Worlds Best Steak ..

[llamedos]

Tuesday 4th July at The Magic Roundabout, London, ABP Poland was awarded the world's best steak for their Grain-fed Sirloin, from a Limmy cross aged 29 months and matured for 14 days reared by F&M Frackowiak, Woj. Wielkopolskie.

The winners were announced before an audience of more than 200 invited guests, after an intensive day of blind judging.

Entries in the third World Steak Challenge were received from 17 countries, with 17 entries securing Gold medals.

Seven were Rib-Eye, five were Sirloin and five were Fillet. Eight were Grain-fed and nine Grass-fed.

The 10 Gold medal-winning countries are Australia 2, Brazil 1, England 2, Finland 1, Ireland 3 Northern Ireland 2, Poland 2, Scotland 1, Spain 2, USA 1.

 

[Henarar]

I though none were as good these days as they rot so fast at ground level

 

[llamedos]

I though none were as good these days as they rot so fast at ground level

be careful you will fall fowl(sic) of the interpretation police

 

[Steevo]

I though none were as good these days as they rot so fast at ground level

Only if you forget to marinade it!

 

[Henarar]

Only if you forget to marinade it!

isn't that a bit like an orange ?

 

[crofteress]

good for the Limmy

 

[spin cycle]

best beef i ever tasted came from a local butcher via farmer i know who raises dexters and their crosses

 

[Courier]

Just like half the breeding goes in through the mouth so half the flavour comes from the cooking !

 

[Northeastfarmer]

So the best steak came from a 29 month old Limmy yet the abattoirs want 12 month old Angus'

 

[multi power]

So the best steak came from a 29 month old Limmy yet the abattoirs want 12 month old Angus'

If it had been 4 year old I bet it would have been even better

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If it had been 4 year old I bet it would have been even better

I've no doubt

 

[Wink]

best beef i ever tasted came from a local butcher via farmer i know who raises dexters and their crosses

Good - just sourced some for our shop from farming friends!

 

[Wink]

Do we know what other breeds they were up against @llamedos and their details eg hanging time, age, feed etc. ? Interesting this as your sometimes led to believe that grass finished is better and that a traditional breed is better than the continental etc and the longer the hanging time etc. Yet I have heard this from farming friends before when they compared (I think) limmy to AA and preferred the limmy finished on grain.

Not surprised about the rib eye coming tops for the cut - more intra muscular fat!

 

[S J H]

I wonder if it was killed when the plant was quiet, and treated any differently?

 

[Av Gorritt]

Best steak I ever had was in Vancouver a few years back . Just bog standard supermarket rib eye , plenty of fat which was as yellow as a buttercup , being maize fed . B in L just chucked on the barbecue just outside the door , in a most casual manner , flipped it over a bit quick and put it on the plate . Lovely ! TBF I had a rib eye from the co-op last week , (they had a refurb of premises offer on and gave me a fiver back on my order of over £15.00 ), Hereford and 28 day aged . white fat , and that was bit of alright too .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

There's no greater steak than a ribeye

 

[JD-Kid]

used to have limmies they were sh!t compared to grass feed angus or herefords

butchers shop i know won award years ago best steaks brought some and to be total fair could be better tasteing steaks from supermarket

it's realy a case of what the judges like and cooks on the day

 

[llamedos]

Do we know what other breeds they were up against @llamedos and their details eg hanging time, age, feed etc. ? Interesting this as your sometimes led to believe that grass finished is better and that a traditional breed is better than the continental etc and the longer the hanging time etc. Yet I have heard this from farming friends before when they compared (I think) limmy to AA and preferred the limmy finished on grain.

Not surprised about the rib eye coming tops for the cut - more intra muscular fat!

The list only gives the breeds https://www.worldsteakchallenge.com/page/2017_winners.html

 

[Philip Watkins]

Plenty of natives in the list and a holstein.

 

[yellowbelly]

Plenty of natives in the list and a holstein.

........and 2 Ayrshires and a Holstein x Friesian. The only conclusion I can draw is that the breed doesn't really matter - it's mainly down to the fat content/cover and the way it's matured and then cooked.