The problem seems to be at grocery stores that they don't hire/train a BUTCHER... they hire someone (usually a teenager) and just tell them to chop this into 1.5" slices. I have not had a well-trimmed piece of meat from a grocery store in YEARS. Great content. Hopefully, people are watching and realize that what you're teaching here is going to save them big $$$ and get them better quality!
At least in CA, butchers are unionized, like electricians, plumbers, HVAC, etc. We all had to go thru an apprenticeship, everybody I listed. In my case I was an electrician, 5 years apprenticeship, under supervision. I worked in power plants, million dollars projects, hospitals which have their own code. These project never used non-union workers. Never worked in a residency. Being a butcher is not telling a teenager to chop meat in 1.5". It seems to me that for you the vast majority of workers, and companies are all cheaters. There are millions of companies and workers that have character, and are honesty. You really do not know what you are talking about. '.
If you ever see a Hy-Vee try there, and ask for the butcher, not a counter boy, unless the butcher refers you to him. After being there a few years marveling at beautiful marbeling I knew which steaks of each cut were the best since I had more time to inspect them while selling. Plus I got to know the regulars and how to make a woman shopping looking a little depressed's day a little better by recommending a better cut or the best steak from what they wanted, while offering to pre season, give a sample of seasoning, or even some extra fat and cooking instructions. And maybe tar the scale a bit extra since some of those foam plastic things vary in weight a bit, especially with extra pads to soak up blood.....😊
I spent 46 years in retail grocery. It was amazing to me just how little the customers knew about meat cuts. I would always try to help them if I had the chance. I remember stopping a young woman from buying a bottom round steak to grill. She was looking to get "the one with the least amount of fat".
We buy from a work friend who raises steers. He will raise them to around 1200lbs, which gets us around 600 on the hoof. He only pasture feeds them, no silage. People would not believe the difference in taste.
I was thinking they should at least have a poster that explains "choice" from "select" or "prime" or whatever. These days, there could easily be a video monitor blasting the features of slow roasting a "rump". Learning to cook real food from acratch is right up there. Real sense of accomplishment when you get it right.
I'm 65, and I knew nothing about choice, prime, select, that fat was good, or different cuts of meat were more tender, until about 2 months ago I used to cut every gram of fat off & throw it away, angry that I had to pay for it.
Best thing about Publix is that you can ask the butcher to trim the meat after you have selected the ones that you like. They are always very accommodating. Not only that, they will reweigh and reprice AFTER they have finished trimming so as not to screw you on the price.
Most in store butchers will do the same for you. I sometimes buy Chuck roast on sale for less than hamburger and ask them to grind it for me. Better burger, less money. Winning!
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As a Meat Cutter Apprentice at Publix, I was appalled to hear that Publix for some stupid reason requires that you leave the silverskin on filet migon. Luckily I always take it off becuase no one likes a tough steak.
@@ButcherWizard THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS- IM NEW TO THE WHOLE MEAT INDUSTRY, YOUR VIDEOS HELP-CAN YOU PERHAPS MAKE A VIDEO WHARE YOU SHOW WHATS CUTS CAN COME FROM WHICH PARTS OF THE CARCASS
I know everybody loves filet mignon but for my dollar I'm choosing ribeye every time, its flavorful and juicier than a filet and its just more enjoyable to eat. The fat cap on a ribeye is the best part of a ribeye and I like at least a 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick steak cooked at medium rare. YumYum!
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I have learned so much watching your channel about processing and evaluating cuts of meat. You keep your videos short and to the point. I like that so much better.
This is why I stopped buying steaks at the grocery store and started going to a standalone butcher shop. Maybe next do a comparison of butchers in the area! Love the channel!
Exactly - I always go to a proper butcher's - never buy fresh meat at a supermarket as the quality is poorer and (one way or another) you will get ripped off.
I am trying to learn from you. When I see a steak I do not know part is round. Someone said they are amazed by this. Without this video it is difficult to know all this. Many years ago we went to a butcher shop. Great meat and they helped me. Now if you ask, many times the answer is “we sell a lot of this”. Thank you sir for making these videos. I have been guilty of cutting off some fat. Mary
4, 2, and 6 Ugh I hate having to pick out steaks I always struggle. I definitely look for the larger porterhouse filet a butcher taught me that years ago. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel
Thanks for that comment. I am working hard to share high quality information. Tell a friend who you think would enjoy the content. It is also cool to hear from someone on the other side of the world. Thanks for watching.
My grandfather was a chef so I learned a lot about meat cuts when I was a child. Binge watching you now is bringing back a LOT of Grandpa's teaching! One thing when I relocated to the foothills from the SF Bay Area is seeing so much 'tri-tip'! This is new to me, embarrassingly enough, as I had never even HEARD of tri-tip as a cut of meat as a child! What was it called before?! I lost my boning knife during a move and now will invest in both of the knives you recommend! Thanks for such GREAT content!
Tri tip is so tasty! And it’s super underrated. I moved from the California valley to the Midwest and can find lots of excellent deals on tri tip~ $7 lb
Just ran into your channel today. I always thought I knew some decent knowledge about steaks but nope! Thank you for all the great knowledge. Subscribed!
