/meatfile/cut-chart
Interactive cut chart
Chuck
ShoulderHard-working shoulder muscle, high connective tissue — mostly a braising primal, with a few surprisingly tender steaks hiding in it.
Gear for this cut
Meatfile
A tools-first meat reference: where a cut comes from, the temperature to pull it at, the real cost of a bulk animal, brine and cure math, and what's in your freezer.
/meatfile/cut-chart
Hard-working shoulder muscle, high connective tissue — mostly a braising primal, with a few surprisingly tender steaks hiding in it.
Gear for this cut