Flat iron steak shouldn’t be so delicious. It’s named after a domestic appliance, it can be hard to find outside of restaurants, and it comes from an area of the cow that was long considered too tough to produce any tender, enjoyable steaks. But if you’ve ever had a perfectly […]
Meat Stories
Bacon Candy Recipe: How To Make Candied Bacon
Like most everyone who enjoys a treat now and then, we here at ButcherBox have a bit of a sweet tooth. It might be a bit odd to hand out candied bacon — or pig candy as it’s known in different parts of the country — to the kiddos who […]
Country-Style Ribs – Sweet, Tender, and Boneless
Pork ribs are all about love. If you are smoking them, baking them, or grilling them on your own — hopefully with a homemade backyard smoker — you know that that this form of BBQ rib love involves both labor and time. Eating some delicious barbecue baby back ribs or […]
Pork Butt – Pulled, Smoked, or Slow-Cooked, This Cut is Not What You Think
Check out our great coffee-rubbed pulled-pork recipe from Chef Yankel below. Pork butt is a product that we take very seriously here at ButcherBox despite its rather silly-sounding name. We take a bit of regional pride in the cut, which is also widely known in the U.S. as Boston butt. […]
What is Angus Beef and Why the Angus Label Doesn’t Matter
We talk a lot about industry naming and labeling, and for a good reason: There are many confusing beef cut names, quality grades, and beef industry marketing tricks. Consumers are unlikely to know the differences between USDA prime beef, organic steak, and grass-fed, grass-finished meat. One brand name that has been used […]
Chicken and Waffles: A History and Our Easy Recipe
Don’t miss our ButcherBox recipe for “Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Gluten-Free Waffles (Organic Free Range Chicken)” at the bottom of the page. Many of our favorite modern dishes are the product of culinary cultures colliding. “Pizza Margherita,” a flatbread that featured tomatoes and cheese, is believed first to have been […]
London Broil: A Grilled Steak That Has Nothing To Do with England
Beef dish names can be so odd. London broil is just another example of the beef industry’s propensity for attaching names to cuts of meat that are confusing, don’t quite fit, or, sometimes, are quite unappetizing. The Delmonico steak, for instance, was supposedly “invented” at Delmonico’s in New York; but […]
Ribeye Roast – For Special Occasions, Sunday Dinner, or Anytime
We believe the best way to bring friends together is over a delicious cut of grass-fed, grass-finished beef. Our favorite cut to share with others is the ribeye roast. Perfectly-cooked, the ribeye roast goes well with an array of side dishes, red wine, and good friends. What Exactly is a […]
A Bacon-Wrapped Filet is One of Life’s Simple Joys
Why bring bacon and filet mignon together? Of course, it makes sense. It seems like a question that does not need to be asked by any sane person. Crispy bacon and a delectable, tender steak together? But, have you ever paused, mid-savory bite, and just momentarily think, who thought of […]
The Denver Steak: An American Innovation
While discoveries in centuries-old industries are exceedingly rare, they do still occur from time to time. Witness the Denver steak, a uniquely American, and rather “new” cut of meat that, if you are lucky, you can find on the menu at some of the best purveyors of meat across the country. (The […]
How Our Search for the World’s Best Meat Brought Us to Australia
At ButcherBox, we are committed to delivering the highest quality, direct-to-consumer meat and we have developed a meat procurement and delivery ecosystem that is world-class. We are also compelled to always keep innovating, and, if need be, to rewrite the rules to achieve the mission of being the most trusted […]