OT: Heinz 57 or A1?

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VeryBigDawg
Georgia
Heinz 57

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shadowcat
10 years ago
I only use Heinz 57 on chicken fried steak. Never use A1 for anything.
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londonguy
10 years ago
Neither. Sometimes have Worcestershire Sauce on steak, can you guys get it over there?
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Papi_Chulo
10 years ago
A1
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shadowcat
10 years ago
Londonguy - Of course we do. You can't make a Bloody Mary without it. :)
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ime
10 years ago
Trick question, never put that stuff on a steak!
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georgmicrodong
10 years ago
Sacrilege! Neither! If your steak needs either, you're doing it wrong.
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jerikson40
10 years ago
Wow. Excellent topic.
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ATACdawg
10 years ago
57 for me unless it's flank steak, in which case I prefer chimichurri.
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Club_Goer_Seattle
10 years ago
As for Worcestershire sauce, some people who can't pronounce it will sometimes refer to it as,
"What's-this-here" sauce.
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mikeya02
10 years ago
Heinz 57 is the best. Hot french fries need it. I have used it on common sirloin steak.
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motorhead
10 years ago
I used to use 57. Liked the taste.

But don't use anything in anymore. what GMD said
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mikeya02
10 years ago
Disregard my post. I was thinking of ketchup. I forgot Heinz 57 was a sauce.
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ATACdawg
10 years ago
"...Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes,
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer,
Good God Almighty, which way do I steer!"

Jimmy Buffett, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"

Someone had to do the pop culture reference!
;-)
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rattdog
10 years ago
burgers with A1 is pretty good.
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farmerart
10 years ago
Too much sugar in either one of those for me.

Lea & Perrin's is acceptable; the tamarind works well with meat. Better yet as a condiment is sharp mustard made from Colman's or Keen's mustard powder.
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rickdugan
10 years ago
A good steak should need neither. During those rare times when I will eat a London Broil or some other lower end steak, or when I order a good steak just to receive a crappy piece of meat, I like A1.
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crazyjoe
10 years ago
I prefer a good grassfed steak
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PhantomGeek
10 years ago
Ketchup. Always ketchup.
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motorhead
10 years ago
A1 was invented in England in the 1820's. Saucee and spices were used to cover up the taste (and smell) of rancid, spoiled meat. Yum.
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DandyDan
10 years ago
I like A1 for steak, regardless of what kind it is, but Heinz 57 has its uses.
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zipman68
10 years ago
If I've learned anything from South Park it is that Worcestershire sauce causes zombism when used as embalming fluid. I presume the same is true for A1 but I doubt that it is true for Heinz 57.

I dig zombies so my answer is A1.
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londonguy
10 years ago
The correct pronunciation is wusstersha sauce, The 'O' is not pronounced.

It doesn't have the same taste it did before Heinz bought Lea and Perrins and fucked up the ingredients. Just like Cadburys chocolate changed after Kraft purchased Cadburys. Sacrilege.

As for A1 being invented in England, never knew that.
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motorhead
10 years ago
The original sauce upon which A1 is based was created by the Chef to King George IV

(If you can believe the Internet)

If I could make money at it - I would reinvent my career as a food anthropologist.


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VeryBigDawg
10 years ago
I am learning so much from this thread. And for good quality steak, neither is the right answer.
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shailynn
10 years ago
If I'm having a steak with the peasants like jerikson at outback or Applebee's I need a1. If I'm having a steak with LMN at capital grill, then I need nothing.

If I'm having a steak at my house then I probably burned it and I'm having a turkey sandwich instead, no sauce needed.
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lopaw
10 years ago
Sriracha.
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ilbbaicnl
10 years ago
I'm white but not white enough for this thread.
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VeryBigDawg
10 years ago
"A1 was created by the Chef to King George IV" - WOW!
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