I've got a Beef!

In my house hubby does most of the grilling while I look after everything that cooks INSIDE the house. I must admit, I really enjoy cooking and I thought I knew pretty much everything there was to know about what I cook. Like many families our favorite splurge is on steaks. A while back I began following @CanadianBeef on twitter, and I realized I knew very little about cooking steaks. I mean, beef is beef is beef right? That's what I used to think and I would cook it up, serve it to my family and sometimes they would rave about it and other times they would nod politely with a mouth full of unchewed meat when I asked the same question I ask every night; "so... how is it?" On occasion, when I took my own bite I'd realize that it was terrible and immediately I would blame the beef, of course a joke would always follow along. "Oh man, that must have been one rough cow, he's awfully tough, huh?"

Meal time went on like this for years, then, thanks to some of their eye opening tweets I realized I might have been the one making the mistake all along. You see they have all kinds of great information and most of their tweets will send you to their site, http://www.beefinfo.org/, which is stuffed full of great Canadian Beef related information. It turns out that you need to choose your cut of meat based on how you plan to cook it. I was taking a trip to my local grocery store that supplies Canadian Beef look at what fit my budget and then cooking it however I happened to feel like preparing it. Sometimes dependent on my ingredients at home and other times time was the big factor.

Did you know that If you try to barbecue a simmering steak you are more likely to wind up with a really tough steak? I id, but just didn't realize what I was doing wrong. If you are like me, unsure of what cuts to chose I'll help you out.

If you are going to be grilling, here's what you should choose: T-bone, Porterhouse, Strip loin, Tenderloin, Tri-tip, Rib-eye, Bottom Sirloin These cuts will all make your family fall in love with your barbecued steaks.

However if you are going to marinate them go with these choices, they hold up well and take on the flavor very well: Sirloin tip, Inside Round, Eye of the Round, Outside Round, Flank, Sirloin tip

With Autumn arriving soon, you might be looking for the perfect recipe for simmering. Nothing better than a nice steak bubbling away in an amazing rich sauce. If that is the type of steak you seek make sure to use stewing beef cubes, blade, top blade, bottom blade boneless, brisket country style, they will make your meal delicious!

My family has been loving steak even more now that it's perfect every time! 

There is a lot more information and surprising facts about Canadian Beef. You should really take a minute to poke through their site, Or sign up for their Make it Beef Club newsletter.  I bet you'll get lost in all the "juicy details". Pardon the pun!

Why not take a bit of time and join me at the #LoveCDNbeef twitter party on Thursday September 13th. We'll be talking all things beef! It's starts at 8:30! See you there!

Disclosure: While the opinions and experiences are solely my own, I have been compensated for sharing it.