Delicious slow-cooking Sunday roasts. Quick and tasty 20-minute stir-frys. The amazing aroma of steaks sizzling on the grill. In BJ’s Fresh Meat Department, you’ll get great savings on USDA Choice meats for every delicious cooking option. Check out BJ’s fresh beef cut guide below, and also remember BJ’s for your fresh pork, veal, lamb and Perdue^® poultry selections.

Chuck

The Chuck is a very flavorful section, but has a lot of connective tissues. Braising, stewing and pot roasting will melt down these tissues, adding flavor and moisture. Many of these cuts can be oven roasted, too.

Rib

The rib section can also be particularly meaty and tasty. Generally, the ribs have a higher fat content than other cuts. Rib cuts are often roasted, broiled or grilled.

Loin & Sirloin

Cuts of beef from this area are the most tender portions available, but are generally not as flavorful as other cuts. Crosswise cuts from this section will yield T-bone, Porterhouse and Sirloin Steaks. If the meat is boned out, the results will include filet mignon and tenderloin roasts.

Round

The round is a very lean section with meat that is not as tender as loin or sirloin. Cuts from this section include the top round, the bottom round, the eye round and the round tip. These meats are generally roasted and make up stew meats, rump roasts and roast beef.

Brisket, Plate, Flank & Shank

These cuts are very flavorful but lack tenderness because they have a lot of connective tissue. They yield deli meats such as pastrami and corned beef, and steaks such as London broil.

Ground Beef

Ground beef’s degree of leanness refers to its proportion of lean meat to fat. For example, if a package of ground beef is labeled 85%, this means it is made up of 85% lean meat and 15% fat. Ground beef should be used or frozen quickly after purchase. It can only keep well in the refrigerator for 1 – 2 days.

BJ’s Fresh Veal Cuts

Veal is a very lean meat with less fat than boneless skinless chicken breast. Choose cuts that have a creamy pink color and white fat.

BJ’s Fresh Lamb Cuts

BJ’s has lots of tasty lamb selections. When choosing a cut, look for pink meat with white fat. Darker red meat indicates an older lamb, which is not as tender.

BJ’s Fresh Pork Cuts

Sections of pork include the shoulder, the loin, the ham and the spareribs. The shoulder is made up of the picnic ham and the shoulder butt and yields roasts, steaks and cubes for kabobs. The loin contains rib roasts and tenderloin cuts. From the ribs come spareribs and bacon. Ham is from the back leg. The USDA recommends cooking pork to 160°.

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