Hello from Australia! I love your videos! #4, #2, and #6 please and thankyou! Although!!!!! I watch your videos, and have bought a boning knife, as suggested and I cut my own rib eyes now!
I have one meat tip. If you use hamburger, Walmart's quality is extremely consistent. If you find a grind you like, be it 80/20 chuck, 90/10 sirloin or whatever, you can count on it being exactly the same from purchase to purchase. I am sure Walmart gets its ground beef from independent regional suppliers but Walmart is a discerning buyer. They contract for something, if it isn't exactly what they contracted for, the supplier doesn't get paid. Another thing with Walmart is that you can buy large rolls and save considerably on the unit price. For 80/20 chuck, the saving is $1.76 a pound between a one-pound package and a five-pound roll. In my case, the five-pound roll could last me six weeks. So what? I break it up into 3/4-pound packages and they go in the freezer.
I’ve been around the horn a long time. Unfortunately, in my experience there are very few meat retailers & butchers that don’t slip in the runts. Appreciate your videos
The delmonico cut ribeye. The two that were thinner have great cap as well. Many prefer that cut. Agree more cap is better. That also means less eye. Another way to tell.
Nice video thanks for sharing! I can't teach you every thing I know about buying a good steak, so I will just give you a couple pointers. 1. Always think Angus. 2. Take your index finger and push it in to the steak you are considering buying. If you feel resistance do not buy that steak! Using your index finger, a tender steak will feel like mush with little to no resistance. And because steak is muscle, tough muscle equals tough steak. And of course you are always looking for a good amount of snow flake fat on any steak as fat equals flavor, not tenderness, but flavor.
All Walmart store's steaks come from various Tyson processing plants and taken to Sherman, TX, to be cut and packaged. I used to drive for Tyson. I now drive for a large grocery supplier that has some of its own stores. They tried to sell steaks that were already butchered by a processing plant as a cost cutting effort. They stopped doing that and rehired the butchers because meat quality was low and sells plummeted. Off topic, Wright Brand bacon and Walmart thick cut bacon is the same. It is made in Vernon, TX, from pork brought in from various pork processing plants.
I totally agree with you on the top sirloin part, but the only argument would be that you don't get the top sirloin for free so you're really only losing maybe $1.50 or $1.75.
He's just giving the maximum loss ... like he's saying "hey folks, just a heads up, you're losing somewhere between 0-3 bucks on this little trick they're pulling when they don't give you pure ny strip". I totally get your point though, it's not quite as bad as 3 bucks, it's probably in the middle somewhere, so a buck fiddy or whatever. But still. Max 3. ish.... that's all, just a ...buyer beware...
i´m from Sweden and have worked in the meet business, I would pic the ones you didn't like, 1, 3 and 5 just because it have the most fat. I would trimmed the beef my self and give my dog the trimming parts.
i work for Safeway in the meat department. I am the primary meat wrapper. every morning i do the markdowns where i examine the meat counter put a markdown coupon of 30 or 50% off everything that is going to expire for sale that day. I pull the markdowns off the shelf and put them in the markdown area. Typically I put 50% the meats i think might be hard to sell or if the meat is starting to look KNARLY. I get all my meats for half price because when I'm done i just pick out what i want to buy and put it aside to purchase on my break. Works out good since i am mostly on a carnivore diet. At Safeways we have meat cutters and some of them do an awesome job. The newer meat cutters i feel should be coached more than what they get for training to me doesn't seem like enough. A Journeyman meat cutter makes like around 28 dollars an hour, actually it might be 30 now. It does keep going up to somewhat keep up with the rapid inflation; Not bad for working in a grocery store!!! as a meat wrapper i make 21 an hour
I understand what you are saying about steak #3. But doesn't it have much more marbling than steak #6? I think I would pick #3 because of the marbling - and just enjoy my tender juicy NY / sirloin combo.
After awhile of buying you’ll develop your own preferences. From the price standpoint you are getting a little washed though buying a certain amount of sirloin at strip prices. I personally dont mind some sirloin in there, especially if the marbling is good
My Grandfather was a butcher in milwaukee during the great depression and made $15 a week but took great pride in his work while people making $15-20 an hour can't trim a steak properly.
Hi. So at 1:48 you're showing 2 ribeyes, ribeyes A on the left and another 2 ribeyes on the right, ribeyes B. Ribeyes A seem to have a tail, an eye and a sinalis. Whereas Ribeyes B seem to have a tail, an eye, a sinalis minor and a sinalis. So is a larger sinalis better than a steak with a sinalis minor and a sinalis ?
According to Channel 4 programme in UK, you can buy human laboratory grown meat. Could you tell the differences between beef steak and human steak? Please tell me how as I don't want to be canibal.
