Foods where quality makes a HUGE difference

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FWIW, as long as you arent purposly looking for crappy steak, I feel the difference between medium quality and high quality steak is pretty small. The big factor for me is whether or not its marinated/cooked well.

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Have you ever had a premium quality steak? The difference between that and a $15 steak is enormous.

[soko]

Cheese

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sushi obv

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Burgers & sausages..

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No way. While there is a difference in quality between McDonalds and some high end burger it is not that great. It's still ground beef with random stuff on it.

[cantsitstillbr]

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FWIW, as long as you arent purposly looking for crappy steak, I feel the difference between medium quality and high quality steak is pretty small. The big factor for me is whether or not its marinated/cooked well.

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Have you ever had a premium quality steak? The difference between that and a $15 steak is enormous.

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I've never been to a really high end steak place. Outback and Longhorns is about the tops for a steak place that I've been. I usually dont like to order steak at a restaurant. My opinion mostly comes from cooking at home.

[guids]

I differentiate the "huge" difference by whether I would eat it or not. I dont really thing veggies/steak/etc is that big of a deal. If an apple is picked right of the tree, yes, thats awesome and better than an apple from the store, but Im still going to eat both, and have them taste pretty much the same. Same with steaks, etc, a usda prime aged steak, is great, but Im still going to eat a plain old sirloin just as well. Things I will not eat, unless purchased from a specialty store: sausages (Ive never/never will eat a normal grocery store peice of salsissa/brat/etc).

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I'll admit I have never had a premium quality sausage. Only the stuff you can buy from a local grocery store. I assumed it was all the same. Maybe I should check that out this summer.

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I differentiate the "huge" difference by whether I would eat it or not. I dont really thing veggies/steak/etc is that big of a deal. If an apple is picked right of the tree, yes, thats awesome and better than an apple from the store, but Im still going to eat both, and have them taste pretty much the same. Same with steaks, etc, a usda prime aged steak, is great, but Im still going to eat a plain old sirloin just as well. Things I will not eat, unless purchased from a specialty store: sausages (Ive never/never will eat a normal grocery store peice of salsissa/brat/etc).

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That approach isn't really what this topic is about IMO.

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Fugu

[kylephilly]

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