Flat Iron Steaks
Belinda, thanks for all the new recipes. I like finding new ways to cook
meat, and recipes for cuts I’ve never tried, like rib eye.
I have a question on the Flat Iron: I have tried to get this cut in the
past, as a local restaurant serves both a killer Flat Iron Steak, and a Flat
Iron
Steak & Spinach Salad. But when I went to the local butcher (local meaning
only one within a 2-hour drive in these parts), he claimed there’s no such cut,
and the restaurant must be making up a name for their house specialty. Well,
since then I’ve seen a cooking show do a Flat Iron Steak as well, so obviously
it does exist.
Could this cut of meat possibly be known by another name? Perhaps some
regional butchers would call it something different?
July 25th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Possibly. I’ve heard it also called a top blade steak. The chef
said that hanger steaks could also be used for that recipe but
recommended the flat iron.
July 26th, 2007 at 6:48 am
I used to cut meat for a living and I never heard of any of those cuts of
meat. Is it like a strip steak?
July 27th, 2007 at 3:23 am
Great websites! Now I know exactly what they are. Thanks!!!
July 28th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Donnamae - Omaha Steaks sells a Flat Iron Steak. It is a fairly new
offering for them though. Possibly the cut is not widely used. -
Lorrie
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DONNAMAE wrote:
I have a question on the Flat Iron: I have tried to get this cut in the
past, as a local restaurant serves both a killer Flat Iron Steak, and a
Flat Iron Steak & Spinach Salad. But when I went to the local butcher
(local meaning only one within a 2-hour drive in these parts), he
claimed there’s no such cut,