WAGYU beef - group buy

[Ryan1080]

Ok, I'm able to organise a group buy for the wagyu beef to those interested, as per this thread: http://antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23980 I will be able to get some of it from our staff sales, but if there's a lot of orders I'll do a seperate buy internally within my workplace at wholesale prices.

They come vacuum packed in whole chunks, in various sizes depending on the cut. The following is available:

3/4 MBS grade
3kg Porterhouse $40 per kilo
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $40 per kilo
2kg Tenderloin $50 per kilo

5/6 MBS grade
3kg Porterhouse $50 per kilo
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $50 per kilo
2kg Tenderloin $60 per kilo

7/9 MBS grade
3kg Porterhouse $60 per kilo
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $60 per kilo
2kg Tenderloin $70 per kilo

The weight varies from cut to cut, so weight is approximate. Let me know what you'd like in the next day or two and I should be able to sort you out.

Few of you missed out last time so let me know if you still want it too.

[OneJ]

Yeah i'm definitely down for this. Will confirm the amount tonight.

I bought some on the tenderloin in the last buy and it blew my balls off. Really good stuff. Top notch.

When will the group buy close and when will we be expecting to receive it? Before Christmas i hope?

[Ryan1080]

Good to hear, told you so :)

Yeah I am meant to place my order by monday. Depending on how many people order, I may not be able to get staff sales, so i will organise another way to get it. Either way, this one is definately coming before christmas. :D

[Cold Fusion]

excuse my n00bness, but when u say "4-5kg Scotch Fillet $50 per kilo" do u mean that its one bit of steak thats 4-5kg? or theirs like 3 900g ones in there?

ill be keen either way just wanting to make sure i dont buy a stupid amount of steak haha

[Fryman]

whats the minimum buy?

im interested in 5kg 5/6 grade scotch and will get a mate to cut it up.


can you buy say 1 kg or a whole shrinwrapped rolll

[Ryan1080]

Ok, to clarify, they all come in one chunk, vacuum sealed. I'm not a butcher shop, I'm just a dodgy looking dude with a hundred kilos of meat in the boot, so won't be cutting anything up for you :) They are not cut up in slices or anything. The sizes of each chunk tend to vary, so Porterhouse tends to be between the 2.5 to 3.5 kilo range. Scotch Fillet can come in anything between 3.8 to 5.5 kilos. Tenderloins tend to be around the 2 kilo mark, give or take half a kilo, although some can be even 3 kilos.

Minimum buy is one pack of any cut. If you only want a kilo of something, chip in with a mate who wants some too, buy the pack, and cut it up yourself :)

And by the way, depending on where you live, I may be able to deliver or meet you half way. I haven't got a fridge big enough to fit 100 kilos of meat in, and hoping for people to turn up, so I'd rather be sure I get rid of most of it the same day I get it.

[DanWA]

group buy hey :P

[GA70TT]

5/6 MBS grade
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $50 per kilo

hey man, how much is a pack like this cost ?

keen on getting some :)

[Sully]

i'm in for 3kg of 3/4 grade porterhouse. pm me details or something?

[Lonewolf]

hey man, how much is a pack like this cost ?

keen on getting some :)

uhh 4 or 5 x $50 = $200-$250...

[XF Falcon]

Never having tried this meat before, honestly how tender/good does it taste compared to say a real good restaurant that serves a real tender thick juicy Fillet Mignon or something similar to that? Also would you just cook it on a BBQ or what.

Cheers.

[GA70TT]

uhh 4 or 5 x $50 = $200-$250...

i thought that........its been a long day

[PAGZ]

mite be keen 4 this, when will it b going through?

[Ryan1080]

uhh 4 or 5 x $50 = $200-$250...

That's it, give or take a bit due to weight.


Never having tried this meat before, honestly how tender/good does it taste compared to say a real good restaurant that serves a real tender thick juicy Fillet Mignon or something similar to that? Also would you just cook it on a BBQ or what.

