If you've ever read a steak recipe, or even just listened to your family grill master talk about their latest masterpiece, you've probably heard of the concept of slicing meat against the grain.

When someone is said to "go against the grain," it usually means that they've done something unexpected, or that conventional wisdom suggests is unwise. But when it comes to cutting meat, going ...

Do you know what a “grain” is? Not a grain of sand, cereal or truth, but the grain of a piece of wood, fabric or meat — all references to the direction of the fibers running along an object like a ...

How to cut against the grain for tender, juicy bites every time. Maybe you did everything right—seasoned your steak properly, seared it perfectly, and even gave it time to rest—but it still came out ...

Every cut of meat is made up of bundles of muscle fibers that run in long, parallel lines. When you look at a raw flank steak or brisket, those lines show up as faint ridges or striations on the ...