One of the most common questions we hear from customers is “What cuts of beef will I get if I order a share of beef?” Great question.
You may know that some cuts of beef come from the same area of the cow and that one cut of beef can have several different names. A good example of this is the T-bone steak. If you cut out the famous “T” shaped bone, you get two new cuts – a tenderloin steak and a strip steak. When ordering your beef, you can have a T-bone steak OR a tenderloin and strip steak, but not both because they literally are the same piece of meat. To make things more confusing strip steaks themselves have many names; they can be referred to as New York strip steak, Kansas City steak, or Delmonico steak – which can also come from the ribeye steak instead of the top loin steak which is where the strip steak comes from. Whew! And there’s more - a very large T-bone steak is referred to as a Porterhouse steak. So again, you can have a T-bone steak OR a Porterhouse steak, but not both. There are plenty of other examples of steaks that have slightly different regional or marketing names but in reality, are extremely similar cuts.
A good rule of thumb is a quarter pound of beef per person per meal. With an average quarter share you take home 130 pounds of beef. For a family of four, a quarter share will provide 130 meals (4 x 0.25 = 1 and 130/1 = 130) letting you to enjoy beef two to three times a week for a year. Below are some examples of what cuts and amounts you can get from a quarter share of beef. Reading them provides a good example of the many names used for cuts of beef.
· ground beef – 39 packages/pounds
· stew meat – 8 packages/pounds
· country-style ribs – 2 packages/6 pounds
· tenderloin steaks – 4 steaks
· New York steaks – 6 steaks
· ribeye steaks – 4 steaks
· chuck steak – 4 steaks
· top round Steak – 4 steaks
· short ribs – 2 packages/3 pounds
· skirt steak – 2 steaks
· flank steak – 2 steaks
· arm roast – 1 package/3 pounds
· shoulder roast – 1 package/3 pounds
· tri tip – 1 package
· heel roast – 1 package/3 pounds
· flat iron steak – 2 steaks
· bottom round steak – 2 steaks
· sirloin steak – 2 steaks
OR
· 46 pounds of ground beef
· 24 pounds of roasts: chuck, bottom round, rump, sirloin tip, and arm
· 24 pounds of steaks – round top, ribeye, T-bone, sirloin, eye of round flank, and filet mignon
· 3 pounds of brisket
· 5 pounds of short ribs
Estimates for required freezer space vary. Depending how you arrange your meat, one cubic foot of freezer space can hold anywhere from 15-20 pounds of meat up to 35-40 pounds of meat. Be sure to allow enough space for oddly shaped or large cuts of meat.
When you purchase beef from Millennial Acres you will get grass-fed beef fresh from a local farm custom butchered to your specifications. Some of the cuts may be new to you, others may be your favorites, but our beef will always be better quality than what you’ll find at the store.
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