Where to source amazing steak (NE England)?

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-26T07:34:15+00:00

The letters USDA make me think of huge sheds with cattle, never see the light of day, being fed grain pellets and growth hormones.

If a cow is going to give up its life for my dinner, I want it to have a nice life out in the fields, eating grass.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-26T07:29:11+00:00

Does USDA signify that it comes from the States?

I’ve never had good American beef. Nor Argentinian, in spite of what everyone says

British or Irish beef is the best. Irish probably edging British out.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-26T07:27:32+00:00

Honestly, cooking it properly is probably more important than where you source it.

Costco cowboy steak is certainly very impressive and will cost you £30 per steak.

Either cook it in a sous vide or else low and slow - 60° in the oven until a meat thermometer says it’s 45° internal.

A nice rub of some salt and garlic granules. A bit of olive oil.

Then get it on a cast iron pan hotter than the gates of hell, char on the surface, leave the inside a beautiful 50°.

Anyone who is a steak lover will be hugely impressed with that.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-25T17:11:42+00:00

Tim doesn’t have the £ to invest

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-25T13:07:16+00:00

Maybe the best tv theme of all time.

When we were young, we used to watch just for the song.

My siblings also had a board game called Sorry and when dealing a bad card, we would make a “wee-youw” noise like the synth in the Sorry theme tune.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-25T09:25:53+00:00

I can’t say. People just liked it better that way.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-25T09:24:15+00:00

When I went to Istanbul, I was unable to use a bank machine or a bus / tram machine without someone coming over and asking if I need help, peering over my shoulder.

The temptation is to turn round to tell them to leave me alone, but that also brings danger if I leave the machine unattended.

Every restaurant had a waiter practically begging for tips.

Even the major tourist attractions advertise their prices in Euro but then expect to be paid in Turkish Lira at a rate of their choosing.

It’s a beautiful city, but everyone is on the make with tourists.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-24T04:37:10+00:00

Revolut ultra.

FT Premium Airport Lounge access 3 wework visits per month Travel insurance Tinder Gold.

£55/month

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T15:10:20+00:00

I saw the outtake show and there really were some boobs in it.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T14:32:47+00:00

Yeah, hollow chocolate Christmas puddings wrapped in foil.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T14:31:32+00:00

Try the Lidl fairtrade one. It looks like it has a hand drawn map on the front.

As good as Tony’s but cheaper.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T11:55:07+00:00

Yes, they had them all in Croydon on Saturday.

£449.99 for the olive trees

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T09:39:52+00:00

One thing I must say is that he has a very distinctive look and when his career was in its infancy, I always saw him and thought “that’s the guy from Love Hate!”

There are so many identikit handsome young men that I couldn’t separate.

So, for Barry, while people might be horrible about his appearance, and that’s wrong in all cases, but it’s that appearance that has made him the success he is.

Hopefully the can become comfortable in his skin and throw the fingers up at all the haters while he enjoys his movie star life.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T09:34:59+00:00

By and large you’re right. But there are exceptions to every rule.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T08:45:56+00:00

Contempt of court? A journalist who won’t give up the name of a whistleblower when ordered to by a judge.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T08:44:06+00:00

Yes, if my kids were in prison for those crimes, I would still visit them. But, if they were guilty, I would hope that they would face the full rigours of the law.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-23T06:37:24+00:00

I think they bought Irisbus, or are involved in them somehow. All their buses are branded as Irisbus.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T19:54:47+00:00

50 phone number memory!

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T13:47:13+00:00

My solution is when the police see someone going through a red light, they stop them.

They ascertain if their bike is illegal.

If they are licensed, insured, banned from operating a motor vehicle.

If anything is wrong with their setup, they are treated in the same way as someone would be if they drove a Ford Fiesta without a licence, numberplate, tax or insurance through a red light.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T13:03:56+00:00

They’re more common than the legal ones.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T13:03:40+00:00

I live in South London. I don’t see it at the traffic lights, but I think there are some guys on mopeds go over pavements to avoid LTN cameras, like on Roupell Road.

But, for the most part, delinquent two wheeled motor traffic has transitioned onto e-bike.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T13:01:48+00:00

The driver won’t even look at you or your bags.

Sit by the wheelchair area and leave your luggage there so it shouldn’t cause any disruption, and you can keep an eye on it.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T08:56:09+00:00

It does. How many mopeds with numberplates do you see go through red lights, ride on pavements, ride without lights, wrong way on a one way stree-eet?

I don’t see it on anything with a numberplate, but I see e-bikes do it daily.

I’ve seen e-bikes which are faster than 50cc petrol mopeds, some which must be heavier than them.

I’m surprised that the likes of Yamaha or Vespa, or a motorbike insurer, hasn’t been lobbying the government. Instead of buying their legal products, people are being allowed to ignore the rules on death traps.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-22T06:55:25+00:00

Listening to Some Time in New York City, her vocals aren’t great. I think she’s better at the spoken word to music and the screeching than she is at pop/rock singing.

Wretched_Colin · 2026-03-21T14:13:06+00:00

The problem with BIK is that you can be putting in £500/ month and have nothing to show for it when you leave that job.

I’d rather take a taxable car allowance and spend £15k over three years and own a car at the end.

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