Beef Cuts

Front 1

How many primal cuts are there?

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8

Front 2

What 4 primal cuts comprise the Forequarter & what percentage of the steer do each make up?

Back 2

Chuck 28%, Brisket & Flank 8%, Rib 10%, Short Plate 9%

Front 3

From what cut does a rib eye originate? What are two ways to cut a ribeye?

Back 3

Primal Rib Cut, rib eye roast & rib eye steak

Front 4

What two main cuts does the Short Plate produce?

Back 4

Short ribs & Skirt Steak

Front 5

Where do beef short ribs come from?

Back 5

Rib

Front 6

What steak cut comes from the Chuck?

Back 6

Flat Iron

Front 7

Name 4 cuts

Back 7

Chuck, Rib, Brisket & Shank, Short Plate

Front 8

Why is chuck so tough?

Back 8

Cows use arms & muscles constantly, not much fat, very tough.

Front 9

Name the 4 cuts

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Short Loin, Sirloin, Round, Flank

Front 10

What are the 4 cuts and the associated percentages of the Hindequarter?

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Short Loin 8%, Sirloin 7%, Flank 6%, Round 24%

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Skirt steak, diaphragm muscle, Short Plate

Front 12

Back 12

Beef short ribs, meaty & high in connective tissue, best braised, Short Plate

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Brisket, very tough, very fatty, best braised or simmered, moist heating, Brisket & Shank

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Back 14

Shoulder top blade

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Back 15

Blade steak, flat iron, chuck

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Beef rib eye roll, 2 main ways to cut, Rib

Front 17

Which ribs are in Rib Primal Cut?

Back 17

6-12

Front 18

Which ribs are in short loin primal cut?

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13th

Front 19

Where is the tenderloin located?

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Short loin, near back bone

Front 20

What are club steaks?

Back 20

Do not contain any tenderloin cut from the short loin in cross sections with bone in

Front 21

What is a porterhouse steak?

Back 21

Cut from sirloin end of short loin and contain large portion of tenderloin

Front 22

What is a tbone steak?

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Middle of short loin, contains only small portion of tenderloin

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Back 23

Porterhouse

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Tbone

Front 25

Tenderloin can be removed to make what?

Back 25

Filet mignon, Chateaubriand, tournedos

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Strip loin, short loin, remove loin eye meat, very tender and can be roasted or cut Iinto boneless strip steaks

Front 27

How many bones in Flank?

Back 27

No bones

Front 28

What two steaks come from flank?

Back 28

Flank steak and hangar steak

Front 29

Approx how many ounces are hangar steaks?

Back 29

8-12

Front 30

Flank steak is also referred to as?

Back 30

London broil

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Back 31

Hangar steak

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Flank steak

Front 33

Back 33

Top sirloin butt

Front 34

Back 34

Tournedos tips, filet mignon, châteaubriand

Front 35

How much fat do you leave on a boneless strip loin when cutting new York steaks?

Back 35

1/4in

Front 36

What are some round cuts?

Back 36

The top round, outside round, eye round, knuckle and shank

Front 37

Bottom round is best when?

Back 37

Braised