[teamfat]

How thick is the thickest steak? How thin is the thinnest roast?

mjb.

[Mezzaluna]

Hm...

Do you mean, at what thickness is the meat labeled "steak" or "roast"?

I think I understand your question. I've seen one two-rib piece of meat labeled "bone-in rib steak" at one market, and the same cut labeled "rib roast" at another.

[kuan]

Good question. Some people don't consider a cut of beef a steak unless it's 2" thick!

I think a lot of it has to do with the method of cooking as well as the cut. For example, I suppose you cut call a chuck roast a chuck steak if you grill it.

[MuskyHopeful]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Hm...

Do you mean, at what thickness is the meat labeled "steak" or "roast"?

I think I understand your question. I've seen one two-rib piece of meat labeled "bone-in rib steak" at one market, and the same cut labeled "rib roast" at another.

Ha. That's good Mezz. Yesterday I was at the nice Pick N Save on Greenfield in Brookfield. They had "Rib Roasts" on sale. I don't usually buy that type of meat there, but these looked good. All they had in the case were two bone roasts. I told the young man behind the counter they looked like steaks. LOL.

He had to cut me a three bone. He didn't seem that pleased, and asked me if he had to trim it like the ones in the case. Guess my answer?

It's roasting right now nicely coated in kosher salt, cracked pepper, and Penzey's English Prime Rib Rub.

Kevin

Too much snow yesterday for the end of March.

[Mezzaluna]

Kevin, that sounds delicious. I'll buy roasts like that at supermarkets (Pick 'n Save or Sentry) if they're VERY on sale and not overly fatty. Otherwise I head to an "upscale" market like Sendik's. Fresh Market? Never tried it for beef, but the bone-in pork loin roast I bought once was just okay.

[MuskyHopeful]

Mezz, it turned out to be a big disappointment. Weird fat deposit and gristle on the inside making the area along the bone worthless. I didn't even give a bone to my dog. The look of the outside was very deceiving.

Proves the adage if the price is to good to be true, it probably is. Better off spending the extra money at Sendik's.

Kevin

Happy Easter everyone.