Xmas lunch

[Jarlaxle]

I'm sure you'll remember it every time you look in your checking account....

286 smackers a head...

Oh, I don't know. I wouldn't think that was too much to spend on the spousal unit as a Christmas present, and it's not like either of us needs or wants more "things." All in all I think it's probably a fair price for an experience like that. Honestly, if you go out to Alfred's you'd easily spend more than $100 a head, and that's just a steak house that you can (and apparently do) go to any time.

If I spent that on dinner ANYWHERE I think Liz would have me committed! Hell, I HOPE she would have me committed! Spending that much would mean I had either lost my mind or been replaced by an alien duplicate.

[Gob]

If I spent that on dinner ANYWHERE I think Liz would have me committed! Hell, I HOPE she would have me committed! Spending that much would mean I had either lost my mind or been replaced by an alien duplicate.

[dales]

For a real kick-ass xmas dinner might I suggest...

http://www.yosemitepark.com/SpecialEven ... nners.aspx



Oh, and Jarl, stick with fast food.......these prices are a might steep.

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An absolutely unforgettable experience, although back in 1971 I'm certain that the prices were a little less.

[Sean]

medium-rare, please.

Wouldn't cook it any other way, Dale...

If somebody insists on having theirs ruined, they can always shove their piece in the microwave.....

Tchah! I bet you're a steak snob as well as a rib snob...

[The Hen]

Over cooked beef is an assault to the senses.

A perfectly cooked piece of beef is a delight.

[kristina]

For a real kick-ass xmas dinner might I suggest...

http://www.yosemitepark.com/SpecialEven ... nners.aspx

I have always wanted to attend Squire Bracebridge's Christmas! A guy I dated several lifetimes ago was part of the cast for a few years, and he said it was a really good time.

[Lord Jim]

Over cooked beef is an assault to the senses.

There's one thing I envy about people who prefer their beef over cooked, (the phrase "well done" when applied to what this means to a good piece of beef is downright Orwellian)

They never have to buy a good cut of beef....

Once you've turned it into a dried out slab of gray shoe leather, the taste and tenderness of a Delmonico, or a Porterhouse, or even Filet Mignon is completely indistinguishable from flank steak....

[The Hen]

This is true.

I will stand in favour of one piece of overlooked steak, and that is what we call "Chuck Steak" over here. It does particularly well as a slow-cooked casserole. It tends to then melt upon eating.

Cheap as chips and very cheery.

[Lord Jim]

That sounds like pot roast....

We have that occasionally; cooked in a casserole or crock pot with carrots, onions, mushrooms and potatoes...

With some good bread, it makes a good cold weather "comfort food" meal.

[Sean]

I've always wondered why some otherwise perfectly polite and pleasant people feel that it's fine to scoff at and look down on others who prefer their meat cooked in a different way to them...

[The Hen]

I don't have the teeth for tough meat.

I could see no enjoyment from tough meat even when my teeth were good.

[BoSoxGal]

There are restaurants in Montana that don't even offer beef cooked beyond medium rare - except burgers. Anything beyond medium rare is the ruination of a good cut of beef. It's sacrilege. In Montana, even in the greasiest spoon diner, the beef is quality - this is the land of grass fed cattle, after all.

And horseradish, straight up or in a creamy sauce, makes a prime rib.

[Lord Jim]

I've been in several restaurants over the years where there was a notice on the menu or on the wall the read, "The chef will take no responsibility for cuts of beef ordered well done"

Perfectly sensible....

I'm not saying that there's no use for a ruined piece of beef...

If you've got a hole in your roof that needs bunging up, or a bicycle tire that needs patching, I'm sure it would come in quite handy....

[BoSoxGal]

I should have said medium, not medium rare. They'll cook it medium, but not medium well or well done.

We used to go to a steakhouse in AZ that would bring you an old boot on a plate if you'd ordered your steak cooked beyond medium.

[Crackpot]

I tend to go medium well just due to the fact that around here anything less sometimes gets you raw in the center.

[Jarlaxle]

Over cooked beef is an assault to the senses.

A perfectly cooked piece of beef is a delight.

An undercooked piece of beef is a good way to end up in the hospital! Been there and done that! Medium-well, please.

[BoSoxGal]

Burger, sure. Not a cut of beef. You don't understand microbiology very well if you think otherwise.

[dales]

I've always wondered why some otherwise perfectly polite and pleasant people feel that it's fine to scoff at and look down on others who prefer their meat cooked in a different way to them...

Because we can.

[Sean]

It beggars belief... it really does!

How does the way that other people enjoy their food affect you (not you in particular Dales... this is for any of the snobs out there) in any way? Why does it bother you? Why have so many people jumped on this particular bandwagon as a way to feel superior?

Because let's be honest here. it's all about feeling superior to others... and I find it extremely crass.

[Jarlaxle]

Burger, sure. Not a cut of beef. You don't understand microbiology very well if you think otherwise.

I understand that the thought of eating undercooked beef makes me want to heave.