Cheers.

Put it this way, I'm a shithouse cook. Yet the wagyu steak I cook, on its own without any sauce, nothing, tastes much much much better than a top class chef cooking a non wagyu steak... WHen I go to restaurants, I won't order steaks anymore unless they are wagyu. ANything less I get disappointed, and I used to only have steaks at restaurants before I tried wagyu. I've had mates buying a kilo for the first time just to try coz they weren't sure, they all buy wagyu from me now since. No pressure though, chip in with someone else and try a bit, I know you will love it, this stuff sells itself, you will ask for more next time, guaranteed :D

Try the lower grade first if you've never had it before. THe higher grades are heaps better though. I personally buy the 5/6, just to balance out the cost versus the quality haha, eating 4 steak dinners a week ends up being quite pricey at the end!


mite be keen 4 this, when will it b going through?
I'm placing the order on monday, so if I can have all orders by mid to late monday afternoon it would be great. Delivery shoud be in about a week and half, probably on thursday the 18th. Let me know exactly what you want, and post or PM me your mobile number and whereabouts you live so I can call you on the day and perhaps deliver it. I usually spend all evening delivering meat to my mates, so if you are on the way, I'll drop it off, no problem.

[Z24O]

3KG of the 3/4 grade porterhouse for me thanks mate
i am in north perth....is that on the delivery route,if not where is the pick up from
cheers

[Ryan1080]

Yep, North Perth will be fine for delivery mate. PM me your mob # so I can call you on the day.

[[SPESHAL]]

2 kg 3/4 Tenderloin for me please :)

[Ryan1080]

Yep, noted :)

[titmeat]

will you be doing another group buy in the future ?
if so im keen for some Porterhouse
cheers
:)

[Ryan1080]

Yeah, if people ask for another one in the future, which I bet they will!

Which porterhouse are you after? PM me your mobile number so I can contact you, and your location as well.

[Ryan1080]

ill be keen either way just wanting to make sure i dont buy a stupid amount of steak haha


mite be keen 4 this, when will it b going through?

So did you want to place an order?



whats the minimum buy?

im interested in 5kg 5/6 grade scotch and will get a mate to cut it up.


can you buy say 1 kg or a whole shrinwrapped rolll

So should I order this for you? PM me your contact details. Cheers!

[Ryan1080]

Guys, just for your info, the deadline for orders got extended for a couple more days.

P.S. Stash, clear your inbox mate, can't reply to your PM, it's full...

[iluv2moan]

can u explain what 3/4 MBS grade and so on mean please

[Ryan1080]

can u explain what 3/4 MBS grade and so on mean please

MBS is the marble based score. They got a good article on wikipedia and all over the net about the characteristics of wagyu, but basically the more marble in the meat the better the score, ranges from 0 to 9. Marble is the white dots of fat all over the meat (don't confuse that with the veins you get in the coles meat). That fat melts when cooked and that's what essentially gives it the awesome flavour, texture and tenderness. It is good healthy fat too, as it is monosaturated with omega 3 oils... read up about it :)

[Ryan1080]

Here is a random picture of marbled piece of wagyu:

http://blogs.menupages.com/chicago/aragawa%20wagyu.jpg

[OneJ]

Yeah put me down for 2 x top grade tenderloins.

[AGIT8D]

Keen for 5/6 Scotch just finding out whether 4kg, 5kg or 2 x 4kg is best.

Cheers!

[Ryan1080]

Keen for 5/6 Scotch just finding out whether 4kg, 5kg or 2 x 4kg is best.

Cheers!

Sure mate. So you want one or two packs? Scotch Fillet cuts come in roughly 4.5 kilo sizes... Weights are approximate. PM me your mobile number and suburb where you live too, so we can organise pickup or delivery etc. Cheers!

[Bomb33]

do you know ruffly wat day we'll get the meat yet mate??

[Ryan1080]

Thursday next week :)

[AGIT8D]

I may have missed it but how are we paying you for this?

