Good mail-order steaks?

My mom is in the hospital and dad is on his own. He loves a good steak (mom doesn't eat red meat any more.) As far as he's concerned, Omaha are a treat. I feel sure that better is available, but was wondering who has experience with anything specific--especially regarding reliable shipping, as well as overall price/quality. (Shipping address will be a NYC suburb, if that will make a difference. Are there good NYC purveyors?)

Allen Brothers is discussed here and here.

A NYC purveyor is discussed here:

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=13266

Read it and decide for yourself if it qualifies as a "good" purveyor.

I got some HEAVILY marbled rib-eyes from this place once as a gift. I enjoyed them thoroughly

http://www.cookya.com/

Full disclosure: This is my brother's business.

http://www.believeinyourmeat.com

For best service, please call: 518 398-1432

I hope this is not improper. I don't usually answer the mail-order beef questions, but since they are located north of NY near your parents, it might make sense to give them a try. They sell pureblood Angus beef that is grass-fed and grain-finished. The meat I have had from their cattle was flavorful and well-marbled, something that grass-fed beef doesn't seem to be known for. This is not low-fat health food. Fresh meat is available when they slaughter an animal, but this is not a large-scale operation, so when I had their meat it was frozen and shipped. I enjoyed it very much. Their beef is served at the Stissing House, which claims to be America's oldest continuously operating restaurant, (founded 1782).

http://www.stissinghouse.com/dinner.php

BTW, for those searching for Bard College area dining, I really enjoyed dinner at the Stissing House when my daughter was doing the college tour.

A small guy out of CA has been getting a lot of attention from the wine boards. His name is Bryan Flannery and he's well worth looking into....
I've got 4- 2" NY strips and two racks of Lamb set for delivery on Thursday and you can be sure to see some "steak porn" posted once I get them ready for grilling on Saturday. IIRC the prime NY strips (dry aged 30 to 60 days) run about $35 a pound so maybe a bit less than some of the other mail order steaks and FWIW very personal service by the man himself.

415 927-4488
415 819-4366 (me)
bryansfoods@yahoo.com

from what I've read, BF steaks have been rank just behind real Kobe beef (from Japan) and ahead of Allen Bros. but also behind Lobel (but only the actual store and not the mail order division)
More over the weekend!

I gift my Dad with Allen Bros. steaks a couple times a year. He loves them and my mom, who barely eats meat, also thinks they are tasty.

Allen Bros. is better quality than Omaha in my opinion. There are probably more expensive "better" steaks out there for mail order. In my situation, the price point and quality of these steaks matches my Dad's level of enjoyment. If I bought him more expensive, better quality steaks, his level of enjoyment would be the same. My Dad isn't a gourmand, he just likes to grill up a good steak.

Hope this helps.

here's a ultra premium brand of steaks


http://www.heartbrandbeef.com/shop/
Too spendy for me but from what I've heard, quite good

I call bulls<cuckoo>t!

$65 for a 6 oz. filet? Yeah, I'm sure it's better than spending the same amount at a fine quality steakhouse.

What a load of crap.

I couldn't conceive of paying the price, but that certainly is a fine looking piece of steak.

mrbarolo wrote:I couldn't conceive of paying the price, but that certainly is a fine looking piece of steak.

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to cook steak at that price.
While I might go out and order a super expensive steak once in my life...
I just don't want the stress of overcooking it at home where I can't
send it back!

note to dfawley: have a second cup of coffee before you post!

You can order at www.tallgrassbeef.com for healthy grass fed steaks.

They ship them frozen not fresh. The burger is the best I have ever had.

Here are a couple of pictures of Prospect Hill Farm that I took on the night of the yearly auction.


The big barn and party tent

The auctioneers in action