First Light Wagyu Bone-in Ribeye MB 4-5

These are THICK bone-in ribeyes from First Light Farms, who produce 100% grass-fed wagyu on lush pasture in New Zealand. The marble score in the 4-5 range is higher than most grass-fed beef which would come in at a 1-2. It provides a great balance of First Light's famous depth of flavor, with a little more chew to it than the 6+ (but still very tender). There are no feedlots jamming corn & carbs into these animals. Their meat gets their signature First Light flavor from spending their whole lives on lush, varied pasture, with an average age of over 30 months (compared to feedlot beef at 12-16 months). The bone imparts great extra flavor when cooking, which we recommend on the grill. Also great for the "reverse sear" method which finishes the steak in the oven after an initial sear (give Youtube a search for lots of great tutorials on this method.) These ribeyes are about as good as beef can be. Enjoy! -- Learn more about First Light's marble scoring here. Or read below about why First Light Farms' 100% grass-fed wagyu beef is so special. -- "Like steak with headphones on." That's Mark Schatzker, author of Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece of Beef, describing our new 100% grass-fed wagyu from First Light Farms in New Zealand - what he considers to be the best beef in the world. We agree. Why? First Light were the first farmers in the world to marry the incredible marbling that wagyu genetics can deliver with a 100% grass-fed diet on lush New Zealand grassland & healthy soils. That means you get the deep, sweet, nutty flavor of wagyu - developed by a lifelong of grazing healthy pasture - accentuated by rich, natural marbling. It took a decade of fine-tuning the process, but First Light nailed it. The end result is beef that is both incredibly delicious (winners of the World Steak Challenge for 4 out of the last 5 years) AND incredibly healthy - First Light's grass-fed wagyu tenderloin tested at an incredible 1:1.3 omega 3 to 6 fatty acid ratio, a basically perfect score, meaning that this very nutrient-dense meat will not cause inflammation. (In fact, it was the healthiest ratio ever tested by the lab at the University of Toronto - which is not surprising given that grain-fed beef typically ranges from 1:9 to 1:25.) Learn more about what makes First Light Farms special at their website here or in our blog post here.