Costco Surprise: Is $99 A5 Japanese Wagyu Worth It? Taste Testing the Legendary Steak! 🥩
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Welcome to our tantalizing taste test! Today, we're diving into the world of premium steak as we sample the highly anticipated $99 A5 Wagyu from Costco. Join us as we savor every juicy bite and determine whether this Japanese delicacy lives up to its price tag. Get ready for a sensory adventure that will leave you craving more! Don't forget to like, comment, and share your thoughts on whether you think this Costco find is worth the hype. Stay tuned for more exciting food reviews and epic culinary explorations!
Sous Vide 135F for 90 minutes
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#japanesefood #cooking #wagyu #costco
The Steve mre reference was pure gold
(stirring army mocha with field spoon)
I wasn't expecting it lmao. " let's get this onto a tray"
Sous vide is cooking in a pouch on hot liquid, like water
@@shogunpla4388 nice
@@shogunpla4388 nice
The fact you referenced Steve means you are a man of culture.
Nice hiss!
@@photogami man didn’t even realize you actually referenced him at first I was just like “huh he says that too what a coincidence”
I came to make that comment about steve1985 too!!
I guess I’m not the only one watching a guy eat 80 year old rations 😂
You even subbed to steve?
"I know what you're thinking, it may not look good right now, but watch this"
-Guga
*Cue the most insufferable guitar solo*
I loved guga
@@nathan_w9236🎶🎼🎵🎸🎸
It’s unreal to me how many people know Steve 😂 love it
Who’s Steve?
@@Jiimys187MRE (aka military rations) review channel
@@Jiimys187no clue either
@@gregbaxter6162 steve mre. look him up he's the man.
@@gregbaxter6162 steve1989
Both Steve MRE and Guga references in the same short? Top-tier cooking short! One of the best on TH-cam hands down!
🙏🙏thank you so much!
i can't stand guga.
@@detroka Guga about to come dip you in some weird powder and dry age you for 45 days boy; better apologize.
@@detrokano one asked you
"So let's do it!" "Niceee..."
I know it doesn't look good right now, but watch thi- waaaaait a second lol
Guga is a legend
guga is all clickbait
he forgot how to cook meat years ago and since has been posting to take advantage of your clicks?
did you think that guga guy was good at cooking ?
@@thisaccountisntreal107 Guga is the best doing BBQ in America
@@carlizancho2 steaks* not overall bbq
@@thisaccountisntreal107 how is it clickbait? he does exactly what the title says in his videos
@@thisaccountisntreal107Tell me you don't watch any of his videos and judge based on titles without telling me that you're just an attention seeker.
This is why I fucking love costco
Costco the shit
But i hate going to costco. Gotta get in line to find parking, line to get in, line to shop, line to purchase, line to walk out and line to get out of the parking lot.
Don’t forget line to get gas
Should hit it with a torch. That crust does not look great on camera.
I want to watch you torch your A5 wagyu. Have you ever seen ice melt?
It’s not horrible
@@swiggityswooty6731so should I be the one to tell you it’s not wagyu lol
@@Devil_Dog_Ultra If you're right, you should sue Costco for false advertising and tell me how it went. Should I trust an internet stranger like you or Costco?
@@xijinpig7978 *dog Wagyu 😂
To broke to buy meat I’ll probably fuck up😭
It will be a very long time until i can get it again, the price tag was brutal! 😢
No this nack fuct it up
Sous vide doesn't require any cooking skills, Literally just place the meat in a ziploc with all the air pushed out or a vacuum-sealed bag, get the water up to temp, set a timer and walk away.
@@kabob21 Damn really? It looks WAY more complicated but…Who knows maybe I can try it sometimes:) Thanks for boosting my confidence in not fucking up the cooking LMAO
You'd have to be really good at cooking to know how to fuck up wagyu
You can tell he was disappointed lol
I bought an A5 Japanese real waygu steak from Sam's Club for $99, pretty much the same thing we see here -- To say I was excited for this was an understatement, but I was absolutely gutted to find out it tasted like crap lol I felt so confused and angry. I cooked it correctly, after watching hours of videos to practice it, I was dead on with the cook but it was rubbery and tasted like chewy gristle with a bacon-beef flavor. I gave the rest to my foodie coworker and he had the same experience. We're still haunted by the expectation-to-reality shock. Only two things that make sense is 1) we were sold fake A5, at a corporate level, or 2) we are both fake foodie wannabes with a crap palate.
@@jgizzy Not to say that you cooked it incorrectly, but watching videos does not equate to actual skill, so you likely did incorrectly cook it if you have never cooked steak before or just a few times. For instance, watching Michael Jordan play basketball may help your understanding and knowledge of the game, but your skill within it remains just as bad.
