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"Deli" roast beef made at home.
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I've been playing around with Sous Vide times and when Bottom Round was on sale ($3.99/lb) I bought a roast. I have no idea what the weight was, 3-4# certainly. It went into a freezer bag (they're tougher) then into the SV bath at 129 degrees F for 3 days. I did put some granulated garlic in the bag with it (never fresh garlic fresh doesn't play well with SV). Today it was done and the result was as good or better than deli roast beef but not for  $12/lb, just $4/lb. 
Of course I also sliced it across the grain to enhance the tenderness.
Silver skin never tenderizes so I trimmed it off. But this silver skin certainly appeared to have tenderized but I didn't try it.
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#2
Wow. That right there sounds really really good!!
Happy shaves to ya!
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Yeah, it's pretty good stuff esp' considering the price. That's at retail price. How do the deli makers justify their prices at the scale they produce their products at and the cost they pay at the wholesale level? I don't have answers, just the question. But if I can do it what's their excuse?

That store advertised top or bottom round for the same price last week and I wanted to put another one in the freezer. They were dinky little things with almost more trimmings than meat. I passed on them. This week they have whole eye rounds for the same price and they'd make good roast beef. I've used that cut in the past. But I don't know if I want to drop ~$50 on one piece of beef. (I'd cut it into 3-4 pieces).
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(12-29-2024, 05:23 PM)ShadowsDad Wrote: Yeah, it's pretty good stuff esp' considering the price. That's at retail price. How do the deli makers justify their prices at the scale they produce their products at and the cost they pay at the wholesale level? I don't have answers, just the question. But if I can do it what's their excuse?

That store advertised top or bottom round for the same price last week and I wanted to put another one in the freezer. They were dinky little things with almost more trimmings than meat. I passed on them. This week they have whole eye rounds for the same price and they'd make good roast beef. I've used that cut in the past. But I don't know if I want to drop ~$50 on one piece of beef. (I'd cut it into 3-4 pieces).

Prices on cow are just eye watering.
Happy shaves to ya!
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We bought an 8 pounder. Not too big. Now to decide if I cut and freeze first, or cut vac' pack, SV then freeze. I think the 2nd way.
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We bought an 8 pounder. Not too big. Now to decide if I cut and freeze first, or cut vac' pack, SV then freeze. I think the 2nd way.
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