Think Hy-Vee is a Midwest thing, but they're hands down the best for good cuts, though the pricing has gotten higher than price chopper and walmart, but back when i worked there they were cheaper and even better cuts than now (covid hit them hard) that said usually Hy-Vee will take steaks that don't sell after a two days or so, or that arent on paper right and get grey spots and sell them around half off. Those are what i buy, and used to have first pick as a butcher before we let the public get them, as well as the butcher pricing and my employee discount :p Got 4 packs of two steaks each of wagyu ribeye and 2 packs of wagyu strips for less than $100 for christmas. The day or two old steaks actually are more tender and I've seen some choice cuts from Hy-Vee's supplier's that look better than any prime from the competitors. They'll let you pick through and choose a steak and if they know ya or youre buying alot they'll chop some fresh for ya after looking for the best primals in stock. Half the wagyu we stocked ended up being sold to me when it got too old, and i happily stocked the freezer with it and any cheap good looking cuts. As for the strip steak with that sirloin part, you see the marbeling on it? Conpared to the strip? I personally don't like strips and only buy then for guests unless i get a good deal on really thick and marbled ones. Good marbeling on tri tips I'd pay full price for any day. As for the fat caps, the ribeyes on the right while not as thick would be my choice, doesn't take much fat to render to help with flavor and im not buying fat im buying meat. That fat cap just ends up chewy and making ya chunky.1/8 to Qtr inch fat cap is my preference, and if the center of the ribeye has a fat cap bigger than a quarter or half dollar coin, look for a different cut unless the marbeling is too different. Especially with a half inch or more around the entire thing? Should have been trimmed and sold or tossed in with a customer buying some cheaper steaks so they could render it and get some use out of it, and get a repeat customer. I used to buy alot of fat (some was practically free especially pork fat) for hunting season to add to deer or give to friends and family to render or add to deer meat. They wagyu trimmings I'd mix with ribeye fat and mix in the sirloin and strip steak trimmings for hamburger meat, 2.99 a pound. Take the ribeye trimmings and save for stew meat or fajitas. Or ribeye burgers. My advice, if your young, like meat, and are working department store type jobs. Get into the butchers section, Your family will love ya and you'll eat well and make customers very happy if you take care of them. And the tips and bonuses from the boss don't hurt either 😂 oh, and with your filet's go somewhere else if the silverskin is still on, the ones towards the smaller part of the loin are more tender too, so buy those for the wife, and wrap in bacon. When the bacons done, fillet is probably done too. Can always finish a seared steak in an air fryer or oven, but you cant take a well done steak and turn it back into medium.
Love your channel and have been totally geeking out. Got a question though as I see you trimming fat off your steaks. Why would someone cut that off when it gives flavor? Maybe cut it off after is cooked? I know you grind it but isn’t it important to leave a little? Also for ignorant people like me can you show close up the difference between the fat and the silver skin? I want to start buying in bulk too! Got two knives you recommended being delivered today btw! Thanks for all your useful knowledge!!
The amount of fat that one removes is totally up to you. That is one of the great things about cutting your own steaks. You have control over how thick or thin, how much fat is left on or removed. Thank you for the thoughtful comment and for watching.
Great video- please do more beginner coking. My hubby just started eating red meat after never have eaten it for 63 years. I am cooking steaks and burgers but I do not know how to control the grill. Lid up/lid closed/ high? Medium heat? how long? I love your channel!!!!
I use a Weber spirit grill. I like to cook 1" thick (maybe 3/4) NY strip steaks on the grill. I preheat the grill on max for 5 minutes or so and then put the steak on for 3:45 minutes a side. The grill stays closed. When you are done, let them rest 4-5 minutes before slicing them up... To pre-season, I coat steaks with olive oil. I then generously salt and garlic powder them... I then sprinkle a little pepper on each side... Good Luck!
If you want to cook the perfect steak that is 1.5 - 2 inches thick you need to finish it in a 400 to 450 degree oven after crusting the outside. That's how it's done in fine restaurants.
Depends upon its thickness. For 1 to 1.5 inches perhaps 4 to 5 minutes but best to use a thermometer to test the internal temperature. 120ish for med rare. Then remove from oven and sure to let it rest 10 minutes before slicing to retain its juice. If the steak is thin then don't put it in the oven. Best to use thicker steaks. Check out Chef Jean Pierre on youtube... you will become a master chef.
Buy a lav mic. Camera mics are less.... Enjoyable content. With love..🍺 (You have great "one to one rapport", which means you talk directly to the viewer as a person).
I noticed that the sound quality in your video is echoing quite a bit. It can be quite challenging for viewers to listen to videos that are recorded in a spacious room. To avoid this, it's essential to do a sound check before recording a video.
I never paid more than 9.99 a pound for any steak buy bulk and trim it yourself just need to know. Ps nobody ever talks about Chuck steak the price went through the roof wonder why bone and fat is where it’s at just have to know about it
thank you, some really great points here! I’ve wondered what that other piece was in strip steaks and would buy if the marbling was the best of the selection Q: are the less-pronounced caps tougher than more-pronounced? (you specifically sat “more-pronounced” for ribeye cap, and i have been looking for *biggest* caps)
OMG! $14.99 per pound for rib eyes? Outrageous. I get mine for $5.99 to $6.99 a pound in NE Ohio. Also, I would've bought the ones on the right. Yes, it's about the meat you start with, but just as importantly is the fire you finish them with. Nice vid, but I can't imagine what it must be like to pay that much for beef.
