7 Ways To Cook The Worst Cut Of Beef To Make It Delicious!

[@lindacgrace2973]

A couple of tips from a cook old enough to remember "range beef" (the cheapest option in my Texas town growing up). For those who don't know: 'range beef' means un-aged beef. Not dry aged, not salt cured, not cryovac aged; just completely unnamed and tough as nails. My mother (an excellent French cook) took this unpromising low-flavour ground meat and added about a teaspoon of beef gelatine bloomed in a 50/50 mixture of red wine and beef stock for each 4 oz patty of beef. She also added a few pats of ice cold butter, grated onions (or the ground up stem ends of mushrooms, or both) and seasoned the meat when she ground it up. Once she incorporated the gelatine, liquids, and grated veg, she let it sit in the fridge for a while and the flavour, succulence, and juiciness improved considerably.

[@damesaphira9790]

I remember. My mom was making Ropa Viejas (Old rags) stewing the meat in a dutch oven in the oven at 180°F for 8hrs. Falls apart and makes delicious tacos. Of course, cook with the seasonings of your choice!

[@lindacgrace2973]

@@damesaphira9790 Mom recipes are the BEST!

[@johneubank8543]

sounds interesting, thx! Might try it on regular cheap hamburger, see how it goes - I already add minced onion and egg to it, with garlic powder and other things for flavor sometimes. I wonder how gelatine would differ from egg

[@lindacgrace2973]

@@johneubank8543 Easy: egg proteins coagulate and hold the mince together (think hard boiled eggs). Gelatine melts and adds juiciness - which is what happens to tough cuts of meats that are braised. Gelatine melts at about 74-104 F. To get it to that temp, heat up the gelatine to about 130-180 F (which, you will notice is just about right for medium rare beef at the low end of the scale). If you're a cooking nerd like I am, I can highly recommend "The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science" by Cherie Mason and J. Kenji López-Alt.

[@teebob21]

Boeuf au vin used to be cheap before the hipsters discovered that cheap cuts are awesome

[@LVQ-so5th]

Because of the REAL inflation that we're experiencing, I've found myself suddenly eating "lesser" cuts of beef. I came to the exact same conclusion as this video that roasting the round eye was the best option. I convection roast at 450F for 15 minutes, then at roast at 325F till the meat reaches125F. Rest and thinly slice. Also, thinly slice leftovers to make an excellent roast beef sandwich (no need to reheat the meat, serve it cold). I hope someday I can go back to eating filets and ribeyes; but the challenge of cooking the tougher cuts of meats has been very rewarding. For chuck, try slow cooking in a crock pot. For flap steak, try marinating then grilling. Etc.

[@alexrekzu4079]

Some executive: "oh they know about the round, let's jack the price up"

[@markiangooley]

I’d rather have chuck roast, or spend more and get picanha. I sous vide beef but I haven’t tried eye of round ever: my late Dad served it when we had company and despite his usually being a great cook, it was insipid and tough when he roasted it.

[@LVQ-so5th]

@@alexrekzu4079 The higher demand for "cheaper" meats has indeed made them go up in price. Crazy times.

[@thaisstone5192]

So, you are intimating that previous bouts of inflation were FAKE???

[@catfishcave379]

Round = jerky

[@emsim30]

I used to make jerky out of eye round roasts. Throw it on the slicer, marinade and dry with Ron Popeil's dehydrator. Minimal fat cap & silver skin made good jerky.

[@jlstiles_artist]

I was just wondering about using it for jerky in my dehydrator.

[@bodie395]

I've tried every cut under the sun and eye of round takes 1st place.@@jlstiles_artist

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

@@jlstiles_artist do it it’s basically perfect just be careful to cut the grain properly

[@ritamarth9857]

Exactly what I do with it!

[@morbid_muppet3388]

If it’s cut right it makes beautiful jerky, they were on sale buy one get one last week, I put them in the freezer for about 1-1/2 hours and sliced them both up to make a bunch of jerky. My family ate it all within a day.

