Lookin for fajita meat recommendations

[negolien]

Sup all,

I needed to pick up some turkey for turkey day so ended up going with the wildfork. Yes, even after the price question. I get that they show max price and adjust from there makes sense. So I got a yearly membership to avoid future shipping charges. I was wondering for tacos and fajitas is it skirt steak?

BTW SOOOOOOO much good meat there lol I think I will get some angus plate ribs after turkey day. Last beef plate ribs I did was right when when i got my bbq 4 years ago with some american wagyu and I messed that cook up by not cooking it enough and not knowing my grill :<(

 

[h8that4u]

I use skirt, flank or have even used Tri-Tip.

 

[negolien]

I think i' am gonna try some skirt on the MBGF I haven't done skirt before. i ordered some prime plate ribs too lol

 

[Hijack73]

Denver cut for me. Sirloin cap is also near perfect but that became this "exotic cut" and is now known as picanha a few years ago and now costs more than ribeye.

 

[edmonds]

I would choose skirt or flank steak as being best cut for fajita. But I prefer to eat them steak-style. So for fajitas I usually use top round steak or sirloin tip.

 

[negolien]

We have few teeth between us so makes a difference also lol. Sucks getting old

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

I personally use flank steak. But have used skirt and works just as good if not the same.

 

[noboundaries]

Skirt steak is the original meat, and I learned that from the owners of a fantastic local Mexican restaurant in South Texas. They actually gave me their recipe verbally because I ate fajitas there so often. At the time, skirt steak was considered junk meat. I could buy it on sale for 69 cents/lb. Wow. That's no longer the case. I rarely see it less than $10/lb, and it is usually in the $12-$15/lb range.

I find flank steak a little too chewy and lean.

Tri tip is what I use nowadays.

 

[Retired Spook]

Most of the Mexican grocery stores around here in central Texas sell marinated skirt steaks that are usually awesome - never seen that prior to moving here. Either grilled quick over very hot coals or seared in a pan it is damned fine fajita meat!

 

[SmokinAl]

The outside skirt from WFF is excellent for fajitas!
Al

 

[negolien]

thanks

 

[SmokinEdge]

Sirloin flap is great for fajitas or Tri-tip as already stated works well too.

 

[fxsales1959]

Sup all,

I needed to pick up some turkey for turkey day so ended up going with the wildfork. Yes, even after the price question. I get that they show max price and adjust from there makes sense. So I got a yearly membership to avoid future shipping charges. I was wondering for tacos and fajitas is it skirt steak?

BTW SOOOOOOO much good meat there lol I think I will get some angus plate ribs after turkey day. Last beef plate ribs I did was right when when i got my bbq 4 years ago with some american wagyu and I messed that cook up by not cooking it enough and not knowing my grill :<(

We typically use up what's left from another cook. I just got a prime Picanha which will be too much for two of us for a meal. remnants will be trimmed and used for primo fajitas. other wise flank, or what mama can buy thin cut at pube-lix

 

[SmokyMose]

There are several Mexican groceries less than a mile from me and they all sell skirt already sliced thin. I'm sure it's meant for Fajitas but I like it for stir fries....

 

[sawhorseray]

We have few teeth between us so makes a difference also lol. Sucks getting old

I'm down to trying to hold on to my last 22, product of a misspent youth. Think of getting a jaccard, they make many tough cut chewable.

https://www.amazon.com/Jaccard-Simply-Better-Tenderizer-Stainless/dp/B000A3G0F6/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=jaccard&qid=1668193853&sr=8-6

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[SmokyMose]

I'm down to trying to hold on to my last 22, product of a misspent youth. Think of getting a jaccard, they make many tough cut chewable.

https://www.amazon.com/Jaccard-Simply-Better-Tenderizer-Stainless/dp/B000A3G0F6/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=jaccard&qid=1668193853&sr=8-6

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Same here. I don't want to expand on the partial I already have.
I gave up jerky and "bark" long ago. A Jaccard not only tenderizes, but it lets a marinade get into the meat more...
Get one!

 

[fxsales1959]

There are several Mexican groceries less than a mile from me and they all sell skirt already sliced thin. I'm sure it's meant for Fajitas but I like it for stir fries....

Skirt is so G D#$%ed expensive down here, we often sub flap meat and marinate overnight,

 

[civilsmoker]

I maybe the one off here, I do like flank for tacos and such but for fajitas I much prefer NY strip..... It isn't chewy if too far under......

 

[Retired Spook]

Skirt is so G D#$%ed expensive down here, we often sub flap meat and marinate overnight,

Everything is expensive everywhere - the shareholders have to get their cut of what is in your wallet. It's a human flaw that bankers have used to sickeningly enrich themselves regardless of the impact on the Country they live in...

 

[st3akl0ver]

Sup all,

I needed to pick up some turkey for turkey day so ended up going with the wildfork. Yes, even after the price question. I get that they show max price and adjust from there makes sense. So I got a yearly membership to avoid future shipping charges. I was wondering for tacos and fajitas is it skirt steak?

BTW SOOOOOOO much good meat there lol I think I will get some angus plate ribs after turkey day. Last beef plate ribs I did was right when when i got my bbq 4 years ago with some american wagyu and I messed that cook up by not cooking it enough and not knowing my grill :<(

I would definitely say flank steak for things like fajitas/ more mexican dishes