/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19200056
We're not that different.

>is it any good?
it depends on how you cook it.

>>15391285
>>15390607
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6154429/
More on the gameyness discussion. Gameyness general means a stronger, less neutral flavor. This comes from differences in fat characteristics, myoglobin concentration, and the development of the muscles.

Most of the meat we eat today comes from very young, inactive animals that eat high calorie diets of processed corn. This makes large, soft flabby muscles with lots of marbling but very little flavor.

Until recently most animals raised for meat production would be slaughtered at an older age and live much more active lifestyles, graising and foraging for most of their calories. They also go through more hormonal changes which influence fat distribution and muscle development.

You'll often hear that some cuts are working muscles and are tough but flavorful while other cuts are inactive, soft, and mild. The same can apply to an entire animal based on its lifestyle.

So I would say the reason lamb is not popular is because we do not raise lambs the way we raise other animals, and because of that their meat is very different.

Best beef cuts and cooking methods for those cuts? (Trying to discover some new ways to try.)

>invite family over from the coast
>as they arrive they're impressed with our house and yard
>" Wow! A yard!! Didn't know we had millionaires in our family!"
>try to explain that it's just two acres
>they become even more impressed that we got ribeyes for everyone
>tell them that there's a farmer just down the road so they're not too expensive
>"Oh Wow! And here I thought mine being flown in for 89.99 plus tax after being slaughter 72 hours ago was fast! Haha!"
>this repeats for most vegetables
>"So how are you gonna boil- er sou vide this bad boy?" They ask
>uncle coldly tells them "we have a grill, you fruits."
>at dinner they refer to every side dish as casserole, from the potatoes an gratin to the sauteed carrots to the caprese salad
>tell us stories about all the wonderful vegan sriracha pho shops and artisinal burger joints they get to visit
>"Yeah we just grind our own burgers, nothing too special I suppose."
>they were entirely unaware you could grind your own meat
So what's awful about being a flyover, again?

>be European
>disagree with someone
>get called a flyover
I dont get it, in Europe our rural areas have nice food, since they have access to fresh meat and dairy and all of that and they often grow their own herbs and vegetables and their dishes are all based on what's in season. What is different in America? Do farmlands not have nice dishes from fresh ingredients or is it just some meme insult to make the Californians and New Yorkers feel better?

Required viewing.

Here you go you filthy animal.

My roommate is moving out and taking all of her cookware, dinnerware, utensils etc. with her.

This is the first time since I graduated college and got a real job that I'll need to buy this stuff, so I want to get good shit, but I have to buy literally everything.

Any recommendations on brands? Current plan is to go to Williams-Sonoma and drop a hot grand but I'm picky so I'm probably going to end up buying a lot of shit online.

>>8114575
Every north american city has high end steakhouses. They charge shit fuck a lot for quality aged meat. You may or may not like it but they do exist everywhere.

>>8012471
He wants to invite you into a themepark of beef.

>>7850664
>>7854524
And watch as many food and beverage documentaries as you can.
Check out >>>/tv/ and /ck/ approved movie threads when you can.
Visit your local libraries and their 'reference' sections if you can.
Remember to brush your teeth and wash your hands. GOOD HYGIENE OP!!!!!!
Never worry about knowing nothing about food ever again.

does /ck/ do mealprep?
I don't mind eating the same thing all week long and I hate having to figure out meals every day of the week. Plus, it means I can easily buy in bulk for one recipe and cook it all in one go.

The problem I'm having is that everything I find revolving around this is uber-fitness crap that costs $80 a week for one person or it's bizarre diet crap.
I don't need either of those things, I just want recipes for meals I can cook on sunday and then eat for a week

>>6084361