re: Is Flank Steak underrated?

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It used to be dirt cheap as it was seen as the one of the cheap cuts that nobody wanted: flank, hangar, skirt.

Prices have jumped up in the last 4-5 years.

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15 years.

15 years ago the Food Network took off like a rocket ship and they showed people what to do with these "lesser" pieces of meat and they instantly shot up in cost. Alton Brown did this.