[@cee8mee]

I use it for Chicago style Italian beef. Get it nearly frozen, slice paper thin on my rotary slicer, dunk into very warm flavored stock. Pile high on a crusty roll with extra cooking liquid and put under the broiler until a layer of mozzarella cheese on top gets bubbly brown. Serve with hot giardiniera and a dollop of marinara. Look up Portillos Italian beef knock off recipe for the cooking liquid, and *never* _ever_ boil the meat in the liquid unless you want chewy globs of shrunken dryness.

[@reppi8742]

The only roast I ever had as a kid was eye round roast. My mother cooked it perfectly. She left the fat cap on and made the best gravy ever! I had a feeling the roast would win. ❤

[@ralphlamoglia760]

Me too.

[@cynthiagilbreth1352]

Same with me, my mom often made this and was proud she could always put meat on the table (except for Fridays, of course).

[@themechanic9226]

I always use round when making my homemade thin sliced roast beef. 200 degree oven, generous salt/pepper on all sides, and cook it fat cap-side up until it gets to 125 degrees internal temp. Let it rest/cool, refrigerate overnight, and slice on the circular slicer the next day. So much better than deli roast beef for a fraction of the price!

[@damesaphira9790]

Low and slow is the key to Round.

[@jeannedigennaro6484]

Thanks for this. I would think the lower roasting temp would be better. Chilling it before slicing makes a lot of sense.

[@TheCharleseye]

I do this but on my pellet grill. I don't think I'll ever buy roast beef in the store again.

[@peggykintner1093]

@@TheCharleseyeI smoked my first eye of round a couple weeks ago & I totally agree, never to buy roast beef from the deli again. (Hopefully)

[@Darrow1991]

Best thing my mom ever taught me was how to work with the eye of round. You can’t get a good grilling steak out of it, but if you know what you are doing you can get a whole lot of tasty meals with this as your protein. Thanks mom.

[@LotusHearted]

Tips, please! At least, if you’re willing to share.

[@Darrow1991]

1) Roasting; it would never make a Sunday roast, but thinly sliced it makes excellent sandwiches. 2) cut round across the grain to make thin steaks; I estimate that I cut them about 1/4 “. These can be very versatile after you pound them to tenderize. You can fry them as “minute steaks”. You can bread them and fry them like a schnitzel. You can also cut them in strips for a sauté or stir-fry. 3) poach it. Basically simmer in a pot of water (or stock) with an onion, carrot and potato. You get a wonderful beef that is nice with just some salt and mustard. And you have the water that makes an excellent broth. Given the size of the round, you can a combination of these. I will usually cut about 1/3 to 1/2 of the round into thin steaks and then roast or poach the rest.

[@au33987]

Ditto, thanks mom😊

[@jasonfurl7207]

You got the important one- eye of round is great for making roast beef- I use a mustard binder for my seasoning and smoke it to 135. It makes an outstanding roast beef lunch meat. I imagine that it would be good for making jerky as well

[@i_fuze_hostages6]

It is literally perfect for jerky actually I have some dehydrating right now actually 😂

[@noyb72]

The only thing to be careful with about this cut for jerky is the grain direction.

[@brianhopkins5251]

IT already is jerky.

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

I pressure can sale meats to be shelf stable for years. Round pressure cans beautifully. I will can raw pack or simmer it slightly and hot pack in pint or quart jars with just water for liquid, it makes plenty of broth and doesn't lose flavor.

[@VagabondAnne]

Pressure canning FTW!

[@carolinawren00]

I too have sous vided, for 26 hours, 131 degrees...best just about fork tender roast beef cut thicker for dinner, or cut really really thin for sandwiches (including French dip or Italian beef) afterwards.

[@stevemillerecon]

I always do eye of round on the pellet grill. Smoke it at 250 until it's at 120-125 internal, rest and slice thin. Makes great sandwiches.

[@jamesfoodie2738]

I've never smoked one. I'll have to try it, though I think it's a little too lean for my liking.