@@noah7624Cooking meat is pretty easy and yes watching videos does go a long way. Can't compare cooking vs sports. 1 requires many years of training and natural talent, the other in some circumstances, can be perfectly replicated because the ingredients and the time are the stars of the show, not you. I'm sure he did do it right because I've had Wagyu at a restaurant where obviously the chef knew how to prepare it and I was extremely disappointed with how it tasted vs its cost. It's one of those products where you are simply paying for the namesake, not the quality. Lots of people outside of the realm of youtube will tell you it isn't that great at all, and other cuts of meat are significantly better and cheaper.
@@noah7624 haha I didn't mean to suggest that I've never cooked steak before. What I was meaning to convey was that I watched many many videos on how to cook Japanese A5 wagyu.
Yeah that looked like trash , soivi uses special bags not zip locks AND wagyu is better slightly rare , waste of a beautiful steak 🥩
Buddy looks like a real life character drawing
I would have never guessed Costco sells wagyu, that is insane
Not very often though. I’ve seen it once.
I actually like this type of short, no screaming, no unnecessary video cut, no cringy editing, just straight forward
Thank you!
@8Yum well there's a bit of seasoning but he only use it after he cooked it, you can see three little plates there at the end of the video, when you eat meat that expensive, you don't need much seasoning
Amen. Like the stupid magnet fishing ones? They start every video screaming. I watched one and skip all the rest but they still come up...🤦♂️
@8Yum meat of this quality and fat content only needs salt which he did use at the end
Just placid Asian man narration. Love it. I get tired of histrionic, over the top content.
"Nice little hiss" 😂
That’s the face of someone who’s disappointed they didn’t cook the expensive steak good enough for it to be worth it 😂
It went from sous vide into a hot pan. If you got some tips let us know lol. Maybe a broiler, sure.
I havnt finish the video yet but I had to pause it when I heard you say nice little hisss. Nice
Nice!
Now let’s get this out on a tray
nice!
Nice
Steve reference ia pure gold. Instant sub.
You just copied the other guys comment, you unoriginal nerd
Thank you!
cringe
@@glorioustrump245 Great. Looks like saying cringe is cringe now...nice going.
@@GreghouseVanBouten congrats on just now coming out of the closet
If that's actual Japanese A5 Wagyu, you wouldn't get that much steak for $100. That has to be American Wagyu being sold as Japanese Wagyu.
Looks authentic from the marbling tho
You can even get it even cheaper by asking Guga's meat dealer about Wagyu A5 deckle that thing won't broke bank and you still get the experience of eating an A5 wagyu
That steve reference tho
He's the best
Dude shouting out mre Steve is legendary. Subbed
(stirs army mocha) decadent
You ruined a 100 dollar steak by being too lazy to let it thaw properly.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who stubbles upon the rabbit hole of MREs lol
Steve is the goat
It's been said once, it's been said a million times, but the steve1989mreinfo reference is just top tier respect for one of the greats. Subbed.
Thanks for the kind words and sub, Steve's the best!
Love the SteveMRE reference!
I thought to myself I would never pay....The best damn steak I ever ate in my life!
I’m picking up a half of a grass fed beef; packaged and ready to go for what you can buy 8 of those steaks for. It will feed my family for 6 months. The stake did look good though.
Did you mean to say half of a cow*? Lol
Honestly I'm not big on grass fed. Grass fed means leaner meat. Grain diet gets them that fat content.
Do u know what type of Wagyu😂
“The steak is too big we must cut it in half” *laughs in American*
its way too rich to eat a steak that big
You ain't lyin, bro, I'll take two of those for myself..
The fat will make you sick to your stomach and might need to add vegs or lemon between bites
@@jeriji6592 nah i could easily
@@HoesLoveCoCo you could eat it, but you would feel like shit trust me. i can eat a porterhouse, but i don't want to eat one of those. its just not enjoyable to eat that much.
With a cut like that, I use a torch to seat after sous vide. Save the cast iron for lesser cuts.
I bought one of these, would buy a few ribeyes before I ever bought another
Finally someone rounds up on the price instead of down, thank you!
Np, it drives me nuts!
Nice. Let's get this out on to a tray
Guga had me rolling 😂
I gotta say, I appreciate the nice Lil hiss quote. I love those MRE’S. 👍👍👍
Me too!
The Steve reference tho ❤
your voice is so calming! I like how you explain everything with no unnecessary yelling or annoyingly loud talking.
