8:32.
DeleteI can go either way but mostly prefer pure.
Maybe a little salt and pepper.
The only thing that should go on a ribeye is Kosher salt and ground black pepper.
ReplyDeleteThey also have a Montreal Chicken Seasoning that's great on grilled thighs and as a rub on rotisserie chicken.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan!
ReplyDeletehell, I got one at BJ's that's 29 oz.
ReplyDeleteTry it on Tuna steaks!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a salt bomb.
ReplyDeleteRight, go light.
DeleteA little dab'll do ya!
Hreat on moose here in Alaska
DeleteOn a Rib-eye I use a salt/pepper/garlic powder rub. I take a few sprigs of fresh Thyme and sauté them in 2 pats of butter. Then run them for 5 minutes each side on the pellet grill like I did last night. These were 1" thick steaks.
ReplyDeleteI do not care for Montreal seasoning.
People put stuff on steaks? Dry brine with kosher salt overnight & on the grill.
ReplyDeleteThere are all kinds of spice mixes out there that work really well for me with grilled meats. Besides McCormick there is Weber, Spice Hunter and more.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Also good on lamb.
ReplyDeleteThis may sound weird but I mix it up with vinegar and olive oil to make a salad dressing.
ReplyDeleteOak Smoked Black Pepper from Southside Market (Elgin, Tx) is incredible. Those cats are Texas barbecue royalty
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