[@ryanwilson_canada]

I got a meater for xmas this year. Absolutely love it. It lives on the side of my fridge because its beside my stove, and cant live on my stove, its stainless. Or the front of my fridge because its a bespoke glass front fridge. Bye bye family calendar. You don't stick to that either. Lol

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[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

Dude, look into ketogenic or even carnivore eating. You could drop that weight and heel any health issues. Regards, Big Jim.

[@Su-Jo]

Thank you for trying all these methods so I don't have to 😆 I am definitely going to try almost all of them (definitely not the microwave method 🤣). Would you consider adding chapters to your videos for quick reference when going back to try a particular method? They're really helpful! Especially when sharing your videos with friends who are looking for a particular butchering or cooking method. Thank you for all you do! I've saved many of your videos my butcher and cooking playlists and use them all the time 🙏

[@rkertes1]

I loved the fire alarm scene, really hit home.

[@Prezlsc]

Eye of round, one of the most flavorful cuts! Served in our restaurant for 25 years, using the roasting method, @450 for an hour and seasoned with Montreal steak seasoning. Let rest and slice thin on the slicer 😋 Made the BEST roast beef sandwiches, or roast beef dinner, dipped in gravy. A favorite catering choice with customer’s, because it was a good price point, and always delicious! And only minutes to prep!

[@jamesfoodie2738]

Works great braising as well (or better).

[@teebob21]

I absolutely love the use of the Victorinox 10 inch knife to cut. I worked in a meat department for six months of my life dang near 20 years ago, and I still love knowing that Victorinox breaker and slicer knives are the best in the business.

[@davidstephens8543]

Gonna take about a half eye-round roast, sear it off and then 12 hours sous vide @ 125. Gonna make a mushroom and onion gravy... sliced thin it should be pretty bangin'!

[@Grantherum]

I was figuring that since you went through all that effort to grind up the meat, that you would've gone and made some meatloaf.. or meatballs... since there isn't a lot of fat, the blending of the breading/eggs would help with the texture and binding of the meat, as well as enable the boosting of the flavor. I do understand though that this was trying to determine the best way to cook the 'meat' itself.

[@clydewm.strickland3706]

I keep back fat from briskets in freezer. I’ve added fat to the burger. Also, best results is reverse sear the eye of round & brisket burgers: they hold together much better!

[@johnhorchler667]

I also have fat in my freezer 🙃 Lol we must think alike 😅

[@m.r.jarrell3725]

Best way to cook it was one I learned from a Scandinavian lady overseas. Cook the roast is a cast iron on the stove and just keep turning it to get the sear ya want. You can finish it there or in the oven. But in the pan is ideal!

[@fretless05]

The fact that it's a big muscle with little fat makes it perfect for jerky. I do have a Meater and use it often, particularly when I put anything on the smoker. As far as burgers, you just need more fat! The eye of round might work if you had some fat trim from another cut in the freezer you could mix in, but it had no chance on it's own.

[@alert1006]

Will it be good roasted and then sliced very thin like for sandwiches?

[@fretless05]

@@alert1006 That seems to be one way it was cooked in the video. I've not tried because roast beef was never really my favorite sandwich meat.

[@FosterChicken]

FYI, I use eye of round for chicken fried steak. I use my tenderizer gadget on my kitchen aid and put it through a few times. DELICIOUS!

[@johntrench]

Just a suggestion as a quick follow-up experiment, just for the eye of round-to-ground beef experiment: Take the mass of two-pass ground eye of round, add grated frozen butter to it, then form it into patties and cook as before. It would be interesting to know the effect of the grated frozen butter, a known delicious fat, will have upon both the flavor and the texture of the ground patties.

[@garryhammond3117]

I have every single product Meater has made (including the Meater 2) - I got in on the original Kick-Starter and it took almost 2 years for the first one to arrive. I totally love them all and use them all the time! Laughing at the beeping smoke alarm - been there, and done that! - Haha! I've actually had pretty good results with eye of the round too, between roasting and braising - and it's cheap! The only method you missed was cooking it in a Instant Pot pressure cooker. 🙂 - Cheers!

