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Omaha Steaks

dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 2014 in General Discussion
I received a offer from Omaha Steaks for a Family pack. I thought is was a good deal. Do y'all agree? Don

Family Value Combo Upgrade + 6 Free Burgers 1 $54.99 $54.99

4 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins
4 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons
6 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb. pkg.)
4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Jumbo Franks
4 (5.75 oz.) Stuffed Baked Potatoes
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Are they any good? I know that years ago they were fairly popular, but I have never had them before. Got a offer in the mail from them and the girlfriend seems to think we should do it. For $65.98(shipped) you get the following:

    5 oz. sirloins(4)
    4 oz. boneless pork chops(4)
    4 oz. Steak Burgers(10)
    4 oz. chicken breasts(4)
    4.5 oz. stuffed sole with scallops & crab meat(2)
    3 oz. Gourmet Franks(8)
    5.75 oz. Baked Patatoes(4)
    6 piece cutlery set

    The girlfriend usually does most of the shopping so I am not sure how good of a deal this is, but the sizes seem kind of small to me.

    Jon
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    poor quality meat. I bought some and won't buy them again
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JustC
    poor quality meat. I bought some and won't buy them again



    I may find out that you are correct, maybe not. Don
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  • jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,344 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It doesn't sound very good from these comments.

    http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/405949
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  • the middlethe middle Member Posts: 3,089
    edited November -1
    Over priced. Not worth it.....not even close.

    Got a gift for x mas from my employer....omaho steaks.

    They were OK...but they also came with a catalog....WOW...who the hell can afford it!
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    About 8-9 meals plus the taters for 55 bucks.
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a friend that sells them, they are fluffed up by water and preservatives/tenderizers, they put the steaks in a big vat like a concrete mixer with the solution over night, adds weight and makes them pretty, this is done with standard cuts of meat
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    About 8-9 meals plus the taters for 55 bucks.



    Yea, that was the way I was looking at it. Cheaper than the grocery store. Don
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  • reloader44magreloader44mag Member Posts: 18,783 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thats some expensive hamburger[;)]
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  • IdahoboundIdahobound Member Posts: 20,587 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had good luck with them. Not the best but better than walmart. Iove the taters and that means a lot coming from an Idahoan
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  • txlawdogtxlawdog Member Posts: 10,039 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't imagine them being better than local cuts. But I have never used them, so good luck!
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  • JnRockwallJnRockwall Member Posts: 16,352 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    a 5oz steak isnt much when its 15% water.
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  • LesWVaLesWVa Member Posts: 10,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Friend made the mistake of ordering from them. Harassing phone calls 2 or 3 times a day.

    Check locally for beef cattle growers and Slaughter Houses. I can buy 1/2 of a beef for just $1.25 a pound plus the "kill bill". If you know someone that wants the other 1/2 then you can split the processing fee. The last I got was 250+ lbs that averaged out to $1.40 or so a pound.

    Locally breed and grown so I know how they are fed and cared for.
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  • woodhogwoodhog Member Posts: 13,115 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I grown my own, grass-fed, never buy beef out, (Except for prime rib once in a while)
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  • dcs shootersdcs shooters Member Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Over priced for poor quality meat [xx(]
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  • mango tangomango tango Member Posts: 3,833 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dcon12
    I received a offer from Omaha Steaks for a Family pack. I thought is was a good deal. Do y'all agree? Don

    Family Value Combo Upgrade + 6 Free Burgers 1 $54.99 $54.99

    4 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins
    4 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons
    6 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
    4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
    4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb. pkg.)
    4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Jumbo Franks
    4 (5.75 oz.) Stuffed Baked Potatoes




    I've bought this before, I like it! The meat is all good, maybe someone had a bad one, I thought it was good quality!
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mango tango
    quote:Originally posted by dcon12
    I received a offer from Omaha Steaks for a Family pack. I thought is was a good deal. Do y'all agree? Don

    Family Value Combo Upgrade + 6 Free Burgers 1 $54.99 $54.99

    4 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins
    4 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons
    6 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
    4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers
    4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb. pkg.)
    4 (3 oz.) Gourmet Jumbo Franks
    4 (5.75 oz.) Stuffed Baked Potatoes




    I've bought this before, I like it! The meat is all good, maybe someone had a bad one, I thought it was good quality!



