Steak is a Fucking Meme

[Deleted member 20056]

Seriously, the notion that steak is so amazing that you're "ruining it" by putting anything on it except salt is complete fucking bullshit. I'm pretty sure the only reason why people say this is because the west discovered seasoning about 25 years ago, so a plainly cooked slab of expensive beef used to be considered some kind of gourmet fine dining experience and that idea has not yet faded from memory. Imagine if people said this about chicken, "bro just put salt on it, it's a great cut of chicken so don't ruin it." Is there anything so special about beef? It is no luxury meat. It's not foie gras, and people season foie gras all the time. I will state reality as it appears to me: steak without anything to accompany it is a bore. Good steak is a bore on its own too. A single ingredient is not sufficient for an exceptional meal. Don't fall for the steak meme. If you want to eat a steak, make a steak sandwich. There is no steak that's superior in taste and texture without being in a sandwich so long as it's suitably tender and without bones.

 

[Saudade]

Damn you are back. I like your posts ngl. By the way i put ketchup on all meat tbh i don't care.

 

[Ping And Pong]

Maybe you've never had a really good Steak but when it's cooked right (medium/ medium rare) a Steak can be great. But it's definitely a better experience with good seasoning, sauce and a side like mashed potatoes.

 

[Deleted member 20056]

Damn you are back. I like your posts ngl. By the way i put ketchup on all meat tbh i don't care.

I went on nobrowse bro.

Maybe you've never had a really good Steak but when it's cooked right (medium/ medium rare) a Steak can be great. But it's definitely a better experience with good seasoning, sauce and a side like mashed potatoes.

I've had really good steak. I'm a chef by trade, or I was before I was run over by the driver's license pill. If you have a steak that's way above what most people are willing to spend on meat, like good wagyu, you can put less on it, but it's never fantastic on its own because it's only one ingredient. There's no balance in that. The best wagyu is better in a toasted sandwich with mustard and horseradish.

 

[Thebiggestloser]

Seriously, the notion that steak is so amazing that you're "ruining it" by putting anything on it except salt is complete fucking bullshit. I'm pretty sure the only reason why people say this is because the west discovered seasoning about 25 years ago, so a plainly cooked slab of expensive beef used to be considered some kind of gourmet fine dining experience and that idea has not yet faded from memory. Imagine if people said this about chicken, "bro just put salt on it, it's a great cut of chicken so don't ruin it." Is there anything so special about beef? It is no luxury meat. It's not foie gras, and people season foie gras all the time. I will state reality as it appears to me: steak without anything to accompany it is a bore. Good steak is a bore on its own too. A single ingredient is not sufficient for an exceptional meal. Don't fall for the steak meme. If you want to eat a steak, make a steak sandwich. There is no steak that's superior in taste and texture without being in a sandwich so long as it's suitably tender and without bones.

Idk a high quality ribeye with just salt and pepper is good as fuck, especially paired with some over easy eggs. High T meal too

 

[Deleted member 20056]

Idk a high quality ribeye with just salt and pepper is good as fuck, especially paired with some over easy eggs. High T meal too

Without garlic butter or additional seasonings a good quality ribeye is only about as good as most dishes you can get in a plastic container from your average Chinese restaurant for less than half the price. A good quality ribeye is by no means bad, it's just overrated and uneconomical. It's literally a sacred cow.

 

[chadalwayswins]

I'm a chef by trade, or I was before I was run over by the driver's license pill.

what kind of chef were you buddy boyo?
tfw I only know how do make instant ramen

 

[Deleted member 20056]

what kind of chef were you buddy boyo?
tfw I only know how do make instant ramen

I worked at a middling country club as a chef de partie (Americans call this a "line cook") before I left for a new job and was fired in the third week. I've worked in some reasonably high end places, some shitty places too.

 

[Thebiggestloser]

Without garlic butter or additional seasonings a good quality ribeye is only about as good as most dishes you can get in a plastic container from your average Chinese restaurant for less than half the price. A good quality ribeye is by no means bad, it's just overrated and uneconomical. It's literally a sacred cow.

Sacred cow?
Beef from average Chinese restaurants is shit 90% or the time.
Although Korean bulgogi is great

 

[Deleted member 20056]

Sacred cow?
Beef from average Chinese restaurants is shit 90% or the time.
Although Korean bulgogi is great

A sacred cow is an idiom. It means something that's treated with so much reverence that it's immune from criticism, and even the absence of worship is considered blasphemous. I agree beef from typical Chinese restaurants is shit, but shit quality ingredients that are seasoned well are almost always better than a good quality ingredient on its own. It doesn't matter how good your cheese, wine, bread and smoked meats are. Each of these are going to be better combined on a charcuterie board.

 

[Thebiggestloser]

A sacred cow is an idiom. It means something that's treated with so much reverence that it's immune from criticism, and even the absence of worship is considered blasphemous. I agree beef from typical Chinese restaurants is shit, but shit quality ingredients that are seasoned well are almost always better than a good quality ingredient on its own. It doesn't matter how good your cheese, wine, bread and smoked meats are. Each of these are going to be better combined on a charcuterie board.

I’ll take a top notch steak with zero seasoning over some seasoned generic sirloin or flank steak whatever the fuck those gooks cook

 

[PPEcel]

Yes, 100% agree. "Steak" is good, but overrated by normies. And a piece of chicken treated by an excellent chef beats a random slab of beef from someone who doesn't know what he's doing.

Steak is definitely better with a sauce -- bordelaise or au poivre are my favourite ways to really elevate a good cut, but I can't complain about bearnaise, chimichurri, or even a simple lemon butter. And yes, steak is definitely better with a side. There are so many sides that go well with steak: asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, crispy onion straws, baked cauliflower, Hispi cabbage, fondant potatoes, scallops, lobster bacon, or even black truffles.

And don't forget a nice glass of wine. My favourite red is Brunello di Montalcino.

Fine dining is an awesome cope, I wish we could have a .co meeting at a nice restaurant.

 

[thespanishcel]

The best about eating beef is to know you're pissing off vegan foids and soyboys

 

[zangano1]

Cope, steak is amazing

 

[IamJacksBrokenHeart]

not true tbh
a good stesk , perfectly cooked with nothing but salt pepper and maybe some herb butter is as good ad food gets .

 

[Deleted member 19079]

Damn you are back. I like your posts ngl. By the way i put ketchup on all meat tbh i don't care.

yikes sweety

 

[ihaveno1]

steak is good

 

[Cognitive]

I put steak sauce on it

 

[Blacktarpill]

Damn you are back. I like your posts ngl. By the way i put ketchup on all meat tbh i don't care.

I put ketchup on beans and pasta.

 

[Deleted member 4159]

Steak is overrated for how much it costs. Also, it's hard AF to chew, and cutting it up is a pain (especially as a jawcel and handcel)

 

[Deleted member 22907]

I niggamaxx and just eat chicken tbh