Tomahawk
Ribeye • Dramatic • Rich • Expensive
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Beef flavor
Juiciness
Typical price$$$$$
Best donenessMedium Rare
What does tomahawk taste like?
A tomahawk tastes like a ribeye — rich, juicy and heavily marbled. You're mostly paying extra for the long bone and the presentation.
What does tomahawk look like?
A thick round ribeye attached to a long, cleaned rib bone that looks like an axe handle.
Choose Tomahawk if you like
- • a showpiece steak
- • rich marbling
- • sharing at the table
Skip it if
- • you want value for money
- • you want a smaller portion
Where it comes from: Rib section, cut with the full rib bone — the rib section. See the beef cut chart.
Also called: Cowboy Steak, Bone-in Ribeye.
Often seen in: Steakhouses, United States, Australia.