Denise and Patrick share many common interests, among which is a shared love for steaks.
In fact, a favorite activity of theirs is visiting local steakhouses to enjoy their favorite cuts. As part of what they dub “the steakhouse challenge”, they will order their usual ribeye and filet mignon (sometimes straying from this usual to evaluate restaurant specialties). While enjoying dinner and conversation, they will also evaluate the quality, flavor, and presentation of their steaks relative to preparation at other steakhouses.
The steakhouse challenge started when they started dating 6 years ago and has continued ever since. So they have really cultivated a shared appreciation for great steaks and good memories…and instilled this love in me also.
Their friends are completely aware of our steak love. One friend just sent us a shipment from Omaha Steaks of four 5 ounce filet mignons to enjoy and evaluate.
I love you monkey smiling, not preparing to smile, with the package of steaks.
Well, the first day the package arrived, Patrick distractedly spent the evening playing with the dried ice that accompanied the steaks.
The second and third day, the steaks were slow-thawed in the fridge.
The fourth day, Patrick prepared the steaks for dinner! He is our in-house steak preparation expert, and the steaks were prepared according to his proprietary techniques.
I love you monkey with entree of filet mignon and sides of baked white button mushrooms and asparagus.
The size of each 5 ounce filet was perfect for a mid-week dinner portion. The aging process gave these steaks a really great natural flavor while not overwhelming the trademark experience of a filet’s tenderness. The appearance of the meat was uniform and beautiful and each slice had good texture as it dissolved on our palates.
In short, we were quite impressed by the quality of these mail-order steaks and would definitely order from Omaha in the future.
But before I depart, here is one more photo featuring the perfectly achieved medium rare – doneness of my filet.
Mmmm.
i love you monkey 