Great video. I am not sure if this is right, but I often see meat labeled as choice or select, in a grocery store, which is pretty heavily marbled. I always choose these thinking the store got the meat mixed up? How does this happen. Thanks again.
ribeye needs spinalus or pass. Safeway sells porterhouse as tbone. Just look them over. Pick the ribeye with the biggest spinalus an the tbone with the biggest filet.
Supermarkets operate on small profit margins with (hopefully) high volume. Labor is the biggest cost, so they don`t take the time to trim the silver skin of filet mignons. The price is lower with it on as well. Most of them don`t trim the chain off for the same reason with a price that reflects the trim level. Stores that have a full service meat counter will usually trim steaks much better than the steaks in the regular meat counter with a price per lb. that reflects the better trim. You get what you pay for usually. Eat`n ain`t cheap.
I heard so much about how good the ribeye cap was that I went to the butcher and bought a ribeye cap cut off the top of a ribeye. I grilled it like I would a ribeye, it was tough, chewy nothing great about it. So where did I go wrong or is it way over rated?
Not matter what meat get still frightening the price per kg and even though Australia big meat producer most of our best beef exported and we get scraps left for domestic market.But with most meats over 20 a kg now cheap cuts a thing of the past.Even lamb is $12 a kg now which used to be rib eye price but now over 30.
Great Video to help customers choose - You rightly talk about the levels of trim, which is very important - Fillet with chain on and silverskin etc For the NY Strip with top sirloin on in the UK and Europe we would call that a nerve end sirloin steak - That muscle above the central nerve (gristle) we would call tail end of the rump - NEVER choose nerve end steaks, that gristle is inedible I think you should do another video about the quality of the beef - so avoiding purple/dark meat caused by pre-slaughter stress - how to identify the younger animals from the open grain or close grain - also indicate the breed sizing fo things like fillets - ie a steak cut from a 5lb fillet is a very different size round from a 6.5lb fillet Great video - thanks for sharing buddy
since the fda removed country of origin from labels it's a crap shoot, it invalidates lots of quality steaks. what cattle are fed contribute to that quality. USDA MEANS LITTLE IN THAT SENSE! my store use to separate Mexican meat from USA steaks, 3 to 5 bucks for Mexican raised verse 14 to 18 a pound for New York strip.
9:00 #2 filet without the chain
#4 ribeye with the well-defined cap
#6 strip without the sirloin
Thanks, Butcher Wizard! 👍
The problem seems to be at grocery stores that they don't hire/train a BUTCHER... they hire someone (usually a teenager) and just tell them to chop this into 1.5" slices. I have not had a well-trimmed piece of meat from a grocery store in YEARS. Great content. Hopefully, people are watching and realize that what you're teaching here is going to save them big $$$ and get them better quality!
At least in CA, butchers are unionized, like electricians, plumbers, HVAC, etc. We all had to go thru an apprenticeship, everybody I listed.
In my case I was an electrician, 5 years apprenticeship, under supervision. I worked in power plants, million dollars projects, hospitals which have their own code. These project never used non-union workers. Never worked in a residency. Being a butcher is not telling a teenager to chop meat in 1.5". It seems to me that for you the vast majority of workers, and companies are all cheaters. There are millions of companies and workers that have character, and are honesty.
You really do not know what you are talking about.
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Yes, I do. You can deny MY experience all you want... you have no experience with MY LIFE. @@spoodad3850
Yep I retired from a supermarket after 17 years there and the guy that took over had never held a knife in his life
What store are we talking about? i work for safeways and we have meat cutters and meat wrappers.
If you ever see a Hy-Vee try there, and ask for the butcher, not a counter boy, unless the butcher refers you to him. After being there a few years marveling at beautiful marbeling I knew which steaks of each cut were the best since I had more time to inspect them while selling. Plus I got to know the regulars and how to make a woman shopping looking a little depressed's day a little better by recommending a better cut or the best steak from what they wanted, while offering to pre season, give a sample of seasoning, or even some extra fat and cooking instructions. And maybe tar the scale a bit extra since some of those foam plastic things vary in weight a bit, especially with extra pads to soak up blood.....😊
I spent 46 years in retail grocery. It was amazing to me just how little the customers knew about meat cuts. I would always try to help them if I had the chance. I remember stopping a young woman from buying a bottom round steak to grill. She was looking to get "the one with the least amount of fat".
We buy from a work friend who raises steers. He will raise them to around 1200lbs, which gets us around 600 on the hoof. He only pasture feeds them, no silage. People would not believe the difference in taste.
@@insideoutsideupsidedown2218 Yur Blessed that Corporate juggernauts hadn't bought him out. 600lbs is lotsa Beef. Safe travels brudders and sisters
I was thinking they should at least have a poster that explains "choice" from "select" or "prime" or whatever. These days, there could easily be a video monitor blasting the features of slow roasting a "rump". Learning to cook real food from acratch is right up there. Real sense of accomplishment when you get it right.
I spent 30 years in butchery and I was amazed how little supermarket managers and line managers knew about butchery
I'm 65, and I knew nothing about choice, prime, select, that fat was good, or different cuts of meat were more tender, until about 2 months ago
I used to cut every gram of fat off & throw it away, angry that I had to pay for it.
