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I've just read the same- have been researching online as I'm enjoying this new learning experience!. Stewing involves covering the meat with liquid and using stove top. Braising is more a form of steaming, with little liquid, and done in oven.

I just want to say an enormous thank you to you all for posting here. I've actually saved this whole thread into a document and am sending it to my pals too. I've found all the info on meat cuts very informative.... especially to learn that not all beef comes from cows! lol! I'm looking...

Just read online that braising is more tender and for quicker cooking, whereas stewing steak is for slow cooking. Pretty much all supermarket meat sold in packs here (other than grilling steaks) are either labelled stewing or braising so at least now I know I need to pick stewing...and look for...

Never heard of round steak in my life- so many cuts...! :huh: Thanks again everyone...am going to be on the look out for chuck (together with it's marbling). :wink:

Addie, which one do you mean? The first or second picture?

This one looks nice too & it says 'braising steak'...£8.60 a kilo...and it looks less fatty...so I wonder if it's better?

Thanks everyone so much- I appreciate your time & responses... This thread has been really interesting & have learnt a lot. :chef: I have looked at supermarket websites here in the UK and can't find chuck. However I find lots of packs of meat such as this one (picture posted- £7.00/kg). I do...

No wonder I'm confused...

I've been looking online for 'chuck' steak and no supermarket seems to sell it. I'm happy to use a butcher instead but was wondering since there are so many cuts sold in supermarkets would any of the following be alternative names for 'chuck' ? 1. Braising steak 2. casserole beef 3. stewing steak

lolol! :lol: She was young & very enthusiastic. She had recently trained and was so keen to help & very excited about using her new sharp knife. She chopped my meat up beautifully... I will definitely use a real butcher next time though :wink:

Addie- thanks too. Next time I'll find somewhere that sells chuck and knows what it is! lol I'll check out the recipes on the site too :-)

Hi Andy, thanks for reply. yes I had fresh herbs, mini onions/mushrooms, garlic, stock and the juice from the marinade (which contained 1 bottle of decent red wine). The recipe said shin or chuck so I asked the butcher at sainsburys. I had picked up some beef stew packs but she said they...

Hello I am not much of a cook but I made beef Bourginon following a recipe online. I used beef shin pieces soaked overnight in some nice red wine wine. I cooked it in the oven on gas mark 1/4 for 7 hours.:chef: It was my first attempt & even though the sauce flavour was tasty the meat had...