BEEF
New at Dave's
Fresh, Hand Cut Picanha Beef has Arrived!
We are very excited to be carrying fresh Pincaha beef: a flavorful cut of beef from the cattles rump. Considered the "Queen of Steaks" in Brazil, this cut has a very lean meat with a fat cap. Pincanha is new to us, but not to the world!
Dave's recommends grilling Picaha with the fat cap down on the hottest part of the grill and sear for about 5-7 minutes. Flip and be prepared for minor flare ups as the fat softens and soaks into the meat, creating flavorful delicious steaks.
Dave's Guide to Buying, Preparing & Cooking Beef
There's something satisfying about beef and at Dave's, we're all about bringing you quality, variety and value. Our butchers are ready to help you choose whatever fits your taste or your budget, whatever is perfect for the season or the occasion. Just know that if it comes from Dave's, the beef you serve will be juicy, tender and delicious.
Chuck
Chuck beef is tough but very flavorful. which makes it a great option for slow cooked meals like beef stew or pot roast. Chuck's high fat content also makes it perfect for making ground beef.
Rib Roast
Beef ribs are very tender with great flavor and extra marbling. Typical cuts from the rib roast include Delmonico steak, boneless ribeye roasts and ribeye steaks.
Sirloin
The rearmost portion of the loin region, the sirloin is typically best for grilling and can be found as sirloin steak, top sirloin, bottom sirloin, tri-top roast and tri-tip steak.
Brisket
Brisket is known for its fatty, tough texture, but when cooked slow and low it can be cooked to melt-in-your-mouth perfection. A favorite of barbecue afficiandos!
Short Loin
Located behind the ribs, the short loin offers some of the most tender cuts of meat on a cow including the NY strip, T-Bone, porterhouse, tenderloin filet, filet mignon, and strip loin.
Flank
The flank can be a tough cut, but also more flavorful than other areas of the cow. Flank steaks are best prepared by marinating and grilling quickly at high temperature.
Shank
One of the toughest cuts of beef, the shank is not very popular but can make a great inexpensive option for beef stock, stew meat or lean ground beef.
Short Plate
Cuts from the short plate tend to be fatty, tough, but relatively inexpensive and are perfect for dishes like fajitas, pastrami, skirt steak, hanger steak, short ribs and ground beef.
Round
Located near the cow's hind legs, the round is typically tough and requires high heat cooking (for top, bottom and eye round cuts) or slow-cooking (for rump and eye roast cuts).
Dave's All Natural Grass Fed Beef
What an animal eats matters dramatically, especially when it comes to beef. The difference between a steer eating grain or grass makes a stunning difference, as these four bites of "meaty" information will show you:
- A sirloin steak from a grass-fed steer has from one half to one third the fat as sirloin from a grain-fed steer.
- The difference between grain-fed and grass-fed in a 6-ounce steak is almost 100 calories.
- Grass-fed beef gives you from two- to six times more Omega-3 Fatty Acids - and that's a very good thing.
- Grass-fed meat has about the same amount of fat as skinless chicken.
If there's still any doubt, why not try some of Dave's Grass-Fed Beef? The difference is sure to make you a believer.
Nature Source Beef
"Natural" is a word that's used freely in grocery aisles and on food labels. But often, its meaning is a bit vague - except when it describes beef from Nature Source. Dave's is proud to offer you Nature Source Choice Beef or All-Natural Grain-Fed Beef. Both superior and scrumptious.
Imagine a healthy, content herd of Black Angus cattle, leisurely grazing on green fields - or at rest in a clean, airy barn where they're fed a 100% vegetarian diet, totally free of animal byproducts, antibiotics, growth promoting drugs, hormones or artificial ingredients.
The Nature Source farmers are committed to raising their cattle humanely, in a clean, stress-free environment. Sure, it requires more time, energy and care, but the result is a grade of beef that is unmatched.
