How to Tenderize a Cheap Steak? - Steak Experiments

We bought a cheap grocery store steak and tested different ways to tenderize that steak to see if we could get it to be as tender as a USDA prime graded steak from our local butcher. In the end, we did a blind taste test to see if we could tell the difference and the results were pretty surprising.
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  • @guardian218
    @guardian218 Жыл бұрын

    The "cheap" steak looks better than the cheap steaks I find at the grocery store. I need a video on the real cheap steaks to make them tender. :)

  • @andrewsmith5757

    @andrewsmith5757

    Жыл бұрын

    Ditto

  • @capricorn8426

    @capricorn8426

    10 ай бұрын

    @@andrewsmith5757 they look the same

  • @AzTurboMini

    @AzTurboMini

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@capricorn8426there's a big difference in the marbling which equals tenderness. Do a search for Snake River Farms WAGYU NY STRIP STEAK and look at the marbling in their steaks compared to the Select or the Prime in this video. Big difference against the Prime and a huge difference against the Select. Also a big difference in price but oh so worth it on a splurge. 😊

  • @mikepreston6307
    @mikepreston63073 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, thanks ive been curious about this for years

  • @WagesOfDestruction
    @WagesOfDestruction Жыл бұрын

    wonderfully explained, going to try it ASAP

  • @vanofpearls7528
    @vanofpearls75282 жыл бұрын

    I just tried kosher salt on cubed beef. One hour in the fridge. Man oh man, so much better than what I made the other day. Thank!

  • @tommymejia8244
    @tommymejia82443 жыл бұрын

    That was an awesome experiment. I'm definitely going to try the pineapple method...many thanks for sharing....Tommy

  • @jkdbuck7670

    @jkdbuck7670

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pineapple works!

  • @jasb6804

    @jasb6804

    Жыл бұрын

    Kiwi 🥝 fruit is cheaper and better.

  • @alexmckenzie8186
    @alexmckenzie8186 Жыл бұрын

    Firstly great video 2 questions can you marinate the pineapple steaks after or before the pineapple 1 hour process And what’s your opinion on the steel spike tools to put lots of tiny holes in meat to tenderise

  • @azndude963
    @azndude9633 жыл бұрын

    Kiwi is a great tenderizer. It’s used for la galbi

  • @christopherwilson8078
    @christopherwilson8078 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great video 🤗

  • @chrisjoanseaman8530
    @chrisjoanseaman85302 жыл бұрын

    Very, very good. I am certainly going to try the pineapple on Sundays, my steak day.

  • @kirkmo1666
    @kirkmo16666 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing

  • @edycox5807
    @edycox58072 жыл бұрын

    So entertaining 👌🏾

  • @Yourdeadmeat69
    @Yourdeadmeat69 Жыл бұрын

    The pineapple derived chemical that softens protein is called bromelain (sp) and you can buy it by the bag full. I use it plus salt for 45 minutes, then heat. EASY ON the bromelain, or you get mush. Want to get past the pineapple taste when you use that for tenderizing, don't forget you can always douse in barbecue sauce with pineapple becoming part of the flavor profile. Heretical of course, but hey!....

  • @joesmith7427

    @joesmith7427

    5 ай бұрын

    At most, how many hits can a team get in a regular 9 inning game, yet never score a run?? U sound like a baseball fan, so this is my question for u! 😊

  • @Yourdeadmeat69

    @Yourdeadmeat69

    5 ай бұрын

    @@joesmith7427 I don't know. Depends on who's the DOJ.