Aw thank you very much
The cast iron sear increased the internal temp and acted as a 2nd cook. A torch or open flame would have been hot enough to put a crust on without leaving the heat on so long that it recooks the steak. Or cooking it to a temp lower than your final target would have been an option too.
Not that deep
Joy is dying 🤣 @7:55
It’s warms my heart to see how many people actually get the Steve reference
my faith in mankind has been restored
Homage to Steve is awesome hahaha
I bought one for $43 @ Costco with store credit upon getting my card. Very good indeed. Used it for two different meals.
The Steve mre reference 👌 worth a sub
Nice hiss!
"I know it doesnt look that good right now, but watch this" *insane electric guitar music*
You snapped so hard with that Steve reference
You could definitely go with the whole steak. Depending on how much you can eat. But don’t be afraid to eat the whole thing
Nah... theres A LOT of fat in that steak. I dont think people realize how filling it actually is.
@@penteractgaming I’ve eaten plenty of it. I do agree, it all depends on who’s eating it. I eat a lot, and love eating it as a normal American style steak. I lived in Japan for 4 years and would always go to the local butcher to get A5, but I don’t disagree, it is very filling compared to a normal steak.
Haha, loved the peel on the thermometer you included for us. Beautifully done! I dont know if i will ever be able to justify forking over $100 for a single steak 😂
Ill just happily live it vicariously though your video. Great job!
Thank you Ace 🫶🫶I'll be saving the rest for a verrrrry long time
The best steak ever.
Steve1989mreinfo reference was... Nice! 😁
Nice hiss!
At my Costco they had ribeye and it was $25 off at checkout.
steve reference got me surprised
"oh... Nice hiss" lol
I work in one of the refrigerated depots that receives these, it's always really cool because I get to fill out paperwork for the receiving of it, but it's only 36 cases, but those 36 cases each have ten steaks, so roughly 36 grand
😲 wow
Thats hideous. Wasteful affluence will doom us all.
@@AnyMotoUSA let a guy who wants a 100 dollar steak have his steak on a friday night lmao it's not that deep
@@ToadStool125 and if a man had a better way to spend his money he could change the world
Let me know when you're working next. I'll meet you outside the loading bay with a brown envelope!
One hundred buck? That is my whole week of grocery!
By throwing in that SteveMRE reference, you have distinguished yourself as a fine gentleman among all the cooking shorts. Here, have these likes out unto a tray!
Nice!
my dude knows his guga steak pretty well
Team Guga!
When they want to get rid of them after a while, they mark each one 40 bucks off.
Whaaaaa really? I'll have to keep an eye out!
No way.
I got them 30% off at my local Costco. I bought 5 of them.
I've been to costco, never seen these there/ where do they sell them?
I bought an entire A5 rib roast last year, cut it up and gave it out as presents, ate a few and sold the rest. It was absolutely magnificent meat. Not a single complaint!
Guga reference is gold, nice
Let's do eet
Guga and Steve would be proud
I hope so!
My heart cried when you said the words sous vide and wagyu together. All those amazing fats and flavors just gone in that vacuum bag.
In addition to this, sea salt for such a rich piece of meat that needs absolutely nothing to aid it. A side of plain unsalted white rice and this are a hit.
@@FGLBeastyou do realize that a sous vide consistently cooks a meat at a certain temp making it easier to perfectly cook the meat
Dang, who knew Costco had a waygu department?
Its funny people in Japanese like American steak while America pays alot for Japanese steak.
That’s so true. I was stationed in Japan & experienced it firsthand. Japanese steaks are just so damn good & taste different enough from US steaks that it makes them more desirable to Americans used to eating top of the line US beef. On the flip side they thirst for our top shelf steaks so I can see why they like them so much. The best steak I’ve ever had in my life was at a steak house in Austin Texas when I was visiting family but Japanese steaks are just as good. I’d put Korea at #3 & no other country I’ve been come close to those 3. Obviously Europe has high quality steak but to my tastebuds they lack the richness of the other 3.
most japanese have positive opinion on american steak but overall they prefer A5 wagyu if they can afford it. yes, its just as expensive especially the miyazaki ones.
Love the shout out to guga but I've only had waygu black Angus hybrid so how rich was it?
Thanks for noticing the Guga pic! I'm surprised at how few people have commented on it. He's the best!
It's incredibly rich!
First time I’ve seen anyone actually cook a wagyu steak
I’m impressed that it wasn’t a bit more expensive. I ordered the same cut of steak from Japan but I ordered 2, and it was a little more than double what you pay here. Doesn’t bother me but I am curious as to if they’ve gotten cheaper recently overall.
