The difference between the Cowboy and the Tomahawk is the length of the bone. The Tomahawk is on the entire bone 12 inches in length. It is a meat which is ideally suited for “grilling” cooking, blue or rare cooking is essential to appreciate this exceptional meat fully. Tomahawk is one of the specialties among the many cuts of beef offered. The Tomahawk is, in fact, the rib eye of whole bone-in beef. This is what differentiates it from cowboy cuts.