    Finally, someone who knows what they are talking about! Don
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  • Old.22BoltsOld.22Bolts Member Posts: 6,032
    edited November -1
    You'll like it Don, over-priced and small meat.....[:D]
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Old.22Bolts

    You'll like it Don, over-priced and small meat.....[:D]





    he's used to that [:D]
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  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm in the food business , and its not a good deal...buy beef , not taters and chicken...
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  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1fan
    quote:Originally posted by Old.22Bolts

    You'll like it Don, over-priced and small meat.....[:D]





    he's used to that [:D]



    I have not beat anyone's * in a while. Don't raise your hands! Don
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  • 1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    yes sir [:D]
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  • pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ....your paying $7.85 per lb for taters and chickens....Hamburger meat for $7.85....[:o)]
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  • Old.22BoltsOld.22Bolts Member Posts: 6,032
    edited November -1
    Aww hell, you're too busy to be whippin azzes....[:D]
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  • MN HunterMN Hunter Member Posts: 2,299 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    if they are anything like the iowa steak company we have soliciting they aint worth a chit..over priced and like FCD says, portions that resemble a appetizer.

    i asked the guy where in Iowa the beef came from...that about ended his visit, after he dodged the question with "but we gots this great deal for blah blah blah and in 2 months blah blah" i reckon you could ask your guy where the omaha steaks come from and have the same results, but YMMV.
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    Does it give the USDA Grading? If they say it was anything other than USDA CHOICE then at the most it's USDA GOOD, and probably a lesser grade (Commercial, Utility, Cutter & Canner).
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  • Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 25,370 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    what the heck give it a one time shot that's about the price of taking a family to a fast food burger joint one time .
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  • footlongfootlong Member Posts: 8,009
    edited November -1
    ''0bama Steaks''[?][?]...l knew the Kenyan shot a lot of "BULL",,But l didnt know he was CUTTEN, wrapping, AND butchering it and selling it by the POUND [:0]
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  • saserbysaserby Member Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No, I don't agree. If you like cheap food go ahead. If you like good meat, you'll be disappointed.
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by austin20
    quote:Originally posted by Ray B
    Does it give the USDA Grading? If they say it was anything other than USDA CHOICE then at the most it's USDA GOOD, and probably a lesser grade (Commercial, Utility, Cutter & Canner).
    The USDA does not have a grade GOOD.


    You're right- they changed the name of A grade from Good to Select, but it's the same meat. So you have AAA=Prime, AA=Choice, A & NoRoll=Select; followed by Standard, Commercial, Utility, Cutter&Canner. In addition you have Yield grade 1 - 5; 1 being the leanest, 5 being the fattest.

    I don't see any of these USDA gradings on the Omaha ad.
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  • nards444nards444 Member Posts: 3,994 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is the best, no, is it bad like some make out no. Actually some of it is very good. Buying the stuff regular priced its not worth it. But the deals they give you when you add up what you get and what you paid can very very good deals.
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  • Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,496 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It's a bit like those $24.95 a month for cable deals - it's just to get you hooked. After that, it isn't much of a bargain. It is also very true that they pester the living daylights out of you with high-pressure sales tactics.

    It took threats of legal action to get us off their mail/call list.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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  • chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 14,115 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by JustC
    poor quality meat. I bought some and won't buy them again



    My exact same experiences.
    They are well marketed and advertised, but the meat is not cut right and of poor quality and way overpriced.
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  • slingerslinger Member Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My mother sends me shipments because she loves me and thinks she's doing the right thing for her 70 year old baby boy. Mom's 94.
    Yes I know they are expensive; not a problem for Mom.
    Quality? Garbage gut me eats everything and likes it.[:)]
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  • Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,244 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am not fan of them. I think they are hyped and the prices are not really all that great compared to a quality butcher and good cuts of meat.
    RLTW

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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've had them and not seen anything wrong with them. I first read the thread and I thought it said obama steaks.
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You'll like the quality but when it's gone (the steaks will feed three people one time) you'll think it cost too much. My experience.

    Clouder..
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  • hk-91hk-91 Member Posts: 10,050
    edited November -1
    Don't know if there the same company but once a year we have people stop by trying to sell us steaks and chicken. They seem desperate to get rid of the stuff. They always have some excuse as to why they need to sell the last 4 or 5 cases of meat so they can go home for the weekend or something like that. Last time they came by the guy said his boss already went home and said he needed to sell all the meat he had on the truck before he went home. Asked the guy what he had and he said 8 cases of steaks most t-bone and new york strip steak with some filet mignon. Told him all i have was 300 cash. He sold me all 8 cases for that. Filled my deep freeze and both freezers on the fridges. They were really good steaks. strip steaks you could cut with a plastic fork they were so tender. Haven't seen them around here for about a year now.
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    most of the door to door meat sales are scams piled on top of scams. meat that been thawed and refrozen over and over again. poor quality(and thats being generous) meat. boxes weighted down with either different cuts than you ordered or in some cases actual bricks/rocks.

    evident based on your experience they arent all scams, but there are so many horror stories about exactly that scam(the mobile meat truck) that you couldnt read them all without going blind. i'll never buy from one no matter how good the deal sounds.
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  • jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,344 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    I've had them and not seen anything wrong with them. I first read the thread and I thought it said obama steaks.
    +1 I bet they wouldn't be very good.
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