[Paladin2]

The price of flank steak relative to other cuts has risen. It’s no longer cheap.

[par4]

Her choice of flank steak shows how out of touch she is. As you and others have mentioned, flank steak is not an inexpensive piece of meat (last week I paid about $8 / pound for Australian beef, US is a about a dollar a pound more), nor is it stringy unless you cut with the grain. For us, it's a treat.

I get whole boneless shells at Costco for less than 7 per pound and cut them up, that's cheaper then flank steaks by far. Heck, hamburger, even the really low fat mixes is much cheaper than flank steak.