The grain refers to the muscle fibers and their direction. Slicing against them means shortening them to make them more tender. The tricky part is that a full brisket is made of two muscles that ...

Flank steak is one of the humble heroes of the steak world, a reliable and inexpensive cut that can be used for anything from provolone-stuffed rolled flank steak to a sizzling plate of fajitas.