The Cheapest Way to EAT Steak Every Day (Meal Prep)
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In today's video, show the cheapest way to eat steak every day, meal prep for one week, save money, and prepare one steak. Surpassed 101 days on carnivore diet eating only beef, butter, bacon, eggs, and more than fair share of steaks.
First tip: take large cut of meat, put in freezer briefly before cutting, great for large primal cuts like ribeye roasts or using meat slicer; get partially frozen. Working with New York strip, entire chunk 11.3 lbs at $10 per pound. Pre-cut New York strip steaks at Costco cost more per pound; this saves $4 per pound. Can cut however thick wanted; prefers thicker steaks. Store mechanically tenderizes some meat with needles, which tenderizes but pushes bacteria from outside into meat; this one not tenderized. Cut up the meat, then cook one (actually two, since daughter Alyssa wants one).
Use nice sharp knife to avoid shredding meat. Knife sharpened. Pat dry. Doesn't like Costco steaks too thick; prefers thickness of the knife. First cut: pull towards self, no sawing. Results in beauty with nice fat cap. Got 10 thick cut New York strip steaks, each $11 for choice grade at $10/lb ($4 less than pre-cut). Took total 6 minutes including 1 minute to sharpen knife; just 10 cuts.
Many ways to prepare; Dr. Sean Baker likes sous vide, one of best methods but trouble if no equipment. Normally low and slow then hot and fast, often in smoker, but 0 degrees outside so use cast iron skillet. Take two steaks, put in oven until grayish, pull out and sear on stovetop.
While steaks low and slow in oven, pack in freezer bags: some in fridge for tomorrow, next day, next day; others in freezer. Packs two steaks per bag for normal eating (one or two per time). Clean up mess.
Huge shout out to Dr. Sean Baker... greatest of all time.
His suggestion: instead of vacuum sealer, use water displacement: put steak in bag, submerge in water to remove air.
Cook steaks in oven at 225°F to 110°F internal (depending on thickness); use instant read thermometer. Then sear on cast iron in tallow, little butter, or on charcoal grill. Pull out at 110°F, sear. Add little butter, more butter. Turn heat off, rest on rack couple minutes.
Video brought by Salter electrolyte flake sea salts: Norwegian sea salt, cleanest without heavy metals, has electrolytes. Season steak with it for electrolytes. While resting, clean cast iron, put back on stovetop, remove water, add tallow to season, paper towel for shine.
Perfect medium rare with juice. Trick: low and slow then hot and fast keeps juice in; direct cast iron would overcook outside gray, pink inside. This consistent color all way through. Big chunks of fat; carnivore about getting fat.
Saving $4 per pound. New York strip... look at the fat on this.
Check steak at Costco for fat content.
That's how to meal prep week on carnivore with less expensive New York strip steak. Favorite least expensive cut of steak? Comment below. Thumbs up. Watch Dr. Sean Baker video (link in description). Go to healinghumanity.mov for documentary trailer, coming early 2026.
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