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Dan Souza, senior editor at Cook's Illustrated shows how flank steak can be almost as tender New York strip.

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Andrew Snavely

Andrew is the founder and editor of Primer. He's a graduate of American University and currently lives in Los Angeles. Read more about Primer on our About page. On Instagram: @andrewsnavely and @primermagazine.

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