What Makes Meat “Premium”? True premium meat starts long before it reaches your plate.

Ribeye (Bone-In) Marbling 101: Why It Matters for Flavor, Tenderness, and Juiciness If you’ve ever wondered why one steak melts in your mouth while another puts up a fight, the answer is marbling —those fine white streaks of intramuscular fat that create tenderness, juiciness, and rich flavor. In the U.S., marbling is central to how beef is graded (Prime, Choice, Select), with higher marbling almost always meaning a better eating experience. Internationally, Japanese Wagyu is

At Big Horn Mountain Farms, we believe every bite should fuel your body and your life. That’s why we created our Primal Ground Beef Blend—85% Wagyu Angus beef plus 10% liver and 5% heart. This isn’t just ground beef—it’s nutrient-dense, pasture-raised food the way nature intended.

Wagyu is famous for marbling, but here’s the part most folks don’t know: a lot of that marbling is monounsaturated fat—the same heart-smart fat found in olive oil.