The day I figured out I was trimming steaks backwards for 5 years

I was working a Saturday shift at the shop when a retired butcher came in for some chuck. He watched me trim a ribeye and just laughed. Said I was cutting against the grain before I even got the fat cap off, which makes the meat curl on the grill. Forty years of cutting meat and I never thought to flip my angle. Has anyone else had a random customer teach them a basic trick they somehow missed?

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sam_rivera1d ago

Flip your wrist 45 degrees and watch the difference.

the_sean23h ago

Honestly I used to think that was just a gimmick but you're totally right, it changed everything for me.