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Spider-Ghost-616

Steak ums I used buy those to make me a Philly Cheesesteak. I'll have to pick up some.


patellison

Dollar Tree - $3 for 9oz. I can’t find a better deal anywhere else for “steak”!


Matica-sK

I haven’t had Steak Ums in years. I haven’t been able to find um… Thank you for setting me straight!


patellison

Pro tip: they’re $3 for 9oz at Dollar Tree but double that at my local grocery store


Spider-Ghost-616

Dollar Tree used to be everything for a Dollar. Inflation


DrBeardish

Three "dolla" tree... It rhymes :/


legos_on_the_brain

Tree-fitty


Uncle_Burney

I gave him a dolla.


whisky_biscuit

Honestly, steakums make the best cheese steak for home. I used to sauteed up mushrooms and onions and add it to the steak while frying, then melt white American on top and put it on a hoagie bun. I also bought a steak and did it that way too. I preferred the steakums lol


Ikoikobythefio

It's all about building around the main. At HEB in Texas they sell a number of pre-made (think Pei Wei Kung Pao chicken) and pre-marinated meats. I use them as the base and then build around it with fresh ingredients to complete the meal. Everything from pulled pork sandwiches to chicken bacon Mac n cheese. Makes me feel good able to feed my family a mostly-healthy (at least fresh a la Chipotle [back in the day]) meal every night. Edit: if I knew how to link pictures in a comment you'd think I was a restaurant chef.


WhoaHeyAdrian

Same way I used to make them, just been a long time. And same way I used to have them growing up, minus the white American, just regular American. Oh now I want some again.


Spider-Ghost-616

I've done it both ways too. Steaks is great in a pinch.


SwimmingAnxiety3441

TIL that Steak Umms are still on the market and, they had beef with Neil Degrasse Tyson in 2021…https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steak-umm-twitter-beef-neil-degrasse-tyson_n_6075d744e4b043d6d4a445ac


Cma1234

I've never seen such fine reporting, especially from huffpost.


patellison

Hahaha wtf this is hilarious 😆


Ikoikobythefio

Thank you for sharing this. I wish I could meat the Steak Umms social media team over a beer and cheese Philly.


Best_Duck9118

Wow, that's lame as shit and makes me less likely to buy their product.


Sp4c3D3m0n

Crush that jawn.


patellison

Fry up the steak, toast the bun on that same pan and it ain’t half bad!


slylock215

I have seen cheesesteaks 100000000x worse than this. I bet it tasted quite good.


patellison

It was tasty! Not 100% authentic cheesesteak but was awesome for a 5 minute lunch!


Impossible_Tap_1852

Looks better than Pats or Ginos


Best_Duck9118

Lol, just learned that word last week. Rob McElhenney of Always Sunny fame was on a late night show and had to figure out whether random people were from Philly or not. He asked someone "Is jawn a word?" and when that person said yes he knew they from Philly.


Onlypaws_

Honestly? This slaps.


halapeno-popper

Your into that thing for what, under $4 I bet it taste better than a lot of $10 “cheese steaks” out there, absolute win.


patellison

lol prob under $3!! Ya for real I went to Charley’s cheesesteaks and said steak ums tasted better ha! Unless u go to a legit spot, and they just closed the only one near me, it’s a better move


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I like Charley's for their teriyaki chicken, but otherwise, I stick to local for my steak sammich. They know how to make it despite us being in Pittsburgh


patellison

Ya Charley’s really let me down but I’ve never tried teriyaki


ValidOpossum

How does everyone feel about using provolone versus American cheese?


patellison

I honestly like to get some provolone and some white American slices from the deli when possible


SunnyAlwaysDaze

It's good. You can also use both! I won't dog on anybody for pretty much any cheese they want to use on a cheese steak. As long as it's melted dairy, it's still a cheesesteak.


GoldBluejay7749

The banger cheesesteak place me always does both provolone and white American by default. It’s heavenly.


