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Random: Meet Meat at Your Door
Posted September 12, 2006 5:46 PM
As a product reviewer I get many samples and gadgets and gift items sent to me to play with, try out, explore and yes, occasionally, eat. I have to admit I was feeling a bit giddy when I opened my dry ice packed Styrofoam cooler packed with several different steaks sent courtesy of the Great West Cattle Company (GWCC).
Now I am a hard-core steak lover and I love to pick out a nice, fresh steak at the market, marinate it with my own secret recipe overnight and cook it on my outdoor grill. I throw on some corn, open a bottle of wine and I’ve just transported myself to that celestial place we call heaven. The cuts of meat they sent me were a New York strip, a ribeye and a filet mignon. GWCC prides itself on the fact that their highland artisan beef is antibiotic free, has no growth hormones and is raised free-range on an all-vegetarian diet. As wonderful as that sounds in theory, I fear many of us probably don’t care all that much about any of that. What we care about is taste. Do any of the aforementioned things translate to any different taste? After carefully grilling the steaks, (and I recommend visiting their website at www.greatwesterncattle.com for as per their specifications – which incidentally were a bit different than my own – I can say with resounding authority, YES. You can taste the difference. I’ll be brief in my descriptions otherwise I fear you will slobber upon your keyboard and short out your expensive computer. We wouldn’t want that. The New York Strip was a tad tougher than I would have liked and that’s the only negative thing I can come up with, however, New York Strip is my least favorite cut of meat with the exception of top sirloin. When I got into the Rib Eye far and away my favorite cut, my eyes rolled in the back of my head. That was a taste explosion and an experience that rivaled my first little league grand slam homer. The filet I prepared was rare to medium rare, the way a filet should be cooked. I had a steak knife but the reality was I could have used a butter knife as the meat was so tender and wonderful it literally melted in my mouth. This reviewer thinks the entire experience was pretty damn wonderful from the delivery of the perfect cut of meat right to your front door, to the fun of playing with the leftover dry ice, to the delectably scintillating experience of tasting the perfect steak. Arnie Morton should get the boss of GWCC on the horn and work out a deal, just because Arnie’s uses prime doesn’t mean it’s GWCC prime. I can think of few other guy gifts or gifts in general that a carnivore lover would enjoy more than getting a cooler of this sent to his doorstep. Try it out for yourself and then drop me a note, I'd love to hear your comments.
