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Some of the meat does look ok. Those hot dogs are huge!
Some of the meat does look ok. Those hot dogs are huge!
I can only imagine that Buzz wept and nearly passed out when he saw those "knives"!
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Some of the meat does look ok. Those hot dogs are huge!
Damn, K, I'm impressed that you got all that Omaha stuff for only $66! I think that's a STEAL!
Lee
It's an interesting thing to consider. I seriously mean to take 66 dollars, and only 66 dollars, and buy as much meat as I can later this week and see what happens. I already know I can buy more, but I think seeing the pics will be impressive......and it stocks my freezer.
Yeah, I'll have to work the meat to break it down, and drive around town to find it, and use consumables like freezer bags........things to consider.
The REAL question is, how does this meat taste? As HC pointed out, Omaha does NOT say what the grade is (I checked!). Is it Choice or higher......or lower?
The 4 Sirloin Filets.
Ok, the Omaha package arrived today…..all 16.6 pounds of it!
First off, the cooler they ship this in is large, Styrofoam, and reusable. It will make a GREAT resting place for meats off the grill or smoker. It’s bigger than my old Styrofoam resting cooler and is more square meaning larger things can fit inside. So a big plus right there.
Someone here mentioned that Omaha uses excessive packaging?
Yeah. They do. I can only imagine how much money could have been saved on better packaging (see pics below).
The meat looks good, albeit a bit small. But, the portion sizes are big enough for our meals for two.
Everything except the baked potatoes and stuffed fish was vacuum sealed. I imagine because the force of the vacuum seal would have squashed the fish and potatoes. So I’m a bit disappointed in that as their freezer life is much shorter than the other meats. They’ll have to be eaten soon to avoid freezer burn.
Speaking of those “baking” potatoes. My butt! Maybe for a Smurf. These are regular little medium sized potatoes that they cut in half, hollowed out, and filled with mashed potatoes. I’ve seen bigger potatoes in a regular 5 lb bag of Russets!
But, when it comes to size, the hot dogs are huge. I’m actually impressed with them. So I can’t wait to see how they taste. The burgers look like your typical machine pressed pre-made patties, so I’m hoping flavor comes through and makes them worthwhile. The steaks are small and cut to look like a Filet Mignon. I can only hope the meat is exceptional.
The free gifts of the knife and cutting board were utter crap as expected. The knives (if you can even call them that) are suited for yard work…..and that’s iffy at best. The cutting board….HAH! I’ve seen thicker and more rigid magazine covers. But, this was expected.
Overall, I’ve got 66 bucks in this. To be honest, I could do a better job with that 66 bucks by buying a couple of whole chickens, a whole pork tenderloin, some steaks on sale, some ground meat, and maybe even cheap beef that I grind myself. The “value” is definitely not here.
If the taste is not knock-you-naked-and-hide-your-clothes greatness, then I’ve wasted some money here. The only way to justify the amount of money spent for the little bit received is if I paid for high-brow taste. Pound for pound, I can buy far more meat than this for 66 bucks. In fact, I think I will go on a 66 dollar shopping spree later this week to compare.
So, if the taste is there, and this meat is truly special, then the money was spent on indulgence. If the taste is just ok or fair, then the money was spent on ignorance.
Ok, not ignorance. A learning experience.
Overall, I’m giving Omaha Steaks a thumbs down. If the meat tastes really good, then you’re paying for indulgence, and I’m not really into paying extravagant amounts of money for the high-brow items. Call me frugal.
Heck, if you shop carefully, you can get meat just as good and for far less money. Buy whole chickens and pork loins and cut them yourself.
If, on the other hand, you want to take another point of view……DW and I typically spend 60 bucks plus a tip when we go out to eat, but we get far less meat than this. So compared to THAT kind of spending, this was a deal.
Ok, the only thing left to do is cook one of those little-bitty-happy-meal sized “steaks” and see how it tastes. If the taste is great, I’ll be impressed……but not so much that I’d do this again. I can do far better shopping around on my own buying in bulk and breaking it down myself.
I’m cooking a pair of those mini-moo hunks of meat later tonight and will update when it’s all said and done.
Oh……and the dry ice was very fun!!!
The box.
What do they do with the rest of that steak? It's only a portion of the primal cut.