Steak in First
Jul 15, 2019, 10:13 am
#47
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I’d suggest, if you want things to change you would need to lobby for minimum cooking temperatures to be relaxed, UK has some of the highest minimum temperature to serve food in comparison to other countries, given they can only use an oven to heat, this degrades the quality. Meanwhile other airlines can serve cooler steaks so less spoilt.
Seams to me that BA are simply fulfilling their legal obligations and perhaps annoyance is misdirected.
Seams to me that BA are simply fulfilling their legal obligations and perhaps annoyance is misdirected.
Jul 15, 2019, 11:06 am
#48
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Jul 21, 2019, 12:27 pm
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Just to show it can be done, I was served this lovely steak last night on the 216 from IAD. Definitely the best steak I have ever had on a plane.
Maybe because it was a US sourced piece of meat helped, I just asked the crew do it for half the regulation cooking time.
Maybe because it was a US sourced piece of meat helped, I just asked the crew do it for half the regulation cooking time.
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Jul 22, 2019, 12:20 pm
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Jul 22, 2019, 4:40 pm
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Jul 23, 2019, 2:13 am
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Jul 23, 2019, 3:21 am
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As a rule I avoid steak in F, but a couple of datapoints for interest: one BA F and one CX F from last month. Clearly it is feasible not to cremate meat!
BA F LHR-JFK (early June) - Veal Fillet medallions, very tender and served Medium (with nice Polenta diamonds). The sauce was exceptional (solid beef reduction). The food on this flight was the best i've had in BA F.
Tasty BA F veal
CX F HKG - LHR late June - Pink, great taste, slightly chewy however. Proper Wagyu fat profile and taste, but hard to initially get through the crust.
Pink but relatively tough CX F Wagyu
BA F LHR-JFK (early June) - Veal Fillet medallions, very tender and served Medium (with nice Polenta diamonds). The sauce was exceptional (solid beef reduction). The food on this flight was the best i've had in BA F.
Tasty BA F veal
CX F HKG - LHR late June - Pink, great taste, slightly chewy however. Proper Wagyu fat profile and taste, but hard to initially get through the crust.
Pink but relatively tough CX F Wagyu