Looks super marbled, but not a part of the cap or eye of the rib roast. Only on this side,the other side looks like a normal ribeye.

by Wrong-Method7866

34 Comments

  1. IndependentLaw51

    The complexus, practically the ribeye tender, almost always uber marbled, super tender, when I split up a huge ribeye I save that for myself always, if I’m just buying a single ribeye Ill look for that part to be the largest

  2. Slick_Dapperman

    Cyst. More protein and brings your immune system up, just hold your breath when chewing so you don’t taste it, think of it like chugging vodka

  3. Slow_Initial_4275

    God, meat-obsessers are fucking gross.
    And I say this as a Chef who eats meat, and loves making money off of it.

  4. Aggressive-Secret103

    The best part imo its usually the most tender piece after the cap but without as much fat

  5. Tompoppadom

    It’s the ribeye cap, the crown jewel of the rib roast.

    This is where the beef turns indulgent. Fine threads of fat lace through the muscle like silk, promising a texture that melts rather than chews. When heat touches it, the fat slowly renders, basting the meat from within, carrying deep, nutty beef flavour into every fibre. The surface caramelises to a dark, savoury crust, while the inside stays impossibly tender and rich, almost buttery.

    Slice into it and you don’t get resistance, you get surrender. Juices bead on the cut face, the aroma hits first, roasted beef, warm fat, a whisper of pepper and salt. It’s the bite people fight over at the table, the part that makes conversations stop mid-sentence.

    If the rib roast has a soul, this is it.

  6. RestaurantSilly6598

    That is not marbling, it is a healed injury the cow had.

    It will not cook like a well marbled piece of meat. It will be tough, have an off mouth feel, and wont be as flavorful.

    I would always dig that spot out and cut the rest of the meat into stew or stir fry.

    I spent 13 years as a meat cutter.

    Edit: if that was just reqlly nice marbling that one spot wouldn’t be mainly white compared to the rest of the meat. Thats a big tell that its steatosis.la

  7. marcthemagnificent

    It’s not the rib, so it must be the roast.

  8. I have never been a fan of ribeye. The marbling is always too fatty for me. I went with a strip loin for half the price this year.

  9. Holiday-Network-5121

    You can split/cut the cap and roast and cut that part out…. Same time cleaning the silvers kin that’s in there…. Then tie it back together for the cook… Good luck

  10. Timmy_2_Raaangz

    Don’t overthink it. Cook the damn thing and give yourself that piece so your guests/family get the best of the roast. Cutting it out before cooking would be ridiculous. This isn’t dangerous to eat, it just might not be as good as the rest of the roast from a quality standpoint.

  11. maybeitstimetorun

    The hip end. The strip ends and the rump begins. Check out the diagram of a cow

  12. MiddleCap5949

    that is the delmonico cut. between the chuck and the rib loins.

  13. Zealousideal-Air6488

    The meat is fine. I wouldn’t eat the red string though!

  14. AnonUserAccount

    That hunk of metal the roast is sitting in is a broiling pan. You shouldn’t be using is as a roasting pan, especially for a really expensive cut of beef.

    Do yourself a favor and get a real roasting pan at your favorite big box store, Walmart, Amazon, or even Ali X.

  15. Worth_Jellyfish614

    I’d say it’s the rib, not the roast

  16. GruntCandy86

    The comments on this post are something.

    It’s the complexus. And I wouldn’t call that steatosis. If it *is*, it’ll be much, much firmer to the touch. If it’s soft like the rest of the meat, it’s fine.