What meat do y’all use for cheesesteaks

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Steak umms? Think cut discount ribeye?

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Steakumms on a whim, but you gotta soak all the extra grease off them on paper towels when they come off the pan.

Leftover rib roast after Christmas is pretty damn good too.


ETA- I have worked at four different Philly Connections in my youth, all of their steak came labeled as "beef chipped steak" which you can probably google. I do know there was some proprietary marinade they were packed in, I have no idea what was in it.

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Cheese steaks are awful.

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no, only your opinion is

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Cheese steaks are awful.

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Having this take and STILL clicking and commenting in a cheese steak thread is quite strange. Explain the thought process.

I use ribeyes. Put them in the freezer for about an hour then shave super thin with a good knife. I've used sirloin before but the fat content in the ribeye I think makes it a better choice.

The best I've made is from the trimming of a PSMO beef tenderloin.

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you can kind of understand why folks from Philadelphia are so angry when their city's culinary claim to fame is street meat sandwiches with cheeze wiz over them.

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that being said Philadelphia current food scene is fantastic.

Yep


eta: when I make them at home I shred pepperjack or provolone and throw it into the meat right as it's finished. Melts in nicely and almost creates a gravy. Then mix in your onions and peppers that were sautéed. Money.

I used to like steak umms until I saw this:

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Chopped and formed emulsified meat product that is comprised of beef trimmings left over after an animal is slaughtered and all of the primary cuts, such as tenderloin, filet, and rib eye, are removed. The emulsified meat is pressed into a loaf and sliced, frozen and packaged.

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It is certainly not traditional, but when I am making it at my house and want good food, I grill normal ribeyes medium rare then slice. I will do this on the blacktop and cook onions and peppers on the side then toast rolls and combine with cheese. Far from traditional cheesesteaks that normally use cheaper beef... but they are delicious.

Also if cooking for a lot of people I have made them with ground beef and had good results.

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I used to like steak umms until I saw this:

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The fact that they appear not to have nasty vegetable oils in them actually makes me like them more.