I Will Never Pay $70 for a Steakhouse Ribeye Again (Butcher Math)

📗 Save Over $1,000 on Meat With My Butcher’s Money-Saving Methods: https://salpetralia.com A steakhouse ribeye runs about $70, and the beef on that plate costs about $14. The rest of the check pays for things you can do at your own stove for about a dollar, and one thing you cannot. In this video, I break the $70 steakhouse ribeye into six parts and show you how to cook the same kind of steak at home for about $15: Why thickness comes first, and the two-finger check at the meat case What you really pay for the beef: Choice at about $14 a pound, Prime at about $22 The dry surface: salt the night before, on a rack, uncovered in the refrigerator The heat: a smoking cast-iron pan, then the oven, pulled at the USDA 145 degrees with a 3-minute rest Butter, garlic and rosemary in the last minute, and the cold-plate rest Dry aging, the one thing the steakhouse really earns, and why I will not teach it from a video The arithmetic: $55 a steak, about $1,320 a year for two people eating out once a month Chapters: 0:00 The $70 ribeye on the check 1:00 Number one, the thickness 2:22 Why thickness comes first 4:51 Number two, the beef 5:51 Number three, the dry surface 6:48 Number four, the heat 7:48 Number five, butter and the rest 8:50 Number six, the one you cannot do at home 10:53 Marie and the anniversary steak 11:38 The arithmetic 14:35 What to do this week This will not give you the tablecloth, the quiet room or somebody else washing the pan, and that is worth something on an anniversary. If you want dry-aged beef, the steakhouse is the right place to buy it. Prices here are examples, about $14 a pound for a Choice ribeye and $70 on the menu; yours will differ. My website: https://salpetralia.com Watching on a television? Type salpetralia.com into your phone. What did you pay per pound for a ribeye, what town and state are you in, and what does the steakhouse near you charge for one? I read every one of these. Thick, dry, hot and rested. #ribeye #steak #butchertips #savemoneyonmeat #castironcooking The prices, methods and food-safety guidance here are real and researched, and cooking temperatures follow USDA guidance. Prices vary by store, region and season. Educational content, not medical or nutritional advice.