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Now that the referee fiasco is behind us lets get to a subject of major importance: Game day grilling.

While having a nice, dry-aged Ribeye, NY Strip, T-Bone or Porterhouse is darned hard to beat, many of us don't/won't/can't shell out that kind of dough on a regular basis. While proper cooking and resting are still most important to making a good steak there are two items I never go without when grilling less expensive cuts of meat.

I've found the often good-flavored-but-tough-as-oil-boiled-shoe-leather Chuck and the lesser Sirloin cuts even come out great using these two things.

Any other favorites?
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puncturing and tenderizing steaks is for amateurs, but eat them however you want.

I love flank and skirt steak, but I typically marinate them in peppers, tequila and lime juice, then grill them hot and fast, let them rest, and slice against the grain. Always tender.

Cookies flavor enhancer is the best seasoning salt I've ever had.
Some butchers don't even bother with skirt anymore, and if you can find flank and skirt, they aren't cheap anymore, at least not like they used to be. Great meat though, if prepared correctly.

After thinking about it, you might tenderize a steak form Salzbury or to chicken fry. I wouldn't ever do it to a grilling steak, but that is a personal preference. I will occasionally poke a pork chop with a fork if I don't have as much time to marinade or brine, but I prefer to just plan ahead.
Hanger Steak. Also known as Butchers Steak. It's an ugly looking piece of beef off the bottom of the rib plate. Butchers often took it home becasue no one knew what to do with it and it doesn't look appealing at all.

What is has is incredible beef flavor. Grainy like a flank steak but more true beef flavor.

You can marinate it or simply go with seasoning. Hot quick sear over really hot coals. Don't cook it past med rare. It goes to tough fast if not cooked right.

If you don't see it, ask for a Hanger Steak. The butcher will know what you mean. It's worth a try.

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