Steak University – "Steak 101"

How to Tell If Your Steak Is Bad: 4 Tell Tale Signs

Storing steak in the refrigerator or freezer can slow down the spoiling process if you’re not going to eat it right away. Using plastic wrap or airtight containers can help preserve the freshness ...

The Ultimate Guide to Steak Temperatures

When you order a steak from a restaurant, you’re blessed with having the finished product on your plate and ready to eat. You tell the waiter or waitress the level of doneness you’d like your bee...

Sirloin Steak Cooked to Medium Rare Perfection

It’s a well-known adage, handed down from meat lovers from generations past, that “A good steak is cooked to no more than medium rare.” In fact, you might even consider a medium rare steak the pe...

What is Cube Steak and How Can I Cook with It?

You see both ground beef and cube steak in the meat department: What’s the difference and what one do you purchase? These two types of beef may look similar on the shelves, but they’re entirely di...

Handy Guide to the Wagyu Grading System

Do you want to try some incredible Wagyu beef, but have no idea what to make of the wagyu grading system? You aren’t alone! The system can be confusing for those who aren’t familiar with it. Fort...

Maillard Reaction Steak: Mixing Science with Beef

Photo by Gonzalo Guzman via Pexels If you’re a steak fan — which you likely are if you’re joining us on Steak University — then you probably know that there’s a lot more that goes into a good steak...

Refreezing Thawed Meat & Steaks

photo by Pat Gerber licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 We’ve all been there. You’ve taken out that luscious T-Bone steak you’ve been dreaming about eating and defrosted it completely. Yet you’re just too...

Grilling Steak Tips: Helpful Tips and Mistakes to Avoid

It’s always the season for delicious steak, but grilling season is a steak lover’s dream. A charcoal or gas grill allows for a flavor you just can’t get by other means, especially when it comes to...

Can I Feed Steak Bones to My Dog?

Image by Annabel_P from Pixabay Your dog is part of your family, so of course, you want them to be happy, healthy, and enjoy getting treated once in a while. Dogs and bones seem to go hand-in-hand...

The Best Tips for Storing Meats

The ins and outs of food safety and storage is knowledge essential for any meat-lover. All meats pose significant risks when not handled properly. Most people have suffered, or know someone who’s...

How Steak Gets its Color: And Why it Turns Gray

As any grocery store can tell you, the redder the steak, the faster it sells. One look at a meat counter, and it’s not hard to understand why. Our brains have been wired to connect that rosy-red ...

What are the Healthiest Cuts of Steak?

Eating too much of just about anything isn’t necessarily good for the body. As much as we love thick, tasty steaks for dinner, it’s a good idea to remember that a serving size of beef is only 3-oz...