This weekend I decided I wanted to treat myself to something really nice.   I wasn’t sure what I wanted but as I headed to the grocery store to pick up a few needed items for dinner I ran across the meat counter and Kobe beef caught my eye.    There were two rows of beef consisting of New York strips or Ribeye.   The portions were rather large and I doubted if I could eat an entire steak or whether I should but I decided to buy two New York strip steaks.

I got home, seasoned the steaks and powered up the grill.   About twenty minutes later we sat down for dinner and I cut up the two steaks into four pieces the size of each of our fists.   I’ve been teaching the kids that an appropriate portion of meat to eat is the size of your clenched fist.   Surprisingly the two steaks were the perfect size for each of us.

As we all devoured the steaks, we were all in a state of bliss!   The steaks were THE most delicious I have ever had anywhere on the planet!   The most astounding thing is that I did not do any extensive preparation as I simply dashed some Greek seasoning on the steaks and slowly cooked them on the grill.

In contrast, we ended up having non-Kobe ribeye grilled the same way the next day and it just wasn’t as good.   The kobe has better marbling and the meat is so much more tender than anything else I’ve ever had.

The bad news of course is the cost.   The kobe beef is $30 per pound!   Yes, that’s THIRTY dollars a pound so the two steaks cost about $60 and the entire meal was around $100 since we had it with wine, salad, and portobella mushrooms (these are $5/lb).

The kids loved it so much they now want all their meats to be Kobe and for now, I’m a super fan of Kobe beef!