Best Cheap Cuts of Beef?

[AZJ0SH]

I can't afford to keep eating ribeyes and porterhouse, so I am trying to find good cuts that are cheaper.

I have seen a lot of cuts, eye of round, check, etc, but what tastes the best and cooks up easy without a grill?

[mannydawg]

All beef will taste good if you know how to cook it.

[hockeytownfan]

Patio (Flat Iron)
Chuck
Top Sirloin

[desslok]

Top round
Top sirloin
Pot roast in crock pot
Flank/skirt for steak sandwiches.

[Deadikated]

Flat iron is good for the price.

[AZJ0SH]

I saw the flat iron steaks, I don't have a cast iron skillet but do they cook well in a normal skillet maybe with some oil?

[clipsey]

Best bet is to find out when 'manager specials' are on, or whatever your local store calls them. Usually at least 1/2-2/3's the price! Great way to save some cash and you don't have to buy the crap.

[pretend]

I'm eating a "beef loin strip grilling" right now, whatever that means. I just did it on a preheated steel frying pan, no oil or anything. One side to get ~5mm of brown, then the other to the same doneness, then off. It's such a beautiful sight, the brown-pink-red sandwich effect. Tender and juicy.

I'm no expert, but have found you get what you pay for (going by $/kg), so it's more a question of what price/quality ratio you're willing to accept. Maybe if you really know what you're doing it doesn't matter, but I sure don't!

[AZJ0SH]

I'm eating a "beef loin strip grilling" right now, whatever that means. I just did it on a preheated steel frying pan, no oil or anything. One side to get ~5mm of brown, then the other to the same doneness, then off. It's such a beautiful sight, the brown-pink-red sandwich effect. Tender and juicy.

I'm no expert, but have found you get what you pay for (going by $/kg), so it's more a question of what price/quality ratio you're willing to accept. Maybe if you really know what you're doing it doesn't matter, but I sure don't!

The price/quality issue is what I am running into, finding non-rubbery beef.

So you ate the steak on a sandwhich? Did you just slice it up or what?

[pretend]

The price/quality issue is what I am running into, finding non-rubbery beef.

So you ate the steak on a sandwhich? Did you just slice it up or what?

No no, a cross-section looks like:

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lol that's bad, but it should explain it better. Rare steak turns out best!