Best thing about Publix is that you can ask the butcher to trim the meat after you have selected the ones that you like. They are always very accommodating. Not only that, they will reweigh and reprice AFTER they have finished trimming so as not to screw you on the price.
I though to share the best method for cooking a New York Strip Steak : ua-cam.com/video/LSifXc8gGsc/v-deo.html
Most in store butchers will do the same for you. I sometimes buy Chuck roast on sale for less than hamburger and ask them to grind it for me. Better burger, less money. Winning!
@@GarysBBQSupplies should I tip them for doing this?
@@johnsonbrotherssports1067 It never hurts to make friends with your local neighborhood Butcher! :)
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India has ignored US threats and is accepting tankers from a Russian state-owned company under sanctions. And he is not afraid of American sanctions against himself. Which the United States has already threatened anyone who dares to work with substation vessels and companies associated with Russia. The United States remains alone in facing its economic and political problems. No one listens to the USA anymore.
As a Meat Cutter Apprentice at Publix, I was appalled to hear that Publix for some stupid reason requires that you leave the silverskin on filet migon. Luckily I always take it off becuase no one likes a tough steak.
Silver skin is my biggest pet peeve with pre cut steaks. Thanks for watching.
If other meat cutters produce less 'waste' and your percentage is significantly different from theirs, the company will notify you promptly.
Great Jesus, I always talk with the pitchers at my local Publix. Lots of respect for your trade.
Everytime in walmart the meat area looks super picked over and undesirable
They charge by the pound, so they get you for the weight of the silver skin, and/or it's quicker not to take it off....likely.
I really appreciate all the effort that you go through to help us understand the cost savings on meat cuts and quality. Thank you!
Thanks for watching
@@ButcherWizard THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS- IM NEW TO THE WHOLE MEAT INDUSTRY, YOUR VIDEOS HELP-CAN YOU PERHAPS MAKE A VIDEO WHARE YOU SHOW WHATS CUTS CAN COME FROM WHICH PARTS OF THE CARCASS
I know everybody loves filet mignon but for my dollar I'm choosing ribeye every time, its flavorful and juicier than a filet and its just more enjoyable to eat. The fat cap on a ribeye is the best part of a ribeye and I like at least a 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick steak cooked at medium rare. YumYum!
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India has ignored US threats and is accepting tankers from a Russian state-owned company under sanctions. And he is not afraid of American sanctions against himself. Which the United States has already threatened anyone who dares to work with substation vessels and companies associated with Russia. The United States remains alone in facing its economic and political problems. No one listens to the USA anymore.
I have learned so much watching your channel about processing and evaluating cuts of meat. You keep your videos short and to the point. I like that so much better.
Thanks for watching
This is why I stopped buying steaks at the grocery store and started going to a standalone butcher shop. Maybe next do a comparison of butchers in the area! Love the channel!
Exactly - I always go to a proper butcher's - never buy fresh meat at a supermarket as the quality is poorer and (one way or another) you will get ripped off.
Between the two wagu cuts, the one with the sirloin looked like it had better marbling, the other didn't look like a high quality wagu marble
I’m about to go buy steaks for Christmas dinner thank you for this content. It is helping me to know what to look for!
I am trying to learn from you. When I see a steak I do not know part is round. Someone said they are amazed by this. Without this video it is difficult to know all this. Many years ago we went to a butcher shop. Great meat and they helped me. Now if you ask, many times the answer is “we sell a lot of this”. Thank you sir for making these videos. I have been guilty of cutting off some fat. Mary
4, 2, and 6
Ugh I hate having to pick out steaks I always struggle. I definitely look for the larger porterhouse filet a butcher taught me that years ago. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel
Bro, I really don't understand how your channel hasn't blown up yet. Amazing work as always. Cheers from Australia, Z.
2,4 and 6. ✅
Thanks for that comment. I am working hard to share high quality information. Tell a friend who you think would enjoy the content.
It is also cool to hear from someone on the other side of the world.
Thanks for watching.
I just dropped a referral in a carnivore subreddit, mentioned your primal cut at Costco vids.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Easy to comprehend to not get screwed at the stores.
My grandfather was a chef so I learned a lot about meat cuts when I was a child. Binge watching you now is bringing back a LOT of Grandpa's teaching! One thing when I relocated to the foothills from the SF Bay Area is seeing so much 'tri-tip'! This is new to me, embarrassingly enough, as I had never even HEARD of tri-tip as a cut of meat as a child! What was it called before?! I lost my boning knife during a move and now will invest in both of the knives you recommend! Thanks for such GREAT content!
Tri tip is so tasty! And it’s super underrated. I moved from the California valley to the Midwest and can find lots of excellent deals on tri tip~ $7 lb
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Just ran into your channel today. I always thought I knew some decent knowledge about steaks but nope! Thank you for all the great knowledge. Subscribed!
Hello from Australia! I love your videos!
#4, #2, and #6 please and thankyou!
Although!!!!! I watch your videos, and have bought a boning knife, as suggested and I cut my own rib eyes now!
