ORIGINAL: Cleetus
I find that if you can put your meat in a freezer for about an hour before cutting, the silver stuff comes off much eaiser.
Oh man! I knew that one!
Yes, lay the steak out flat on a plate, let it get mostly frozen and then it is easy to cut and trim, because the meat does not move away from the force of cutting. Don't let it freeze solid though. GOOD TIP!