prime cuts

Butcher's best selections

Prime cuts are the most desirable portions of meat from an animal—tenderloin, ribeye, sirloin—typically from muscles that do less work and are therefore more tender.

Butchers and restaurants charge premium prices for prime cuts.

The phrase extends metaphorically to the best selections from any collection: The album features prime cuts from her thirty-year career.

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grass fed · sirloin · filet mignon · dry-aged · aged beef · tenderloin · butcher · butcher shop · t-bone · succulence · grill · brisket · cream of the crop · best of the best · porterhouse · treasures · charcuterie · highlights

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Opposites
meat quality grade

prime cutsbudget cuts

Planned spending reductions

gristle · ground meat · mince

anatomical desirability

prime cutsoffal

Edible animal organs

variety meats · scraps · innards · trimmings · giblets

usability/waste status

prime cutsscraps

Small remaining pieces

trimmings · meat scraps · offcuts · cuttings · bones

Family

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