High steaks: Does the Aldi, Coles or Woolies cut pass the taste test?

As grocery prices soar, not least for meat, is it worth buying a supermarket steak? We put the offerings from the three supermarket giants to the test.

As grocery prices sour many Sydney shoppers are choosing to cut back on red meat in their grocery shop.

But if you do still want to buy a decent supermarket steak, which is the best one to go for?

The Daily Telegraph asked chef Jamie Gannon to weigh in on the offerings from the three supermarket giants to see which one is offer customers the best quality steak.

Gannon is the Executive Chef at Laundy Hotel’s Group and in the past has worked with industry heavyweights like Colin Fassnidge, Steve Davidson, and Manu Feildel.

Gannon cooked porterhouse steaks from Woolworths, Coles and Aldi on the grill at Arturo’s at the Woolly Bay Hotel.

Chef Jamie Gannon, taste-tests the supermarket steaks, at Woolly Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo. Picture: Picture: Justin Lloyd.

So which one passed the pub test? It’s the offering from Coles.

Gannon said the 300g steak, which costs roughly $8.50 a served, cooked “more evenly and has a lot more flavour and a lot more tender.”

The supermarket steaks hit the grill at the Woolly Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

While Canstar has given German supermarket Aldi the award for best steak the past five years in succession, Gannon said their 200g porterhouse steak was “tender but not much flavour.”

However at roughly $4.50 a serve, it’s by far the cheapest offering.

At $9 a serve, the 300g from Woolworths was also tender however Gannon commented on it’s lack of flavour.

When it comes to cooking a steak, Gannon said the secret is to take the steak out of the fridge and allow it to warm up to room temperature before cooking.

“It’s like a muscle so if it’s cold it contracts and gets too tough,” he said.

“I only ever turn the steak four times to try to get that cross pattern and then once you take it off, always let it rest for three to four minutes.”

In May, News Corp Australia interviewed shoppers across Sydney about their groceries with several revealing they can no longer afford to eat fresh fruit, vegetables, or red meat.