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No oil is used while the temperature is carefully controlled throughout. In this instance, the steak fan employed a cooking method called "sous vide," with each of the steaks placed in food and temperature-safe resealable plastic bags before being submerged in a pot of heated water to cook. "The average steak for me takes about 4-5 hours to prepare and cook.though sometimes I take as much as 3-4 months butter aging or dry aging my meats to be certain that they are perfect." "Steak is about the closest thing I have to a religion and I take it very seriously," he explained. To the uninitiated: Wagyu beef represents something akin to the Rolls Royce of steaks a Japanese bred beef made notable thanks to its copious marbling, which gives the meat a unique and irresistible tenderness.Īccording to Tokyo Spark, A5 Wagyu can set you back around $250 per pound on average, with an unprepared A5 Wagyu steak priced at approximately $118 on average.Įntrusted with cooking the meat for their Thanksgiving get-together, the man described how he pulled out all the stops to ensure his friends enjoyed the Wagyu beef as best they possibly could. Read more Woman Dumped by Text After Having Miscarriage on Thanksgiving Seeks Advice The man said this year's celebration was particularly special because he had "lucked into a strip loin of A5 Wagyu for a price that was unorthodox levels of cheap" thanks to a friend who works for a "high-end meat distributor." At the time of writing, the post had generated over 9,000 upvotes and more than 5,000 comments.Īccording to the post, the drama unfolded over an "extravagant" Thanksgiving meal involving a "tight-knit" group of 10 friends, made up mostly of couples, which included his former friend and his new girlfriend, who he had started dating a couple of months ago. The controversial meat connoisseur took to Reddit's infamous "Am I The A**hole" subreddit to break down how he ended up having his phone number and social media accounts blocked by both his friend and their partner following the disagreement. A man has divided opinion after detailing how he ended up falling out with a "long-time friend" after their girlfriend asked for an expensive Wagyu steak to be "well done."
