Ordered a variety of items on Sunday, received today, everything was packaged nicely and frozen a solid. First time ordering, their prices on chicken wings already sectioned are less than I can buy locally. We will see how everything tastes once cooked and I can report back if anyone is interested! Also ordered some blood sausage which I have never tried, didn’t know how it was made (sounds gross) hope it’s good 😂 ​ ​ ​
Ordered a variety of items on Sunday, received today, everything was packaged nicely and frozen a solid. First time ordering, their prices on chicken wings already sectioned are less than I can buy locally. We will see how everything tastes once cooked and I can report back if anyone is interested! Also ordered some blood sausage which I have never tried, didn’t know how it was made (sounds gross) hope it’s good 😂
Love to hear how it tastes. Pics or it never happened!
Their prime briskets are great, I have bought quite a bit from them and it was all very good
After seeing a bunch of crappy looking prime briskets at my local Costco and GFS stores, we decided to take the plunge on Wild Fork, and smoked the first of two yesterday. I wish I’d taken more (and better!) pics, because this brisket was amazing. Like my man Ry says, "there was a juicealanche!". There was even noticeably more fat in the drip pan than on previous cooks. My wife and I give it 5/5 stars.
Equipment:
'88 Vintage Fire Magic gasser with over 4000 cooks to its credit
Large Big Green Egg
18 Inch Weber Kettle (Rescued from neighbor's trash)
Rotisserie for 18 inch kettle
Dyna Glo propane smoker
Pit Barrel Cooker
Smokey Joe with mini WSM mod
Garcima paella burner
Anova Sous Vide
Slaiya Sous Vide (gift)
LEM grinder, sausage stuffer and meat slicer (all gifts)
Wild Fork just opened a store nearby. We had a prime NY strip an hour ago - very good. Also have tried their choice NY strips several times, also excellent and very consistent. Had a small prime tri-tip last week, sous vide at 131º for 6 hours, chilled then grilled in the egg back up to 135º. Best I've ever had, and very reasonable at $10.98/LB. Also wing sections (drumette and flat, no tips) at $2.88/LB - half what the local supermarket gets for whole wings from huge 5 year old roosters. We also picked up a pork loin roast that's in the cure for Canadian Bacon. Obviously, I'm very happy with them to date. One caution, some of their poultry is injected with up to 15% (mostly) salt water. The store is literally a retail outlet, no butcher, no meat cutter, everything frozen, no broken packages, but excellent prices.
Haven't really taken pictures, but here's the tri tip.
I've been ordering routinely with them for nearly a year now and generally very pleased. The Berkshire pork has been very good, the beef cuts as well though I've only ordered prime or choice grade. One comment on the sausages, though I've not tried all the varieties they offer, they tend to be on the mild side for flavor. That is subjective, but my feeling is that sausage needs character to be interesting. The only product they sent that disappointed was the Keta salmon. The pictures showed a rich red coloring that you would expect from a wild caught Pacific salmon, but the product received was nearly beige in color (not from spoilage). While it tasted okay, it lacked the flavor profile expected. It resembled boring, farm raised Atlantic salmon. To their credit they gave me full price refund even though I didn't request or expect it when I expressed my disappointment.
They are getting ready to break ground on a new store a few miles from my home. I had never heard of them until they put up the "Coming Soon" sign. I was worried that it was an Omaha Steaks clone. But it looks like it will be a nice addition to the neighborhood. Looking forward to giving them a try early next year.
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