lets get back to basics... starting with the butcher

GlynD wrote: »

Well yes, although I believe you'd agree with me when I say that it's usually the preserve of the mother to teach a girl domestic subjects.

I don't agree at all, I think you are years out of date. The male is the main cook in both my parents' and sibling's households and shared in my best friend's household, I suspect her husband would do more if he wasn't so incredibly busy with work. My aunt, I and several friends of both genders cook for ourselves but we are all single so have Hobson's Choice. I have had LTRs where the other party was the main cook (a foodie, heavily influenced by his best friend and BF's father!), shared (a chef) and where I was (manual labourer).

As far as specific instruction my mother was taught the basics by my grandmother her father could not so much as boil an egg, my father and aunt are totally self taught which is surprising given their SAHM ran a very traditional household. Both my sibling and I are largely self taught. Many households don't cook at all these days, most top chefs seem to be male. Daughters are often daddy's girls and/ or at loggerheads with their mother from the tweens.

I went to Costco today and the meat section was mega busy with people stocking up. I like their meat and find the quality much better than the supermarkets.

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

sounds as though its a good butcher if its busy all the time:T:T

With the beef/steak, is there any particular meals you were thinking of cooking?

It is a good butchers and has won awards, I think. I'll cook pretty much anything (apart from liver!) it's the cuts that confuse me.

For example, what do you do with sirloin steak and is it the same as fillet? Does rib eye have a bone (one of my lot refuses to eat anything on the bone *rolls eyes*)?

Some of the questions I have are quite basic really !