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A beef roast cut from the round primal, above the back end of the hipbone. A rump roast that contains the bone is known as a standing rump roast.

A beef roast cut from above the shoulder blade in the chuck primal. This cut has good marbling and flavor, but can be tough if improperly cooked.

A beef roast cut from the top loin muscle, which is the largest muscle of the short loin. The top loin roast is lean, very tender, and quite expensive.

A crosscut beef roast from the shoulder blade portion of the chuck primal. It gets its name from the crosscut of bone within the roast that is shaped like a "7".

The beef round tip roast is next to the sirloin tri-tip, so it is not quite as tough as other round roasts.

A beef roast that is basically the same cut as the standing rib roast only the meat is detached from the bones, rolled and tied.

A beef roast cut from the top round muscle, which is the inside muscle of the upper portion of the rear leg.

A beef roast cut from the top butt muscle, which is one of two main muscles of the sirloin. The top butt is a bit better in quality than the bottom butt and is very suitable for oven roasting if it is not overcooked.

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.

The rib-eye roast refers to a beef rib roast that has had the 6th through the 12th rib bones removed leaving just the rib-eye muscle.

The beef bottom round is the outside muscle of the upper leg. The bottom round roast can be used as an oven roast if it is of the best quality, but it can become very tough and chewy if it is roasted too long.

The eye round is the eye muscle of the bottom round of the beef round primal cut. The eye round roast is boneless and can be a bit tough, so it is best to cook it with a moist heat process such as pot-roasting.

The mock tender is often sold as a roast and is a cone shaped muscle next to the top blade in the beef chuck primal.

A tender, flavorful, and expensive cut of beef taken from the rib section. A full rib roast (ribs 6 through 12) is quite large so it is often cut into two separate roasts known as the first cut rib roast and the second cut rib roast.

The chuck eye is a continuation of the rib-eye meat. It is similar to the rib-eye meat of the rib primal (ribs 6-12) except that it is located in the chuck primal (ribs 1-5).

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.

A beef roast, cut from the rib section, with the ribs left attached to the meat. The standing rib roast may be purchased as a full rib roast, which is ribs 6 through 12, but more often it is split and sold as two different roasts.

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

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.

Similar to a beef stew, this type of soup is made with a cut of meat suitable for pot roasts (round or chuck) that is mixed with vegetables and a rich broth.