  • @saltycrow
    @saltycrow3 жыл бұрын

    I've tried the canned pineapple, someone in the comments had ask about. It works the same. You can also just use pineapple juice from a can. That also tenderizes. But as you noticed, it does leave a sweet taste behind. I didn't like that. I bought a immersion circulator (aka sous vide) guarenteed to tenderize ANY piece of meat. Down side to them is you also need to put a sear on it after it comes out of it's water bath or it looks sickly. And searing just adds so much flavor. Espically with a thyme, garlic and butter baste as you sear. I just heat up the cast iron since I don't have a torch or flame thrower and it's a waste to fire up a grill for searing just one steak. But if ya haven't tried sous vide, I can highly recommend ya do. Some of my best steaks have been cooked that way. Perfection every time even with a cheap steak.

  • @vicomedia1

    @vicomedia1

    2 жыл бұрын

    canned pineapple kills the enzyme that cases the tenderizing. its the sugars that may be why its a little tender. but no comparison to the fresh pineapple.

  • @camilofood17
    @camilofood173 жыл бұрын

    Waoooo el mejor Good job

  • @rafiqrizal5671
    @rafiqrizal56712 жыл бұрын

    shokugeki literally taught me that pineapple and honey contain enzymes that can process proteins called protease which is also found in our stomache that can be used for tenderizing meat

  • @chinaboss6683

    @chinaboss6683

    Жыл бұрын

    Spitting on a piece of meat would also tenderize it. Just dont tell your guests.

  • @rafiqrizal5671

    @rafiqrizal5671

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chinaboss6683 how's saliva gonna tenderize meat? the enzymes present on our saliva only helps break down carbohydrate nutritions and the breaking down of protein happens in the stomach and small intestine

  • @chinaboss6683

    @chinaboss6683

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rafiqrizal5671 Saliva contains a number of proteolytic enzymes.

  • @snagrbuster7343
    @snagrbuster7343 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you that was Great, but I have question please, neither myself nor my wife like steaks with Pink color inside. What should the internal temperature of the steak be, for those who prefer well-done steaks?!! Thank you!! Also as a scientist, I worry about the possibility of infection from such steaks!. In the mid 80s, a good friend (a prominent General Surgeon) in Portland, Oregon died from an infection by E. coli O157 infection!! PDX is a very respected "medical center" and the home of OSHU (a fine Medical School). And despite all that he eventually died from related complications with his Kidneys 😞

  • @Birdylockso
    @Birdylockso2 жыл бұрын

    It didn't look like you dry brined the steak on both sides and its sides. The time of one hour is definitely not enough for a dry brine either. People have been saying from 4 hours to 48 hours, depending on one's preference.

  • @MrWomax
    @MrWomax2 жыл бұрын

    For everybody here wondering: you can use any salt, it does not need to be "kosher salt". Kosher salt is no different than any non-iodized coarse salt.

  • @Jarrodmontelius

    @Jarrodmontelius

    2 жыл бұрын

    WHAT THE FUCK??

  • @vicomedia1

    @vicomedia1

    2 жыл бұрын

    coarse salt works better -the remaining meat is not as salty due to absorption. do a side by side test and see.

  • @MrWomax

    @MrWomax

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vicomedia1 What is commonly called "kosher salt" in North America *is* coarse non-iodized salt. Any coarse, non-iodized salt will do, it's the same thing.

  • @mochiebellina8190

    @mochiebellina8190

    Жыл бұрын

    kosher is a tax to the tribe.

  • @SupraViperhead
    @SupraViperhead10 ай бұрын

    I'm going to make Steak Kabobs, but last time I made them, they were tough. So I'm going to try the Pineapple method.

  • @eliaszafirakis8688
    @eliaszafirakis86883 жыл бұрын

    Also kiwi have the same effect like pineapple

  • @rodneyferris4089
    @rodneyferris408911 ай бұрын

    If you salt to tenderize you have to cover the whole steak in salt not just the top. Then you have to wrap it tightly and put it in the fridge over night. One hour doesn't count! Plus you are comparing an already tender steak which even if it were less expensive would have still been better!

  • @TheRabidPosum
    @TheRabidPosum3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, pineapple who would have known? I found marinating for a long time goes a long way. Never knew about pineapple. I thought it had to be something highly acidic and contain vinegar to tenderize meat.