Same here! I was told they get this in bulk (36 steaks in a box and 10 boxes at a time) and get a wholesale discount. Someone in the comments mentioned that in some low volume stores where they can't move the product, they'll discount it down another $40! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for that
Where did you order yours from? I'd love to do a comparison if it's available
They aren't cheaper from Japan - Costco cut some sort of deal and/or is selling them at a loss. It is legit Wagyu though, per the certification from Japan.
The Steve reference… amazing
The mre guy! Lmao
Never be in a hurry to thaw meat out. Put it in the fridge and give it the time it needs. The ice crystals will pop and turn it mushy rather than tender. So much money for a stake and you turbothawed it 😢
My dad would shoot me for spending a $100 on a piece of fat. 😂
Let's get this out on a tray❤❤❤
Nice!
135 degrees is insane for a normal steak. To treat wagyu like this is unforgivable. 124 degrees my dude...
Worrying so much about another man’s food get a life
@@harrybrown1745 "Worrying so much"
What lead you to that (incorrect) conclusion, little fella?
What is worse "worrying" about the content of the video, or "worrying" about the comment section?
Go get yourself a juice box & ponder that one for awhile, ya hypocritical child lmaoo
“Medium rare edge to edge” *has a grey band*
Steve reference always brings a smile
Hell yeah, imma have to try this. I could spare 100 bucks for this
Imma? You're broke and uneducated. Save your money kid.
No way thats reals A5 xD
But it looks amazing still, i would STILL pay that for it!!
If i hit the lottery...there willbe signs 😂
I love that MRE reference
I don't know why people have to specify sea salt...it's the most abundant table salt. I'd be more impressed if they said rock salt.
Because sea salt is typically less processed/purified than "regular" salt
Table salt and sea salt are 2 different salts... That's why they are specific
“I know it doesn’t look that good right now, but watch this”
ITS RAWWW
Last week, I bought my first A-5 wagyu. When I was at work my brother came over because he was going to prep some food for a party. He decided to use my wagyu and made it *WELL DONE* I was livid when I got home.
Nooooooooooooooo
Even at well done, unless he REALLY (almost on purpose) overcooked it, it should still taste better than typical beef.
@@UNSF yeah I've had well done A5....its not as good as medium rare A5 but still tastes great. Id take well done A5 over medium rare prime any day
If I ever strike it big, I'm treating my whole family to a wagyu steak each.
W future!
Lets get this out onto a tray.
Seeing Steve pop up in here made me happy because he's such an obscure reference 😂
Guga would be proud!!
They finally had it again at my costco so I bought one on Friday
How was it? I want to try it too but I’m broke😭
Steve MRE reference and a soothing voice. I love you, mang.
bro if you’re going to be reviewing food on camera, you NEED to be descriptive. “so it’s so goooood” yes but HOW?! WHY?! explain the texture, the bite, the mouth feel, the flavors, the aroma.. “it’s so good” literally gives ZERO information besides the fact that it tasted “so good” to YOU.
that’s a fine description when you’re eating with friends, but if you’re purpose is to review food, record it, and broadcast it online, you absolutely need to explain exactly what you’re experiencing.
Beautiful steak! I heard that wagyu is super tasty cooked medium, because it allows the fat to melt a little more. Would you consider cooking the other side this way?
Yup, that’s how Wagyu should be cooked. It’s a common mistake for people who have never had Wagyu to cook it like a normal steak. It’s actually MORE tender when cooked medium than medium rare due to the high fat content
That's super interesting, when I did the wagyu slice test for different temps, the medium and medium well we're surprisingly really good!
@@photogami awesome news!
@@yelnatsch517 Medium-rare is about 130f. A medium-rare wagyu A5+ is cooked at 135f, so he got it right.
I didn’t realize Costco sold these kinds of ingredients 💀
Theres some real gems!
Ive also seen saffron there
Costco never disappoints
Costco doesn't sell the same thing every time, that's why there are fanpages that alert people when cool items hit a specific group of costco's.
@@yunggoosbumps215 man but if only they’d catch up with everyone and sell crawfish all the time. I’m tired of waiting on Safeway 😂
You had me at “nice little his”.
Now let’s get this out onto a tray… nice😂
Ah, a man of culture I see.
I didn’t know you could buy wagyu at Costco like that… next time my mom goes I’ll have to go with her.
Yea give the video games a rest and ride passenger with her so she can buy you a steak you will probably wash down with a Mountain Dew and your ps4 headset on lol 😂
Steve mre reference deserves a sub
(flameless ration heater steaming away)
Thaw with cold water. The high temp is what ruined it.
You get a like for shouting out steve1989
Decadent
Nice hiss 😂
Steve MRE 😂😂😂
100% worth it, got a $87 ribeye the other day and boy was is delicious!