<P> This cut of steak is from the shoulder of a beef animal . It is located adjacent to the heart of the shoulder clod , under the seven or paddle bone ( shoulder blade or scapula ) . The steak encompasses the infraspinatus muscles of beef , and one may see this displayed in some butcher shops and meat markets as a `` top blade '' roast . Anatomically , the muscle forms the dorsal part of the rotator cuff of the steer . This cut is anatomically distinct from the shoulder tender , which lies directly below it and is the teres major . </P>
<P> This cut of steak is from the shoulder of a beef animal . It is located adjacent to the heart of the shoulder clod , under the seven or paddle bone ( shoulder blade or scapula ) . The steak encompasses the infraspinatus muscles of beef , and one may see this displayed in some butcher shops and meat markets as a `` top blade '' roast . Anatomically , the muscle forms the dorsal part of the rotator cuff of the steer . This cut is anatomically distinct from the shoulder tender , which lies directly below it and is the teres major . </P>
where does the flat iron steak come from
where does the flat iron steak come from
the shoulder of a beef animal
the shoulder of a beef animal