Steak Recipe - How To Make Steak Tender You invest a lot of time and money into the steaks for a special occasion and when dinner time comes, they are tough. What happened? How can you cook steaks as tender as your favorite restaurant? The first step to cooking a good steak is to choose the right grade of steak. The top quality beef is graded USDA Prime and commands top prices. USDA Prime grade meats are sold to the restaurant industry and specialty markets and are not as likely to be found at your local grocery chain. The next grade of beef is USDA Choice. USDA Choice is tender, flavorful and only slightly lower in quality than USDA Prime. The meat is well marbled with fat and will be tender and juicy when properly prepared. USDA Choice makes up about 70% of all graded beef and is readily available in your supermarket. USDA Good graded beef is an acceptable grade of beef that has only minimal marbling of fat. It is leaner, but may not be as tender as USDA Prime or Choice. Next, ...
Deep Fried Turkey Practice While your neighbors are putting up their Halloween decorations and scouring supermarkets for bargain candy, its the perfect time for you to deep fry a turkey. If youve been thinking about deep frying a turkey for Thanksgiving but want to try it first, then October is the perfect time. Its close enough to Thanksgiving for you to gain some valuable experience but still far enough away that your family wont get tired of turkey sandwiches. In October, Thanksgiving is still over a month away. It’s the perfect time to get your turkey fryer out of the attic, buy some peanut oil and test out some new dry rubs or injector recipes. Lets face it once November comes its too late to subject your family to a turkey test run when they’re going to have it again in a few weeks on Thanksgiving. Thats a lot of turkey. And Thanksgiving dinner is a time to be thankful, not a time to try out new recipes. What if your bird tastes terrible? You dont want your family to rememb...