Out Gettin' Chose: Choosing beef, getting happy

You can replicate great meals at home. Really, you can. However, you'll need a few skills to make it work. I'd like to teach you some of these skills, to help you get closer to making some awesome meals at home. So here's lesson #1 - Beef. For any meal involving beef, you need to start with a good piece of meat. Even ground beef, at its best, starts with quality meat. So here's an easy guide to choosing beef, or as an amazingly charismatic woman I once met may say, picking the beef that "out here to get chose." Always start with a properly graded beef. I try to be sure to choose Prime, as it is graded as the best quality and most intramuscular fat. Generally, about 3% of beef is graded as Prime. Don't be afraid of fat. Lean, fat-less meat may look like the proper choice, but it's not. A little fat enhances the texture and the flavor of your meat. Choosing a cut with a little marbling will greatly enhance your end-product. Rich, bright...