OMG RR.... that 1st pic 
is beef supposed to look like that?
baring in mind i'm a happy vegetarian, i do cook meats for the family but they never look like that though
....That's exactly the point: Most meat-eaters think they know better and don't listen to their butcher.. The very best meat is grown and slaughtered locally and hung for months (hence the dark colour). Most people think it's off and the butchers keep it for themselves and their friends instead of on display.
That Argentinian meat they serve at Sabine's 'Ring restaurant
is crap isn't very good: It's vacuum packed, frozen, and transported across the world, yet everyone thinks it's good, but look at its colour.
