Learn how to cook specific cuts of beef, the science behind the effect of temperature on food, as well as simple temp tips to successfully cooking beef.
Holiday times are a time for celebratory meals—things we wouldn’t eat every day. Easter and Christmas, for example, are not the time for standard week-night foods, but a festive dish to be shared with loved ones. And for that, crown roast of lamb is hard to beat. Lamb is already a festive meat, and its…
If the ribeye is, as some say, the king of steaks, then the ribeye cap is the jewel in its crown. This is not a common cut of meat to find, but if you are lucky enough to find a ribeye cap (sometimes called rib cap or even by the Latin spinalis dorsi) at your…
If there is a dish that represents decadence, luxury, and richness, it is beef Wellington. This dish, beloved in—and strangely discarded since—the ’60s, is every bit as delicious today as it was in the era of Continental Cuisine. And how could it not be! It’s a beef tenderloin coated in sautĂ©ed mushrooms with pâtĂ© all…
Tailgating is a sport unto itself. Who has the best canopy? Who has the best sound system? Who has the best food? You don’t have to bring a trailer offset smoker to BBQ at the game, though. Bring a kettle grill, set it up with a charcoal snake around the edge, and you can smoke…
Sometimes you want a big thick steak on a plate. But sometimes, you just want some solid, beefy flavor, and for that, you want a flank steak. Flank steak is a delicious, meaty cut that delivers big on taste while coming in short on price. And when it’s done properly, it’s almost as good to…
People tend to get a little hyperbolic about steak. It’s easy to bite into a properly cooked steak from good quality meat and declare “this is the best steak I’ve ever eaten.” I’ve said it for at least 15 steaks. And it was true of all of them. In fact, the best steak you’ve ever…