  • @harrisphoto5941

    @harrisphoto5941

    3 жыл бұрын

    I tried the pineapple method and actually forgot about it in the fridge for about two hours, turned into mush!😂

  • @deborahgarry9363
    @deborahgarry93632 жыл бұрын

    When you eat a pineapple it is eating you. It has an enzyme that digests protein. That's why you can't use it in Jell-O. It won't gel.

  • @2394Joseph

    @2394Joseph

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can use tinned pineapple in Jello..

  • @rieiid5867

    @rieiid5867

    2 жыл бұрын

    And is also why your mouth/tongue will hurt after eating so much fresh pineapple. Not usually cooked/canned pineapple though as that enzyme has been mostly/fully cooked out.

  • @groggysword33
    @groggysword332 жыл бұрын

    If you don’t want the sweetness of Pineapple. Use green unripe papaya. No taste left behind!

  • @chinaboss6683

    @chinaboss6683

    Жыл бұрын

    Or kiwi.

  • @groggysword33

    @groggysword33

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chinaboss6683 Kiwi works great as well! Is also cheaper.

  • @octavio3839
    @octavio38393 жыл бұрын

    pineapple is really good to tenderize with. only use it for a couple hours at most. because it will turn your steak to mush if you leave it for a long time

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t use it for more than 45 minutes after having done this experiment.

  • @octavio3839

    @octavio3839

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BBQandBottles yeah it is super effective at tenderizing. mexicans use it alot but not in puree form. we just throw some slices in marinade. its alot less pinaple but it comes out delicious

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea

  • @octavio3839

    @octavio3839

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BBQandBottles great video man. I cant wait for the next one

  • @karlm6525

    @karlm6525

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@octavio3839 what kind of marinade would you recommend to put your sliced pineapple in and for how long

  • @dimmacommunication
    @dimmacommunication3 жыл бұрын

    I have to thank you for that mustard advice , worked very well and I couldn't taste mustard 👌👌. Also I never understood the different between sea salt and kosher salt, isn't that a religious thing ?

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, it’s not. They’re just different styles of salt but the good thing is neither has iodine in them like table salt so they taste more pure

  • @dimmacommunication

    @dimmacommunication

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BBQandBottles 🤔 here in my country I have salt with and without iodine , never tried to eat something with no iodine salt, now you made me curious to try it 😃

  • @whirlwind872

    @whirlwind872

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dimmacommunication make sure you use the iodized salt most of the time though, iodine is an extremely important nutrient and iodine deficiency used to cause widespread thyroid disease before governments started adding iodine to salt. It's actually legitimately important to have adequate iodine intake, and unless you eat a lot of fish it can be hard to get enough unless you use iodized salt.

  • @dimmacommunication

    @dimmacommunication

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@whirlwind872 Yeah I know :)

  • @vvsandgaming4648
    @vvsandgaming46482 жыл бұрын

    Did you get the idea of using pineapple from Guga Foods ?

  • @jasmynjadebauer6326
    @jasmynjadebauer6326 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve tried the salt one. Even if you wash it all off, it RUINS the steak, way too salty… close to nasty

  • @greginfla7211
    @greginfla72118 ай бұрын

    Have you done one with just pineapple juice?

  • @jamespennington5499

    @jamespennington5499

    5 ай бұрын

    I would like to know too.

  • @naderzein2435
    @naderzein24353 жыл бұрын

    Did the pineapple introduce any weird flavors? I know you said it was sweet, but was that off-putting?

  • @jkdbuck7670

    @jkdbuck7670

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rinse it well. Then rinse it again. You can taste a very faint pineapple flavor especially if you eat any of the fat. But pineapple is awesome as a tenderizer.

  • @budzlightyear2212
    @budzlightyear22122 жыл бұрын

    That's TopSirloin cap. The second most tender steak on a 🐄. Not a fair comparison because those picahna steaks are probably more tender than that NY to start...

