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Understanding Beef Cuts

Hey everyone. I thought it would be good this week to demystify the various cuts of beef.  So…  here goes….

Chuck:
Ground beef dishes, stew, pot roast, short ribs
Rib:
Rib roast, rolled roast, rib steak, and back ribs
Short Loin:
Steak (tenderloin, porterhouse, T-bone), tenderloin roast
Sirloin:
Steak (sirloin, filet mignon), carpaccio, ground beef dishes
Brisket and Shank:
Ground beef, stew, corned beef, soup
Short Plate:
Stew, ground beef, short ribs
Flank:
Steak (flank, skirt) ground beef
Round:
Ground beef, round steak, kebabs, pot roast

Some additional tips:

  • Don’t buy packaged meat swimming in liquid. It has either been stored too long or has been frozen and thawed.
  • To keep bacteria down, don’t thaw at room temp. Thaw in microwave, under cold running water, or in the refrigerator.
  • Freeze in air tight containers or freezer wrap.  It can be frozen up to 3 months.
  • Cook tender cuts of meat using dry heat methods like broiling, frying, and roasting.
  • Tendering tougher cuts by cooking with moist heat methods such as braising and stewing.
  • Remove a roast from the oven a few minutes before desired temp is reached. It will continue to cook after its removed and the internal temp usually rises about 5 degrees.

Kaycee

Hi all! My name is Kaycee. I live in Arkansas with my husband of over 15 years! We have a grown daughter, a son-in-love and 2 grandson. Just love being Nonna! We also have an angel waiting on us to join her one day, she was 11 months old when she went to Heaven. We also have two great Chihuahuas and a Great Dane, along with several fish in our koi pond. My educational background is in Psychology and Child Development but my heart is in ministry, crafts, fun, reviews and my website, My Crafty Zoo. I look forward to continuing to share my life through word and pictures with you and love hearing your feedback! Thank you for taking the time to read and allowing me to share! I look forward to reading your comments!

3 thoughts on “Understanding Beef Cuts

  • July 27, 2012 at 1:02 am
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    Thanks for the info! It’s nice to have all of this in one post, especially the portion about safety.

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  • July 27, 2012 at 12:33 am
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    I love this info! I never knew the brisket was from the front chest area. My favorites are the ribeye and the tenderloin:)

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  • July 26, 2012 at 3:31 pm
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    I cooked a roast in the crock pot yesterday. I love to do that so we have yummy sandwiches for dinner but I think I got it started too late and it didn’t have a chance to cook long enough. I ended cutting the meat up and transferring it to a covered casserole dish to finish cooking it in the microwave. After being in the for about 20 minutes, it was as tender as can be. I was surprised it actually worked! And now I know where that cut of meat came from! Thanks!

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