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I just orderred 2 of these. Sounds like a fantastic deal for only $48 or so including shipping.

Yummy. Dead cows!

http://www.slickdeals.net/#p4867

That IS a good deal.

When I read the topic, I first thought of the Mythbusters show where they put a dead pig in a Corvette for a month just to see if they could clean out the stench later.

It didn't work -- there's some highly toxic stuff inside a pig (or any animal, for that matter). They cleaned it the best they could, put an ad in the paper, and somebody bought it for parts (the 'vette, that is).

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go vegetarian

LV wrote:But they did sell [the Corvette]! Just goes to show ya, there's one born every minute...

Hehe...

Well, actually, of the several that came to take a look, the buyer was the only one who would tolerate the remaining stench (which was still pretty strong), and he did have plans for the engine and other stuff. They explained what they had done, and he was still interested.

bbtubaman wrote:Personally I have found alot of the companies selling these style of steaks and variety packs

Yeah, I know, but Omaha Steaks ain't just any company, either.

The rumored drawback to living in Omaha itself is that they send the really good cuts of meat to the major markets on the coast, and we're left with the merely excellent stuff. Or so they say.

bbtubaman wrote:Personally I have found alot of the companies selling these style of steaks and variety packs to have msg or some kind or mariande added.

msg, yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

bbtubaman wrote:Personally...I like straight beef.

Hmmmm...

And the "alternative" would be ...

JB wrote:

bbtubaman wrote:Personally...I like straight beef.

Hmmmm...

And the "alternative" would be ...

Why, crooked beef, of course!

Leland wrote:

JB wrote:

bbtubaman wrote:Personally...I like straight beef.

Hmmmm...

And the "alternative" would be ...

Why, crooked beef, of course!

HA!

Made me laugh aloud when I saw it. Good one.

Well, I don't know if it's a good deal if what you're after is the gourmet beef.

You get
10 oz. of Filet Mignon
20 oz. of Sirloin
16 oz. of Pork Chops
16 oz. of Chicken
9 oz. of Seafood
24 oz. of hotdogs
16 oz. of hamburger
? frozen potatoes au grautin
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111 oz. (about 7 lbs) of dead animals of some kind
at $35+14 S/H = $49

So your dead animals cost you $7/lb. But that's with a sizeable amount frozen fish, pork, chicken, hotdogs and hamburger tossed in. If you're buying it for the filets and sirloin (30 oz.), you're paying about $26/lb. for those.

Me, I'd rather go down to Long's meat market and buy some locally-raised fresh (not frozen) choice porterhouse for about $6/lb (and tell them how to cut it)., run it home and pop it on the grill.

Chuck(G) wrote:Me, I'd rather go down to Long's meat market and buy some locally-raised fresh (not frozen) choice porterhouse for about $6/lb (and tell them how to cut it)., run it home and pop it on the grill.

Yeah, I agree. If you go the mail-order route, though (especially if you want to send someone a gift of meat), Omaha Steaks is still the best game (heh.. pun, kinda) in town.

Leland wrote:

Chuck(G) wrote:Me, I'd rather go down to Long's meat market and buy some locally-raised fresh (not frozen) choice porterhouse for about $6/lb (and tell them how to cut it)., run it home and pop it on the grill.

Yeah, I agree. If you go the mail-order route, though (especially if you want to send someone a gift of meat), Omaha Steaks is still the best game (heh.. pun, kinda) in town.

I bought one for myself and sent one to the in-laws.

Chuck(G) wrote:Me, I'd rather go down to Long's meat market and buy some locally-raised fresh (not frozen) choice porterhouse for about $6/lb (and tell them how to cut it)., run it home and pop it on the grill.

Now that requires reasonable distance to Long's meat market.
Some of us don't have such access, nor a reasonable substitute.

I've looked. There is one pseudo-shop nearby. Ocassionaly a good ribeye or T-bone. But never a god choice on other cuts. I'd love a source for aged beef tenderloin, ribeye, or T-bone. Or how about a nice leg of lamb? Just not going to find it around here. At least mail order give a source for good meat at a reaonable price.

TubeNet wrote:I just orderred 2 of these. Sounds like a fantastic deal for only $48 or so including shipping.

Yummy. Dead cows!

http://www.slickdeals.net/#p4867

Sean, If you like their meet, add you self to their offers list. Should be a link ont their site to subscribe. I just got this one today:

Save 65% on THE BLOCKBUSTER ASSORTMENT (#7818ADE)
2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons
2 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins
2 (4 oz.) Boneless Pork Chops
4 (4 oz.) Boneless Chicken Breasts
2 (4 1/2 oz.) Stuffed Sole w/ Scallops & Crabmeat
8 (3 oz.) Gourmet Franks
4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
1 (24 oz.) Beef Stew
2 (1 lb.) Packages Italian-Style Meatballs
4 (5.75 oz.) Stuffed Baked Potatoes
10 portions Potatoes Au Gratin
Reg. $204.00, Sale Price $69.99, Save $104.01!
http://offer.omahasteaks.com/cgi-bin10/ ... I5601vU0A5

PLUS, AS AN ADDED BONUS, you'll receive 3 FREE GIFTS to every shipping

>> A FREE 6-Piece Cutlery Set
>> A FREE Cutting Board
>> 6 FREE Omaha Steaks Burgers

They cancelled my orders. Appearantly the coupon was a mistake on their website and they canned all the orders.

TubeNet wrote:They cancelled my orders. Appearantly the coupon was a mistake on their website and they canned all the orders.

This just happened to me with another vendor (buy.com) linked to by a good deal on gottadeal.com. I wonder if some vendors do it just to get the traffic.

"Oh, forget it--it was a mistake, but thanks for giving us your name, address, phone number and email!"

Come to Columbus -- Weiland's meat market and Carfagna's. They do a bacon-wrapped Filets that melt in your mouth...if you don't kill them on the grill.

Mmmmmmm----firing up the grill right now!

TonyZ wrote:Come to Columbus -- Weiland's meat market and Carfagna's. They do a bacon-wrapped Filets that melt in your mouth...if you don't kill them on the grill.

Never met a bacon wrapped anything I like, but especially not a filet. Whose idea was it to wrap pig around a steak anyway?

ThomasDodd wrote:Never met a bacon wrapped anything I like, but especially not a filet. Whose idea was it to wrap pig around a steak anyway?

Agreed about the wrapping part; if you want to add more 'moisture/fat" to a lean cut, you lace it or inject it with fat (and seasonings if you want). Turkey injected with butter, for example, comes out very moist. Wrapping just doesn't get into the meat. If I were doing up turkey Kosher, I'd substitute schmaltz or coconut oil.

As another example, venison is extremely lean and benefits from this treatment. Otherwise, it's just too "dry".