  • @mandybailey1603
    @mandybailey16032 жыл бұрын

    Will try the pineapple marinade tonight. Thank you!

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Be careful! Don’t leave your steaks in there too long!

  • @kramnancy1411
    @kramnancy14112 жыл бұрын

    a grape fruit or lemon should work to its the acid i the fruitthat does the job

  • @mcbueggin
    @mcbueggin Жыл бұрын

    Is there something cheaper than pineapple?

  • @patricksnyder3446
    @patricksnyder3446 Жыл бұрын

    What if you used pineapple on USDA PRIME??

  • @jjimywoods1363
    @jjimywoods13633 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff fella , v Interesting indeed. But how the hell did someone come up with the pineapple idea i first place. Definitely going to try it . You deserve a subscribe from me. Is there any other fruit I can try with this. Jjimy

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jjmy and welcome. You can also try it with kiwi.

  • @Andrew-fy9wu
    @Andrew-fy9wuАй бұрын

    It was done three years before.

  • @ShayVidas
    @ShayVidas Жыл бұрын

    yea... buy 10-13usd steak and tenderize them by ruining a 15usd pinapple seems cost efective...

  • @daryushnadjafi6673
    @daryushnadjafi66739 ай бұрын

    Waist of a pineapple. U can use the skinand eat the fruit

  • @joyduty7704
    @joyduty77042 жыл бұрын

    How many hours did you marinate the one with pineapple?

  • @orkunugurlu9967

    @orkunugurlu9967

    2 жыл бұрын

    1 houre he just explained it blyat

  • @vicomedia1
    @vicomedia12 жыл бұрын

    Why are all you KZread knuckle heads using strip stakes to test a tenderizer??? Ribeye's and strips are already the most tender - Tenderizers are for un- tender meat- Do you add a sweetener to honey -its already sweet!??? Try it on a 3/4" well marbled chuck roast ( as i regularly do with fresh papaya) and now you have a delicious "ribeye" out of a piece of meet that costs 1/2 as much or less... this is what people want to know. geeze.... Select and prime do not always correlate tenderness -they are different levels of marbled-ness only. I have had primes that were not very tender. But I have never had a (non tenderized) grilled chuck that was more tender than a strip.you should have tested a Known tough cut to a known tender cut.....geeze..

  • @Yourdeadmeat69
    @Yourdeadmeat69 Жыл бұрын

    Try seltzer overnight with a bit of red salt. The bubbles work the meat over. Wash the meat before cooking.

  • @re-combobulate2358
    @re-combobulate2358 Жыл бұрын

    An hour seems absurd, I left my steaks marinating in pineapple for 3hrs and they were tough as leather. However, I will try it again and leave it for 2 days smothered in pineapple in the fridge to see what happens...

  • @mochiebellina8190

    @mochiebellina8190

    Жыл бұрын

    Well?

  • @alabamacowboy
    @alabamacowboy Жыл бұрын

    only thing he didnt smother te steak in salt he just did the top

  • @anoftc
    @anoftc3 жыл бұрын

    Pineapple. Wh? ... I mean... PINEAPPLE? :) Really??? I am a big hater for fruit+meat combos, so I am sceptic but I am also very, I mean VERY interested.... Living in eastern Europe, getting prime steak meat is not so trivial, so tenderizing normal beef is vital. Never heard about pineapple tho, gotta spend today googling for that :) How much sweetness ended up from the pineapple into the steak by the end? Also: another method I read about to tenderize meat is cover all sides with mustard for a couple of hours or for a day. How about that one?

  • @dimmacommunication

    @dimmacommunication

    3 жыл бұрын

    We make salted meat here in Italy also :)

  • @____-gy5mq

    @____-gy5mq

    3 жыл бұрын

    I heard the sweetness gets neutralized. It's the enzymes that matter.