[OneJ]

Cash on delivery.

He won't be able to give you an accurate price without knowing the sizes of vac packed meat received.

[Nismo33]

Too late to order some?

[AGIT8D]

Ahh yes I was wondering what would happen if 4.5 odd kg rocked up. So we'll be told what cash to make available prior to delivery/pick up?

This is gonna go down mint over the xmas break. Mrs parents just finished installing one of those pimp daddy bbq's with the big staino bench top, sink and all the crap outside by the pool. Few eski's full and a couple kg of meat sounds good for a Sunday sesh.

[Ryan1080]

Yeah, I can still take some orders, what would you like? :)

Cash on delivery, that's right. I got everyone's details so I'll SMS you all with the weight/price of your pack as soon as I know. You'll have a few hours notice :)

[Nismo33]

one of the below packs mate!


5/6 MBS grade
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $50 per kilo

[Ryan1080]

Done.

PM me your mob #, I know you live in the hills somewhere? Might have to meet up half way or something... I'll see if I got any other deliveries around there... we'll be in touch.

[Nismo33]

Done!

I work in Basso if that helps or I can come to you!
Either way mate!

[Ryan1080]

Yep, will let you know. I'll have to make up a 'delivery route' first haha.

[Nismo33]

This is gonna go down mint over the xmas break. Mrs parents just finished installing one of those pimp daddy bbq's with the big staino bench top, sink and all the crap outside by the pool. Few eski's full and a couple kg of meat sounds good for a Sunday sesh.

Made me order some! Prawns & Wagyu fvck yeah!

[hako]

2kg of 5/6 Tenderloin thanks.

Delivery to Joondanna/Mt Hawthorn (if it's outside business hours) ok ?

[DanWA]

I can get the same pricing if anyone is down this way (bunbury etc)

Perth people just grab it off Ryan.

[Ryan1080]

2kg of 5/6 Tenderloin thanks.

Delivery to Joondanna/Mt Hawthorn (if it's outside business hours) ok ?

Done. PM me your mob # so I can get in touch with you. I'm delivering meat to someone in Joondana already so won't be a problem. Will be sometime between 6:30 and 9:30...



I can get the same pricing if anyone is down this way (bunbury etc)

Perth people just grab it off Ryan.

Hi there, fellow Wagyu employee! :withstupi :wave:

[DanWA]

Haha yeah its couta meat aswell.

I think i have about $1400 ordered

[Ryan1080]

Haha yeah its couta meat aswell.

I think i have about $1400 ordered

Haha, yeah? My last order was almost $3K worth of meat. This time there are also antilag orders... I should seriously charge Rick commission hey hahaha :P I think either Scott or Angela, or could have been Ryo I can't remember, told me a while ago that if I can regularly move at least half a ton (fark me that's a lot of meat!) a month they can think about some sort of commission haha. Hmmmm, I'd have to increase my client base fivefold to get there, (and probably buy a van) still a bit to go goddamit!! :fingers:

[Ryan1080]

Ok so far I got orders for the following people:

OneJ
Cold Fusion
GA70TT
the afro guy
Z240
[SPESHAL]
Bomb33
burnt16
AGIT8D
Nismo33
Ken
Hako

I don't think I missed anyone, but if I did, let us know. Deadline for order is tomorrow folks!

[AGIT8D]

Made me order some! Prawns & Wagyu fvck yeah!

Amen!!!!!

Mrs family owns Global Seafoods so the prawns shouldn't be an issue lol

[titmeat]

5/6 MBS grade scotch fillet can you hook me up ?
all good if its too late can always get some next time
thanks
Andrew
ill pm my mob

[Ryan1080]

No probs, I should be able to squeeze you in...

[DanWA]

We got ours Thursday.. when do you's get yours?

[GA70TT]

hey man, do you have an idea what day you will deliver? rather not carry 250 cash all week :p

[Ryan1080]

We got ours Thursday.. when do you's get yours?

