Customer Reviews

Australian Beef Tenderloin - 5 lbs avg

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I was very impressed with the quality of this tenderloin. I have experimented by grilling, smoking, and pan frying sections. Not one bad piece of meat. The texture after smoking was incredible!! Cut with the fork tender and incredible taste! Grilled - it was as good (IMHO) as Pappas or Ruth's Chris (our local steak houses). I highly recommend!

All these cuts were sliced. My next experiment is to smoke a whole tenderloin... I'll let you know!

All the best,

Jay

We have ordered many things from D'Artagnan. Mostly happy with them.

But this was a horrible piece of meat. First of all, it was completely untrimmed. So expect to spend 45 minutes+ if you want to get at the actual filet--like you would pay 15 dollars a pound at the local store.

And then there is the marbling. Um. There is none. This was the toughest piece of filet we have ever encountered. We ended up grinding it up into burgers. If you want *good* filet, either spend the ridiculous amount of money on prime, or go to your butcher or the grocery (where at least it is trimmed and you know it is USDA Choice since it says so).

Because this is a horror show. I've been cooking for 25+ years. I know good beef. And this is not on the list. I actually didn't know that filet could be so tough. It's amazing how zero marbling will destroy a good steak. But if you want a zero marbled filet, just go to the worst grocery store and you'll find better meat. Cheaper and trimmed at least.