Why are steak prices going through the roof?
"Why are steak prices going through the roof?"
IMO, it is because like everything else, they have found the limits of what we are willing to pay and then lower the quality.
Omaha brand steaks, which used to be superb, have now become no better than what you can get at the local supermarket. My son, (with the best of intentions) recently sent me a package from Omaha Steak Co. for Fathers Day. It included 6 "Steak Burgers" and 4 ea-6 oz. Sirloins. We BBQ'd the burgers last week. It was all I could do to keep them from falling through the grills after shrinking to the size of a Jimmy Dean Pork sausage. They were nearly pure white (fatty) before cooking and were flavor-less. On top of that, the cost was about $1.50 each! We haven't had the "Steaks" yet. Omaha Steak Co. is running on nothing more than their old reputation.
I was born in Omaha and worked briefly for Swift's Premium. I can remember going to a steak house down by the stockyards is So. Omaha called "Johnny's". Absolutely the best steak in the world. Wonder if it still exists? Any Omaha-ites out there remember it?
A little off topic, but just wanted to warn folks about how crappy Omaha Steak Co. has become.