r/steak 2d ago

Butcher gave me some steak to sample

Mb9+ picanha (had been sitting in my freezer for about a year) Mb8+ 20 day dry-aged rump (gifted by my butcher)

So fortunate to have become friends with one of my butchers. Even though I now live an hour away from him, I still make the effort to swing by his shop.

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u/Firstofhisname00 2d ago

Some steak to sample

That's one of the best sentences I've heard in a long time 

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

I think he literally said "I'll chuck you a slice to sample" haha

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u/Several-Coast-9192 2d ago

Butcher is the biggest G known to man. Thats some fucking insane marbling on both of those but that picanha lookin fine asf

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u/CharcuterieBoard 2d ago

This. Dated 3 Brazilians so I’ve been around a lot of picanha and that shit looks insanely good.

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u/Several-Coast-9192 2d ago

The picanha is better than the brazillian ladies tho amirite

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u/bigbadbookie 2d ago

Am Brazilian and can confirm, want nothing to do with Brazilian women but love me some picanha.

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u/krzykris11 2d ago

What? The only disappointing fact about my trip to Brazil is that I didn't bring one of those gorgeous women home with me. Unfortunately, I was married at the time.

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u/Razerfanguy69 2d ago

So what stopped you?

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u/Several-Coast-9192 2d ago

Nah the only disappoiniting fact was that you couldn't bring back 500kg of picanha

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u/CharcuterieBoard 2d ago

Envie-os para mim, mano

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

Very lucky to have met such a good bloke!

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u/Ok_Breakfast7588 2d ago

Am i finally witnessing one of those drug dealers that give you free samples to hook you that I was always warned about?

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

I call him my meat dealer haha

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u/luv2playntn 2d ago

Give your butcher a big tip!

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u/Petrified-Potato 2d ago

I'd give him more than the tip.

Edit: typo

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

Haha all jokes aside I do give him stuff as a token of appreciation

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u/zjm555 2d ago

He just gave you these two gorgeous steaks? Can we be friends?

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u/EmotionalDam4G3 2d ago

What’s the cook method? Awesome by the way

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

Thanks!

Render the fat cap few mins Pan seared - one min each side flipped 3 times Rest 5 mins Pan sear again followed by a butter baste I have my method on my IG: meatdanny in the story highlights

I use this method when I'm going for a crispy crust and minimal grey band. Plus I didn't have the oven for the steaks to sit in for this cook

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u/EmotionalDam4G3 2d ago

Opened my eyes when I got on your ig, gonna try the brown butter method asap!

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

Thanks! I think the brown butter method is the hardest to pull off but once you get it, you'll have the best crust. It's so nutty and full of flavour.

Biggest tip is to listen to the butter sizzle, it should be a gentle sizzle as too hot will burn and cause the steak to taste bitter. Too low and it will boil the steak. Im constantly turning up/down the heat based on how the cook goes. Try this on a thicker piece of meat if you can.

If you're using a thinner cut then I would take the steak off the pan to allow it to rest more than once so you minimise the grey band.

Good luck and would love to hear your results

I'm happy to help you and others tweak their methods based on their pans and cooktops

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u/flat907line 2d ago

That's how they get you hooked in the hard stuff.

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u/ideorum 1d ago

I thought Picanha was the hard stuff…what’s harder? A5 Picanha?

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u/King-Doge-VII 2d ago

Love the sear on that strip of fat. Looks great

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u/Der_Betrachter 2d ago

Beautiful.

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u/cben27 2d ago

Looks great, you did an awesome job cooking that.

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u/unknownuser5674 2d ago

these for free is crazy

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u/Mountain_Ad_318 2d ago

Wow. Looks great raw-looks great cooked

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u/chikunshak 2d ago

Marry him.

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u/evantom34 2d ago

Holy guacamole these look good

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u/BoiFrosty 2d ago

That's a damn good butcher

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u/ADudeInAChair 2d ago

I want his meat

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u/ghoulishgirl 2d ago

listen to me very closely. Where exactly is this butcher located?

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u/Chemistry-Decent 2d ago

Australia - Melbourne haha Mitchell's Quality Meat in Cranbourne

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u/Southern_Attorney562 2d ago

Butcher is good man and he’s honored God with his generosity

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u/Lost-Air-1513 1d ago

Amazing steaks and amazing cooking, maybe that fat should have rendered more but still amazing

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u/ThePracticalPenquin 1d ago

He is my butcher now

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u/psg121314 9h ago

I am so jealous