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Title: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: buglebuster on August 18, 2014, 08:52:06 PM
Never had one before but saw them in the store, pretty cheap for a big steak. Bought 2 of them and fired up the traeger, cooked some taters, carrots, and onions 1st then threw them on, 7 min per side and done. Awesome steak for the price, will be doing them again!(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F08%2F18%2F46e56ded1d00e9e8de3e7e65934acce8.jpg&hash=30032f579ee35919d6bb4a5e1bacd4170e8c6296)
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Post by: wadu1 on August 18, 2014, 09:12:01 PM
We love them, took some to Canada and my hunting cousins could not believe the taste. I prefer some good red wine with mine, no beer :chuckle:
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Post by: MtnMuley on August 18, 2014, 09:16:36 PM
Runs about the same as a good rub steak around these parts.  I never understood why, as I would much rather have a rub steak. However,  my dad begs to differ and his freezer is full of them.
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: pcal on August 18, 2014, 09:46:14 PM
 I make them out of my deer shoulder. Flat iron steak is from the inferolatero muscle on the lower ridge of the scapula. (keel like bone)  You will have to fillet out the tendon making 2 steaks. Studies have proven that it is the second most tender meat in beef, just behind tenderloin. Frijita is a popular way to cook it. When you get a 7 bone pot roast you will find out the little round next to that hooked shaped bone (keel bone) in  the middle is always the best part of the roast which is the teres major muscle group and if it were filleted off instead of crosscut, that's flat iron steak. Best flat iron steak I have eaten were from a moose.Now that made some goooood eating!!!!
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: buglebuster on August 18, 2014, 09:56:58 PM
I make them out of my deer shoulder. Flat iron steak is from the inferolatero muscle on the lower ridge of the scapula. (keel like bone)  You will have to fillet out the tendon making 2 steaks. Studies have proven that it is the second most tender meat in beef, just behind tenderloin. Frijita is a popular way to cook it. When you get a 7 bone pot roast you will find out the little round next to that hooked shaped bone (keel bone) in  the middle is always the best part of the roast which is the teres major muscle group and if it were filleted off instead of crosscut, that's flat iron steak. Best flat iron steak I have eaten were from a moose.Now that made some goooood eating!!!!
Interesting, was definatly tender!
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: lamrith on August 19, 2014, 11:38:49 AM
How did you set up your treager for doing these?

I did a flank steak (same cut?) on my green mountain grill that turned out ok, but Always nice to see how others setup their pellet grills..
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Post by: Southpole on August 19, 2014, 12:46:30 PM
Flat Iron is my top favorite cuts of beef. I sometimes treat it like a London broil with the marinade and all. Don't cook it too long, it should be around medium rare in my little opinion.
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: buglebuster on August 19, 2014, 05:39:56 PM
How did you set up your treager for doing these?

I did a flank steak (same cut?) on my green mountain grill that turned out ok, but Always nice to see how others setup their pellet grills..

I rubbed it down with my favorite prime rib rub, heated the traeger up to 450 and put it on for 7 min a side and it was medium rare, closer to rare. Your gmg may do an even better job since you can crank the heat a little higher and get a better sear :tup:
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Post by: lamrith on August 19, 2014, 06:07:50 PM
My flank steak turned out decent, think I ran 500 about same time, but made sure hit 160 internal..
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Post by: Broncosfan on August 19, 2014, 07:50:40 PM
Flat iron are a good steak, but for the money I think a chuck eye is the best steak.


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Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: lamrith on August 19, 2014, 08:28:45 PM
Oh I did run it 30min@ 180 to put some smoke in it, then pulled off and cranked to 500 and 7min/side once there..
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Post by: buglebuster on August 19, 2014, 09:35:01 PM
I don't worry about internal temp on beef, if it's warm I'm good :tup:
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: Camo Queen on August 21, 2014, 12:34:34 PM
I don't worry about internal temp on beef, if it's warm I'm good :tup:

Agreed! (unless its ground...)

If I'm with my Dad and I order steak at a restaurant, when the server asks how I like my steak, my Dad makes sure to interrupt and say "Just smack it on the ass and bring it out here!" LOL  :chuckle:
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Post by: TheFewTheProud on August 21, 2014, 12:56:08 PM
HAHA Keystone! Yes!
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Post by: Alchase on August 21, 2014, 01:08:50 PM
HAHA Keystone! Yes!

In a can even!  :chuckle:
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Post by: Halo on August 21, 2014, 01:20:51 PM
We do flat irons on the traeger more than anything else, great steak for the money.
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: buglebuster on August 21, 2014, 02:47:25 PM
HAHA Keystone! Yes!


In a can even!  :chuckle:
Nothing but the best :chuckle:




























But seriously, I love that stuff...
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: Damnimissed on August 26, 2014, 06:58:11 PM
Flat iron are a good steak, but for the money I think a chuck eye is the best steak.


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I had a friend who was a butcher and he turned me on to chuck eyes. If I found them in a store, I would buy every one they had. Since there are only two steaks per cow, they were sometimes hard to find.
Title: Re: Flat iron steak anyone?
Post by: Broncosfan on August 27, 2014, 08:37:23 PM

Flat iron are a good steak, but for the money I think a chuck eye is the best steak.


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I had a friend who was a butcher and he turned me on to chuck eyes. If I found them in a store, I would buy every one they had. Since there are only two steaks per cow, they were sometimes hard to find.

I'm actually a butcher as well and I think the chuck eye is like the best part of a rib eye for half the price


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Post by: wheels on August 31, 2014, 07:16:51 PM
good meat good price
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Post by: JJB11B on August 31, 2014, 07:53:51 PM
Eating nutella and strawberry jam sandwich :cryriver: I WANT ME A BIG JUICY STEAK!!!
I might add that this is my first time eating nutella  :puke: No more for me.. I like my peanut butter
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