The best place to get beef is from wholesalers. I use pok brothers, you can buy whole joints a few Kgs at a time. Just google search for them - they have 2 locations in the Klang Valley. Last year I got 3.1kg cuberoll/ribeye for about RM225. And I also picked up wagyu striploin (between 3-4kg) for less than rm800.

I don't know about buying dry aged steaks because its damned time consuming and unless the butcher is moving enough volume, he's going to waste a lot of meat selling them as individual steaks. So if you're buying whole joints, then you might want to try dry aging your own beef. Just need to clear some space out in a fridge.

I think all beef that's shipped to MY is to some extent frozen. This includes much of the meat that's found in supermarkets and sold as chilled. So it's never fresh from the cow like during Hari Raya Haji. I'm not an expert on this though so I could be wrong.

Normally, when I do buy in bulk it's usually for a barbecue and entertaining friends, so I'll usually use at least half. If I'm planning ahead, i'll try to dry age about a week before portioning the meat out. The unused individual portions are wrapped in cling film and kept in freezer bags and I try to get as close to vacuum sealed before storing them in the freezer. You can keep them like that for a few months.

For those frozen striploins @RM50 per kg, I really don't know how long they have been frozen for and the quality of the meat before they were frozen - it's no surprise that they're not as good as the ones that you buy chilled at the supermarket.

Here's the thing though, even though it looks like i'm shilling for them (I'm not) - Pok brothers also has a branch in Penang which you can google for their contact details. At their glenmarie branch they do occasionally they sometimes sell chilled beef vacuum packed in individual portions, and I can guarantee you that it will always be cheaper than at your local supermarket so it's worth going to even if you're not in the market for the larger cuts.

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Aug 29 2017, 03:29 PM