While on vacation at Holden Beach, NC a white truck with a freezer in the bed and two men pulled up beside me while walking to the local store. They said that they were selling meat and had pork, chicken, and beef. I said that I would take a look at the steaks. The steaks were flash frozen and vacuum packed. he said that for $149.00 he could give me 6-new york strips, 4 t-bones, 8 rib-eyes, 8 loin fillets, 6 sirloin strips, and 18 steak burgers. I kicked around the idea for a bit and went ahead and bought them. I paid with a credit card and kept the reciept. They called the main office right there on the spot and recieved an authorization number to my purchase so there were no double charges.(recommend that you make them do this.) The salesman wasn't dressed in a three piece suit, just a regular guy. He recommended that I cooked the steaks from frozen, but I knew that this was a bad idea(maybe why the other bad reports about the steaks-you can't grill anything from frozen- thaw out int the fridge.) I felt a little nervous about how they would taste so the next day I charcoal grilled 3 new york strips-they were great. The day after that 2 t-bones and 1 rib-eye also great. Today I grill 6 steakburgers and have no complaints about the meat so far. The t-bones and new yorks smelled as if they had been marinated while being vacuum packed(I guess the seasoned them) all of the steaks tried must have been pre-tenderized. I can't say that all experiences will be the same but this one was good. I have heard other people paying more for the same deal I got, but if you are interested don't be afraid to deal with them. I haven't had to try to contact them but haven't had a reason to. I have their Greensboro, NC # in my cell-phone because when he called to authorize sale and credit card I had him use my cell phone.
Pros: didn't have to marinate steaks or tenderize them
Cons: the fears of buying food from a door to door salesmen
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