Heat has its place but I'd still grab the torch first for a bolt that size.

That "seam cutting since day one" thing is the whole answer right there. Guys who start on whole animals learn how muscles actually fit together because they have to, so breaking a ribeye into cuts is just following the lines they already know. You learned the same thing backwards, one piece at a time, which works but takes way longer to click.

Wait, she freezes half before adding anything else? That's genius.