Since Flat Iron steak are a little tricky to cut I typically find that they come into the store pre-packaged and not cut on site. The Kroger Flat Iron Steaks comes to the store pre-packaged.
Overall, I would have to give the win to Kroger as they had the best price. I would choose the Whole Foods one over the Trader Joe's steak. I felt the Trader Joe's price was too high. For a $1 more a pound you can get a grass fed Flat Iron steak at Whole Foods Market. Trader Joe's was all the way up to $12.99 a pound. Kroger came in with the best price at $8.99 a pound. They are on par somewhat with top sirloin and Ribeye steaks. It was definitely surprising to see the cost of a flat iron steak now. KrogerĬheck out our list for other types of steaks ? What Is a Good Price? One other quick thing to note is that I have not seen any flat iron steaks at Costco, so you won't see them on this list. I wanted to only include steak that was just steak in the package. Some places sold them already seasoned which I didn't include in the list below. I like that name, do you? What Does it Cost?īelow you will find a list of Flat Iron steak prices from a few stores in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The steak has a uniform flat, rectangular shape. It's what people use to use to smooth out the wrinkles in their clothes before we got the electric irons. Someone thought that the steak looked like one of those old fashion metal flat irons. I like that Trader Joe's sign tells you that Flat Iron is a chuck steak. Flat Iron steaks have a lot of beefy flavor.
The good thing about coming from the chuck primal is that this area contains some flavorful meat. With the gristle gone, the cooking time is lower and you can throw it on the grill like any other steak. But if you cut it just right, removing the gristle as you go, you end up with a flat iron steak. The Flat Iron steak comes from the Top Blade area of chuck. That is why the cuts from the chuck primal are normally roasts that need a long time to cook, not really steaks. The more a muscle is used in an animal the tougher it is. Your neck is probably the first thing to get sore as you are using lot of those muscles. This region of meat comes from the area near the head and neck of the cow.
But what is this steak?įirst thing you need to know is that a flat iron steak comes from the chuck primal. Flat Iron steaks is the steak that all the cool kids are having.
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