Photo credits

All photographs are representative. They illustrate ordinary buying, storage, and cooking context and do not imply endorsement, an exact store, an exact household, or a tested product.

Species, cut, gear, and resource hub photographs

Raw T-bone steak, well marbled

Creator: Michael C. Berch (MCB) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source image 1901 × 2070 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/beef-cuts-variety-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/beef-cuts-variety-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

USDA Choice bone-in rib steak

Creator: Michael C. Berch (MCB) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source image 1443 × 1083 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/beef-rib-steak-raw-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/beef-rib-steak-raw-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Whole raw chicken

Creator: Syced · CC BY 4.0 · source image 1383 × 1383 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/chicken-whole-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/chicken-whole-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Raw chicken slices (breast)

Creator: Jebulon · CC0 1.0 · source image 3888 × 2592 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/chicken-breast-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/chicken-breast-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Raw chicken thighs

Creator: gran · CC BY 3.0 · source image 1280 × 960 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/chicken-thighs-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/chicken-thighs-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Pork shoulder, coppa cut

Creator: USDAgov · CC BY 2.0 · source image 3904 × 2367 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/pork-shoulder-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/pork-shoulder-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Raw pork spareribs

Creator: USDA Agricultural Research Service · Public domain · source image 2496 × 792 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/pork-ribs-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/pork-ribs-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Leg of lamb in a supermarket

Creator: USDA Agricultural Research Service · Public domain · source image 400 × 300 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/lamb-leg-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/lamb-leg-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Raw lamb cutlets with shredded ginger and rosemary

Creator: Tristanb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source image 1536 × 1152 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/lamb-cutlets-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/lamb-cutlets-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Vacuum sealer with sealed food bags

Creator: Your Best Digs · CC BY 2.0 · source image 2000 × 1333 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/vacuum-sealer-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/vacuum-sealer-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Cast-iron pan with lid

Creator: Tkgd2007 · Public domain · source image 764 × 574 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/cast-iron-pan-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/cast-iron-pan-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Meat ready for sausage making

Creator: USDA Agricultural Research Service · Public domain · source image 2856 × 2142 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/sausage-making-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/sausage-making-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Beef jerky being dried

Creator: Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service · CC BY 2.0 · source image 3008 × 2000 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/jerky-drying-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/jerky-drying-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Smoking meat: briskets, pork shoulders, and ribs

Creator: USDAgov · CC BY 2.0 · source image 1600 × 1200 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/crowd-smoking-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/crowd-smoking-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Display of red meat, poultry, and pork on a cutting board

Creator: USDA Agricultural Research Service · Public domain · source image 2888 × 1916 · local WebP: assets/images/hubs/resources-variety-640.webp, assets/images/hubs/resources-variety-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Accessed 2026-09-02. Local WebP derivatives ship at 640 px and 1280 px widths; deliberate page crops use CSS object-fit: cover.

Beef hub and legacy hero photographs

Steak served with sauce, greens, and garnishes on a dark plate

Creator: Shixart1985 · CC BY 2.0 · source image 4362 × 2902 · local WebP: assets/images/hero-steak-640.webp, assets/images/hero-steak-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Crowd Cow seared steak in a cast iron pan

Creator: sousvideguy · CC BY 2.0 · source image 1024 × 658 · local WebP: assets/images/cast-iron-steak-640.webp, assets/images/cast-iron-steak-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Modern cooking pot with glass cover and vegetable-beef stew

Creator: Marc-Lautenbacher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source image 5616 × 3744 · local WebP: assets/images/beef-stew-pot-640.webp, assets/images/beef-stew-pot-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Ribeye steak preparation with garlic and fresh herbs before cooking

Creator: HaJunkiyada · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source image 3024 × 4032 · local WebP: assets/images/raw-ribeye-herbs-640.webp, assets/images/raw-ribeye-herbs-1280.webp · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Accessed 2026-09-02. Local WebP derivatives ship at 640 px and 1280 px widths.

Planning cluster photographs

Selection of package meats

Creator: Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine · CC0 1.0 · source image 4928 × 3264 · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Food Safety — Cut Waste in Refrigerators

Creator: USDAgov · Public domain · source image 7666 × 5111 · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Кулинарный термометр (culinary thermometer)

Creator: Pannet · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source image 4928 × 3264 · canonical Wikimedia Commons file.

Accessed 2026-08-24. Local WebP derivatives are resized and converted for the web; deliberate page crops use CSS object-fit: cover. The CC BY-SA thermometer derivative remains available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complete durable record

See the Markdown photo-credit ledger for local filenames, dimensions, and all existing Meat Decoded photographs.