Enjoy the luxury of the cap of ribeye in a USDA Choice grade. This cut is rich with marbling and ready to be the feature at your next grilling session.
Average weight: 18 oz.
This rare cut is considered to be the single most delectable and flavorful steak available. Also known as the ribeye cap steak, deckle steak, calotte or spinalis dorsi, it is highly prized by top chefs, beef aficionados, and butchers alike. Surprisingly, a cut this spectacular is not universally known, however anyone who has cut that small morsel of cap from a ribeye realized there’s something special going on. If you look at a ribeye steak, you’ll see the large eye of meat that’s the center of the cut. Surrounding this center is the spinalis dorsi, or cap of ribeye. We carefully remove this from the entire ribeye roll to produce a beautiful cut that has the tenderness of a filet mignon, the rich marbling of a rib steak, and a mouthwatering flavor and texture all its own. The cap of ribeye is hard to find and is only available in limited quantities.
The cap of ribeye is a natural product and actual weights may vary by +/- .25 pounds.
"...Hands down, Double R Ranch is the best beef in the country." ~ Eric Helner, Executive Chef, The Metropolitan Grill, Seattle, WA
Beef sold in the U.S. is graded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). There are eight total grades and Choice is the second highest level
The USDA describes Choice as “high quality, but has less marbling than Prime” which means our beef at this level is excellent. Whenever possible, we work to use beef from the top one third of Choice for the highest quality possible within the grade.
Marbling, or intramuscular fat, is the most important factor used to grade beef in the U.S. and around the world. This is determined by a visual inspection of the amount and distribution of intramuscular fat between the 12th and 13th rib. Historically, this single inspection provides a correct indicator of the entire carcass.
The cap of ribeye is the outer muscle of the beef ribeye roll, the subprimal where ribeye steaks and prime rib are sourced. This is located in the rib primal which covers ribs six through twelve and is between the chuck and loin primals. The specific muscle that make up this cut is the spinalis dorsi.
Fast fact: The cap of ribeye has many names, but one of the more expressive terms is “butcher’s butter.”
Once you start cooking with Snake River Farms, you’ll discover why our customers say they’re too spoiled for anything else.
