Which Cuts of Meat Make the Best Steaks

Grilling the perfect steak begins with the perfect cut of meat, but how do you know what makes for grilling perfection? It all starts at the beginning. Watch as local favorite, Discount Meats, help us better understand which cuts make the best steaks.

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What to Look for when Purchasing your Steak?

Hi, I'm Ben with Discount Meats. I'm here today with North
40 Outfitters going over some basic steak info for you guys. So when you're
looking to cook your next steak or pan fry it, whatever you need to do. Some
things to look at when you're buying a steak is what do you want for texture
wise? There's a couple of different steaks here that are going to have
different textures and flavor in them.

What Options do I have with a T-Bone Steak?

 First one I'll go
over with is the T-bone. A lot of people don't realize that you actually get
two steaks for your buck on this one. And you get that good taste of bone in
there, which brings a little extra flavor. It is consistent of a tenderloin,
which is your most tender steak that you can get because it's the least used
muscle. So if you have this just to cut it into steaks, simply put, give them a
nice eight-ounce steak, roughly. So that's a medallion looking about like this.
We also usually bacon wrap it. And you also get a New York steak in with your
T-bone. You got the little small marbling in there. That reduces down and kind
of brings that flavor into your meat when you're eating that.

What Cuts can I use on a Rib Steak?

We'll move on here to the rib steak. The rib steak, this
is also where your short ribs come from, one of my favorites. But prime rib
roast is another name for this. You can also get this cut and tied when it is a
prime rib, which means you're lifting the bones off the ribeye here. These have
been lifted out, given that these distinct markings right here. I'm just going
to go ahead and cut a little bit off of this and show you the marbling on that....
in my opinion is the best and king of all steaks. As you can see here, there's
quite a bit more marbling in this steak, making it also really rich and fatty
when you cook it on the grill. Obviously it's one of my favorites. I'm
drooling, thinking about it.

What Steak Should I use for Pan Frying?

If you're going to go like pan frying, I prefer something
like a New York. It's a great steak. It's softer than the ribeye, not as
tender, but it does carry that great flavor and it has a nice fat cap on it.

What is the Best All-Around Steak?

We're going to move on down here to the sirloin. The
sirloin, like I said, it has a little bit more gristle into it. You slow cook
it. A lot of people use it for pan frying, like stir fries, dishes like that,
but also just, it's a great steak for grilling. It depends on what your budget
is and how you want to eat. But if you're going to go for a main steak, I'm a
ribeye guy. That's what I'm going to go with. Thanks for watching today. I hope
this has been helpful when you guys go to the store and choose your next steak,
or if you have any questions, go to North 40 Outfitters. Check out their
website at north40.com.