Ribeye steak is one of the most delicious of all the cuts of beef that we, as steak lovers, want to grill and eat every time we spark up the grill. The reason for our ribeye obsession is that it is so tender and tasty; and, it is mouthwatering-good when grilled…
Dennis Keohane
Cottage Pie or Shepherd’s Pie: A Simple Dish with a Complex History
As the days start to get warmer, let’s skip the stew and dig into a dish that’s a lot easier to make. The dish itself is not complicated. Popular in the British Isles, it is usually some combination of meat, spices, vegetables, with a mashed potato crust. A problem arises, however,…
Better Together – Our Favorite Pairings
By itself, a salt-and-pepper encrusted filet mignon is a thing of beauty. However, paired with a nice Cabernet or bacon, it becomes something divine. This is one of life’s great truths: Two is better than one, or as Three Dog Night sang, “One is the loneliest number.” We think this…
Bristol Bay, The Pristine Alaskan Waters Where We Source Our Sockeye Salmon
Last January, we started selling a limited supply of wild-caught sockeye salmon for the first time to ButcherBox members. Since, we have expanded our seafood offerings to include Georges Bank scallops.
The Right Way to Cut Steak Right: Against the Grain
There’s nothing better than cooking a great steak and enjoying it with friends and loved ones. And there’s nothing worse than putting in all the effort to cook and then making a simple mistake that ruins it: Cutting the steak the wrong way. How you slice it can mean the…
NY Strip Steak – An Iconic Steak in New York and Beyond
You can find it featured on the menu of most reputable steakhouses, and although it goes by various names, when one thinks of a perfectly sized, tender, and flavorful cut of beef, likely, they are imagining a New York strip steak. The strip steak comes from the topmost section of…
How to Distinguish Different Cuts of Beef Often Confused
Over the past few years, we’ve heard a great deal from our ButcherBox members about their eating habits, cooking tendencies, meal planning, and, more than we’d ever want to know about how people store their food. One learning that continually surprises us is the collective desire to know as much…
An Introduction to Brothers Artisanal Grass-fed, Grass-finished Beef Jerky
On occasion, we test new products in small distribution regions across the country. Currently, we are rolling out a small batch of grass-fed, grass-finished beef jerky in the Northeast. Here’s a little background on the small business, Brothers Artisanal, we partnered with on this trial release. New Bedford, Massachusetts has…
Introducing the Niman Ranch Digital Storefront Powered by ButcherBox
This week, we announced a partnership with sustainable agriculture trailblazer Niman Ranch to launch www.butcherbox.com/niman, a new digital storefront powered by ButcherBox that enables Niman Ranch customers to purchase products online. Through the new webpage, Niman Ranch customers can purchase pre-selected meat bundles or other Niman products, including sausage, pulled pork, bratwurst, and more. Niman Ranch…
How To Build a Family Friendly Culture in a Fast Growing Company
In 2015, as ButcherBox founder Mike Salguero and his wife Karlene awaited the arrival of their first child, they started to become more thoughtful about the foods they were eating. After learning about the potential health benefits of grass-fed beef, Mike soon found himself in someone’s living room picking out…
Cooking Frozen Chicken, Steak, and Pork
Many of us, especially those who are ButcherBox members, have a freezer full of the various meats we’ve purchased or had sent to use each month. Too often, when in the midst of frenetic lives, we forget to plan meals or, worse, don’t remember to defrost the meat we had…
Saving Bristol Bay, Home of the Best Salmon in the World
UPDATE: In November 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the proposed Pebble mine. From The Washington Post: “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska Commander Col. Damon Delarosa said that a plan to deal with waste from the Pebble Mine ‘does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines,’ and…