Buttery soft and incredibly tender, nothing says "special occasion" like a tenderloin or filet mignon steak. Whether you're dining at a restaurant or trying to choose the perfect steak at the store, ...

Filet mignon and beef tenderloin are among the most tender and delicious cuts of steak, popular choices at steakhouses and for special occasion steak dinners at home. These coveted, melt-in-your-mouth ...

Cuts from the part of the cow with the most fat will have the best flavor. Steaks cut from parts of the cow that didn't move much will be tender but less flavorful. The cuts with a balance of some ...

At a steakhouse, there are a few rules that simply must be followed. Never order a steak cooked more than medium rare. A good cut of meat doesn’t need steak sauce and no steak deserves ketchup ...

Filet mignon is a choice steak, indeed. To form it, the butcher makes a cross-sectional cut from the small end of the tenderloin, a long muscle with one narrow, pointed end which runs along the lower ...

There's more to filet mignon than the price — and maybe there's an even better cut for whatever you're cooking up. Are you a little baffled by all the different types of meats available at the market?

With high demand and only about eight cuts per cow, filet mignon often fetches the highest price in the butcher's case. When you're paying upwards of $20 per pound, cooking these precious tidbits can ...

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