World Steak Challenge Winner Announced

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

 

Finland wins the 2018 World Steak Challenge

Yesterday (Wednesday 4th July) I took part in judging the 2018 World Steak Challenge in London.  Steaks from 22 different countries and 4 continents were judged throughout the day.

Not the best weather for it (any cocktail or ice cream judging out there get in touch!!) but we all buckled down and did our duty.

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

The winning steak was a grass-fed Ayrshire produced by JN Meat International and reared in Finland. The steak won Best Grass Fed and Best Sirloin medals in the annual challenge.

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

Now in its fourth year, the World Steak Challenge 2018 was held at The Magic Roundabout in London where judges convened to test and rate sirloin, fillet and rib eye steaks 🥩

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

We were judging the entries on aroma, colour, flavour and marbling.

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were given for Best Rib Eye, Best Fillet and Best Sirloin, with other accreditations for Best Grain Fed and Best Grass Fed, as well as the ultimate battle for the right to be named World’s Best Steak.

World steak challenge 2018 Winner

The 45 Gold medal winners included five category winners as well as the overall champion:

  • The Best Sirloin, won by JN Meat International
  • The Best Rib Eye won by JN Meat International
  • The Best Fillet won by ABP Poland for a Grain Fed Simmental Cross
  • The Best Grain Fed won by OSI International Holdings, Germany for a Rib Eye Angus
  • The Best Grass Fed won by JN Meat International

Chair of the judges, the South African master butcher Alan Franck who works for Haywards Butchers in Tonbridge, Kent, was an excellent teacher.  We had no idea where the beef was from or even grain or grass fed.  It really was a blind tasting.

Congratulations to everyone involved.

 

Emma

Emma

Hello!

I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

Usually I can be found sleeping beside a cat.

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