Yeah, if you cook them correctly cheaper cuts (/meat that is naturally tougher) can still be tasty and easy to cut (or even mush if you like.)
Also, not all cheaper cuts go tough even if you cook them fast – there are a variety of reasons for prices, some are just plain cultural, some are about taste, some health, and yes a few are about toughness. But toughness is more likely to be about the age and quality of the animal as a whole.
“You are old,” said the youth, “and your jaws are too weakFor anything tougher than suet;Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak –Pray, how did you manage to do it?”
“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law,And argued each case with my wife;And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,Has lasted the rest of my life.”
excerpt from “You Are Old, Father William” by Lewis Carroll
zmech13 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
When I’ve bought cheaper cuts of meat I take the ‘low and slow’ approach when cooking. Works most of the time.
sbischof almost 9 years ago
Yeah, if you cook them correctly cheaper cuts (/meat that is naturally tougher) can still be tasty and easy to cut (or even mush if you like.)
Also, not all cheaper cuts go tough even if you cook them fast – there are a variety of reasons for prices, some are just plain cultural, some are about taste, some health, and yes a few are about toughness. But toughness is more likely to be about the age and quality of the animal as a whole.
Ubintold almost 9 years ago
My wife bought a Dutch Oven. We’ve noticed a significant improvement on the meats. Come out pretty tender.
Tan R. (Tdog123) almost 9 years ago
Oh my word! This is EXACTLY my family at the dinner table. Well, usually the main noise is us all scarfing down our servings, haha!
ellisaana Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Cheap cut of beef, trimmed and browned then cooked in a pressure cooker with fresh veggies and herbs – yum!
Granny Smith almost 9 years ago
“You are old,” said the youth, “and your jaws are too weakFor anything tougher than suet;Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak –Pray, how did you manage to do it?”
“In my youth,” said his father, “I took to the law,And argued each case with my wife;And the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,Has lasted the rest of my life.”
excerpt from “You Are Old, Father William” by Lewis Carroll
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