Yeah, we're getting ours this week on thursday. Did you guys also get served wagyu steaks at the site's christmas party?? The ones we had were absolutely awesome!


hey man, do you have an idea what day you will deliver? rather not carry 250 cash all week :p

Yep, this thursday the 18th... :)

[DanWA]

Nah we couldn't get company steaks for our chrissy do as far as i've heard. Pretty gay.

[Ryan1080]

Ah bummer. I guess you'll make up for it by having extra at home yourself :D

[DanWA]

Tomorrow we will have the following beef leftover if anyone is interested. Please let me know and I can “reserve” it for you.

Wagyu 3/4 Tenderloins
Wagyu 3/4 Rump
Wagyu 3/4 Cube Rolls
Wagyu 3/4 Striploins
Wagyu 5/6 Cube Rolls
Wagyu 5/6 Striploins
Wagyu 7/9 Striploins
Wagyu 7/9 Cube Rolls
Wagyu 7/9 Tenderloins


Someone dudd Ryan out on some meat or something?

If not he can get this for you!!!

[Ryan1080]

Nah, still same people want their beef. Work just got some left overs from orders people haven't made. To those who haven't yet ordered jump in, here's your last chance before christmas :)

[Ryan1080]

Few people asked, so just letting you all know, the steaks are all on track. Will advise final price for everyone around 4:30-5pm or so...

[Cold Fusion]

cant wait :D

[Ryan1080]

Just got about a tonne of wagyu delivered to our office. A little later than usual so I may know how much exactly a bit after 5pm as the girls need to sort through the meat. Patience fellas :D

[DanWA]

Least you have honest people up there.

Where we are they used to shove it in the fridges and the bloody miners nicked a whole heap sometimes so they were hesitant to restart bringing it down here but i got onto that bird that handles it and the dude brings it down personally and watches the girls sort it out.

All payed for via pay deduction to get around the stealing.

No one will be disappointed with this meat.

Last time i bought the "low end" 3/4 rump and it was bloody mint.

Also they have Angus sometimes (depending on the farm cycle)

[Ryan1080]

What I find hillarious about that, is that some people on the site borrow company machinery to do up their backyard haha. I guess same mentality goes for random wagyu in the fridge, what's company's is theirs haha

Yeah, there has been few 'accidental' thefts here also haha, but yeah, hardly ever happens, more like people take someone else's meat by mistake.

Wagyu > Angus imo

Anyway, few people missed out on the tenderloins, so I have messaged them to see if they're happy with another cut. Apparently we have some leftovers, possibly porterhouse, not sure what grade.

Let us know what you thought about the meat. If you want more I can organise another buy.

[Nismo33]

Meat looks mint I will be getting stuck in over the weekend!

[AGIT8D]

Tweaks is gettin ours cut up now then the BBQ fest begins on the 28th. Will require prawns and beer to seal the deal.

Cheers for doin the group buy mate!!

[Ryan1080]

No probs, enjoy! :D

Just a quick tip though, don't cut it up yet, if you're only having it on the 28th... once you cut it you will need to freeze it. Otherwise the way this chuck is now , it will easily last a week in the fridge without freezing as it is vacuum packed.

[AGIT8D]

No worries.. Butcher wouldn't touch it anyway, due to health regs lol

[Ryan1080]

LOL! You asked a butcher to cut it up for you?? Hahaha, serious?

[AGIT8D]

Tweaks did, no sharp knife and didn't want to hack at it - same situation as me. Gonna take it to my mrs olds house as they have pro kitchen shit :)

[Ryan1080]

Ah, fair enough.

[[SPESHAL]]

Cut the end off and chucked it on a bbq last night. I cooked it terribly, turned it too many times on an old uneven heated BBQ, and it turned out better than the $80 steak I had at Rockpool in Melbourne. Top stuff, cheers again Ryan!

[Ryan1080]

Not surprised, wagyu FTW! :) And yours was only grade 3/4 too... No probs, will probably do another buy next month.