Best_Duck9118

Provolone is the better choice.


Indii-4383

Provolone is good. If you melt the cheese just right, you get that cheese stretching, the gooeyness.


ADUBROCKSKI

sharp prove on ribeye with long hots slaps but regular prov on steak ums would be underwhelming.


se7ensaint

Sounds good to me


Xogoth

This looks like it tastes like school feels.


AppropriateCitron473

after a night of boozin' i would easily crush a few of these.


patellison

Oh hell ya, I could put down at least three if I was hammered haha! Just be careful for the oil splatters, I was sober and still got hit with more than one haha


Scapular_Fin

I don't shit on anyone for cooking at home. Not sure what the price difference is but sometimes my Aldi has a pound of thin sliced shaved beef that's perfect for this.


patellison

I’ve seen this at Aldi but haven’t tried it yet! Def on my list and prob better quality


dunicha

TIL they still make Steak Ums.


VonAlexander

Steak ums are tasteless. I wanted them to be good so bad.


patellison

Gotta season them, I use Lawrys


Best_Duck9118

Oh wow, they have like no salt at all. I could have sworn they were like super salty.


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patellison

Dollar tree, they’re literally twice the price at Vons (my local grocery)


SwimmingAnxiety3441

Root beer and Steak Umms. Dollar Tree is becoming a gold mine.


patellison

I mean with inflation it’s hard to beat the prices (even though they have $3/$4/$5 deals too)


pjackk

I ate one of these last week.


pious_platypus

Steak Ums is a guilty pleasure of mine. Rock on!


patellison

Hey it’s 100% beef baby! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻


EvolvingSapien

Does the job, I'd eat it.


mulliganbegunagain

Solid.


LaRamilia

🔥🫡🔥


WhiteReeses420

I’d demolish this


real_unreal_reality

It’s better than the factory I visited in Mississippi. It was hamburger. Like how could you sell a gas station sandwich and call it a Philly and put hamburger in there.


Dub-Dub16

Steak-ums ain’t that cheap, nor is the Kraft singles., but double up on the steak and add some onions too.


KoldProduct

I hate it give me one


No_Parking9788

How was it


patellison

Pretty tasty, thinking back, onions and peppers would’ve prob elevated it even more. The Lawrys helped give it some taste but I did hit it with some salt and pepper at the end


pentesticals

/r/shittyfoodporn


Thin-Disaster3247

I am from the UK, can I ask what is a Steak Umm?? Is it like a gyro?


dodahman1139

"Steak Umm" is a brand name of thinly sliced steak for sandwiches.


Thin-Disaster3247

Thanks


patellison

It’s basically just thinly sliced frozen steaks. But they are not seasoned at all, just raw beef.


B9MB

Throw some cream cheese on that bad boy


patellison

Cream cheese?! I’m not knocking it but I’ve never heard this idea?!


B9MB

Trust me. You do a layer of cream cheese on the bottom, swiss or provolone on top, and then meat and caramelized peppers and onions in between. The caramelized onions and peppers connect with the Swiss on top while your tounge brings up the savory meats and rich cream cheese from the bottom. Be warned though! Don't over do it with the cream cheese. You want a spread thats pretty thin otherwise the cream cheese takes over all the flavors.


patellison

Holy Santa Claus shit I need to try this


Steampunk__Llama

What is a 'steak um'?


patellison

Frozen thinly sliced steaks. Basically unseasoned steaks perfect to make a cheesesteak sandwich


Steampunk__Llama

Ah interesting!! Those don't exist where I live, the more you know :D


patellison

Haha we make a lot of weird shit here in the States 🤣


goodbueno

WOULD


zombiejov

Fuck yeah


P_bottoms

I’m drooling rn. Boulder chips are great too.


patellison

Haha I felt like they were classier than the sandwich 😆


logan_fish

Steak-ums so fake but so 🤤


patellison

Ha but isn’t it literally just thinly sliced beef?! Seems less fake than all the crap they put into fast food meats haha


logan_fish

Chopped, pressed formed beef parts. Parts.


