26oz porterhouse dropped in dirt, smoked on the traeger at 250° until ~118° internal, then seared on a ripping hot cast iron for 1:15ish minutes each side. Topped off with a bit of butter and thyme while resting.
Crazy that something like this at a medium to high end restaurant would cost you well over $170, 10X what it cost me at the store.
by AverageDilettante
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A $170 steak is at least prime and likely dry aged. Thats a good choice steak, they don’t compare though
I would mangle that
That’s not a $170 steak in any restaurant.
Is that a prime grade steak? At $170 for most NYC steakhouses, that would have to be a 2” or thicker steak. Dry aged? Not at $17. A better comparison would be a thick dry aged prime steak minimum of 3 pounds conservatively $23-25 per pound so $70-75 for the steak. It’s still MASSIVELY CHEAPER than the $170 steak but misrepresenting your $17 steak as a comparable product is poor form. Did you get super lucky and buy it at $17 on some kind of door buster sale? Congrats but that doesn’t make this equivalent by a long shot. I bet you enjoyed it though, I still would have.
Amazing how some people can’t just post what they cook but always have to turn it into some kind of lecture. Good looking steak op but as others have said you kind of just made up the 170 because you were more interested in making a point than showing us your meat.
That’s a beautiful steal. Tried cooking my first T Bone last night with friends. It was really good but over cooked it 😞
What rub was used on this?
This entire post is fake news. You’re not paying $170 for this.
How thick was the steak? About an inch and a half?
Would pay $17 for this steak
His prices are wrong but dammmmmm that looks awesome!!! 10/10.
This is the way! 🙌
I know it’s piling on, but if OP choose to make a ridiculous hyperbole totally untethered from reality then it has to be said.
Prime, possibly hand selected, 45 day dry aged steak that’s twice the thickness? MAYBE $125.
That said, this looks fantastic in its own right. But let’s be fair here
What cut of meat is it
That’s a beaut!
Proper porterhouse.
I’m at the point with grilling that I cannot get a steak in a restaurant as good as I can grill at home . Way better and now days way cheaper . Simple too, salt and pepper .
Must be nice… I live in fricken Alberta and I’d have to pay at least 3 times that to “do it myself”
OP should never buy a drink at a bar, he’ll lose his mind.
Y’all asking the wrong question. Where can you find a 26oz porterhouse for $17?
Smash
I paid like $34 for one of these, and it came with bread, chili, and a loaded potato. I didn’t feel like cooking, although I do love cooking steak.
i don’t frequent this sub but it’s very comforting that i’m not seeing “umm it’s raw 🤓” on every medium-rare steak post
Most good restaurants will charge 3x the cost of the ingredients. Usually places like Costco charge similar prices to what the restaurants buy the ingredients for. This is more like a $51 steak. Maybe a little higher because T-bone steaks are flashy and a little higher because of the more intensive cooking process
What does dropped in dirt mean lol
Looks delicious 🤤
Ah but see they also have to cover costs.
Did it really cost you 17 dollars for your rent, grill, fuel, iron pan, utensils, and steak?
Oh don’t forget the paying some one else to cook it for you then paying some one else to bring it to you.
Oh and what did you pay for the seasoning and sides?
If it’s still under $17 please tell me where you live as I will retire there tomorrow.
Despite the hyperbole with the pricing people are fixated on, that sear and doneness on the steak is outstanding. Some of the best I’ve seen on here.
https://preview.redd.it/eej61fi4or9d1.jpeg?width=2524&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10ed8e6e4c6d6543ac234e7b19ffd75b2fcd586e
Not sure why some people don’t believe this was $17, so I went through the trash to find the tag. Got pretty lucky in finding this at the store. If you look enough, you’ll eventually find something at a great price
Maybe it’d cost that much in London or Paris or Tokyo but stateside? At most like 60 bucks.
No idea on the pricing stuff. However, getting that consistent of a cool on a t-bone is impressive. Great job
Everyone’s harping on the price but all I see is a fucking gorgeous steak
Looks good. But 10x is a stretch. It’s probably cost 50-70 dollars since it’s not prime grade or dry aged.
Yawn, US lads are whining that BBQ prices are overpriced and DIY prices are underquoted, missing the point that their ‘simple’ restaurants are ripping them off.