[DanWA]

Like i tell people theres no point getting the 7/9 unless your like a full on richy snob. The 3/4 pisses on 99% of what restaraunts give you as wagyu.

[Ryan1080]

Exactly! 3/4 you cook yourself will be better than 99.99% of restaurant steaks out there.
You can tell a difference between the grades though, I personally grab the 5/6 now, only coz I'm not so full on richy snob haha.

[blownVL]

is this still available to grab?

[AGIT8D]

You had to pre-order mate.. Jump on the next order in the new year and you'll be looked after. Don't think there was any left over..

[titmeat]

cut mine up today
got 14 nice thick steaks from it
cheers ryan !

[Ryan1080]

Buon appetit :)

Yeah I'll organise something next month. I'll check on monday maybe by some sheer luck there's something spare left in the fridges but I doubt it.

[OneJ]

When is the next meat drop order..... having withdrawals.

[Ryan1080]

Probably in the next couple of weeks I'm guessing... I've just asked the chick who does it, and she's not sure about the exact date yet. I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

[OneJ]

Excellent.

[AGIT8D]

I was gonna try to get in before I go to Bali and have someone get it for me but I think that's a fail. If the buy in is after the 18th I'm keen! Labour day weekend meat.

[Ryan1080]

I think it will be after the 18th, so you're safe there :)

[AGIT8D]

Mad. Think we've got the Dunsborough house for long weekend so will be cookin up a storm down there!!

[cheeimp]

when is the next buy??

can i grab 3/4 scotch fillet..

got to try this

[locote]

Sorry for my ignorance but whats the deal with this stuff???
GF was ranting on bout it last year, she went and had some havent heard anything since....
Just curious why its so dam expencive????

[Ryan1080]

I'll advise when the next buy is coming when I find out, so I'll take orders then :)

Wagyu is the BEST type of beef you can get Locote. They're cows who are genetically pre-disposed to a lot of marbling. Nothing out there beats it. You probably wanna read up about it on wiki or google to know more. If you ask anyone who's had it, they will all agree it tastes 100 times better than any other non-wagyu steak they've had.

And reason why it is so expensive, for starters they are kept alive longer, around 3 or 4 hundred days, can't remember now. There's extra work and expense involved to breed them. For instance, they are fed much more expensive grain as well as beer (or traditionally sake). We employ people whose job it is to provide massage to the cows. They are also exposed to nice soothing music when they're in the barn. I'm not familiar much with what it takes to breed them to be honest, all I really care for is the taste lol. But I know we're also conducting further R&D to make the meat even better. The price that I can get it at is not expensive at all. A top grade 7/9 MBS Tenderloin at DJ's will set you back 200 bucks a kilo... hence 70 bucks is a bargain :) Then again the lower grade 3/4 MBS scotch fillet or porterhouse, at 40 bucks a kilo, is not that much more expensive than crappy coles meat, or the average butcher meat. It would still retail for around 100 bucks at DJ's. And spare a thought for poor japs who pay about 500 bucks a kilo for theirs. We got it good here I reckon :)

[Ryan1080]

Also, any restaurant selling wagyu steaks will charge about 80 or 100 bucks for a small 200 gram steak, like Matilda Bay for example, where you still have to order the salad and vegies or whatever seperately to that. Having said that, I have come across one restaurant when I was in Brisbane that was selling a wagyu steak for 35 bucks, but it turned out to be a rump, which isn't the best cut, and is the cheapest.

[AGIT8D]

Bet the rump still tasted amazing though.. Be using that shit for curries etc.

[Ryan1080]

For sure. Wagyu rump's still nicer than normal beef, but other wagyu cuts are way better, and it's noticeable too. Given how cheap the wagyu rump is though (I think 25 bucks a kilo), it's good value for a wagyu beef. Only downside is that it's so big haha, comes in massive 6 or 7 kilo chunks lol! It's good for massive bbq's. I had one at my house a while ago, whole 7 kilo chunk was enough to feed (and impress) 30 people. Then I keep the better cuts all to myself for private moments :p

[RICEY]

Is it hard to cut into steaks? Heard it requires a bit of skill...

