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Do you cut it all or a little at a time

	Cut it all, then eat
	Cut a little, eat a little, repeat
	What is this cutting you speak of?

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Do you cut it all and then eat, or cut a little and eat a little at a time?

Cut thin slices after it has rested, plate & enjoy @ a leisurely pace.

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If you cut it all up it gets cold, which negatively affects the flavor IMHO.

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Grind it up into hamburger, then use it with Hamburger Helper.

....usually eat it with.....enthusiasm [ unbridled enthusiasm ]......

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I've never had much interest in "real" steak, which seems basically one step removed from beef jerky. Lots and lots of chewing for a bit of umami.

Now chicken-fried steak, well, that's a tastier matter. That's eaten a bit at a time, so it can be properly enrobed in delicious cream gravy.

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Mr Downtown
I've never had much interest in "real" steak, which seems basically one step removed from beef jerky. Lots and lots of chewing for a bit of umami.

Now chicken-fried steak, well, that's a tastier matter. That's eaten a bit at a time, so it can be properly enrobed in delicious cream gravy.

Make sure you ask for extra gravy from the get-go.

I suspect you've just had poor quality, overcooked, steaks... But I do agree that a good chicken fried steak is pretty darn delicious!

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I've never had much interest in "real" steak, which seems basically one step removed from beef jerky. Lots and lots of chewing for a bit of umami.

Now chicken-fried steak, well, that's a tastier matter. That's eaten a bit at a time, so it can be properly enrobed in delicious cream gravy.

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Mr Downtown
I've never had much interest in "real" steak, which seems basically one step removed from beef jerky. Lots and lots of chewing for a bit of umami.

Now chicken-fried steak, well, that's a tastier matter. That's eaten a bit at a time, so it can be properly enrobed in delicious cream gravy.

Make sure you ask for extra gravy from the get-go.

White gravy, NOT brown! Add extra pepper!

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.....usually like it....str8 thru.....the heart......

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If you cut it all up it gets cold, which negatively affects the flavor IMHO.

This. Never understood why people cut an entire steak before eating.

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It is what it is.

Cut as I eat.



Never understood why people cut an entire steak before eating.


Same here.

Actually, I've only seen that done twice, so assumed it was some rare abnormality, didn't know it was a thing.

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I've never had much interest in "real" steak, which seems basically one step removed from beef jerky. Lots and lots of chewing for a bit of umami.

Now chicken-fried steak, well, that's a tastier matter. That's eaten a bit at a time, so it can be properly enrobed in delicious cream gravy.

Make sure you ask for extra gravy from the get-go.

White gravy, NOT brown! Add extra pepper!

Stupid me for forgetting that. I just assumed…

.....buy some spam and shape into steak......

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Stupid me for forgetting that. I just assumed…

Hey, anyone that puts anything but a good white gravy on chicken fried steak is either mentally defective, was raised by wolves, or European... So, it SHOULD go without saying!

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I'm confused. I don't see where anyone in this thread has ever mentioned anything but white/cream gravy.

Now the gravy on a lovely steak au poivre is brownish . . .

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Never understood why people cut an entire steak before eating.


Same here.

Actually, I've only seen that done twice, so assumed it was some rare abnormality, didn't know it was a thing.

The only exception to this that makes sense to me is if the steak will serve multiple people.

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It is what it is.

Gravy is as bad as ketchup on a good steak.

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.....the best is burnt to a crisp.....and always with catsup.....a lot of catsup on top.....

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Speedy
Gravy is as bad as ketchup on a good steak.

I agree... but, it can also be a saving grace for thoroughly mediocre steak if it's a good gravy or sauce. But, to sauce/gravy a good piece of steak like a fine Ribeye, New York, or Filet? A crime against man and nature...

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If you cut it all up it gets cold, which negatively affects the flavor IMHO.

This. Never understood why people cut an entire steak before eating.

A 6-8oz sirloin sous vide @ 130F then seared on a +500F cast iron
'grill' pan. Rest for 5min, slice and plate on a hot serving plate with
veggies. Never experienced "cold" steak with this method.
If cooking rare, then yes you will have cold steak. Even served intact, hot
to plate a thick, 8oz sirloin will get cold before you finish it.

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Speedy
Gravy is as bad as ketchup on a good steak.

We’re not talking about a real steak, but chicken fried steak can be as good.

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Speedy
Gravy is as bad as ketchup on a good steak.

Chicken Fried Steak is NEVER a good steak. It's its own thing!

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"Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise" - Barry Goldwater

Raise it a level by making Chateaubriand with a red wine reduction.


If it’s “just” steak, I prefer a lean cut; NY Strip, a quality sirloin etc cooked just past rare. I can tell the quality just by slicing into it. A steak knife should glide through the beef with almost NO resistance.

Hey Rolando, does the Alamo Cafe by the SAT airport still exist? They made an awesome chicken fried steak! I once flew from NOLA NAS to SAT just to have one and I'll never forget that steak.

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Hey Rolando, does the Alamo Cafe by the SAT airport still exist? They made an awesome chicken fried steak! I once flew from NOLA NAS to SAT just to have one and I'll never forget that steak.

Yes....It's pretty dang good there!
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But I prefer Bud Jones on the Southside of town!
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"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Eli Weisel

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt (1918)

"I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it." - Billy Graham 1981

"Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise" - Barry Goldwater

… on a plate.