[header] How to slice meat [title] Place a large cut of meat, like a tenderloin or a roast, on your cutting board. [title] Locate the grain of your meat. [step] The grain is the set of lines created by layers of muscle fiber. 
[title] Position the meat so that the grain is parallel to your cutting board. [title] Place the blade of your knife at a 45-degree angle against the side of the meat furthest from you.