[locote]

Can you get Prime Rib Roast???
It is the most amazing tasting cut ive ever had, only once have i had it in Aus, no other cut compares.

[Ryan1080]

Is it hard to cut into steaks? Heard it requires a bit of skill...

LOL! No :) Should be able to do it with any half decent knife. THe colder the meat the easier to cut. I've cut frozen chunks before as well, not hard at all.



Can you get Prime Rib Roast???
It is the most amazing tasting cut ive ever had, only once have i had it in Aus, no other cut compares.

Only cuts in wagyu that I can get is rump, porterhouse, scotch fillet and tenderloin. Having said that, each cut can have many different names, like porterhouse is sirloin or striploin, scotch fillet is also called cube roll, and tenderloin can also be called a fillet. I'll ask at work mate. I can bet you either of these wagyu cuts will own the one you mentioned out of a normal cow :)

[Sully]

bumpski! i'm keen for the next order whenever it is and will probably be a few pieces for me. family is all keen on it now. better they have it than pinching mine haha

[evil1]

same im keen

[jmp]

Keen to give this a go.

Interested in:

5/6 MBS grade
3kg Porterhouse $50 per kilo

[Ryan1080]

Righto. Haven't heard anyting as yet, but I'll find out for you today... they shoudl have an idea by now.

[Rantopotamus]

hell yeah so whats the minimum we can purchase of the good shit? ill throw a couple hundred at some killa beef baby!

[Ryan1080]

Minimum one chunk of beef, sizes depending on the cut (see pricelist).

Just spoke to the chick who takes care of it all, they're running behind in slaughtering these cows, was told the next delivery will be in early march, sorry guys :(

Luckily my freezer is stocked up for such scenarios :)

[OneJ]

Cheers for the heads up!

[Sully]

cheers mate. i'll be in withdrawl by that stage but i'll make do. i'm hungry now

[Ryan1080]

Hint: stock up heaps next time ;) I've had wagyu twice this week already.

[Sully]

i hate you

[Ryan1080]

I shall take a pic next time.

Oh, and I'm having some tonight :)

[Sully]

i'll be around at 7 kthxbai

[AGIT8D]

Moar?

Stock up for Easter, nice an inappropriate....

[Turbo2.6L]

Keen for some next time it's available

[CyberNetiC]

have cesh since its early march,

need a big lump of meats too :D

[CyberNetiC]

i wants:

5/6 MBS grade
4-5kg Scotch Fillet $50 per kilo
2kg Tenderloin $60 per kilo

:)

please :)

[Halle Terry]

Still able to put down an order?

[evil1]

so whats the minimum order of this?

[AGIT8D]

I slab of meat.. Be it 4-5kg scotch or ~2kg tenderloin. So basically spend atleast $120-160ish and you're in. Spend more and you survive the droughts!!

[Rantopotamus]

Ryan are you taking new orders or are people jumping the gun? if so keen for the best 7/9 shit you got!! like 2kilos and fuck it just go 2 kilos of each MBS

[to4garret]

i would definitely be interested if another order comes up

[Skrappy]

I'm also keen to try out some if another order comes up.

[Ryan1080]

I was told today that there will probably be a delivery late next week. I'll let everyone know once that is confirmed. I just pulled my last frozen wagyu out of the freezer for tonight. There will be some heavy withdrawals for the next fortnight I think haha

[DanWA]

haha

i have about 4kg of 5/6 rump left ner ner :P

[Ryan1080]

Arghhh!!! I'm not sure how I will survive this. This will be first time I'm out of wagyu for like two years :(

[Halle Terry]

Arghhh!!! I'm not sure how I will survive this. This will be first time I'm out of wagyu for like two years :(

I envy and hate you at the same time.

Keen to put down orders, will let you know whats exactly im after in the next day hopefully