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Best Steak for Kids: Tender Cuts and How to Serve Them
The best steak for kids is eye fillet, followed by scotch fillet, rump cap and rump, because the most tender cuts are...
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Wholesale Meat Direct to the Public in Melbourne: Prices and How It Works
Buying wholesale meat direct to the public in Melbourne means ordering larger quantities, usually whole primals or bulk packs, at a price...
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Best Beef for Pho and Hot Pot: Which Cut to Slice Paper Thin
The best beef for pho is eye fillet sliced paper thin, while scotch fillet is the best beef for hot pot and...
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How Much Protein Is in Steak? Protein and Calories per 100g by Cut
How much protein in steak comes down to the cut and how you weigh it, but the main Australian cuts carry 20...
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Sirloin vs Rump: Which Is the Better Everyday Steak?
Sirloin, the Australian striploin or porterhouse, is more tender with a fat edge, while rump is beefier, leaner and $4 to $6/kg...
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Best Beef for Stir Fry: Which Cut Stays Tender
The best beef for stir fry is rump or rostbiff: lean, beefy and good value, it stays tender when sliced thinly across...
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Meat Prices in Australia: How Much Beef Has Risen and Why
Meat prices in Australia are still rising: the ABS reported beef and veal up 13.3% in the year to May 2026, and...
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Porterhouse vs Scotch Fillet: Which Steak Is Better Value?
Scotch fillet is the richer, more forgiving steak, while porterhouse is leaner, firmer and cheaper per kg, costing $7 to $20/kg less...
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Eye Fillet vs Scotch Fillet: Which Steak Should You Buy?
Choose scotch fillet for flavour, juiciness and an easier cook, and eye fillet for the most tender, leanest steak. Eye fillet usually...
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What Is Dry-Aged Beef? And How It Differs from Wet-Aged
Dry-aged beef is aged unwrapped in a cold, humidity-controlled chamber for weeks, usually around 28 days, so enzymes tenderise it and flavour...
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Lean Steak Cuts in Australia: Ranked by Fat and Protein
Ranked by FSANZ data, the leanest steak cuts are trimmed round steak and porterhouse (sirloin), under 2g fat per 100g raw, followed...
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Best Cut of Steak in Australia: Steak Cuts Ranked
In Cost Cut Meats' opinion, scotch fillet is the best cut of steak overall for flavour and forgiveness, eye fillet is the...
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