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Guided tasting

Beef Flights

Two to four cuts. One session. A comparison that teaches you something about dairy beef that description can't.

Cook each cut simply. Salt, heat, rest. Pay attention to the close.

The concept

A tasting built
around comparison.

A flight is two to four cuts, chosen around a specific theme: fat structure, aging stage, cut position, or cooking method. I assemble them with a purpose — not as a variety pack, but as a comparison that teaches you something.

Flights are small enough to cook in one session. Each arrives with notes on what to look for — what I want you to notice in the fat, how the texture changes with heat, where the flavor develops.

Most of my Reserve buyers started with a flight. It's the lowest-commitment way into dairy beef.

6 flights currently available ↓

The collection

Flight types & purposes

Reserve Introduction
01

Reserve Introduction

Three cuts. One session. The fastest way to understand dairy beef.

Steak Comparison
02

Steak Comparison

Two steaks from different cut positions on the same carcass. Entry similar. Close, different.

Dry Age Flight
03

Dry Age Flight

The same cut at two or three age points. Fat first, texture second.

Slow Cook Contrast
04

Slow Cook Contrast

Two braising cuts. Both long heat. The difference is in the fat — how it renders and enriches.

Fat Structure Study
05

Fat Structure Study

Dense versus distributed. Fast-rendering versus settled. What dairy fat does across different cut positions.

Coming soon
Butcher's Selection
06

Butcher's Selection

Assembled from what's most interesting in the current animal. Changes with the freezer.

Coming soon
The Texture Flight
07

The Texture Flight

A comparison built around differences in tenderness, grain, chew and richness.

Coming soon
Custom
Customize
08

Custom

Built around a specific question or use case.

Coming soon

Current Flights

6 available
The Holstein Introduction

Reserve Introduction

The Holstein Introduction

Use the ground as your reference. The flat iron shows you the steak character. The chuck shows you what low heat does. One session, three cuts, everything you need to know.

$48.00
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The Slow Cook Contrast

Slow Cook Contrast

The Slow Cook Contrast

The difference is in the fat — how it renders, how it enriches the braise, how it sets when cold. A lesson in what dairy genetics do under low, slow heat.

$56.00
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The Aging Comparison

Dry Age Flight

Limited

The Aging Comparison

The entry is similar. The close is not. Eleven days is a texture shift and a flavor length gain. This is the fastest way to understand what dry aging does to dairy beef.

$64.004 left
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Steak Comparison Flight

Steak Comparison

Limited

Steak Comparison Flight

Two steaks from different primal positions — strip and flat iron — to experience the difference in grain, fat distribution, and texture within a single animal.

$85.005 left
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Slow Cooking Flight

Slow Cook Contrast

Slow Cooking Flight

Three braising cuts to show the depth and range of dairy beef over long, gentle heat — chuck, short rib, and brisket.

$55.00
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Reserve Introduction Flight

Reserve Introduction

Reserve Introduction Flight

An entry point to Reserve dairy beef — three small cuts selected to demonstrate the character of a single animal across different primal positions.

$65.00
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Custom Order

Build Your Flight

Flights are assembled to order from current inventory. Share your interests and I can create a custom flight just for you.

Price depends on the flight type and what goes into it. Range is typically $30–$80 depending on cuts included.

Shipping available. Local pickup preferred where possible.

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Before your flight

A few things worth knowing.

This will answer the questions you're probably thinking about before ordering.