Go fresh

In this article I want to focus on the importance of fresh, quality ingredients - mainly, fresh meats.

It's all to tempting to fall for the low-cost bargain meats you find in the mega stores. They look picture perfect uncooked. They have an unusually perfect gloss and sheen to them and a perfect bright color. That's a great quality - if you're using them in a photo shoot! Most of the time this picture perfect look is achieved by the use of preservatives, and after cooking, the gloss usually stays with the meat and gives it a very odd texture!

Sure, we don't always have the extra money for high-end prime cuts of meat, but you can find some good quality meats in your local butcher shops, and yes, they do still exist. My favorite meat market has meat brought in fresh daily, and depending on the type of steak you are looking for, they will cut it right there in front of you just how you want it! These stores deal only in fresh meat; besides, why would you want to buy meat from the same place you buy car tires or lawn and garden products?

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