It’s funny, I actually had these a few months ago and said largely favorable things. \u00a0 I don’t think I was drunk, but the same package, purchased recently, cannot be the same product I had months ago.<\/p>\n This was inedible. \u00a0Period. \u00a0I cooked two, using different prep methods, and neither were satisfactory. \u00a0Not only are the lacking in any kind of ‘real’ beef taste, \u00a0the tactile experience is akin to chewing on a rubber ball. \u00a0Really.<\/p>\n These ‘steaks’ are made by a production subsidiary of Great American \/ Rosen, called Skylark Meats<\/a>, in Omaha (pictured below). \u00a0On Skylark’s website, they claim to be “America’s largest producer of sliced liver.” \u00a0I’m not sure that’s much of a distinction, how many people even eat liver anymore (felines excepted). \u00a0 Their puff piece goes on to say they furnish premium beef cuts to some of “America’s finest restaurants,” but hopefully these beef filets are not included and I haven’t fallen prey to paying restaurant prices for the “filets” in the past.<\/p>\n The content label lists the primary element as “Beef Chuck Tender” and the packaging further says “hand trimmed.” \u00a0“Up to a 20% solution” is also on the label, with an asterisk, but there is no further reference to the asterisk on the packaging.<\/p>\n Other ingredients include some of the MSG substitutes food companies are using these days, including “torula yeast<\/a>.” \u00a0You probably don’t want to click on that link and read about that product.<\/p>\n In short, this product is absolutely awful. \u00a0I’m pretty confident that some future generations won’t ever get to eat “real food,” \u00a0and this kind of manufacturing is the harbinger of those times.<\/p>\n While one can’t be sure, it is implied from the packaging this is a single cut of muscle, as opposed to a pressed, chopped, and form piece of meat. (Have you seen those hundreds of identical steaks on restaurant buffets? \u00a0Wow. What technology.).<\/p>\n In searching the internet for news about Great American, Rosen, and Skylark, it appears that Skylark is also a manufacturer of the steaks one might purchase at a tent in a parking lot, or off a door to door truck. \u00a0Have you heard those pitches? \u00a0What a scream! \u00a0“Yes ma’am, I was supposed to deliver this to your neighbor, but they aren’t home, so I’m willing to sell you this 20 pound box of steaks for half price…” LOL.<\/p>\n You get what you pay for. \u00a0Even at $1.99 for 5 ounces of “beef,” \u00a0I feel like I overpaid. \u00a0 I’ll be reluctant to try any other products from any of Rosen’s operating companies.<\/p>\n I fully realize that at four million pounds of production a day, this 5 ounce steak represents .0000001 % of \u00a0their \u00a0production, if my math is correct. \u00a0Nevertheless, I wish they’d try and make it more palatable in general. \u00a0Or ship it off to one of those 32 countries they export to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n great american steak company<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’ve read my posts in the past, you know I seldom write a “bad” review. \u00a0While I may be dissatisfied with some aspect of a visit to a restaurant or with a product I try at home, I almost always try and find something redeeming about the experience. \u00a0Although many people would dispute what… Continue reading Spoiler Alert: The World’s Worst “Steak”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,16],"tags":[385,607,1598],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12202"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Great](\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/filets-150x150.jpg\")
<\/a> As to the actual product. \u00a0The Great American Steak Company sells “bacon wrapped filet of beef” in single or double packaging (left); \u00a0you can find these around town for between $4 – $8, and occasionally some store will have them at $1.99 each. \u00a0(Considerably less than the price of hamburger, which should be a clue.)<\/p>\n![\"Great](\"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/skylark-meats.jpg\")
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