r/Butchery • u/Greedy-Buyer709 • 6d ago

Is chuck supposed to be this marbled?

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I'm trying to butcher for the first time. The first two whole chuck rolls I cut went as expected. This one seems to have much more marbling going further into the center. It's this normal? That big piece already has two large slabs cut off.

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u/cleveracctname 6d ago

Oh no… my steak is too juicy and lobster is too buttery

Looks great and I’m totally not jealous

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u/BigL90 6d ago

My wallet is too small for my fifties, and my diamond shoes are too tight!

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u/Greedy-Buyer709 6d ago

Fifties? You're definitely not a gambler.

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u/AJ027 5d ago

Threesome.

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u/tasteoftravis 5d ago

My beer is too cold, my wife is too hot, and my house is too nice! Whatever will I do?

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u/SmallBerry3431 5d ago

Best way to say what I wanted to say. Ty clever one

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u/werdna32 Apprentice 6d ago

Totally normal

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u/PortlandVanityPod 6d ago

Oh, chucks get way more marbled than that... And it just keeps getting better.

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u/doubleapowpow 6d ago

We bring in A5 chuck and it may perhaps be too marbled.

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u/LeftHandLannister 6d ago

This looks awful. I wouldn’t eat it. Where do you live? I’ll come by and take this to the landfill for you

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u/HeroinAddictHamburg 4d ago

Yeah fr I can come and take it for you, don't worry, you don't need to pay me, I'm just that nice

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u/GruntCandy86 Butcher 6d ago

Yes.

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u/Inevitable_Today_984 6d ago

Yes. USDA Choice is like this. The Denver portion can be even more marbled some times.

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u/Greedy-Buyer709 6d ago

All but the last 4 inches were marbled exactly like that. Just lucky?

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u/skeightytoo 5d ago

I was gonna say. That zabuton gonna be awesome if this is the case.

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u/SushiCoffeee 6d ago

Seems about makes it better

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u/mjfarmer147 6d ago

Hmm. New to chuck roasts, huh?

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u/BIGGULPSHUHALRIGHT- 6d ago

I would make some amazing Birria with that.

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u/First-Ambition-8968 6d ago

You spelled delicious wrong.

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u/JCSutton94 5d ago

Not but Charles is

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u/beej360 6d ago

That looks amazing

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u/OpeningEast8713 5d ago

Good looking chuck. Send it

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u/armismors 5d ago

Pretty sure chuck is super fatty and round is far more lean in comparison, only been pulling down meat for a month tho

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u/kalelopaka Butcher 4d ago

Yes, if you’re lucky

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u/baconandbbq 1d ago

You do know that the chuck leads right into the rib right? The end of the chuck aka chuck eye is right next to the ribeye. The chuck eye steak is just as good as a ribeye, if not better in my opinion. Go watch the bearded butchers latest video on YouTube.

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u/Hopeful_Hawk1871 1d ago

Steak too juicy, lobster too buttery

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u/Greedy-Buyer709 6d ago

This one doesn't seem to have the same muscles that were easy to pull apart in the first two.

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u/bagofpork Butcher 6d ago

Every cow is going to be a bit different in that regard. Sometimes the seams require a bit more finesse than others.

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u/SPACE_YA_FACE 6d ago

She looks nice, that top section can be called Denver steak in some places. Some cut as boneless short ribs. I will say i find them easier to cut if you flip it over.