Comments on: Ask the Readers: Where Can I Get Flat Iron Steaks? http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/ Cleveland Food Blog - Cleveland's Chubbiest Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:09:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-4793 Rick Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:42:49 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-4793 Hey my daughter fell in love with the flat iron steak at T.G.I.F's.Went looking for a diy version.Found a local butcher,showed him on his chart.He sold me a whole one for $2.69/lb.Did the filleting myself.What a deal!!6 steaks $10.03!Try it!R Hey my daughter fell in love with the flat iron steak at T.G.I.F’s.Went looking for a diy version.Found a local butcher,showed him on his chart.He sold me a whole one for $2.69/lb.Did the filleting myself.What a deal!!6 steaks $10.03!Try it!R

]]> By: JoeH http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-4266 JoeH Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:23:08 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-4266 Great cuts for grilling and bias cut on a salad...cook them to medium rare or they'll get a little tough..Here in Akron, both ACME on Market St, and GIANT EAGLE on Market St have them @ 6.99 / lb, and since most folks don't know this cut, sometimes they get reduced as they sit. Great cuts for grilling and bias cut on a salad…cook them to medium rare or they’ll get a little tough..Here in Akron, both ACME on Market St, and GIANT EAGLE on Market St have them @ 6.99 / lb, and since most folks don’t know this cut, sometimes they get reduced as they sit.

]]> By: the_next_meal http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-3682 the_next_meal Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:57:11 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-3682 The video is showing you how to trim a Top Blade roast, which will be much easier to find, and probably around $3 or $4 a lb., into Flat Iron steaks. The roast will already have been cleaned up to about the 3/4 mark in the video - all the exterior work - so all you do is split it and trim out the interior gristle. If you cut the other way (leaving the gristle in the center as a horizontal line) you get what are often marketed as Top Blade steaks. As far as the video being "a lot of work", well this is the kind of thing that indicates a really serious cook. Buying large cuts at, say Costco, and knowing how to break them down, grind your own meat from scraps, etc., etc. is a way to eat great and save $$. Similarly, if you can't bone out whole chickens you can't make great chicken stock and it is hard to be a really great cook without a few quarts of that in the freezer! The video is showing you how to trim a Top Blade roast, which will be much easier to find, and probably around $3 or $4 a lb., into Flat Iron steaks. The roast will already have been cleaned up to about the 3/4 mark in the video – all the exterior work – so all you do is split it and trim out the interior gristle. If you cut the other way (leaving the gristle in the center as a horizontal line) you get what are often marketed as Top Blade steaks.

As far as the video being “a lot of work”, well this is the kind of thing that indicates a really serious cook. Buying large cuts at, say Costco, and knowing how to break them down, grind your own meat from scraps, etc., etc. is a way to eat great and save $$.

Similarly, if you can’t bone out whole chickens you can’t make great chicken stock and it is hard to be a really great cook without a few quarts of that in the freezer!

]]> By: Matt http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Matt Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:26:42 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2676 Kroger has them. They are vacumned seald. It is my favorite cut. Kroger has them. They are vacumned seald. It is my favorite cut.

]]> By: Adam http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2609 Adam Sat, 10 May 2008 19:55:42 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2609 Shaker Square Farmer's market has them. Shaker Square Farmer’s market has them.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 Debbie Wed, 07 May 2008 03:11:07 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2599 Reider's Market on Rt 44 in Concord Township has them everyday, along with great Kobe strips and burgers, prime strips and an all around great meat selection. Not to mention the price is right!! Reider’s Market on Rt 44 in Concord Township has them everyday, along with great Kobe strips and burgers, prime strips and an all around great meat selection. Not to mention the price is right!!

]]> By: KatherineB http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2595 KatherineB Tue, 06 May 2008 12:42:17 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2595 Rego's at Kamm's Corners had them last week. They seem to be a regular item there now. I'd call ahead to make sure they have them to save some gas. Rego’s at Kamm’s Corners had them last week. They seem to be a regular item there now. I’d call ahead to make sure they have them to save some gas.

]]> By: Trader Joe'z http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Trader Joe'z Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:34:27 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2585 Trader Joe's has them already marinated. Trader Joe’s has them already marinated.

]]> By: Trader Joe'z http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 Trader Joe'z Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:32:48 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2584 Trader Joe's Trader Joe’s

]]> By: Melanie http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/comment-page-1/#comment-2582 Melanie Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:06:11 +0000 http://www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/04/24/ask-the-readers-where-can-i-get-flat-iron-steaks/#comment-2582 Thank you all so much for your input and to Mark for the post! Made a few calls and checked a few places during the week and here's what I found...*believe it or not, no meat stand at the West Side Market carries them! I was shocked. *I talked to the meat cutter at Heinens in Middleburg, and he stated that he loved the cut too, but since people were unfamiliar with it, they don't always sell well. He says once people try them, they love them. He says that starting this Wednesday, the Heinen's chain will have them on "in-store special" for $5.99/lb. and that some store should have them.*Lastly, a place called "Chef's Choice Meats" in Berea (http://www.chefschoicemeats.net/) ALWAYS carries them, and so between there and whole Foods, this will be my best bet. Thank you again for your feedback, and good eats to you all! Thank you all so much for your input and to Mark for the post! Made a few calls and checked a few places during the week and here’s what I found…*believe it or not, no meat stand at the West Side Market carries them! I was shocked. *I talked to the meat cutter at Heinens in Middleburg, and he stated that he loved the cut too, but since people were unfamiliar with it, they don’t always sell well. He says once people try them, they love them. He says that starting this Wednesday, the Heinen’s chain will have them on “in-store special” for $5.99/lb. and that some store should have them.*Lastly, a place called “Chef’s Choice Meats” in Berea (http://www.chefschoicemeats.net/) ALWAYS carries them, and so between there and whole Foods, this will be my best bet. Thank you again for your feedback, and good eats to you all!

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