Posted on 05/20/2017 10:18:23 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
My family is traveling from Omaha to DC in July and I'd like to ship some steaks vs. shipping Omaha Steaks or similar products. My goal would be for them to travel with us on our direct flight.
From my research, it's not worth the $50 to get my own freight account and going thru FedEx is outrageously expensive.
Hoping Freepers may have ideas or thoughts.
They sell steak all over the country. Find a local butcher.
Thank you!!
Why do you need to carry them? The ship all over the world.
Anything out of the ordinary the TSA or airlines will screw it up. Guaranteed. Omaha is my usual departure point. Do Omaha steaks overnight. Relax and enjoy your trip.
Plus the airline will not have the cooler at your home destination and will get it to you 4-5 days late.
You worked on a Bison ranch?
That’s awesome man.
There aren’t many left in NYC :)
Love this board!
When I moved to the Phoenix area, about four years ago, I was amazed about the poor quality of beef available. I took a lot of effort to get something from a grocery store that was up to my standards as a Kansas/Missouri native.
I finally found a custom butcher who carries well aged Prime graded beef. A lot of it from Nebraska packing houses as a matter of fact. As an old timer I don’t generally eat more that a five to eight ounce fillet when that is the cut I am after so the price per pound is not a critical as when I was a youngster and wouldn’t think of serving anything less than 8 to 12 ounces off MY grill.
“Can you put dry ice in checked luggage? Check TSA and airlines.”
You can with a weight limit re the dry ice and the carrier container has to be vented so the CO2 can be released.
As FAA regulations go, dry ice is permissible when traveling with perishables as long as you adhere to the following guidelines. Packages of dry ice must allow for the release of carbon dioxide gas. The limit for dry ice for both carry-on and checked baggage is five-pounds.Jul 30, 2013
They even have them at Aldi now. I believe they are sold outside of NY now.
Are they good?? They're hot dogs...what can one say.
I wouldn't go out of my way for them. I'd grab some real meat like a hamburger first rather than ANY processed meat.
For what it’s worth the only meats I would ship would be the huge variety of sausages made in Steubenville. Ring bologna, brats... old school and trad. I hear Pittsburg has a lot of that as well.
My Daughter gave me a hundred dollar gift certificate several years ago along with a coupon for a discount. The company was Omaha Steaks. The prices still seemed unusually high but I went ahead and ordered.
A few days later, I got a mailer in the mail for special deal which was about half what I had paid.
To make a long story short, the worst customer service I have ever dealt with and the steaks were not very good either. The only thing which was acceptable was their hamburger patties.
Will never deal with them again and advise no one else to deal with them either. Their prices are way out of line for steaks not as good as I get from the local super market.
yep- was painting a roof with tar- got some behind me, stepped in it by aCcident0- fell 2 1/2 stories- smashed into ground- bounced over an embedded piece of metal roofing in the ground somehow, thought my back was broken- and the bison came running over to see what happened- tried to crawl out of pen- but couldn’t- luckily the bison do anything- the mother bison got spooked and ran down into lower field thankfully- finally i was able to crawl out and recoup- no broken bones, just bruised up bad- my face smashed into my knees i hit so hard- an hour later i finished the job- WITH A ROPE tie off lol-
Got a few bison stories- they are always unpredictable, and very wild- mean mean critters- the bulls especially- and fast- unbelievable how fast they are and quick they can turn- scary animal-
But on a lighter note, they do love trampolines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r78HHbNHN4U
Stop off in the Midwest and get some real grain fed beef.
Leave that chewy grass fed stuff out west.
I miss good kielbasa too...the Russian market sells it here but its from Bulgaria....
Just keep them as cool as possible and let them ride.
I have two of the Yeti Soft cooler bags, and one of the Yeti hard ice boxes that when properly pre-cooled can keep things cold for 5-7 days without having to add more ice (with infrequent openings, pre-cooling, etc.).
But given that, here is an idea. You probably don’t have many choices in Nebraska with good Korean barbecue — go try Kogiya or Honey Pig in Annandale VA. I think you and your guests will have a better time than whatever you were planning. For Ramen, go to Daikaya in DC. If you really want steak — there is a Argentine Steakhouse called Del Campo in DC, and your other choices are Capital Grille, and the Brazilian steakhouse, Fogo de Chao.
Nope.
Just a typical FR thread.
Ask how to ship some steaks and within 5 responses you'll be told that you should forget the steaks and eat more fish or chicken.
Where else are you going to get that kind of help?
My ex was a chef in Switzerland and he would come here and get whole filets two feet long from Costco and take them back, frozen, in his suitcase to Switzerland. And not declare them. They were fine upon arrival.
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