Pulse of Briefers (Part II) Election Sentiment 6 Months Out

[catfish1957]

Hereby dedicated to @roamer_1   ...and all his Groupies!   

How many topless women showed up to your house this week?   

[roamer_1]

Freeze beef?  Heretic!

Try *not* freezing it in the winter in the Great White North... We saw it right off the carcass all winter long.

[DCPatriot]

How many topless women showed up to your house this week?   

    

[LMAO]

I thought when Biden won that we would see Jimmy Carter part two

But that’s not the case

There is no gas rationing or gas lines. The Dow hit another record. Unemployment is relatively low


If inflation was at 1.5%, Biden would be a shoe in  for reelection

If Trump wants to differentiate himself from Biden, separate from the border issue, which she is much better on than Biden, He should run on a policy of limited government and reducing spending. But he’s currently running on doing the opposite

[Hoodat]

Try *not* freezing it in the winter in the Great White North... We saw it right off the carcass all winter long.

Well, that's a bit different.  I'm sure there's an upside to getting it straight off the steer.  But for a steak purchased at the grocery store, freezing it ruins the taste for me.  Same goes for those vendors who deliver steaks to your door (e.g. Omaha).  They freeze the steaks, so they taste like crap.  But I get what you're saying about the Great White North.

[Hoodat]

If Trump wants to differentiate himself from Biden, separate from the border issue, which she is much better on than Biden, He should run on a policy of limited government and reducing spending. But he’s currently running on doing the opposite

Yep.  Running as Biden-lite.

[libertybele]

I thought when Biden won that we would see Jimmy Carter part two

But that’s not the case

There is no gas rationing or gas lines. The Dow hit another record. Unemployment is relatively low


If inflation was at 1.5%, Biden would be a shoe in  for reelection

If Trump wants to differentiate himself from Biden, separate from the border issue, which she is much better on than Biden, He should run on a policy of limited government and reducing spending. But he’s currently running on doing the opposite

The rise of the DOW is not an indicator of a healthy economy, nor is the rise in the price of gold.  Just sayin'

[roamer_1]

Well, that's a bit different.  I'm sure there's an upside to getting it straight off the steer.  But for a steak purchased at the grocery store, freezing it ruins the taste for me.  Same goes for those vendors who deliver steaks to your door (e.g. Omaha).  They freeze the steaks, so they taste like crap.  But I get what you're saying about the Great White North.

That's why the freezer is on the porch... It's a redneck thing that started in the North... Half the year it's unplugged with the lid cracked open.

[Hoodat]

The rise of the DOW is not an indicator of a healthy economy

Neither are the rises in bread and egg prices.  Pour six trillion of new money into circulation.  And eventually, that money will be competing for stocks just the same as it competes for bread and eggs.

[roamer_1]

Well, that's a bit different.  I'm sure there's an upside to getting it straight off the steer.  But for a steak purchased at the grocery store, freezing it ruins the taste for me.  Same goes for those vendors who deliver steaks to your door (e.g. Omaha).  They freeze the steaks, so they taste like crap.  But I get what you're saying about the Great White North.

And BTW... Little known fact.... Most meat is frozen to butcher it. It cuts way better that way.

[LMAO]

Do you guys vacuum pack your meat before freezing it?


I do this with all my fish except those I catch on Lake Superior that get smoked. And they taste just fine even after a few months

[roamer_1]

Do you guys vacuum pack your meat before freezing it?


I do this with all my fish except those I catch on Lake Superior that get smoked. And they taste just fine even after a few months

Yeah. Or double wrapped in paper... usually with saran-wrap against the meat.

Paper works fine. Just a whole lot more process. the vac is quick and one-step.

[Sighlass]

Do you guys vacuum pack your meat before freezing it?

Wife sometimes puts it in those heavy duty zip bags... but that is about it. If something gets a little tinge of freezer burnt, we usually just shut up and eat it unless it is just bad burnt.

[Smokin Joe]

Do you guys vacuum pack your meat before freezing it?


I do this with all my fish except those I catch on Lake Superior that get smoked. And they taste just fine even after a few months

In bulk, yes. Hamburger disappears around here too fast to bother. Roasts and such get vacuum packed, especially if cut into smaller sections, and fish fillets not cooked immediately get that, too.

[Hoodat]

There's nothing like taking a whole ribeye, cutting it into steaks, soaking them in orange juice for half a day, and then tossing them onto a charcoal grill.

