Help me decide

[Kevin DeShazo]

My birthday is coming up in a couple weeks and generally Im happy having dinner at home, doesnt have to be a big deal.

So do I:

A) Grill some nice ribeyes

Of

B) Go different and cook a picana. Never had one let alone cook one. Im assumimg Id do it similarly to a tritip, but not sure. As a note, my wife is not a fan of fatty meat and I know the picana generally has a decent fat cap.

So which way do I go?

 

[gmc2003]

If I remember Kevin. Ribeyes are your favorite. So I'd go that route and let your wife have her favorite meal on her b-day.

Chris

 

[chopsaw]

Grill some nice ribeyes

Ribeyes for the win .
Maybe change up the sides for something different ?

 

[noboundaries]

Yep. No contest. Ribeyes all day.

 

[edmonds]

I'm not so sure.
Never had picanha? Wife doesn't like fatty meat?
It may have a fat cap, but the meat is pretty lean. Trim fat cap to 1/4" and it'll disappear.
Yea, cook it similar to tri tip.
Might want to low/slow grill instead of smoking.

 

[Hijack73]

Think of sirloin cap as more like a strip loin. Has a strip of (delicious) fat on the edge.

Meat itself is like 2% fat.

It's your birthday. Do BOTH.

 

[JLeonard]

Run with the Ribeye....Cant go wrong with that!

Jim

 

[pc farmer]

My birthday is coming up too. Ribeye and picanha, yeah I might do both

 

[Colin1230]

If I remember Kevin. Ribeyes are your favorite. So I'd go that route and let your wife have her favorite meal on her b-day.

Chris

Damn, there's not much that gets by you Chris.
And I totally agree.

 

[Fueling Around]

Your birthday means you and wife, so what she also likes is also the spread?
Don't start anything new. If you love and wife doesn't that seals the meal.

My wife doesn't like any red so I carefully cook to done
Her birthday is her's so I go with it.

 

[pushok2018]

If I had to choose - RIBEYE!

 

[schlotz]

The key here is it's your birthday. Make what you want! Now, it also might be a good idea for you to put on another piece of meat for her. Always better when you both are happy!

 

[chopsaw]

. Ribeye and picanha, yeah I might do both

Make a sandwich . 2 ribeyes for the bread , sliced picanha in the middle .

 

[gmc2003]

Make a sandwich . 2 ribeyes for the bread , sliced picanha in the middle .

My kind of thinking right there Rich.

Chris

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Coming back to the thread, ended up getting some ribeyes, gonna throw them on the grill shortly, seasoned up with kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, gwrlic and a bit of rosemary.

Have some potatoes in the oven baking, some sort of veg coming down the line and some chibatta rolls.

To top it off wife made me a caramel, bacon and bourbon cheesecake (picts to follow)

 

[pineywoods]

Those look great Kevin and Happy Birthday

 

[schlotz]

Looks wonderful, lets see how it went!

 

[chopsaw]

Some good lookin' steaks . Enjoy those .

caramel, bacon and bourbon cheesecake

Boy that sounds great . My Daughter came home yesterday with some candy bars she bought at Aldi's . One was Maple - bourbon and the other was Bacon and potato chips in a chocolate bar .
Post up that cheesecake if you can .

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Got the steaks from Earth Fare, cheaper than anywhere else around including Walmart, I think they were 10.99 a lb, Walmart's ribeyes were like 13.99 a lb. There were so much better. I actually fine Earth Fare equal to or cheaper than either Publix or Harris Teeter and they are better tenderness and flavorwise.

Ok for a plated pict

And just for you Chopsaw, heres the cheesecake, of course after Id cut s cpl pieces out for the wife and I

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Some good lookin' steaks . Enjoy those .

Boy that sounds great . My Daughter came home yesterday with some candy bars she bought at Aldi's . One was Maple - bourbon and the other was Bacon and potato chips in a chocolate bar .
Post up that cheesecake if you can .

I have found some decent stuff at both Aldi and Lidl, prefer Lidl just a hair more but for what you are getting, pretty good stuff.