Man Made DIY

If knowing is half the battle, then half the battle when it comes to cooking main course proteins is selecting the right cut, prepping it, and how'll you serve it before anything actually touches heat (or in some cases, stays… read more

Everyone knows that a properly cooked steak from the rib and loin - the porterhouse, the strip, the T-bone, the ribeye, the tenderloin - is something worth savoring. And everybody also knows that these cuts can be expensive, especially the overpriced & flavor-lacking filet.

But for years, butchers have known of "secret" tastier cuts hidden inside the legs of the animal - the chuck and the round - that have much more beefy… read more

At ManMade, we love a nice big end-grain hardwood butcher block. In fact, we love 'em so much that we've made our own and use it three meals a day. It took me about 12 hours of work, so there's no way I'd ever replace it.

Until I saw these guy. Playing off the pixel-like qualities of glued-up butcher blocks, Etsy artist 1337Motif has created retro electronic inspired cutting boards, like PacMan (above) and Space Invaders… read more