Best Butchers/Meat shops in Calgary

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Bump!

Anyone currently know where to buy aged steaks? Would like to pick some up. Would Sunterra carry them?

Co-Op has a special little cooler for their Premium Beef as I recall:

Enjoy 100% Alberta Angus beef with no added antibiotics or growth hormones. Range fed, AA grade or better beef, aged for 14 days and Halal approved.

[Kjesse]

Thanks for the replies. I'm in the west (Signal Hill) and used to go to Bon Ton but now its too far away. Might try co-op.

Next question: Can anyone tell the difference aged or not from a home grilling perspective?

[CaramonLS]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Bump!

Anyone currently know where to buy aged steaks? Would like to pick some up. Would Sunterra carry them?

Safeway sells 21 day aged Sterling Silver AAA Beef. It's pretty good stuff.

[Jackpot_Smooth]

I think most major chains now have aged sections including that dry aged stuff. Coop, Save-on and the ballin' on a budget loblaws city market stores. I believe Save-On has Canada Prime as well.

[CroFlames]

I wish that vegan nazi wasn't in the sin bin. Watching him have a nuclear meltdown in this thread would be classic.

[Fuzz]

You could try dry aging yourself...
http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/03/t...f-at-home.html

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by Delgar

Thanks for the replies. I'm in the west (Signal Hill) and used to go to Bon Ton but now its too far away. Might try co-op.

Next question: Can anyone tell the difference aged or not from a home grilling perspective?

Depends on how you cook it. I season my steaks with salt and pepper and I find I can taste the difference between dry aged and not.

[Kjesse]

So I spoke with a butcher at the Sunterra on Sirocco drive. They offer Sunterra Choice on the shelf but have Sunterra Farms in the back. Sunterra Farms is the higher grade. Put an order in for 1 1/2 inch thick, 28 day aged tenderloins. Grain fed, barley finished, whatever that means.

I'll post how it turns out.

[Scornfire]

Originally Posted by Delgar

So I spoke with a butcher at the Sunterra on Sirocco drive. They offer Sunterra Choice on the shelf but have Sunterra Farms in the back. Sunterra Farms is the higher grade. Put an order in for 1 1/2 inch thick, 28 day aged tenderloins. Grain fed, barley finished, whatever that means.

I'll post how it turns out.

The "Finishing" is what they're fed for the last 3-6 months of their life. I don't recommend beef finished beef...

[Tolwyn]

http://www.rdlmeats.ab.ca/

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Tolwyn

http://www.rdlmeats.ab.ca/

I take it that's an endorsement? I live relatively near them, and have never bothered to stop in, even though I go down 274 every so often. TBQH, I'm kinda scared I'll do what I do at Costco, and walk out hundreds of dollars later, with way too much stuff.

[CubicleGeek]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Co-Op has a special little cooler for their Premium Beef as I recall:

Co-op actually has 28-day dry aged cuts. They are delicious but very pricey - expect to pay about twice that of a normal non-aged AAA cut.

You can even buy small 28-day dry aged prime rib roasts for about a bazillion dollars.

[redforever]

Originally Posted by Tolwyn

http://www.rdlmeats.ab.ca/

Ummnn, no thank you. That place smells to high heaven. Only good thing they sell is 3 or 5 lb boxes of thick sliced bacon.