beef round, loin, flank, rib. iv. miscellaneous information a.roasts are two inches thick or thicker...
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Beef Round, Loin, Flank, Rib
IV. Miscellaneous Information
A. Roasts are two inches thick or thickerB. Steaks are one inch or lessC. Pork Dressing % - 70, Beef – 60%, Lamb - 50%D. Rib eye grade – between 12th and 13th ribE. Loin Eye is Canadian BaconF. Lamb – flakey fat like a pie crust, almost
transparent, meat can look blue through fatG. Pig has doughy fat
BEEF – It’s What’s for Dinner
• Large cuts• Cherry red in color• Large bones• Back fat average .4 to .6 inches• Wholesale cuts– Quartering– Eight – round, loin, flank, rib,
chuck, plate, brisket, shank
Beef Round
• Large muscles• Very few muscles per cut• Round bone• Course texture “elbow texture”• Lighter red color than other beef cuts
1. Beef Round Bottom Round Roast
• 2 major muscles• Boneless
2. Beef RoundBottom Round Steak
• Same as #1• About one inch thick
3. Beef RoundEye Round Roast
• Seam of fat - sometimes• Elbow texture• Little taper
4. Beef RoundEye Round Steak
• Same as 3• ¾ inch thick
5. Beef RoundHeel of Round Roast
• Eye round included• Elbow texture• Slopes off• May be space
where bone was removed
6. Beef RoundRound Steak
• Top round• Bottom round• Eye round• Round bone
near edge of cut
7. Beef RoundRound Steak - Boneless
• Same as 6• No bone• Same muscles
8. Beef RoundRump Roast (Boneless)
• Any roast from the roundwithout a bone
• Eye round & bottomround muscles
• Usually tied
9. Beef RoundTip Roast
• Baseball Roast• Ball with a seam
of gristle• Glove• Cap off OR
Cap on
10.Beef RoundTip Steak
• Same as 9 only thin• Cap on OR
cap off
11.Beef RoundTop Round Roast
• Long and narrow• Top portion of round steak• One single muscle
12.Beef RoundTop Round Steak
• Same as 11 only thin
Beef Loin
• Body length is important• Most money from a beef animal comes from
this wholesale cut• Marbling – flecks of fat within the muscle• Bone shapes: t-bone (back bone), sirloin
bones (round, wedge, flat or spoon)
13.Beef LoinPorterhouse Steak
• If the tenderloin is the size of a silver dollar or larger, it is a porterhouse NOT t-bone
14.Beef LoinBoneless Sirloin Steak
• Mississippi Delta (fat pattern)• Oval muscle• Hanging tenderloin– Tenderloin is very expensive
15.Beef LoinSirloin steak
• Mississippi Delta• Weird bone at the edge of cut• Hanging tenderloin
16.Beef LoinT-Bone Steak
• Same as porterhouseonly smaller tenderloin
• Size of ½ dollar
17. Beef LoinTenderloin Steak
• Tender “C”• No elbow texture• Most expensive cut
of meat
18.Beef LoinTop Loin Steak
• Exclamation point
19.Beef LoinTop Sirloin Steak
• No tenderloin attached• Mississippi Delta
20.Beef FlankFlank Steak
• Only retail cut from this wholesale• No external fat• Lengthwise muscle fibers
Beef Rib
• Marbling• Rabbit shaped muscle• Rib bone
21.Beef RibEye Roast
• Rabbit crawling into• Cave
22.Beef RibEye Steak
• Same as 21 only thin• Rabbit • Cave
23.Beef RibRoast Large End
• Bone in• Extra muscle• 3 bones• Rabbit• Cave
24.Beef RibRoast Small End
• No extra muscle
25.Beef RibSteak Small End
• Same as roast only thin