For the first time in its five year history, World Steak Challenge held its annual competition outside of London.
The 2019 event to determine the World’s Best Sirloin, World’s Best Rib Eye and World’s Best Fillet and to recognise and award the producers of those cuts was in Dublin this summer. I had a lot of fun returning to the WSC table as a consumer judge for my third year in a row. But enough about me. If you’re reading this post it’s because you want to know about the winners of the challenge and how to get ahold of their steaks!
So with no further ado, here are this year’s four top best steaks across four categories – Sirloin, Rib Eye, Fillet, and Grain Fed – as well as the overall winner of World’s Best Steak for 2019.
Best Sirloin: Jack’s Creek, Grain Fed, Australia
Jack’s Creek is a leading company in Australian premium beef production and consecutive winner of the World’s Best Steak Producer in 2015 and 2016, as well as the World’s Best Fillet Steak in 2017. Our operations include processing Wagyu and Black Angus cattle and marketing high quality grain-fed beef products. We are proud to provide each and every customer with our beef guarantee: tender and juicy beef, full of flavour with every bite.
Find out more at jackscreek.com.au.
Best Rib Eye: JN Meat International, Grass Fed, Finland
JN Meat International was founded by John Nielsen in 1980 in Slagelse, Denmark. We are a modern meat manufacturing company including our own deboning and maturing of beef and veal as well as production of charcuterie products … In beef, we specialize in cuts from the hindquarters and the loins, and we are only working and beef producing with a high-end uniform eating quality. Our methods, our passion and our selection of beef have resulted in being hailed as the best producer of steak in the world at the annual World Steak Challenge competition in London, UK.
For further details go to jnmeat.dk/en.
Best Fillet: ABP Cahir, Grass Fed, Ireland
One of Europe’s leading food processors, ABP Food Group provides quality beef to thousands of customers across the world.
More information at abpfoodgroup.com.
Best Grain Fed: Jack’s Creek, Fillet, Australia
And … drumroll please …
World’s Best Steak 2019: JN Meat International, Rib Eye, Grass Fed, Finland
I can attest to the succulent wonder of these award-winning cuts. Indeed, JN Meat International’s rib eye and Jack’s Creek’s sirloin were my faves from the competition.
Scores of other steaks received Gold status for top quality. Have a look at all the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners here: worldsteakchallenge.com/2019-winners/
Producers participating in World Steak Challenge competed against hundreds of entries from across the globe. Their steaks were rated during a full day of judging by top butchers, scientists, industry experts and food writers from across the globe, with highest rated of those entries making it to the consumer judges’ table to final marks.
For more about the judging process, go to worldsteakchallenge.com/judging-process.
