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Braised Beef: Slow-Cooked Flavor & Tenderness Guide

Braised Beef: Slow-Cooked Flavor & Tenderness G...

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Braised beef is cooked slowly in liquid (broth, wine, or stock) at low and slow heat, which breaks down tough connective tissues and muscles. It is a combination of searing...

Roast Beef: Classic Dish, Preparation & Cooking Guide

Roast Beef: Classic Dish, Preparation & Cooking...

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Roast Beef is cooked by roasting a large cut of beef in the oven to achieve a juicy, tender interior and a flavorful, dark brown colored exterior. It is commonly...

Grilled Beef: Flavor, Techniques & Cooking Guide

Grilled Beef: Flavor, Techniques & Cooking Guide

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Grilled Beef is used to cook at high and direct heat on a grill, which produces a smoky flavor and caramelized, seared crust. It results in juicy and tender beef....

Sous Vide Beef: Cooking Method, Flavor, and Nutritional Value

Sous Vide Beef: Cooking Method, Flavor, and Nut...

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Sous vide’ is a French term that means ‘under vacuum. In this method, beef is cooked in a vacuum-sealed bag which is placed at a controlled temperature. This method ensures...

Cured Beef: Characteristics, Nutritional Value & How to Identify

Cured Beef: Characteristics, Nutritional Value ...

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Cured beef is preserved using nitrates, salt, or other seasonings, and it is able to be dried, smoked, or cooked. This process of preserving beef enhances its characteristics, nutritional values,...

Pasture-Raised Beef: Characteristics, Identification, and Nutritional Value

Pasture-Raised Beef: Characteristics, Identific...

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Pasture-raised beef is a product of animals residing on open pastures. They graze on natural grass and forage, and they spend their whole life without being locked. It is against...

Free-Range Beef: Characteristics, Identification, and Nutritional Value

Free-Range Beef: Characteristics, Identificatio...

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Free-range beef is beef produced by freely grazing cattle. These cows consume a natural grass and forage diet unlike the conventional cattle raised in feedlots. The practice is animal-centered and...

Organic Beef: Characteristics, Identification, and Nutritional Value

Organic Beef: Characteristics, Identification, ...

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Organic beef refers to the beef of cattle raised organically. The USDA (2023) standards prohibit the application of antibiotics, synthetic hormones, and genetically modified feed. Cows are fed 100 percent...

Grain Fed Beef

Grain-Fed Beef: Characteristics, Identification...

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Grain-fed beef is produced by cattle that are fed 100% grain or corn or soy in feedlots. Research at Texas A&M and Texas Tech University (May 2012) identified that grain feeding...

Grass-Fed Beef: Characteristics, Identification...

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Grass-fed beef is produced from cattle entirely reared on grass and forage. They are not given grains at any point in life. The USDA-Clemson University study (2009) discovered that grass-fed beef...

Smoked Beef

Smoked Beef: Characteristics, Nutritional Value...

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Smoked beef is beef that is cooked slowly with wood smoke. It takes between 6 and 18 hours, depending on the cut. The Kansas State University Meat Science Department (2022)...

Corned Beef: Characteristics, Nutritional Value...

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Corned beef is the salt-cured beef derived from the brisket portion of beef. It passes through a drying process involving huge crystals of salt, referred to as corns, combined with...