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Denver steakvsFlat iron steak

beef · Approximate equivalent

These cuts are approximate equivalents — similar in character but with meaningful differences in preparation or exact cut.

Both are tender chuck cuts identified by US butchers in the 2000s — flat iron is from the top blade (above the chuck), Denver is from the under-blade. Comparable in tenderness and flavour.

Denver steak
Beef · Chuck

An 'innovation cut' identified by the US Beef Checkoff in 2009, sliced from the under-blade of the chuck (the serratus ventralis muscle). The fourth-most-tender muscle in the…

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Flat iron steak
Beef · Chuck

The flat iron is cut from the top blade muscle of the chuck, separated from the tough connective tissue running through the center. It is one of the most tender cuts on the animal …

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Names by country

CountryDenver steakFlat iron steak
🇺🇸United StatesDenver steakFlat iron steak
🇬🇧United KingdomDenver steakFlat iron steak
🇫🇷FranceOnglet de palette—
🇪🇸SpainDenverFilete de paleta
🇦🇷ArgentinaDenverPaleta mariposa
🇲🇽MexicoDenverFilete de paleta
🇵🇹PortugalDenver—
🇧🇷BrazilDenverBife de paleta
🇮🇹ItalyDenverPolpa di spalla
🇩🇪GermanyDenver-SteakFlat-Iron-Steak

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