Mapa do Boi

Top blade

Cut no. 3 · American · Flat iron

The top blade sits on the shoulder blade, below the chuck roll. A thick sinew runs through its middle; split along it, it gives two flat iron steaks, among the most tender on the animal. Cut across the sinew, it is the top blade steak.

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