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There is a lot to love about Harry & David,
like the pears, and the curated gift baskets. Seriously, those pears!
But when it comes to mail-order steak,
it's really best to shop elsewhere. The company just doesn't have the selection of steaks to
make things anything near exciting, and the pricing on steak is pretty steep here, too.
Exhibit A: a pair of eight-ounce filet mignons for $74.99.
And Exhibit B: a pair of six-ounce filets wrapped in bacon for just five bucks less at $69.99.
By all means, shop the brand, but for the pears and gift baskets,
not the steaks. When it comes to meats, it really is best to stick with a company that
is primarily focused on said products, rather than one for whom they are a little niche.
Please put away the pitchforks, torches, and steak knives! Again,
this is a company that does a lot of great work and does indeed have
a lot of great mail-order steak available with just a click. But while there are a lot of check
marks in the "pro" column for Omaha Steaks, there are some "cons" we have to note also.
The first thing to note is that calling Omaha Steaks a steak company is in the same
ballpark as calling Amazon a book company. This outfit, once all about the steaks,
now sells all sorts of meats and seafoods, not to mention soups, ravioli, desserts, and more.
They still sell a lot of great steak, but their focus has definitely wandered.
Second, while they do offer an all grass-fed line of meats, most of their steak comes from cattle
largely fed grain diets. Finally, you'll find their non-steak foods sold by
Omaha Steaks seriously lacking in quality, like their Colossal Cut Bacon
or the Chicken Stir-Fry Kit, which has a slew of customer complaints.
The first thing you need to know about the Holy
Grail Steak Company is that you will be hard-pressed to find more unique,
exciting, and amazing cuts of steak ready to ship to your door on the internet today.
The second thing is that their prices on many steaks will have you saying "holy" something else.
“(beep)”
Take the Upper Prime Black Angus Dry-Aged Tomahawk, which is $119
for a single steak, though granted it's a 32-ouncer.
While a good steak is going to cost you, that's really, really expensive.
Another issue is that the steaks from this company are often out of stock. But on the other hand,
they do have some options that are closer to affordable, and in those top-price steaks,
you will be getting as close to a life-changing steak as can be had.
If only E3 Ranch & Co. had a bigger selection of steaks.
At present, the company only offers six steaks, and due to their popularity,
some of those are sold out from time to time. The steaks you can get from this all-American
outfit are superb, however. All are hand-cut, aged for a month, and flash-frozen, so the taste and
tenderness are preserved and the meats you grill up taste about as fresh as a mail-order cut can.
Also, beyond the meat, the company does extensive effort to combat human trafficking
and to support American combat veterans, so you know your dollars are going to a good cause.
Porter Road offers a great selection of steak because they have all the fancier, pricier cuts
you'd expect, but then they also offer lots of lower-cost and frankly less-refined steaks, too.
Those are options like their Sierra Steak, which is essentially a smaller cut of flank
steak that Porter Road sells for just $11 and that's great for a steak salad or sandwich.
The company also sells a lot of other great beef products like top round roast,
short ribs, and more, and then beyond that they offer lamb, pork, and chicken, so they may well
become your one-stop online butcher shop for all your meat needs well beyond steak, too.
If you want to feel good about the meat you're buying because it comes from a company
wholeheartedly devoted to humane and sustainable practices, then Good Ranchers is a solid choice.
Plus, when you order one of their large curated meat boxes, you can actually
save a good deal of cash compared to what you'd pay on a per-item basis elsewhere.
"Steak niiiiiiiight!"
There's really only one problem with this online butcher's meats, and that's the fact that they
are so often sold out. KC Cattle Company seems to be an occasional victim of its own success, with
stores of its most popular cuts often unavailable. But do yourself a favor and check back in on the
brand from time to time, because this place offers some amazing meats at prices that are competitive
in their context. The company also sells several chicken products including whole and half birds.
It's also a veteran-owned company, and the KC Cattle Co. does much to support
veterans and their families. If you like shopping for a cause, check out this place.
Mr. Steak meats sit right at the perfect intersection of price and quality. You can get
a steakhouse-quality filet mignon at steakhouse prices, some more affordable cuts like flat irons
or prime t-bone, and you can get burgers and sausages, too, if those are more your speed.
And hey, need a grill on which to cook up your steaks? This company offers those as well,
and their grills are actually a surprisingly good price, like a five-burner propane grill
on which you could cook for a whole party for just under six hundred bucks.
Snake River Farms has been in business for more than half a century,
so it's not exactly a shock that these guys have gotten really good at producing really great beef.
And really producing, for the record: in the 1980s, they pioneered cross-breeding
Wagyu cattle with domestic species, creating a new breed that yields some mighty fine meat.
So don't also let it be shocking when you see the prices here, which are quite high.
You can expect to pay prices in the neighborhood of $80 for a 12-ounce American Wagyu New York
Strip, but for those prices, you may just get the best steak you have ever eaten.
Also, you will surely get one unique cut of meat.
Need to ease in a bit? Go for the cheaper cuts of top-quality beef,
like the American Wagyu Gold Grade Top Sirloin, which is just $22 per steak and still quite good.
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