Thread Number: 63998
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Cube Steak Machine |
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Post# 865792   2/6/2016 at 09:09 (2,972 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas)   |   | |
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Has anyone ever seen one of these? I thought it was pretty neat so I bought it. Probably made in the early 1930s by the Cube Steak Machine Co. It is 14 inches wide, 21 inches long, and weighs 60 lbs.
You place a round steak on a platen under the slotted blade guide and pull the handle to run the blades across the meat. The platen turns 1/4 turn with each pass. Unfortunately, it is missing the platen and the turning mechanism. I can easily make a platen but will have to turn it manually, not a problem since I am not a commercial butcher shop and therefore won't use this a lot. |
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Post# 865819 , Reply# 2   2/6/2016 at 13:29 (2,972 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 865829 , Reply# 3   2/6/2016 at 15:03 (2,972 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 865836 , Reply# 5   2/6/2016 at 17:05 (2,972 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 865839 , Reply# 6   2/6/2016 at 17:20 (2,972 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Truer words have not been spoken. The cube steaks I know (more like remember because I haven't seen them in the butcher case in decades) look like hamburger patties with a pat of butter on top. They were never served in our household growing up. They've always struck me as a food you didn't admit to eating or liking.
I recently bought some veal cube steaks without realizing what they were. I wasn't wearing my glasses, and they didn't have the tell-tale pat of butter. They've been in the freezer ever since because I don't know what to do with them. And then there's the whole question of why veal would need to be cubed.
Eddie, how about educating those of us who are unfamiliar on the merits of cubing steak and how best to prepare them?
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Post# 865850 , Reply# 7   2/6/2016 at 18:23 (2,972 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I haven't seen cubed veal patties in a store in at least 30 years! My family used to make Veal Parmesan with veal patties. It was delicious! First dredge the thawed veal patties in flour, then beaten eggs, next in Italian Seasoned bread crumbs, with grated Parm Cheese mixed in (use as much as you like, or leave out if you don't like it). Now fry the patties in oil, (enough to give about 1/8" to 1/4" ) until golden brown. Place the veal in a baking dish, cover lightly with your favorite Marinara Sauce, and place a slice of Mozzarella cheese on each veal pattie. Bake in a 350 F oven for 20 to 30 mins. to heat through and melt cheese. If I found these veal patties in a store I'd make this in a hot second.
As for cube steak, my family never ate those preformed beef patties with the pat of butter either. We did however eat a lot of cube steak, but the real deal. I like them either dredged in seasoned flour and fried until browned well, (my Grandma used bacon grease, and it was very tasty, but I wouldn't do that now). I like to eat them with A-1 Sauce or ketchup. Or I make Swiss Steak with cube steak, also something I and my husband really like. Eddie |
Post# 865859 , Reply# 9   2/6/2016 at 19:09 (2,972 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 865863 , Reply# 10   2/6/2016 at 19:18 (2,972 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Actually Ralph, when ever I've made this dish I would just make the sauce in the frying pan after I finished frying the veal. So I don't know why you couldn't use your Corningware skillet to bake the dish too. Just drain out the oil well first. Or you could make your sauce in the Corningware, take out all but a thin coating, add the veal back into the pan, ect. I always look to save time, why make things more difficult than they need to be? Most cooking shows on TV drive me crazy, because they use WAY more bowls, pans, ect than are necessary. Work smarter, not harder, after all who's going to have to wash all this stuff!
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Post# 865881 , Reply# 11   2/6/2016 at 21:44 (2,972 days old) by Kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 866042 , Reply# 12   2/7/2016 at 21:31 (2,971 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 866064 , Reply# 13   2/8/2016 at 01:15 (2,971 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 866188 , Reply# 14   2/8/2016 at 16:27 (2,970 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass)   |   | |
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We found one at Brimfield maybe 4-5 years ago and for $5 I couldn't pass it up. It was slightly different, but the same era with the same color. Never did do anything with it other than have it hang around then put it in the yard sale a couple years or so later!! Chuck |
Post# 1055505 , Reply# 17   12/25/2019 at 11:31 (1,554 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas)   |   | |
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An update on this: I decided making the missing parts was too difficult. After waiting a few years another one of these of the same style came up on ebay. It was complete so I bought it. The enamel on it wasn't as nice as the one I already had and one of the brass tags was missing so I moved the platten and rotator mechanism over to the better unit. Here are some pics and a youtube video:
CLICK HERE TO GO TO 58limited's LINK |
Post# 1055540 , Reply# 18   12/25/2019 at 18:07 (1,554 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Nice demo. I'll bet with some experience you could crank those things out all day long.
For me, it would get even less use than the bread baker that Dave had to have some 15 or more years ago, which is long gone now.
At this point I'm fairly certain that cubing steak has become a regional thing. Like Eddie stated above, you just don't see cube steak in grocery store cases or butcher counters around here. |
Post# 1055541 , Reply# 19   12/25/2019 at 18:40 (1,554 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1055614 , Reply# 20   12/26/2019 at 11:29 (1,553 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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an electric one that supermarkets use. If your finger gets too vlose to the cutters, it stops when you do. |
Post# 1055667 , Reply# 21   12/26/2019 at 20:42 (1,553 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas)   |   | |
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