Texas Roadhouse Meat Cutting Competition

You may not know the difference between sirloins and filets until it hits your plate, but long before that cut of meat hits the grill, the meat cutters make sure you get what you pay for.

"Once you make that cut, you got that confidence in yourself that that is the perfect cut for the ounces you're looking for," says Willie Pitts, a Texas Roadhouse meat cutter who's cut meat in Colorado Springs for the restaurant for two years.

Pitts and 10 other area Texas Roadhouse meat cutters competed Monday at the Colorado Sports Center in Monument for the chance at a national title, a trip to New York, and $25,000 cash.

"If God's willing, I'm going to be the one going to nationals today," says Pitts.

They're judged on the weight of the cut, the appearance, and the quality. The competition is also timed.

The competition is to recognize the importance of a quality steak from the first cut.

"These guys are in that meat room eight to nine hours a day cutting hand-cut steaks in a room that's 36 degrees, so that's about as cold as this ice rink," says Steve Miller of Texas Roadhouse.

Omar Sanchez of Arvada, Colorado, and Fransisco Lopez of Longmont, Colorado, will advance to the regional competition in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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[MrMailliwkooh]

slow and way too much trim

[butcherscott]

wow the anchorman actually said 'dude'

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