Story of a Steak
Recently, we came across this series put out by the Angust TV called Story of a Steak. It takes you on a visual tour of how your steak makes it from the field to your plate. It begins with a…
Did You Know: There Is Such A Thing As Purple Meat?
It’s probably likely that if you solely buy meat from the grocery store, you didn’t know there was such as thing as purple meat. Yes, purple meat. Or as we call it in the meat industry, dark cutting beef. Dark…
Our Favorite Beef Cuts for Summer
We all know the classics: rib eyes, new yorks, filets…. The tried and true staples are great. We love a grilled rib eye as much as the next meat lover. But with beef prices usually through the roof during summer,…
Best BBQ Sauce Recipes
We love a good BBQ sauce.. It makes a great marinade, dipping sauce, glaze… The uses are endless. And we sell a few wonderful BBQ sauces, but the truth is, homemade BBQ sauce HANDS DOWN takes the cake… Homemade BBQ…
Pork Chops Are No Longer Pork Chops
You may be thinking huh? In the beginning of April, The National Pork and Beef Councils came out with a new campaign aimed towards helping customers more readily identify their cuts of meat as well as how to cook those…
Reporter Goes Undercover as USDA Meat Inspector
Last week, I came across this story put out by Harper Magazine by a reporter (Ted Conover) who was tasked with becoming a USDA inspector for the meat processing company, Cargill in small town rural Nebraska. Upon reading it, I…
Cinco De Mayo Recipes
Grab your sombrero and something cold to drink and try your hand at these Mexican recipes to celebrate Cinco De Mayo with your friends! Photos courtesy Martha Stewart, Kitchen Konfidence, She Knows Food & Recipe, and The Shiksa in the…
Our Favorite Burger Recipes
The weather here in California is warming up, the flowers are blooming, and it’s beginning to feel like summer so you know what that means…? Grilling season is here! And what better to grill than an All American Burger!? Tired…
Where Does Steak Come From: Cutting Up A Beef
How much meat do you get off a beef? How many steaks do you get? Where does “insert cut of meat” come from? I am asked these questions constantly. I will preface this by saying this post is long, but…
Are There Hormones in Meat!?
The simple to that question is well, yes. There are hormones in everything… In you, in me, in animals, even in vegetables. That’s just a fact of life. Are hormones added to the animals before they are killed for meat..?…