Beef

Beef

Beef is the meat attained from bovines especially cattle. Beef can be cut into steaks, roasts or short ribs.

Industry: Meat products

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dry-aged

Meat products; Beef

The process by which prime cuts of steak are aged on wooden racks to produce a more intense flavor in controlled aging rooms.

Also known as, Tournedos, Medallions, Filet de Boeuf and Tenderloin Steak. A thick boneless cut from the small end of the tenderloin. It's slightly marbled, but the most expensive because it's also ...

flank steak

Meat products; Beef

Also known as London broil, this cut comes from the understand of a cow's flank. It is full-flavored but very tough, and so it is traditionally marinated and or slow cooked.

freezer burn

Meat products; Beef

A Result from storing meat improperly in a freezer. The meat becomes dehydrated and while not pleasing to the palate, it's still safe to eat.

ground beef

Meat products; Beef

Also known as hamburger, it's chopped or ground beef and is usually from inexpensive and tough portions of the animal. It can be high in fat, but leaner choices of chuck, ground round and sirloin ...

hanger steak

Meat products; Beef

Also known as bistro steak or butcher's tenderloin, it's a cut of meat that hangs from the diaphragm and is not attached to bone. The cut is flavorful, but not as tough as its neighbor skirt steak ...