A steak is a cut of meat that is often sliced across the muscle fibers, and it may or may not include a bone.Steaks are also commonly referred to as ″beef steaks.″ It is prepared this way most of the time but may also be cooked in a skillet.In addition, steak can be prepared by simmering it in a sauce, as in steak and kidney pie, or by mincing it and shaping it into patties, as in hamburgers.