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Title: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 6^th, 2014 at 1:56pm

I've never been a fan of Meat from Coles...

that was until recently...

they now have a range of quality cut meats and sausages.. etc...

the Angus Meats... and omg... they are sensational!!! :)

these porterhouses were like an inch and a half thick...

from the packet to the Weber

to the plate..

just look at the juices on them.. dear lord, those steaks were heaven!!

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 7^th, 2014 at 8:07pm

anyone try any??

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by A.G on Dec 7^th, 2014 at 10:20pm

Go to a butcher TB...supermarkets are rubbish.

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 9^th, 2014 at 5:30am

The Mole wrote on Dec 7^th, 2014 at 10:20pm:

Go to a butcher TB...supermarkets are rubbish.

not this range AG...

they are better than Butcher ... :)

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by cods on Dec 9^th, 2014 at 6:27am

they claim all HORMONE FREE....I like the sound of that..

god only knows what they do to animals now,

almost no fat where all the taste is...every year I look for a leg of ham with a good layer of fat..... its almost impossible to find...

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 10^th, 2014 at 9:10pm

cods wrote on Dec 9^th, 2014 at 6:27am:

I don't think a lot of people actually understand where flavour comes from these days..

due to all the "scare" about a little bit of fat.. ::)

also... flavour comes from the bone...

you may have seen a couple of my tomahawk Steaks..

oh boy.. delicious.. ! :)

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by Black Orchid on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 12:47pm

The Coles range is really good and very tasty. Much much better than what my local butcher has and much cheaper too.

Meatloaf etc needs much more seasoning nowadays because there is so little fat, which gives it taste, in the ground beef. I cut every inch of fat off my steaks though.

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by greggerypeccary on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 12:58pm

They seem to have copied Woolworths' Gold range.

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by Black Orchid on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 1:14pm

I don't know who copies who but they both tend to follow each other.

I prefer the idea of hormone free meat and I know Coles advertises that along with sow stall free pork (not that I really eat pork). Not sure about Woolies.

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by ian on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 1:28pm

35 bucks a kilo? Seriously? Thats my weekly food bill.

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by St George of the Puissant HLT on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 6:28pm

Wow, that is some expensive meat!

From a supermarket????

Wonder what the hell they put in that meat?

Fat is where the flavor comes from.

Glad to see you use charcoal in the weber, not, yuck, gas!

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by greggerypeccary on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 6:51pm

St George of the Garden wrote on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 6:28pm:

Wow, that is some expensive meat!

From a supermarket????

Pretty standard, for a decent cut of meat.

I've seen it up around $48.

http://www.huntervalleypremiummeats.com.au/shop/premium-angus-scotch-fillet-minimum-3kg-61

http://www.huntervalleypremiummeats.com.au/shop/eye-fillet

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 12^th, 2014 at 5:41am

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 12:58pm:

They seem to have copied Woolworths' Gold range.

hmmm I have not seen that ... yet

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by True Blue... on Dec 12^th, 2014 at 5:44am

St George of the Garden wrote on Dec 11^th, 2014 at 6:28pm:

Wow, that is some expensive meat!

From a supermarket????

Wonder what the hell they put in that meat?

Fat is where the flavor comes from.

Glad to see you use charcoal in the weber, not, yuck, gas!

its not a cut we have regularly...

I txt the mrs to get a couple of BIG steaks on the way home..

I didn't say "expensive" ::)

using the charcoal BBQ will get you a tender tasty steak no matter what the price... maybe not quite as good as those chunks..

I have a gas Webber baby Q with extra hight lid... I've done some fantastic lamb leg roasts in it... :)

Title: Re: Coles Finest...
Post by St George of the Puissant HLT on Dec 12^th, 2014 at 6:20am

Your charcoal kettle, if doing a roast or ribs, add some chunks of hickory or wood from a fruit tree or a bay tree, close the baffle and let the roast sit in the smoke.

Best time to do this—when the roast has been in the kettle for half an hour or so when the surface of the meat is dry. With hickory I would add some more after the first lot have stopped smoking.

Fruitwood—apricot, peach and plum a nice light smokyness

Hickory—very subtle hence the longer smoking.

Lemon—different smoke flavot

Bay — very good, haven’t used it yet but am trimming the tree and will try this summer.

Rosemary—excellent flavor.

I bought an offset smoker from BBQs Galore, $400. This is the picture from their website (rather plastic looking food!)

Excellent with feral pig ribs!