{"id":21287,"date":"2026-07-25T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21287"},"modified":"2026-07-25T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:14:11","slug":"jess-pryles-says-the-one-flip-steak-rule-is-outdated-cooking-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=21287","title":{"rendered":"Jess Pryles says the one-flip steak rule is outdated cooking advice"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Whether you’re firing up the grill for a weekend cookout or just trying to pick the right cut at the grocery store, meat expert Jess Pryles says many Americans are still following outdated advice.<\/p>\n

Pryles \u2014 an Austin, Texas-based live-fire cooking expert, meat educator, Food Network personality and author of the upcoming cookbook “Prime Cuts: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Enjoying Meat” \u2014 has spent years studying everything from barbecue to meat science.<\/p>\n

One of her objectives in writing the book was helping home cooks feel less intimidated by the meat counter.<\/p>\n

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“I was somebody that was crippled with fear at the meat counter,” Pryles told Fox News Digital. “I didn’t know what I was buying. I didn’t know which cuts were what.”<\/p>\n

That experience eventually led the Australian-born “Pitmasters” judge to earn a graduate certificate in meat science at Iowa State University and write “Prime Cuts,” a cookbook and reference guide designed to demystify beef, pork and lamb for everyday shoppers.<\/p>\n

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Jess Pryles is a judge on the Food Network series “Pitmasters.” Based in Texas, she’s the author of a new cookbook called “Prime Cuts: The Essential Guide to Choosing and Enjoying Meat.”<\/span> (Scott Slusher)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Among the biggest myths she wants people to abandon is the advice to flip a steak only once while cooking.<\/p>\n

“I’m a big supporter of a method that I’ve named ‘just keep flipping,'” Pryles said. “I think it’s the absolute best way to cook a steak, especially over charcoal.”<\/p>\n

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Constant flipping helps cook the meat more evenly instead of allowing one side to overcook, she said.<\/p>\n

Pryles also wants consumers to stop assuming that expensive always means better. With beef prices remaining elevated, she recommends looking beyond traditional steaks.<\/p>\n

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Pryles was born in Australia and now lives in Austin, Texas, where she flips her steaks constantly.<\/span> (Scott Slusher)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Her favorite value cuts include flat-iron steak and boneless short ribs from the chuck, often sold as Denver steak. She also encourages Americans to consider lamb.<\/p>\n

“I grew up eating lamb, and I think it’s such an underrated protein here,” she said. “Now that it’s sort of equally priced to beef, you may as well give it a shot.”<\/p>\n

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One lesson from meat science that she said has also saved her thousands of dollars over the years: Don’t automatically throw away frozen meat.<\/p>\n

While quality can decline over time, properly frozen meat doesn’t suddenly become unsafe simply because it’s been sitting in the freezer for months, she said.<\/p>\n

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Just because you’ve got meat that’s been sitting in the freezer forever doesn’t mean it’s unsafe to eat, the meat science graduate said.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“As long as it remains below 40 degrees, you can freeze it and unfreeze it as much as you want,” Pryles said. “It’ll always be safe to eat.”<\/p>\n

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And if there’s one inexpensive kitchen tool that she believes every home cook should own, it’s a meat thermometer.<\/p>\n

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“It takes all the guesswork out of it,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Prime Cuts” hits bookshelves in October.<\/p>\n

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Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital. He covers various lifestyle topics, with an emphasis on food and drink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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