Cutting against the grain

Great! A steak recipe calls for cutting against the grain. What the heck does that mean? How do I do that? The answer is simple. Imagine a piece of wood with clear lines in it. The lines are all running in one direction. That’s the grain. Simple right. All you have to do is see which way the lines are running in your steak. Now to cut “against” it, simply cut across all those lines. If you were to cut “with” the grain you would cut along one long line.

Cook steak to perfection Cooking Temperatures for Beef

Looking for a quality steak recipe? Click here to find trusted recipes tested in family kitchens by meat lovers like you.

Popular Recipes

Check our most popular recipes of this week

A white plate filled with crispy, golden-brown chicken nuggets on a kitchen counter, with a halved lime and glass bowl in the background.

Popcorn chicken nuggets

35 min • Easy to Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Golden-brown baked potato gratin in a white dish on a kitchen counter, with cheese, potato, and whisk in the background.

Scalloped Goat Cheese and Garlic Potatoes

80 min • Moderate • 6 servings

Golden-brown lattice-topped strawberry pie cooling on a kitchen counter, with fresh strawberries and butter in the background.

Grandma’s Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

70 min • Moderate • 8 servings

Halloween-themed cookies: spider webs and powdered sugar ghosts on a plate, ready for serving.

Design-your-own cookies

25 min • Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Plate of chocolate cookies topped with almond slices on a kitchen counter with baking ingredients in the background.

Chocolate Amaretti

55 min • Moderate • 24 servings

Every Meal Has a Story

Get Inspired by our Memories

Discover Stories