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What cut of beef is...??
« on: January 28, 2005, 08:34:12 AM »
HI!!

 I am  feeling creative and  culinary..  I am looking at some  American recipes and  I cannot  seem  to find the  'matching'  cut of beef.. maybe i'm lame..not sure..  but what is  the equivalent to...?

beef chuck?

beef roast?
Cross rib chuck?
Round??

also what is   braising  here  equal to in the  States...??

If there is anything else I am  missing   please  let me know..  :-\\\\ ???
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2005, 09:36:29 AM »
Here are the pictures from LaRousse

(later edit to add relevant keywords for easy searching: cuts of meat, cuts of beef, cut of meat, cut of beef, meat cuts, beef cuts, meat cut, beef cut)

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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2005, 09:46:43 AM »
US beef

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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2005, 09:51:47 AM »
Wow, that's great, Peeps!  Thanks for posting it.
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2005, 10:07:22 AM »
Yes it is great--- Thank you so much I am sure I will be referring to it a lot and it will make me not feel like such an idiot walking into the butcher's shop!
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2005, 10:28:34 AM »
vnice - I could kiss you!   :-*
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2005, 10:43:06 AM »
Aw thanks guys!!  :-*
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2005, 11:49:43 AM »
I should feel pity for the poor cow chopped up in pieces like this but I'm actually getting hungry! LOL

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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2005, 04:50:45 PM »
so no one can tell me what it is called  in an  already packaged  piece  of meat??  do i have to go to  the butcher and  bring my  picture??
  i am  feeling stressed..sorry guys... :\\\'(
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2005, 04:57:18 PM »
Um, it will look like the picture, even pre-packaged.  And the names correspond to the pictures which you can then match up from the UK to the US ones to figure out what the same/similar cut is called here, so you can go by the wording on the package if the cut is too difficult to discern.
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Re: What cut of beef is...??
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2005, 04:59:52 PM »
thanks! :-[
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