# What's your favorite cut of steak? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725 "2018-12-07T01:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/1 "2018-12-07T01:29:09Z")
I’m thinking primarily beef and that’s what the poll will cover but if you prefer something else, feel free to leave a comment. I have to go with the rib-eye. The tenderness and the marbling just can’t be beat. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/2 "2018-12-07T01:33:58Z")
Yes, rib-eye, on the bone! ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/3 "2018-12-07T01:34:46Z")
In terms of classic steaks, definitely rib-eye. I also love Prime Rib which is kind of the same thing but also different. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/4 "2018-12-07T01:35:48Z")
Ribeye is the correct answer. ---
**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/5 "2018-12-07T01:44:26Z")
I’m in very early with a Fillet Mignon. I actually like all options presented … when they’re perfect cuts, from a good animal, and cooked perfectly. It seems to me, a Fillet Mignon can be more easily cooked perfectly, and that can hide better if the fat isn’t perfectly marbled. 'Tho if its cut too thin, you’re just as screwed as if you’re trying to grill a too thin porterhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/6 "2018-12-07T01:46:46Z")
T-bone is a sentimental favorite of mine. Plus there’s a bone to chew afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/7 "2018-12-07T01:46:48Z")
Bone-in ribeye, prime, still mooing. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/8 "2018-12-07T01:58:44Z")
Bone-in rib steak, AKA rib-eye with the bone. People here obviously know their steaks. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/9 "2018-12-07T02:02:04Z")
We don’t have porterhouse steaks where I am; they’re all t-bones. Also filet mignon seems to be called beef tenderloin, so that’s what I went with. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/10 "2018-12-07T02:04:32Z")
A nice porterhouse is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/11 "2018-12-07T02:19:31Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Also filet mignon seems to be called beef tenderloin, so that’s what I went with. Same thing. If you cook the whole roast, you call it tenderloin. If you cut it into steaks, it’s filet mignon. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/12 "2018-12-07T02:22:38Z")
Like so many others, my favorite is the bone-in rib-eye. Must have the bone in. That’s the best part. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/13 "2018-12-07T02:22:57Z")
Porterhouse is great…you get the sirloin, the tenderloin, and the “tail.” T-Bone is the same thing, but you don’t get the tail. But the rib cut gives you the juiciest and most delicious beef. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/14 "2018-12-07T02:26:59Z")
Rib eye is the tastiest, but I had to give it to the filet since that is what I usually order. But I love a good t bone/porterhouse or prime rib too. ---
**Author:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/15 "2018-12-07T04:11:44Z")
[Bavette](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/12/nigel-slater-grilled-bavette-recipe), when it’s cooked right, can be very good, and wins on the cost. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/16 "2018-12-07T04:27:21Z")
I prefer fillet to the others, but one has to admit that ANY steak cooked on the bone will ALWAYS be better flavored. I grew up with a father who was a porterhouse addict; he always was apologetic if he brought home T-bones. Shaped a lot of my thinking on steak. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/17 "2018-12-07T05:17:44Z")
We just call it fillet, but that’s my favourite. Although I prefer fillet of antelope (springbock, kudu), venison or ostrich over beef. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/18 "2018-12-07T07:39:50Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Same thing. If you cook the whole roast, you call it tenderloin. If you cut it into steaks, it’s filet mignon. It’s labelled as beef tenderloin here and never as filet mignon. (((Shrug))) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/19 "2018-12-07T12:49:16Z")
Filet mignon, hands down favorite. I hate fat, be it beef, sheep, pig, or fowl. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725/20 "2018-12-07T13:12:32Z")
Ribeye. Don’t care about the bone as I’ve never been able to taste the difference. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-cut-of-steak/825725.md?page=2)