lean cuts

[Babyfaced Assassin]

what are the lean cuts of beef for steaks i should be buying. I kinda find it difficult to find the right cuts so i'm gonna order from a propper butcher... what should i ask for?

thanks

 

[SubjectiveIllusion]

I'm just curious as to what beef has in it that chicken, fish and eggs don't, besides a rather low biological value, high price, too much saturated fat and cholesterol, and a trivial amount of creatine that your body produces by itself anyways!!!

Is it variety, taste, iron and B12 your seeking? You can get these elsewhere without the side-effects!

Just a question to get you thinking! Nothing wrong with eating meat!

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

taste, variety, creatine hhe i dunno other than that though

 

[land0220]

Top sirloin and round cuts are the best from what the butcher told me at our grocery store.

Reason to eat a steak vs. chicken etc....there is no better tasting meat than a big juicy steak.

 

[sawastea]

I tend to look for 'top' and 'round' when I go to the market

 

[eurorides]

i had to make 4 gallons of chili the other day and the way we make it is have little cuts of beef in it (no ground beef here) when my mom makes it just for our family she uses newyork or fillet, but she needed like 20lbs of meat so fillet was way too$$ we got "round roast" and it was really good...pretty lean, very tender (marinate in beer overnite and any cut will be soft) and tasted great,

 

[IJ26]

top round is very lean

 

[ZKaudio]

flank steak is the leanest cut you're going to get. stick with it.

 

[Vicious cycle]

what are the lean cuts of beef for steaks i should be buying. I kinda find it difficult to find the right cuts so i'm gonna order from a propper butcher... what should i ask for?

thanks

According to the researchers, lean red meat can be easily incorporated into the diet, as there are a variety of lean cuts available in the meat case. Seven cuts of beef fall within the strict guidelines governing the "lean" designation as outlined in the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. These cuts, on average, have 6.4 grams of total fat and 2.3 grams of saturated fat per 3-ounce cooked serving.

Researchers say that consumers looking for the leanest cuts should opt for those with the word loin or round in the name, like sirloin and eye of round. Trimming excess fat before cooking reduces fat up to 50 percent and added fat can be kept to a minimum by using low-fat cooking methods, such as broiling, grilling and roasting, or moist-heat cooking methods such as braising and stewing. Consumers should also remember that a 3-ounce portion of lean meat is equal in size to a deck of cards.


Hope this helps - Lord knows you've helped me enough.

 

[HANSEL]

I prefer Eye of Round