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