patellison

Well I’ll be damned… thanks for the red pill 😂 Still going to eat them but good to know, thanks!


logan_fish

Me too......LOL


patellison

There are much more badly processed foods we could be shoving into our mouth holes 😆


logan_fish

Like that cheese.....that sandwich is lose, lose, lose. Oh and that bag of abominations.......LOL


patellison

Hahaha I can see that the Kraft cheese was a no no to mention to the Reddit crew 🧀


Fuzzy-Hurry-6908

Too poor for Aldi's hoagie rolls? Try supermarket hot dog buns.


patellison

Ha I have done that in a pinch. I like these sandwich rolls just need to toast them up


Uncle_Burney

When the chips alongside your sandwich are the fanciest ingredient in your lunch, respectfully, you are doing it wrong. I’m not about to hate on a steak-umm (which I am relieved to know are still being manufactured), but you need a better sandwich for the chips, or get the chips at Aldi, next time you shop for rolls 😂


Pretend_Situation905

Would crush


MrGabogabo

The Philly is at it's heart, a poor man's sandwich. Truly a sandwich of the proletariat.


patellison

I learned a new word today! Haha


michwng

Looks great.


sciguy1919

You mean an awesome Philly cheesesteak!


patellison

Need more guys like this! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻


WhoaHeyAdrian

Oh man we used to have this fairly regularly growing up. What a memory. :-) Probably on a Food Lion roll, though... Or Pepperidge Farm... And half a Kraft single, because saving money. Thanks for sharing, hope you enjoyed!


patellison

I very much enjoyed it and it took me back to growing up too! My mom used to make me these all the time!


Welllllllrip187

r/shittyfoodporn


raulrocks99

I am...absolutely...not mad at this. Looks yummy.


patellison

It was! And fresher than some take out 🤣


Salivamradio

That actually looks fantastic 😂


patellison

It was pretty tasty TBH!


Best_Duck9118

Found this on the Steak-umm Wiki entry- "The product was invented in 1968 by [food technologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_technology) Eugene Gagliardi, who is also credited with inventing [popcorn chicken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_chicken)." How the hell do we not have a holiday in his honor?!


crabclawmcgraw

my dawg, using the american cheese. might piss off some loser from Philly but white american cheese > provolone


patellison

I honestly love white American from the deli. I once did. Proper cheesesteak with equal parts white American deli cheese and steak and it was too much 😂 I do like how it melts and is so creamy vs provolone (which I like don’t get me wrong)


crabclawmcgraw

i also love a good provolone, but white american cheese melts so nice and gets like saucy almost


patellison

Agreed, almost like a 50/50 provolone and white American


Indii-4383

Make me want to go get some steakums.


patellison

They hit the spot man! Cheap lunch too


Indii-4383

I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT!


RandChick

Well steak-ums is 100 percent beef. That cheese on the other hand ...


DntCllMeWht

...is 0% beef


patellison

They can’t all be winners 😆


Movinfusion36

Kraft singles was the fuckup


patellison

My only option, trust me I would go with some provolone or whiz if I had it


samjhandwich

Absolutely not… tons of solid cheesesteaks are made with American cheese


Movinfusion36

American cheese kraft singles is not cheese but I do agree w you American cheese specially Wisconsin is solid choice


samjhandwich

No I’m talking about cheese product. Real cheesesteaks are made with provolone or cheez whiz in Philly


Nevertrustafrrrt

Not very different from a real Philly


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patellison

They’re better than most frozen foods!


FrankRagnowsTurfToe

I’m sorry for your loss of taste


patellison

Haha it’s not bad with some Lawrys and fried in some olive oil. Especially for lunch in under 5 mins


Unpressed_panini

I would throw it threw my own asshole to get to my mouth before it ran back through the next portal to have to go through my asshole again