Flat Iron Steak?

[rupert the dog]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is this? I saw it in Waitrose last night, never heard of such a cut before.

[LordGrover]

Click

[HereBeMonsters]

http://tinyurl.com/2wrogmp

HTH

[rupert the dog]

Oops!

[Simpo Two]

Still doesn't say how it fits in the scale of fillet - rump - stewing though.

[grumbledoak]

Wiki said:

The NAMP lists it as the second most tender cut, after the Tenderloin, and followed (in order) by the Top Sirloin Center-Cut, the Ribeye and Strip Steak Center-Cut, and finally Beef Shoulder, Arm

[Simpo Two]

grumbledoak said:

Wiki said:

The NAMP lists it as the second most tender cut, after the Tenderloin, and followed (in order) by the Top Sirloin Center-Cut, the Ribeye and Strip Steak Center-Cut, and finally Beef Shoulder, Arm

Yes, I read that. But it doesn't answer my question.

[grumbledoak]

Simpo Two said:

Yes, I read that. But it doesn't answer my question.

So what eludes you still? Price? As I remember it's pretty cheap but so unwanted here you won't see it in the shops. Pretty sure it is 'feather' steak, and the common "steak frites" in France.

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 18th June 21:11

[Simpo Two]

I wanted to know where 'flat iron' fits in the scale of Fillet - Rump - Stewing. The Wiki entry doesn't mention them. Is it better than rump, for example?

If it's the second most tender, why is it unwanted and cheap?

But I did sense an American bias to everything.

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 18th June 21:47

[grumbledoak]

Simpo Two said:

I wanted to know where 'flat iron' fits in the scale of Fillet - Rump - Stewing. The Wiki entry doesn't mention them. Is it better than rump, for example?

Ah. The US 'Strip steak' is rump, isn't it? So, yes, somewhere between fillet and rump. Onglet (hanger to us) is in there too, on price at least.

If you order 'steak frites' in a cheap French restaurant you'll get one of these, and you won't regret it. I think we send them along for mince.

ETA- this looks to be a good description: http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/503673-steak-secr...

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 18th June 21:55