What Are the Most Tender Beef Cuts for a Roast?
Last Updated Mar 25, 2020 11:32:06 PM ET
The most tender beef cuts for roasting include chuck, brisket and round cuts. Normally considered tough cuts when grilling or searing, these cuts are ideal for roasting because the roasting process breaks down the high collagen content in the beef, tenderizing it and leaving it juicy and delicious.
Butchers take chuck roasts from the animal’s front portion, including cuts such as chuck shoulder pot roast, boneless chuck roast, shoulder steak and beef chuck arm. Brisket is the lower chest or breast portion of the beef. Point brisket cuts are fattier, while flat cuts are leaner. Brisket sliced against the grain provides the most tender cuts. Round cuts also offer tenderness, including bottom round and rump roasts.
More From Reference
Ethics in Information Technology & Why It's Studied
Which Is Better — A Small Family Or Big Family?
Global Environmental Issues & Its Factors
What Does the Sunset Mean? Sunset Quotes & Symbolism
What Are Interdisciplinary Studies? Curriculum, Approach & Examples
Why Isn’t Washington, D.C., a State Already — and Why Should It Become One?