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"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
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> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > RobertE wrote:
> >
> >>Many years ago when visiting the US I was introduced to something called
> >>sizzle steaks. They were a commercial meat product. As I remember them,

they
> >>were a sort of a patty made not from ground meat but from several layers

of
> >>very thinly sliced beef. I think there may have been a thin layer of

some
> >>sort of stuffing between the layers of meat, but I'm not positive about
> >>that. I think there were perhaps four sizzle steaks packaged and
> >>shrink-wrapped on a styrofoam tray.
> >>
> >>My question is this: Does anyone else know of this product and if so,

can
> >>you explain just what they were?

> >
> > I'm assuming you're talking about Steak Umms or the like. They are
> > ground meat that is formed into what you saw. Often used for
> > homemade Philly cheese steaks. You find them in the freezer section.

>
> They're technically called "chopped and formed" steaks.
>
> You can also get thin slices of solid-muscle, top round, rectangle-cut
> and stacked like that. Restaurants use them for sandwiches.
>
> Pastorio



<asking for clarification here> Budd's puts out a 'chopped and formed'
(sort-of) meat. Uusally it is called pastrami or turkey or corned beef. They
are about 89 cents each at the supermarket. But I don't think that what the
OP was asking about.