I have one meat tip. If you use hamburger, Walmart's quality is extremely consistent. If you find a grind you like, be it 80/20 chuck, 90/10 sirloin or whatever, you can count on it being exactly the same from purchase to purchase. I am sure Walmart gets its ground beef from independent regional suppliers but Walmart is a discerning buyer. They contract for something, if it isn't exactly what they contracted for, the supplier doesn't get paid. Another thing with Walmart is that you can buy large rolls and save considerably on the unit price. For 80/20 chuck, the saving is $1.76 a pound between a one-pound package and a five-pound roll. In my case, the five-pound roll could last me six weeks. So what? I break it up into 3/4-pound packages and they go in the freezer.
Very helpful to see clearer examples of "silver skin" thanks for the video
I’ve been around the horn a long time. Unfortunately, in my experience there are very few meat retailers & butchers that don’t slip in the runts. Appreciate your videos
Just subscribed, first time watching. Just this video is like a mini class in steak selection. Gracias!
The delmonico cut ribeye. The two that were thinner have great cap as well. Many prefer that cut. Agree more cap is better. That also means less eye. Another way to tell.
I’ve got so many trades under my belt ! Starting off on this is really hard not sure if I want to do it.
Nice video thanks for sharing! I can't teach you every thing I know about buying a good steak, so I will just give you a couple pointers. 1. Always think Angus. 2. Take your index finger and push it in to the steak you are considering buying. If you feel resistance do not buy that steak! Using your index finger, a tender steak will feel like mush with little to no resistance. And because steak is muscle, tough muscle equals tough steak. And of course you are always looking for a good amount of snow flake fat on any steak as fat equals flavor, not tenderness, but flavor.
I learned so much! Thank you!
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Thanks man, this is very helpful.
All Walmart store's steaks come from various Tyson processing plants and taken to Sherman, TX, to be cut and packaged. I used to drive for Tyson.
I now drive for a large grocery supplier that has some of its own stores. They tried to sell steaks that were already butchered by a processing plant as a cost cutting effort. They stopped doing that and rehired the butchers because meat quality was low and sells plummeted.
Off topic, Wright Brand bacon and Walmart thick cut bacon is the same. It is made in Vernon, TX, from pork brought in from various pork processing plants.
Love this Channel Very Very Constructive.
I appreciate that!
I totally agree with you on the top sirloin part, but the only argument would be that you don't get the top sirloin for free so you're really only losing maybe $1.50 or $1.75.
He's just giving the maximum loss ... like he's saying "hey folks, just a heads up, you're losing somewhere between 0-3 bucks on this little trick they're pulling when they don't give you pure ny strip". I totally get your point though, it's not quite as bad as 3 bucks, it's probably in the middle somewhere, so a buck fiddy or whatever. But still. Max 3. ish.... that's all, just a ...buyer beware...
The new york stip is the tough side of the tbone there can not be any sirloin on it unless you glue it on
Good video! I always look for the biggest rib cap on a ribsteak or biggest filet on a porterhouse. Schlub!!
I think # 4 stake is the best ... Thank you for excellent presentation and education for dummies!!!
I’m learning a lot. Thanks for the video!!
Really good information. Thank you.
i´m from Sweden and have worked in the meet business, I would pic the ones you didn't like, 1, 3 and 5 just because it have the most fat. I would trimmed the beef my self and give my dog the trimming parts.
i work for Safeway in the meat department. I am the primary meat wrapper. every morning i do the markdowns where i examine the meat counter put a markdown coupon of 30 or 50% off everything that is going to expire for sale that day. I pull the markdowns off the shelf and put them in the markdown area. Typically I put 50% the meats i think might be hard to sell or if the meat is starting to look KNARLY. I get all my meats for half price because when I'm done i just pick out what i want to buy and put it aside to purchase on my break. Works out good since i am mostly on a carnivore diet. At Safeways we have meat cutters and some of them do an awesome job. The newer meat cutters i feel should be coached more than what they get for training to me doesn't seem like enough. A Journeyman meat cutter makes like around 28 dollars an hour, actually it might be 30 now. It does keep going up to somewhat keep up with the rapid inflation; Not bad for working in a grocery store!!! as a meat wrapper i make 21 an hour
ever hear of carnavoir diet. ? yummy . this info will make to better. thanks
8:47 the Meathead is the schlub
Very informative, Thank-You!
I understand what you are saying about steak #3. But doesn't it have much more marbling than steak #6? I think I would pick #3 because of the marbling - and just enjoy my tender juicy NY / sirloin combo.
I had same question. Marbling vs thickness hmmmm
After awhile of buying you’ll develop your own preferences. From the price standpoint you are getting a little washed though buying a certain amount of sirloin at strip prices. I personally dont mind some sirloin in there, especially if the marbling is good
New York strip dont have sirloin duh
Very informative. Thank you.
I always go to my local butcher for excellent steaks. More expensive but well worth it!
My Grandfather was a butcher in milwaukee during the great depression and made $15 a week but took great pride in his work while people making $15-20 an hour can't trim a steak properly.
the portion attached to the fillet is not the chain. That steak is cut from the portion that contains the second head of the fillet.
But how much was top sirloin costing?
thanks for all the info, one for the people.
What about flavor profile and texture from cows that have been pregnant vs cows that have not? Can you expand on that?
