Even though it's one of the most classic cuts, most of us know next to nothing about standing rib roast AKA prime rib. The New York Times recently wrote about a resurgence in the cut and how more ...

It has to be: An average 1,200-pound steer yields about 750 pounds of beef, and that's a whole lot of meat to cut into usable pieces. Some classification system is needed. Prime rib and rib roast ...