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The bottom round steak is often referred to as a Swiss steak (as is a chuck arm steak). Braising is the best cooking method for this tougher cut.

A thin steak that is cut from the top round roast. A thicker steak cut from the top round roast is known as a top round steak.

A thick beefsteak cut from the inside muscle of the upper portion of the rear leg (the round primal).

The boneless eye round beefsteak is a small cut obtained from the eye round roast. It is very lean and flavorful, but it is tough and should be cooked with moist heat for the best results.

The round tip beefsteak is cut from the untrimmed round tip roast. If the steak is obtained from the trimmed roast, it is known as a trimmed tip steak or a ball tip steak.

1. Another name given to a steak cut from the beef arm roast. Braising is the best cooking method for this tougher cut, which is also known as arm steak.

A crosscut steak from the beef sirloin. There are several different sirloin beefsteaks and each is given a different name depending on the shape of the piece of hipbone that is contained within the steak: 1) pin bone, which is a crosscut from the front section of the hip, next to the Porterhouse, and is the most tender of the bone-in sirloin steaks; 2) flat bone, which is another crosscut from the front section of the hip; 3) round bone, which is a third crosscut steak from the front section of the hip; and 4) wedge bone, which is the least tender of the four because of its proximity to the rump.

A slice of beef, cut from various areas of the beef carcass, ranging in thickness between one-half to one inch and of a size intended to be one serving (many steaks can easily feed two people).

A boneless beefsteak cut from the top butt muscle (near the hip) of the sirloin just ahead of the round.

The tri-tip is a triangular shaped cut at the tip of the sirloin and is surrounded by the sirloin, round, and flank primals.

A minute steak is boneless beef, very thin, and is usually scored and pounded to tenderize it. Various cuts can be used for a minute steak, but most often it is a thinly sliced piece of boneless sirloin or eye of round.

The arm roast, which is cut from the beef chuck primal, is one of the most popular pot roasts. It is also known by the following names: arm pot roast, arm chuck roast, and round bone pot roast.

A cut of beef taken from the area that lies between the tender short loin and the tougher round. The sirloin is generally cut into steaks and roasts, with the cuts nearer the short loin being more tender than those taken closer to the round.

A type of red meat cut from carcasses of cattle that are raised, butchered, and processed for human consumption.

The tri-tip is a triangular shaped cut at the tip of the sirloin and is surrounded by the remainder of the sirloin and the round and flank primals.