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought there was too much sweetness. And I had rinsed the steaks off well too. But I’m sure it’s just a matter of personal preference.

  • @dimmacommunication

    @dimmacommunication

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BBQandBottles I heard some ppl use crystalized honey on meat , maybe with right temperature it can do something similar

  • @anoftc

    @anoftc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BBQandBottles thx I will surely try this method :)

  • @RickGrossmanAttorney
    @RickGrossmanAttorney2 жыл бұрын

    salt pulls the blood out of steak. Kosher butchers soak meat in salt for that purpose.

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical642 Жыл бұрын

    Nah. Totally wrong. Too much hassle. Sprinkle the steak with Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. The active ingredient is bromelain, the same enzyme in pineapple. There might be something about the sugar in pineapple making a better steak, dunno. Def a good idea to let sit for an hour. No need to refrigerate, the tenderizer will work faster in a warm piece of meat. Then pound it with one of those tenderizers that looks like a bunch of nails on a spring loaded handle. This drives the Adolph's into the interior. Then pound the bejesus with a metal tenderizer hammer. I buy Select steaks for under $7/lb. One would never confuse one of these even with the above processing for a prime. But, it sure makes beef affordable and reasonably tender.

  • @robertyw2842
    @robertyw28423 жыл бұрын

    I supposed canned pineapple would not work?!

  • @BBQandBottles

    @BBQandBottles

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good question. It’s worth a shot

  • @anoftc

    @anoftc

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wikipedia says the stem contains the most of the enzyme in the fruit, which is not in the can... also: "Cooked or canned pineapple does not have a tenderizing effect, as the enzymes are heat-labile and denaturated in the cooking process"

  • @Ivan.A.Trulyuski
    @Ivan.A.Trulyuski Жыл бұрын

    40 mins pineapple, rinse 1 hour 10 minutes with sprite.

  • @chinaboss6683

    @chinaboss6683

    Жыл бұрын

    Or club soda.

  • @MAGApepe
    @MAGApepe6 ай бұрын

    can of sprite pop

  • @jasb6804
    @jasb6804 Жыл бұрын

    Kiwi 🥝 fruit has a better result. Cheap than a pineapple 🍍

  • @DecinergyAt
    @DecinergyAt3 жыл бұрын

    👍🏻☺️ *TOP!* 😉✌🏻🇪🇺

  • @robertdevoy3119
    @robertdevoy31193 жыл бұрын

    Never knew New York Strip was considered a cheap steak.

  • @granjmy

    @granjmy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it has to do with the 2 different grades.

  • @joethompson2910
    @joethompson29102 жыл бұрын

    Why did you not use the entire pineapple sans the leafy top…, ya rinse it off anywho?!…

  • @ruthromero3083
    @ruthromero30832 жыл бұрын

    Pineapple is full of bromelain which can even break down human flesh.

  • @d.p.6723
    @d.p.67232 жыл бұрын

    Those are cheap, wish you could see the ones I had to buy

  • @rockshot100
    @rockshot1002 жыл бұрын

    Watching this at 2X speed is too slow.

  • @mochiebellina8190
    @mochiebellina8190 Жыл бұрын

    Pineapple is too strong. Kiwi works better, less chance of turning meat to mush.

  • @joesmith7427
    @joesmith74275 ай бұрын

    How much a # was the meat?? Get a scale and learn to use it!! 😮

  • @3dstaco
    @3dstaco2 жыл бұрын

    I get so triggered when people wash steaks😠😠😠😠😡😡😡😡

  • @mikewongz
    @mikewongz10 ай бұрын

    $10 steak isn’t that cheap tbh

  • @darbycat4900
    @darbycat4900 Жыл бұрын

    really interesting until you ruined them on the grill. too bad

  • @baldguy96
    @baldguy96 Жыл бұрын

    Could you uptalk and say “SO” a lot more. You don’t do it enough.

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