Kobe Beef

[timesjoke]

I had to go to Atlanta for the last two days for final signatures on a new big job we just landed and as a bonus for landing the job and maintaining a very tight gap from the next lowest bid from our competition my boss has told me to stop by his house and pick up a large box of Kobe Beef. He says there are various cuts in the box but it holds about 20 steaks total.

I have always heard of Kobe beef, even saw it on the menu of a very few of the most expensive places I have been to but I have never even considered paying that kind of money for beef in my life (I remember a hamburger at one place was $100). My boss swears it is the best tasting steak in the world and he never eats anything but Kobe Beef.

Have any of you guys ever tried Kobe Beef?

I am planning on having a cookout this weekend at the river house and inviting a few friends over, generally speaking I usually only rub steaks down with garlic before grilling them but I am wondering if I should just cook them plain to see how they come out. Even though I did not have to pay for it, I still would hate to use seasonings that would mess up the flavor of the beef. Maybe I will google it and see what I can find on cooking Kobe Beef.

I am very excited, the expense is over the top for this stuff, but it is also nice to get a pat on the back for a job well done. I can't wait to taste this stuff

 

[RegisteredAndEducated]

I had to go to Atlanta for the last two days for final signatures on a new big job we just landed and as a bonus for landing the job and maintaining a very tight gap from the next lowest bid from our competition my boss has told me to stop by his house and pick up a large box of Kobe Beef. He says there are various cuts in the box but it holds about 20 steaks total.

I have always heard of Kobe beef, even saw it on the menu of a very few of the most expensive places I have been to but I have never even considered paying that kind of money for beef in my life (I remember a hamburger at one place was $100). My boss swears it is the best tasting steak in the world and he never eats anything but Kobe Beef.

Have any of you guys ever tried Kobe Beef?

I am planning on having a cookout this weekend at the river house and inviting a few friends over, generally speaking I usually only rub steaks down with garlic before grilling them but I am wondering if I should just cook them plain to see how they come out. Even though I did not have to pay for it, I still would hate to use seasonings that would mess up the flavor of the beef. Maybe I will google it and see what I can find on cooking Kobe Beef.

I am very excited, the expense is over the top for this stuff, but it is also nice to get a pat on the back for a job well done. I can't wait to taste this stuff

I've never tried it, but I want to. I'm just not paying $100 to eat any one steak...

I would probably cook it like any other steak. The biggest difference is supposed to be how well it's marbled.

And you have to cook it rare to medium rare... otherwise it's considered burned.

And don't stab it with anything... use tongs to flip and whatnot.

 

[eddo]

Shaq beef is bigger...

 

[atlantic]

Wish I could join you Times

 

[emkay64]

It's good meat. It's kinda fatty with all the marbling so you need to like that first. If you like meat super lean this is not for you. Apparently the preferred way is raw, thinly sliced and room temp...but I thought that was disgusting. Use minimal seasoning to cook..salt, and pepper and garlic. I've had it a couple times here both plain and with bleu cheese crust, it was great too. I never really thought the flavor was masked, but it's up to you how you like it. Personally I don't think it's worth the hype...I'm perfectly happy with beef tenderloin, but I think you'll enjoy it.

Oh yeah..if you're cooking it yourself...it needs to be seared crusty on the outside, raw and quivering on the inside...and letting the steak rest is a no no. Because of the high fat content, the marbling will melt not unlike ice cream. So basically..you need to enjoy very underdone meat. Well done is NOT for this kind of beef. Equate it to baked Alaska when cooking. It's pretty touchy.

 

[timesjoke]

Wish I could join you Times

If you can make it to Florida, your invited, lol.

Thanks emkay, I googled some info too and your pretty much dead on with what I saw from others, your quite the food person

I will be cooking this myself and the most I cook a steak for myself is medium but usually I like rare. I do love garlic most of the time, sometimes a pepper blend I buy from a local guy who makes it himself too. I tend to avoid salt when cooking most of the time but I might try a little to see how it goes.

