Aging Beef: Part Science … but Mostly Art
Aging beef is something that a lot of companies talk about in their marketing, but too few consumers truly understand precisely what they are talking about. The point of aging beef is very simple: To enhance the Premium Steak experience. It also adds significant time...
Seasoning Beef
A great steak shouldn’t NEED seasoning. Lesser steaks and other cuts tend to get more seasoning to help improve the overall experience. So why is the seasoning segment in general such a booming business? Fact is, “seasoning” or spices has been a booming business for...
Ground Beef – It is Not All Created Equal
Ground beef is the “Rodney Dangerfield” of the beef business. If you’re too young to know who Rodney Dangerfield is … Back in the 1980’s he was a comedian that “just don’t get no respect”. Ground beef doesn’t get the respect it deserves either. If ground beef doesn’t...
Flavor in a Flash! – Fresh Frozen vs. Frozen Foods
Like many conveniences that we have today, frozen food is something that we largely take for granted. During the mid-late 1800’s through the early-mid 1900’s there was a tremendous amount of revolutionary development on the refrigerated and frozen food fronts, that...
Wagyu Beef
Confusion seems to be one of the favorite tools of marketers when they are trying to come up with a way to charge more money for the same ol “stuff” whatever that stuff is … At Nebraska Star® Beef, we strive to “keep it real” with our marketing, and keeping it real...
Steve-O’s Corned Beef – Smoked Brisket Point
Corned Beef Smoked Brisket Point is a creative twist on two classic beef recipes! Listen, when you do everything beef its necessary to take risks and go outside the lines of conventional beef recipes. Come along as we take you thru our step by step recipe. This smoky...
Grass Fed Beef vs. Corn Fed Beef
Many believe that grass fed beef is a healthier option than corn fed beef. While we believe that when it comes to purchasing decisions many times “perception is reality”, but what about actual reality? Is everything we hear about grass fed beef true? Is corn fed beef...
Nate’s Fire Pit NY Strip
From our family to yours, we've inviting you back to the family table to share another one of our favorite recipes. This recipe comes from Nate. Nate keeps the website looking fresh, clean, and easy to find online, and his favorite cut is the New York Strip. "New York...
Shawna’s Beef Stroganoff
Shawna's Beef Stroganoff This beef stroganoff recipe comes from Shawna (Shawna is Dale’s wife and the head lady in charge around here. When it comes to cooking, we go to Shawna. She makes feeding a harvest crew of 30+ workers look like a breeze. No one does it...
USDA Beef Grading: 101
When I came to work for the family business 7 years ago, I didn’t know the difference between a NY Strip and a Ribeye … I actually thought that “Select” was better than “Choice”. I wasn’t an FFA kid by a long shot ... I came to the beef business from a...