Meat
Tomahawk
A tomahawk is a bone-in ribeye with the rib bone left long and frenched like a handle—essentially a single-bone côte de bœuf cut to look like a hatchet. The eating quality is ribeye: marbled eye, optional cap, rich fat. The bone is mostly presentation and heat mass; it does not make the meat more tender, but it does make the steak a spectacle. It is prized for sharing, for charcoal-grill theatre, and for menus that sell “experience” as much as muscle. Cook like a thick ribeye—reverse-sear or two-zone grill—to render fat without charring the exterior black. Rest well; carve off the bone to serve. One tomahawk often serves two or three.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 12.6 g
- Saturated Fat 4.96 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.97 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.96 g
- Cholesterol 66.3 mg
- Sodium 63 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.7 g
- Water 56.7 g
- Energy 201 kcal
- Water 56.7 g
- Protein 21.7 g
- Fat 12.6 g
- Saturated Fat 4.96 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.97 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.96 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 35.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.88 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.53 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 6.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.25 mg
- Vitamin K 1.8 µg
- Minerals 348 mg
- Major Minerals 347 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 66.3 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.18 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.88 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.53 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 6.8 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.25 · vitamin-k: 1.8 ·
Minerals
Tomahawk of Beef: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Steakhouses began marketing long-bone ribeyes as tomahawks for visual impact.
Social media and competitive grilling made tomahawk a global premium SKU.