Hi. So at 1:48 you're showing 2 ribeyes, ribeyes A on the left and another 2 ribeyes on the right, ribeyes B. Ribeyes A seem to have a tail, an eye and a sinalis. Whereas Ribeyes B seem to have a tail, an eye, a sinalis minor and a sinalis. So is a larger sinalis better than a steak with a sinalis minor and a sinalis ?
What do you think about The Fresh Market?
According to Channel 4 programme in UK, you can buy human laboratory grown meat. Could you tell the differences between beef steak and human steak? Please tell me how as I don't want to be canibal.
Man..are you for real?
Think Hy-Vee is a Midwest thing, but they're hands down the best for good cuts, though the pricing has gotten higher than price chopper and walmart, but back when i worked there they were cheaper and even better cuts than now (covid hit them hard) that said usually Hy-Vee will take steaks that don't sell after a two days or so, or that arent on paper right and get grey spots and sell them around half off. Those are what i buy, and used to have first pick as a butcher before we let the public get them, as well as the butcher pricing and my employee discount :p Got 4 packs of two steaks each of wagyu ribeye and 2 packs of wagyu strips for less than $100 for christmas. The day or two old steaks actually are more tender and I've seen some choice cuts from Hy-Vee's supplier's that look better than any prime from the competitors. They'll let you pick through and choose a steak and if they know ya or youre buying alot they'll chop some fresh for ya after looking for the best primals in stock. Half the wagyu we stocked ended up being sold to me when it got too old, and i happily stocked the freezer with it and any cheap good looking cuts. As for the strip steak with that sirloin part, you see the marbeling on it? Conpared to the strip? I personally don't like strips and only buy then for guests unless i get a good deal on really thick and marbled ones. Good marbeling on tri tips I'd pay full price for any day. As for the fat caps, the ribeyes on the right while not as thick would be my choice, doesn't take much fat to render to help with flavor and im not buying fat im buying meat. That fat cap just ends up chewy and making ya chunky.1/8 to Qtr inch fat cap is my preference, and if the center of the ribeye has a fat cap bigger than a quarter or half dollar coin, look for a different cut unless the marbeling is too different. Especially with a half inch or more around the entire thing? Should have been trimmed and sold or tossed in with a customer buying some cheaper steaks so they could render it and get some use out of it, and get a repeat customer. I used to buy alot of fat (some was practically free especially pork fat) for hunting season to add to deer or give to friends and family to render or add to deer meat. They wagyu trimmings I'd mix with ribeye fat and mix in the sirloin and strip steak trimmings for hamburger meat, 2.99 a pound. Take the ribeye trimmings and save for stew meat or fajitas. Or ribeye burgers. My advice, if your young, like meat, and are working department store type jobs. Get into the butchers section, Your family will love ya and you'll eat well and make customers very happy if you take care of them. And the tips and bonuses from the boss don't hurt either 😂 oh, and with your filet's go somewhere else if the silverskin is still on, the ones towards the smaller part of the loin are more tender too, so buy those for the wife, and wrap in bacon. When the bacons done, fillet is probably done too. Can always finish a seared steak in an air fryer or oven, but you cant take a well done steak and turn it back into medium.
I love this video. Thank you!
Cool video thanks for sharing. I like my steaks well done. How do I choose the most tender steak to cook well done? Thumbs up.
What happened to Select? Just curious
Mostly personal preference. I agree on the nerve steak and a few other points
Love your channel and have been totally geeking out. Got a question though as I see you trimming fat off your steaks. Why would someone cut that off when it gives flavor? Maybe cut it off after is cooked? I know you grind it but isn’t it important to leave a little? Also for ignorant people like me can you show close up the difference between the fat and the silver skin? I want to start buying in bulk too! Got two knives you recommended being delivered today btw! Thanks for all your useful knowledge!!
The amount of fat that one removes is totally up to you. That is one of the great things about cutting your own steaks. You have control over how thick or thin, how much fat is left on or removed.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment and for watching.
They probably don't bother trimming silverskin to save time and add weight cost
No sound? Here in the phil
I don't know man, I had American Wagyu Top Sirloin tonight for dinner, and it was pretty delicious.
#1 new York strip, #2 porterhouse ,#3 t bone. #4 chuck eye ,#5 ribeye
I like eat steak and love your videos ❤ thank you for sharing 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching
A, because of marbling
Great video and info, thanks.
Great video- please do more beginner coking. My hubby just started eating red meat after never have eaten it for 63 years. I am cooking steaks and burgers but I do not know how to control the grill. Lid up/lid closed/ high? Medium heat? how long? I love your channel!!!!
If it's a Webber, Direct heat to sear the meat in direct heat to cook it. The best advice I can give you off the fly.
I use a Weber spirit grill. I like to cook 1" thick (maybe 3/4) NY strip steaks on the grill. I preheat the grill on max for 5 minutes or so and then put the steak on for 3:45 minutes a side. The grill stays closed. When you are done, let them rest 4-5 minutes before slicing them up... To pre-season, I coat steaks with olive oil. I then generously salt and garlic powder them... I then sprinkle a little pepper on each side... Good Luck!
If you want to cook the perfect steak that is 1.5 - 2 inches thick you need to finish it in a 400 to 450 degree oven after crusting the outside. That's how it's done in fine restaurants.
