Best Mail Order Steak Gifts 

There has never been a better selection of high-quality steaks online that can be delivered from the top butchers across the country. Whether you are shopping for steak gifts, or wanting to enjoy steak house-quality prime, dry aged steaks at home, we are confident that literally any steak from the list below could proudly be served at the world’s finest steak houses.

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Why Prime Dry Aged Steaks Are So Special

Of all the beef produced in the US, less than 2% is certified as USDA Prime. As a result you’re typically not going to find USDA Prime in your local grocery store because of its limited supply, and the fact that it is gobbled up by fine meat purveyors and the upscale hospitality industry.

All steaks are USDA inspected, but it is important you pay attention to the grade. If you’re shopping for prime-graded beef you want to see the full description “USDA Prime” associated with your cut of beef, otherwise you might be tricked by a cleverly worded “in-house” rating system using words like “USDA Top Grade Meat” that makes you think you are buying a prime grade of beef (with the accompanying high price) when in fact you’re not. In order of quality, there is the coveted USDA Prime, followed by USDA Choice which you’ll find available in grocery stores, and finally USDA Select, the lowest priced offering.

Your next decision comes when deciding on your preferred aging process. Aging beef is a process to naturally tenderize the meat. Done well it concentrates the beef flavor resulting in a taste profile that will make you wonder why you’ve been satisfied with the wan, watery flavors of beef your local grocery options have helped you grow accustomed to.

Dry Aged or Wet Aged Steak?

Beef is either wet or dry aged. Wet aged beef takes advantage of vacuum-sealed packaging. Once sealed, the beef ages from 5 to 28 days in its own juices in a refrigerated environment. This allows the beef’s natural enzymes to tenderize the beef.

If you are buying (okay, investing) in a USDA Prime cut of beef, dry aging is what you want. First, only the highest grades of meat can be dry aged because the process requires meat derived from younger cattle with a large, evenly distributed fat content known as marbling.

The dry aging process involves hanging beef to dry in a humidity-controlled room with a temperature held at just slightly above freezing usually for 21 to 28 days. But now top chefs are demanding even longer aging times, some stretching into months.

During this process, the beef shrinks as it loses moisture, while its natural enzymes get busy breaking down the connective tissue. This controlled decomposition both tenderizes the beef and intensifies its flavor. By the time the beef has been properly aged, it has developed a beef jerky like outer crust that will be trimmed away before cooking. And therein lies the expense.

As Bon Appétit explains, “It takes almost twice the original amount of meat to ‘make’ a dry-aged steak. Add up the cost of labor, rent, and energy it takes to age the beef, and a $7-per-pound piece of wet-aged beef now costs $15 per; double or triple that after a retail or restaurant markup.”

So when you are paying $30 to $50 per pound for a cut of dry aged beef, remember, you’re paying for time and expertise, for an intensified flavor, for the “like buttuh!” texture and tenderness of every bite, and for a special dining experience. Here is where you can buy that experience online:

Pat LaFrieda Steaks

Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, a Brooklyn-based family-owned company, has been producing savory, prime aged steaks since 1922. LaFrieda supplies beef to the finest restaurants in the country, and now you can have the same restaurant-quality, 100% hormone and antibiotic-free beef delivered to your front door.

The Pat LaFrieda website allows you to select your desired cut of steak as well as your preferred aging options: Fresh, 30, 45 or 60 day dry aging. It is a true luxury to be able to purchase expertly aged beef online. You’ll know you are enjoying the best steak house quality beef from your very first bite.

Steak Gift package selections: Yes

Gift certificate: Yes

Shipping: Meat is never frozen, and is therefore shipped Next Day Air with packaging designed for at least 48 hours of transit in case of delays.

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DeBragga Steaks and Meat 

Japanese Miyazaki Wagyu Filet Mignon Kobe Beef Style

DeBragga and Spitler was founded in New York City in the early 1920s, and has been supplying the best restaurants in New York and across the country ever since.

With nearly a century of dry-aging know-how behind them, DeBragga’s prime dry aged beef cuts are aged 30 days or more in one of the largest dry-aging facilities in the country. Beef from DeBragga is simply among the finest you can buy. The online selection is excellent—Filet Mignon, Ribeye, T-Bone, Porterhouse, Rib Steaks, New York Strip, standing prime rib roasts and more.

