Thor's Hammer Is The Show-Stopping Steak That Saves You Money - Chowhound

Thor's Hammer is just a hardcore name for a beef shank, which is butchered in a particular fashion (it's also known as a volcano-cut shank because why have one excessively dramatic name when you could two?). The shank comes from the upper part of the cow's leg, where the muscle wraps around the femur bone. Thor's Hammer is cut to expose the bone, which the butcher then frenches. Frenching means cleaning the meat…