I got this huge box of steaks home last night and was tempted to cook one right then but I exercised some discipline and was able to make myself wait, lol.

 

[emkay64]

It may be good to do a dry run so you can get a feel for how the meat cooks before you have your company...try cooking it to varying degrees just to see. I'm not much into glamorous food lol, and luckily for me I never paid to eat the stuff. I honestly can't imagine paying that price. Besides..the meat was good, but to me I honestly prefer a nice tenderloin. The Kobe stuff is really weird kinda. It looks gross too lol. It is tasty though..if you like fattier meat.

 

[timesjoke]

I think your right, I will cook a couple tonight as practice and see how it goes.

 

[mercury]

Never had Kobe Beef... way out of my budget! The best I can swing is a nice thick Delmonico a couple times a year.

Lesson passed down from my Paternal Grandmother, who taught my mom to be an amazing cook who has almost never served tough or dry meat and could make a delicious gravy out of mop water: Never use salt when cooking meat... it can easily be added later and the flavor is exactly the same whether cooked in or sprinkled on afterwards.. Salt draws the moisture out. If you want it really juicy... skip the salt. I know the pros always instruct otherwise and are big on using rubs with salt added, but I've never had any luck with using it for cooking meat.... just garlic powder and fresh ground pepper most of the time.

Marinades are the exception... soy is full of sodium and an ingredient in most marinades.

 

[timesjoke]

Well, I have to say, it was the best Beef I had ever tasted, just incredible full flavor and so tender you hardly had to chew to break it up and swallow.

I decided to go with fresh garlic only, sear the meat on one side of the grill that was max heat then move the meat to the other side to reach rare or medium rare giving the meat a slight char on the outside and a jucy interior. We served caesar salad, sweet and regular baked potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, cheddar biscuts, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with a couple wines and other drinks all in a buffet style down by the river, I have to say I do not remember a nicer time with friends having dinner.

Everyone commented on the steak, I did not tell anyone ahead of time we were having Kobe beef, I wanted to see what the reaction would be and everyone noticed it was special so it is not just a mental thing.

But I still have to say I have real issues with the cost, I don't really want to consider how much money all that Kobe beef would have cost had I paid for it. I am not above spending money for good things, but I don't know if I am willing to spend that much for these steaks myself, I will have to think about that.

I am very happy for the experience though, it was a nice reward from my boss, he has really outdone himself with me on this one, I will have to figure out some way to show him how happy I am to have such a good guy as my boss.

 

[mercury]

But I still have to say I have real issues with the cost, I don't really want to consider how much money all that Kobe beef would have cost had I paid for it. I am not above spending money for good things, but I don't know if I am willing to spend that much for these steaks myself, I will have to think about that.

I'd have issues spending that kind of money on something that I was just going to **** out, too! LOL Don't get me wrong... I enjoy a good meal, but I have my limits on cost.... even if money wasn't an issue in my life.

 

[timesjoke]

But I still have to say I have real issues with the cost, I don't really want to consider how much money all that Kobe beef would have cost had I paid for it. I am not above spending money for good things, but I don't know if I am willing to spend that much for these steaks myself, I will have to think about that.

I'd have issues spending that kind of money on something that I was just going to **** out, too! LOL Don't get me wrong... I enjoy a good meal, but I have my limits on cost.... even if money wasn't an issue in my life.

I think it is more along the lines of having common sense.

I can certainly afford it, I can afford a lot of things but I don't spend the money just because I can spend it, that is just stupid. I have friends who have cars they never drive and home after home after home they never live at just because having "stuff" is some kind of measurement of success to them. I own a few things, and more then one home, but I use and live in all of it, nothing I have is because I just want to spend money for the sake of spending it or because I want to have something so I can "say" I have it.

I like your point about not spending money on something you just "**** out" that was pretty funny, lol.