[DCPatriot]

There's nothing like taking a whole ribeye, cutting it into steaks, soaking them in orange juice for half a day, and then tossing them onto a charcoal grill.

COSTCO sells them 5 to a package...each a smidge more than 2-1/2 inches thick.  Now about $65 for choice...$75. for prime.

I cut each to make two...and freeze the 10 individually.  Problem is, living in a condo unit, we don't have charcoal grill access.

So, it's the iron frying pan to singe and then baked in the oven for a few minutes.  You cannot leave the kitchen and login on the internet or else you get well done...which would be a sacrilege.   

[roamer_1]

There's nothing like taking a whole ribeye, cutting it into steaks, soaking them in orange juice for half a day, and then tossing them onto a charcoal grill.

Never done orange juice... I marinate in a cheap berry wine - or home made huckleberry wine (which is more likely to be here), if I marinate at all... Mostly, I let the smoke work it's magic. I can't think of the last steak I had that wasn't seared over wood and passed to the smoke... Apple wood on beef.

[libertybele]

Never done orange juice... I marinate in a cheap berry wine - or home made huckleberry wine (which is more likely to be here), if I marinate at all... Mostly, I let the smoke work it's magic. I can't think of the last steak I had that wasn't seared over wood and passed to the smoke... Apple wood on beef.

Cherry wood or mesquite works nicely too.  I tend to favor mesquite.  It burns hot and I prefer the taste.

I must say I have never marinated a steak before cooking it over wood or charcoal. They do make charcoal with mesquite mixed in with it and that is what I mostly use. Otherwise it's cherry chips mixed in with charcoal.

[catfish1957]

I know everyone has their preference for steak marination.  Ours is Italian dressing for 3 1/2 days.  Right at about the time the vinegar in the dressing denatures the meat from it's red color to a pale gray brown.

Not only does the dressing enhance the flavor, but makes it tender as all get out. .....   Then slow cook (170F) /smoke

[roamer_1]

Cherry wood or mesquite works nicely too.  I tend to favor mesquite.  It burns hot and I prefer the taste.

I must say I have never marinated a steak before cooking it over wood or charcoal. They do make charcoal with mesquite mixed in with it and that is what I mostly use. Otherwise it's cherry chips mixed in with charcoal.

I love the taste of mesquite or hickory... just can't get at it up in here. It's always a pleasure when my Kansas kin come up, as they can get at it... But I ain't seen nary a one in some years.

Don't do charcoal. Usually cook over pine wood. Smoke can be alder or apple mostly. It's  apple and cherry country up in here. But mostly Bing cherries. It takes sour cherry to make good smoke. That's harder to find. Not native. Apple wood is plentiful. Choke cherry is plentiful, and that ain't bad.

[DCPatriot]

Geez...all I did within the context of the thread was use a rib-eye as an example of basic meats being economically out-of-reach for the common man/voter.

@mystery-ak was kind to tell us Kroger's (which is not available in the Washington, D.C. region) was going to have them on sale.

Now two pages later we're still yapping about smoking and marinating meat.

       

[catfish1957]

Now two pages later we're still yapping about smoking and marinating meat.

       

Not too many more pleasures in life better than a large perfectly cooked ribeye.   Now that's a pulse accelerator.....   

I figure you'd prefer hearing that, rather than 85% in the poll so far don't like Trump.

[Bigun]

Not too many more pleasures in life better than a large perfectly cooked ribeye.   Now that's a pulse accelerator.....   

I figure you'd prefer hearing that, rather than 85% in the poll so far don't like Trump.

I don't think whether or not someone likes Trump has any bearing. I dislike Trump intensely but I'm going to vote for him in November. I'm not voting for a drinking buddy. I'm voting for someone who has the best interests of this country at heart.

[catfish1957]

I don't think whether or not someone likes Trump has any bearing. I dislike Trump intensely but I'm going to vote for him in November. I'm not voting for a drinking buddy. I'm voting for someone who has the best interests of this country at heart.

Pretty much my sentiment too.  The alternative to Trump is destruction.  Why....  I voted for the "nose holding" option

[DCPatriot]

Not too many more pleasures in life better than a large perfectly cooked ribeye.   Now that's a pulse accelerator.....   

I figure you'd prefer hearing that, rather than 85% in the poll so far don't like Trump.

LOL!  Too small a sample size.

85% of a few dozen people disliking Donald Trump in TBR...and $26.86 will get you one rib-eye at Wegman's