cuts of meat

i am doing a prject for my animal science class with cuts of meat and i cant find where the skirt steak is located at? can someone please help?!  <cowboy>

i typed in

google.com


then typed in

skirt steak


and about a million options arose...  every one of them saying the same thing..

caution-- don't read the first one.. wiki.. may or may not be the most reliable source online.

ETA it was actually almost 12 million options.

skirt steak comes from the plate or belly of the cow.  It is used more for its flavor than it's tenderness.

Please excuse the rude comments of some on this board.



BS---this is obviously a student, which 90% of the time means CHILD who is using a resource she thought she could trust.  Please don't be one more reason people leave this board

flacowman said:

skirt steak comes from the plate or belly of the cow.  It is used more for its flavor than it's tenderness.

Please excuse the rude comments of some on this board.

BS---this is obviously a student, which 90% of the time means CHILD who is using a resource she thought she could trust.  Please don't be one more reason people leave this board

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this is obviously a high school student- as stated on another post...  Is there no direction involved in students of today's world...  can that student not take the initiative to research on their own.  When I grew up- I didn't have access to Steerplanet- but I did google=- and still today use google for many things; but I know generations before me didn't even have internet-- what did they use to research?  an encyclopedia?  OMG- do students of today- even know what that is? 

I'm not telling any student this isn't a great place to learn-- but by gosh what have this upcoming generation begun heading towards?  Is it strictly based upon question and answer and know RIGHT NOW>

The moment that the people who are already in our industry begin to be snide and uninviting to kids is the moment that this industry (agriculture) withers away and the world starves.  we have to raise our own up into farming/ranching/showing and comments like the above are the reason kids don't want anything to do with us.  I guess there's one in every crowd

flacowman said:

The moment that the people who are already in our industry begin to be snide and uninviting to kids is the moment that this industry (agriculture) withers away and the world starves.  we have to raise our own up into farming/ranching/showing and comments like the above are the reason kids don't want anything to do with us.  I guess there's one in every crowd

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it's already here.. do you know the average age of the primary farm caretaker?  Somewhere b/w 52 and 60-- depending on what state you are in... Seems to me that the generation above myself-- is what created that problem...

BTW: how old are you?  I'm betting you are from that generation..

Do not want to interrupt your squabble but I have to agree with Jody on this one. A simple search would have found the answer on this one, and his response was not negative more like "hey did you even try" . I have no problem helping when the kids ask questions but I do not think we need to do their work for them, guidance and suggestions, sharing your nowledge is what this website is all about, none of these were really required on this question. I think Jody was stating that maybe a little effort before you just ask for the answer is all.

I finished school in the 80's I would have had to use books and the library when I needed to find something, and I can bet you the Librarian would not have know the answer on skirt steak, I bet the cafeteria lady would not have either.

But hey it's worth a try. Get the facts where you can find them the quickest. I guess I'm not seeing the problem with her asking a question on here. This was a simple question with a simple answer that didn't need all of the Sh*t afterward. I say she was being resourceful. 

From most the post i have read on here are pretty pathetic and Cut the BS has way to much time on his hands because all i ever see on here is him putting everyone elses posts down, i have no problem helping people out on here because thats what i come on here for is to get help with stuff i have questions about...pretty pathetic if you ask me.

The skirt steak comes from the diaphragm of the animal.

I couldn't agree more  <beer>

So when the young lady has to find an answer to any question the best thing for her to do is jump on a forum and ask? What research skills does that take? Yeah, it's easy but is that the answer to everything? One of the biggest problems with our youth today is that they have to have it RIGHT NOW! With as little work as possible.

Im not saying that she shouldnt do the work for herself im all about working for what you get, but i dont think she needs all the hostility when she asks a question

shortii said:

I couldn't agree more  <beer>

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I also agree.  Man there's some people out there with some pissy attitudes. 

Used to be that asking a person or persons a question was an acceptable form of research.  Guess thats changed with the invention of the internet.  I have also learned that not everything that is posted on the internet is factual.  So going to a group of individuals that MAY be experienced with the topic might be a smart thing to do. 

Shout out to Decorah Iowa - my mom's home town.  Beautiful farms there.

So I googled it and it wasnt real clear where they came from.

How about people post their favorite links for where the cuts are and turn over a new leaf.

?'s from young people about agriculture are good.  As far as kids today wanting stuff right now I wander who taught them that?
The vast majority of the population knows nothing about ag (even adults). Meat, milk, vegetables come from the grocery store that's all they know, most of them have never even seen a cow in real life.  So in other words yes you can google it and take the people that are working the land and taking care of the animals out of the equation.   Or maybe just maybe somebody in the industry can answer and explain stuff to these young people in a nice way.  I don't know about the rest of you but I don't think I want google telling the future generation how reality is (oh too late).  Did your parents tell you, yea I know the answer but go google it for yourself (like that's work).  Why don't we tell them to google HSUS (I'm sure they would be happy to answer any and all ?'s).   If we don't tell the story of agriculture somebody else will (you might not like what they say).  HSUS is constantly spreading their view of agriculture - and they are doing it in a very emotional way - which is sucking a lot of people in that just don't know any better.

Google it and ask- there's and idea!!!

Knabe- http://www.barkerfarms.ca/images/beef_cuts%20(2).jpg
Like FriedgesCharolais said (Skirt steak is the lining of the diaphram)

good suggestions Nate. 

Also, go talk to your butcher - if you can find one still that knows meat.  My hubby is snoring on the couch or I would ask him for you.  If you don't get a good answer or need more info, pm me and I'll get him to give you the whole story on skirt steak. 

And, if you know an ag teacher or 4-H leader that teaches meats they may be able to give you some information. 

Seems there isn't a clear cut answer exactly where they are and the hanger as well with a nice pic.  

Skirt is the forward and flank is the rear.

There's another link for the rear cuts.

Still haven't found a good pic yet though.

I'm pretty sure I have a butcher book that has it.  Will look for it.

Like i said it comes from the diaphragm of the animal which would be located just behind the just in front of the flank, i currently work at a butcher shop and took many classes on cutting meat and the different cuts when i was in college

Maybe I look at this another way. When I see young people asking questions on this forum, I am pleased. It doesn't matter what the question is either. I did like Knabe and googled "shirt steak" and several options came up. Quite frankly, it was a bit confusing. Have we become a society where Google has replaced asking questions of our peers and older generations? If this is true, it saddens me. I guess the other thing that bothers me in this thread, is how this student was literally put down for asking a simple question. I bet there were a pile of older people on here that could not answer this student's question . I agree with what flacowman has said and the answer he has provided.  I certainly hope we continue to encourage young people to come to this forum and ask any questions they want ... and I also hope they can expect an honest answer when they do, and not get put down by a few of the bullies that seem to reside here.

FriedgesCharolais said:

Like i said it comes from the diaphragm of the animal which would be located just behind the just in front of the flank, i currently work at a butcher shop and took many classes on cutting meat and the different cuts when i was in college

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I know it comes from the diaphragm, but I was just looking for a pic that clearly shows it on the carcass what it's full shape is and the hanger steak.