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Prime Cuts: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Understanding, and Cooking Meat

by Jess Pryles

A cut-by-cut guide to meat and cooking

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A cut-by-cut guide to meat and cooking

Organized around individual cuts, *Prime Cuts* connects the choices made at the butcher counter with the methods suited to the kitchen or barbecue. Its coverage spans beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and other meats, pairing practical meat science with techniques including grilling, smoking, roasting, searing, braising, and slow cooking. More than 100 recipes put those methods into use, from weeknight meals to celebration roasts and barbecue centerpieces. Sections on bones, fat, and higher-value cuts also address ways to build flavor and reduce waste, making the book both a recipe collection and a reference for understanding how different parts of an animal can be cooked.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Home cooks seeking guidance on choosing and cooking a range of meat cuts.
  • Barbecue and grilling enthusiasts interested in smoking, searing, and low-and-slow methods.
  • Cooks looking for meat recipes alongside practical information about cuts and value.

Themes

Meat cuts and butcher-counter choicesCooking techniquesMeat scienceUsing bones, fat, and higher-value cutsReducing food waste

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Book overview

Whether you're grilling steaks, roasting a joint, smoking brisket, searing chops, braising chuck, or cooking low and slow on the barbecue, Prime Cuts is the ultimate guide to meat. Organized cut by cut, it helps you understand meat, shop smarter at the butcher counter, and cook everything from beef and pork to lamb, chicken and more with confidence. Combining practical meat science with real kitchen and barbecue know-how, this is a one-stop handbook for choosing the right cuts, mastering essential techniques, and getting the best value and deepest flavor from every piece.

Inside you'll find over 100 recipes alongside the grilling, barbecue, smoking, roasting, searing, and slow-cooking techniques - from quick weeknight dinners to impressive celebration roasts and smoked barbecue centerpieces, these recipes show you how to make meat truly shine. From shoulders, ribs, brisket, and shanks to an entire section devoted to every possible kind of steak, Prime Cuts breaks down classic cuts and shows you how to cook each one to perfection. You'll also discover smart ways to use bones, fat, and high-value cuts for richer flavor, less waste, and more deliciousness for your dollar.

Packed with over 15 years of hands-on meat expertise and backed by real meat science, Prime Cuts is the ultimate cookbook and reference guide - giving cooks of every level the knowledge, recipes, and techniques they need to choose, prepare, and cook meat with confidence.
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