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Most other countries' beef grading systems mirror the U.S. model, except for those in the European Union (EU). The EU employs a grading scheme that emphasizes carcass shape and amount of fat covering [4] instead of marbling and aging. The differences in grading yield incompatible value judgments of beef value in the United States and the EU. [5]
During butchering, beef is first divided into primal cuts, pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass. These are basic sections from which steaks and other subdivisions are cut. Since the animal's legs and neck muscles do the most work, they are the toughest; the meat becomes more tender as distance from hoof and horn increases.
Owing to their large size, and as they contain meat from two of the most prized cuts of beef (the short loin and the tenderloin), T-bone steaks are generally considered one of the highest quality steaks, and prices at steakhouses are accordingly high. Porterhouse steaks are even more highly valued owing to their larger tenderloin.
A thick slice of beef tenderloin A section of braised tenderloin of beef that has been seared in a heavy skillet on all 4 sides until lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes each. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, near the kidneys. [2]
A carcass grade is an assessment of quality for a culled cow or bull. The various grades are defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, and assessments are based primarily on the fatness of the cow to be culled. [1] Cows are culled from herds for a variety of reasons, including poor production, age, or health problems. [2]
Filet mignon (pork) cooking in a pan. In France, the term filet mignon refers to pork. The cut of beef referred to as filet mignon in the United States has various names across the rest of Europe; e.g., filet de bœuf in French and filet pur in Belgium, fillet steak in the UK, Filetsteak in German, solomillo in Spanish (filet in Catalan), lombo in Portuguese, filee steik in Estonian, and ...
Wet-aged beef is beef that has typically been aged in a vacuum-sealed bag to retain its moisture. Since the 1970s, with the development of vacuum packing machines and related technology, this has become the dominant mode of aging beef in the US and UK. It is popular with producers, wholesalers and retailers because it takes less time: typically ...
Inspected beef carcasses tagged by the USDA. These are enacted by Food Safety and Inspection Service; Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Safe Meat and Poultry Inspection Panel; amongst others. Scientific counsel is provided by institutions like the American Meat Science Association and similar.