Depends upon its thickness. For 1 to 1.5 inches perhaps 4 to 5 minutes but best to use a thermometer to test the internal temperature. 120ish for med rare. Then remove from oven and sure to let it rest 10 minutes before slicing to retain its juice. If the steak is thin then don't put it in the oven. Best to use thicker steaks. Check out Chef Jean Pierre on youtube... you will become a master chef.
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Living in western Canada, cattle country, your steaks are easily twice the thickness of any steak I can find in any grocery store in my area.
Buy a lav mic. Camera mics are less.... Enjoyable content. With love..🍺 (You have great "one to one rapport", which means you talk directly to the viewer as a person).
Where do you live that they have Wagyu in Walmart?
I noticed that the sound quality in your video is echoing quite a bit. It can be quite challenging for viewers to listen to videos that are recorded in a spacious room. To avoid this, it's essential to do a sound check before recording a video.
My sound is getting better with the new videos. Thanks for watching
very informative thx
4 seems decent
But the 2nd one seems good too.
I buy all my steak at the Sunoco Mini- Mart.
wish we had those cuts in england (GB)
I never paid more than 9.99 a pound for any steak buy bulk and trim it yourself just need to know. Ps nobody ever talks about Chuck steak the price went through the roof wonder why bone and fat is where it’s at just have to know about it
I love the silverskin!
I wish he would have shown the top sirloin identifier better.
thank you, some really great points here!
I’ve wondered what that other piece was in strip steaks and would buy if the marbling was the best of the selection
Q: are the less-pronounced caps tougher than more-pronounced?
(you specifically sat “more-pronounced” for ribeye cap, and i have been looking for *biggest* caps)
His shirt is like shrink wrap on him
Thank you so very much!
When I shop if it looks good I'll buy it, I don't care what it cost. Just got 3.5lbs of filet mignon for $87.50
OMG! $14.99 per pound for rib eyes? Outrageous. I get mine for $5.99 to $6.99 a pound in NE Ohio.
Also, I would've bought the ones on the right. Yes, it's about the meat you start with, but just as importantly is the fire you finish them with.
Nice vid, but I can't imagine what it must be like to pay that much for beef.
Having a hard time with 3vs6. Sure it has sureloin, but hot damn that marbling is head and shoulders above on #3.
Great video. I am not sure if this is right, but I often see meat labeled as choice or select, in a grocery store, which is pretty heavily marbled. I always choose these thinking the store got the meat mixed up? How does this happen. Thanks again.
Select is the next step down from choice.
ribeye needs spinalus or pass. Safeway sells porterhouse as tbone. Just look them over. Pick the ribeye with the biggest spinalus an the tbone with the biggest filet.
Supermarkets operate on small profit margins with (hopefully) high volume. Labor is the biggest cost, so they don`t take the time to trim the silver skin of filet mignons. The price is lower with it on as well. Most of them don`t trim the chain off for the same reason with a price that reflects the trim level. Stores that have a full service meat counter will usually trim steaks much better than the steaks in the regular meat counter with a price per lb. that reflects the better trim. You get what you pay for usually. Eat`n ain`t cheap.
I heard so much about how good the ribeye cap was that I went to the butcher and bought a ribeye cap cut off the top of a ribeye. I grilled it like I would a ribeye, it was tough, chewy nothing great about it. So where did I go wrong or is it way over rated?
Not matter what meat get still frightening the price per kg and even though Australia big meat producer most of our best beef exported and we get scraps left for domestic market.But with most meats over 20 a kg now cheap cuts a thing of the past.Even lamb is $12 a kg now which used to be rib eye price but now over 30.
Were I live (Canada), lamb was always more expensive than steak, until recently ...
There cannot be sirloin on a new yourk strip unless u tape or glue it on
BUT, how much is the top sirloin cost per Lb. then show us the difference.
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Great Video to help customers choose - You rightly talk about the levels of trim, which is very important - Fillet with chain on and silverskin etc
For the NY Strip with top sirloin on in the UK and Europe we would call that a nerve end sirloin steak - That muscle above the central nerve (gristle) we would call tail end of the rump - NEVER choose nerve end steaks, that gristle is inedible
I think you should do another video about the quality of the beef - so avoiding purple/dark meat caused by pre-slaughter stress - how to identify the younger animals from the open grain or close grain - also indicate the breed sizing fo things like fillets - ie a steak cut from a 5lb fillet is a very different size round from a 6.5lb fillet
Great video - thanks for sharing buddy
B All day long - off the chuck end!
since the fda removed country of origin from labels it's a crap shoot, it invalidates lots of quality steaks. what cattle are fed contribute to that quality. USDA MEANS LITTLE IN THAT SENSE! my store use to separate Mexican meat from USA steaks, 3 to 5 bucks for Mexican raised verse 14 to 18 a pound for New York strip.
Boy is that ever true. They're evil as are all abc agencies in this country.
Thank You Sir.
$2.85 is not what was lost in value, as you didn’t consider the value of the sirloin piece.
Still a rip-off though (illegal?).
Thanks BW! I do not want to be a "Steak Shlub" Peace! ☮
Man, I see the marbling in the “waghu” and immediately grab it.
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