Still not sure what you want? Browse the grassfed, grain fed, Wagyu or Angus options. You won’t leave the website without finding exactly what you’re craving for.

Gift certificate: Yes

Shipping: FedEx standard overnight

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Chicago Steak Company has the largest dry aging facility in the world, with master butchers who have generations of experience selecting and hand cutting beef. Their supply partner, Meats by Linz, was founded as a small, family-run, neighborhood butcher shop in 1963, Meats by Linz has grown to now run the Heritage Angus Program dedicated to producing the most consistently marbled Angus beef in the world.

The online steak gift selection is comprehensive, and includes surf and turf options. Choose your favorite cuts among the wet aged, dry aged, Wagyu and Angus selections. They have also established a Chicago Steak Company storefront on Amazon which makes ordering even easier.

Steak Gift Certificates: Yes

Steak and Beef Gift Packages: Yes

Corporate Gifts: Yes

Promo Codes:  They run them often, listed right on their home page

Shipping: Ships frozen, arrives partially thawed. Standard shipping, express delivery, and USPS standard overnight available. 

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USDA Prime Steak Filet/Strip Combo

Allen Brothers has been serving the highest grade of USDA prime meat, the top 2% of all beef, since 1893. All of their products are hand-cut by skilled butchers and wet or dry-aged to perfection, producing their distinct Allen Brothers flavor.

Best-sellers range from USDA dry-aged prime boneless sirloin strip steaks to USDA Prime boneless ribeye steaks, richly marbled and wet-aged for a mellow, yet flavorful taste experience. Lamb and pork chops and game meats of bison and elk are available too.

The website often runs specials, so it’s worth a click to view their latest promotions.

Gift Cards: Yes

Steak Gift Packages: Yes

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Lobels, New York, New York

Lobel’s butcher shop is an institution in New York City, serving a devoted clientele of well-heeled upper East siders, and other deep-pocketed meat-loving folks in the know. There’s a good reason they have fans: Lobels offers USDA prime beef. But within the prime beef category, Lobels takes only the finest cuts, paying up to a 10% premium to get the best. They then dry age the beef for four to six weeks, a process that can mean the difference between a good and a great tasting piece of meat.

The steaks from Lobel’s prompted a Wall Street Journal writer to note, “It was so perfect—in looks, taste, and texture—that we were tempted to eat it raw. The buttery flavor was beyond comparison.”

Our pick—for research purposes only, of course: Five (20 oz.) Wagyu Aged Porterhouse Steaks. Price: $800.00. If you know, you know.

To ensure optimum flavor and freshness, each order is hand-cut, individually vacuum-sealed, securely packed, and delivered overnight from Lobels to your door.

Pricey? You betcha! But it’s a gift the giver will know is the best of the best.

Steak Gift set selections: Yes

Gift certificates: Yes

Shipping: Fed Ex overnight

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44 Farms, Cameron, Texas

44 Farms is a working ranch that is recognized as the premier Black Angus producers in the country. Founded in 1909 it is now run by Bob McClaren, a great grandson of the founders.

Offering USDA Prime and Choice beef cuts, the website doesn’t offer aged options, which is reflected in the more affordable pricing. For example the USDA Choice Bone-in Pack that includes nicely marbled 2 20 oz Ribeyes and 2 18 oz New York Strip steaks is priced at $120.00. Or Choose from the most popular Prime grade cuts of beef including filets, ribeye, top sirloin and New York Strip.

Gift Cards: Yes

Gift Packages: Yes

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Creekstone Farms, Arkansas City, Kansas

With Creekstone Farms, the customer finds a company dedicated to one thing, and one thing only: superiority. They specialize in hormone and antibiotic-free USDA certified, pasture-raised, grain-finished Black Angus beef, from stock born and raised in the USA under a program of humane care.

Founded by John and Carol Stewart in 1995, Creekstone offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Their prime-grade filet mignon steaks, hand-cut from the tenderloin and aged to perfection are among their customer favorites. Non-GMO options include their juicy rib eye steaks starting at just $109.00.

Gift Cards: Yes

Steak Gift Packages: Yes

Shipping: Standard shipping – free over $100 or $14.99 for less than $100. Expedited shipping – $49.99 per order.

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