I picked up a ribeye from the store and noticed nothing wrong with it other than it was slightly oddly shaped. No off smell or color that I noticed. I cooked low on the grill then transferred the steak to the hot side for about 5 minutes.
When I was grilling it i noticed it was flopping around and falling into the separate ribeye sections. When i pulled it off some sections had the steak fibers pulling apart which I am not used to seeing. In picture 2 you can see some of the steak falling apart and looking sort of mangled (I did not mangle it… it looked like that when I cut it).
Was the steak rotten and could that cause something like this?
by softfruits
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Yes you haven’t eaten it yet
It’s probably fine maybe they glued together some misshapen pieces
Looks good to me.
You didn’t serve it to me!
> falling into the separate ribeye sections. When i pulled it off some sections had the steak fibers pulling apart which I am not used to seeing
This is extremely common in ribeye. Nothing to worry about. In fact I think the steak is of higher quality when the cap separates from the eye before you cook it. Just to make you feel better, I once had the cap, the lip, and the eye completely separated into three parts once the steak is out of the oven. https://postimg.cc/hz8dnxty It was one of the better tasting ones.
My own explanation is when the steak had low water levels, such as it was hang for longer, or dry aged, the ribeye tends to break down along the fat layer. This may not be correct. On the other hand those steaks tend to be better tasting, juicier, and more expensive
I’ve been an executive chef for 23 years. You got a piece of meat that was glued together with meat glue most likely. The only thing wrong with it is the cook temp 😆
Yes, something is wrong. It’s not mine.
Only thing wrong is that you had enough time to take a picture of it I would have devoured it. I always plan on taking a pic for this subreddit but once it’s cooked I eat it up. Only picture I can take is the remaining juices but even that is hard because nothing goes to waste some rice or bread to sop it up is the way to go 🤷🏿♂️🤦🏽♂️
its not in my belly
Yes, there’s not enough for the both of us!
Yeah it’s not in my mouth
Yes! I can eat it through the cellphone screen!
The only problem is that there’s never enough
Yes your letting it get cold ❄️
Not cooked?
Flopping around?! I’ve never seen that, but the steak looks fine.
I always think it looks less appetizing when it’s just hacked up and left flayed about. The cook is okay. I’d eat it.
Sounds like you had a really good quality meat. Especially with it all falling apart like that. Mmm, butter.
Yes it’s very wrong and you need to send it to me for safe disposal.
Yeah you haven’t fed me yet
It’s not on my plate.
I wasn’t invited 😞 jk . it’s looks amazing dude . Keep it up
Not in my belly!
Yes. It’s not on my plate
Could be cut the wrong way. Meat should be sliced against the grain (direction of the muscle fibers in the meat), not with the grain as it can cause loss of fluids as well a different texture. Separation may also occur, but that doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with it!
That being said I’d absolutely smash that steak.
your sear looks weak but other than that, no.
Looks good. Upvote brotha
I’d kill it.
Tbh, 75% of y’all’s steak I wouldn’t eat.
Cows ain’t even dead with most of you calling it “medium” lol
Your presentation is shit. Do you have a nice, sharp knife to cut it? Looks like you tore it apart with your hands.
I don’t mean to be rude but do you want a blow job for your efforts or not? Presentation is huge… HUGE! This is a hot mess. Toss that ancient plastic piss stained cutting board and get something nice.
nothing’s wrong, it’s perfect.
Ribeyes be like that. Is your life sharp? The cuts look a little chewed. I’d definitely smash.
I’m not eating it, only issue I see.
there isnt enough steak you need more
Absolutely. What’s wrong is you haven’t shared your steak with us…. It looks perfectly cooked to me.