Best Budget Cuts Of Steak For Grilling

Best Budget Cuts Of Steak For Grilling, This flavor-packed cut comes from the same part as a rib-eye but costs about half as much.Juicy grilled steakNothing tastes, sounds, and smells more like summer than a juicy steak sizzling on the grill. Unfortunately for meat lovers, many choice cuts like New York strip cost at least $15 a pound, which is pretty pricey for a family dinner. And forget about it if you are hosting a barbeque party.

Shine spoke with two experts, John Stage, owner of Dinosaur BBQ, and Kari Underly, a third generation butcher and author of The Art of Beef Cutting, about their favorite budget cuts. Stage goes for chewier meat with big beefy flavor and Underly clued us in to the most tender of the cheaper steaks.

Stage’s favorites:

Stage likes to use a tenderizing tool called a jaccard to break up the connective tissue in tougher cuts. You can also tenderize meat with a fork. His favorite steaks do well with dry rubs or marinades. Cook on medium to high heat until the meat fully caramelizes and releases from the grill before flipping.

Skirt steak. This flat, thin steak is a little chewy but has great flavor. “I’ll eat a skirt steak as quick as a New York strip,” Stage says. “It’s a little chewy but as far as flavor goes, I prefer it to a more expensive cut like a rib-eye.” This well-marbled steak is quick and easy to cook.

Flank steak. Stage says this thin, lean steak has big flavor but it’s very lean, which makes it a bit tougher. It benefits from at least four hours in a marinade and should be cooked to medium and sliced against the grain.

Top Round. Also called London Broil, this steak benefits from slower cooking on indirect heat. Stage applies a dry rub about an hour before grilling to bring out the flavor and help tenderize.