[@gladysobrien1055]

No! EYE OF ROUND a most delicious cut of meat‼ If on sale…I will always choose EYE OF ROUND EVERY TIME‼Yes, if properly cooked it is wonderful‼Enjoy‼‼‼ Gladys🇨🇦Toronto🇨🇦Canada🇨🇦

[@benjaminmuse1737]

Best video yet, you sold me on the roast. I love the format with the different cooking styles and recipe with the winner at the end. Check yourself at the door before bashing Glory. She’s a good dog.

[@neilterry1726]

As others already point out, this cut works great for anything super-thin sliced and especially flash-cooked..carmelized outside, medium inside...Asian stir fry, italian beef sandwich, even rare roast beef if you can slice it thin, etc. Stir-fry with velveting can increase carmelization, tenderness and beef flavor without toughening. If you or your favorite store has access to a cubing machine, or lots of toothed mallet pounding, it makes a great chicken-fried steak. Mechanical tenderization plus breading & frying in grease/lard/tallow also make it taste more beefy. For jerky, if you cut straight down against the grain it will make crumbly jerky (some people like that). If you cut with the grain, it will make the long, very tough sticks/strands of jerky(some people like that). Cutting on a very long shallow bias will make closer to "normal" jerky but still a bit crumbly. Because it's so lean it can be good for reduced fat diets, avoiding gout flare-ups, etc. Thin cut minute steaks are good to but best quite rare.

[@Pat14922]

Anyone can make a rib eye taste great. As a cook, I love the challenge of the lesser cuts, and have now come to prefer Flat iron

[@HaroldBean-x7k]

Slow cook in dutch oven (with broth, aromatics and onions) at low temp for long time is my go to. Sous vide a great back-up.

[@charleswade2716]

If you want to make flavorful burger from ANY cut of beef, add 15% Hickory Smoked Bacon. I use sirloin tip roast (cheap). Grind the Beef and Bacon together on course for the first grind. Blend in the bowl thoroughly and then re-grind on fine. I call this my "Bacon Burger" mix. My Grand kids LOVE it! as do I. Thank You for the demo.

[@jaywmeinen]

I have a Meater that I have used twice so far with excellent results. It’s fantastic!!

[@markpukey8]

I'm halfway through this video and I have to say, I'm impressed with how well you represent your sponsor. Seriously. A meat probe is a great tool, but you keep bringing up the usefulness and value. You're not wrong... but I hope they are paying you well for this. I already own one, and I TOTALLY AGREE with how useful it is. But if I did not own one, I'd be running out to buy one now.

[@Williambearington]

I disagree. Only 3 minutes in and he’s brought it up 4 times. Pretty annoying lol but I like him so oh well

[@markpukey8]

@@WilliambearingtonThat was my point. He's representing the crap out of that probe! Instead of a 30-second blurb, he keeps reminding us how great it is. To be honest, I found it a bit annoying too, but it's good marketing. Whether we like the probe or not isn't the point, the point is that he's earning his sponsor money with all this repetition.

[@anounimouse]

I'm glad you use the Anova - no one has to purchase the most expensive/most advertised brand - as they all 'cook' to the same degree with the same timing...

[@garronteed]

Eye of round is excellent on the smoker. Mustard and Worcestershire as a binder for steak seasoning, 250 until it reaches 120 internal, let it rest for 15 mins, brush with oil, then sear on hot coals. Slice about one half inch thick. Occasionally, I would salt it and leave it in a cold oven overnight to dry cure beforehand.

[@clydewm.strickland3706]

I sous vide eye of round 36 hrs. Reverse sear, & wow! It’s good!

[@msjaebea]

Yes, I do that too! Tastes like prime rib!

[@barbaraduquette1748]

I'd like to try this method... What temp is the water? TIA

[@revcounselor]

I have always loved the eye of round as a Sunday roast. Put it in the slow cooker before we leave for church, vegetables go in when we get home. Voilà'!

[@qtbrye]

That roast with the gravy and mashed potatoes had my mouth watering. Going to try to make it one day.

[@llgaines7892]

First thing I used The Meater was a pork loin. It said it was done before I thought it could possibly be done. It was perfect. Love my Meater.

[@3rdjrh]

The very first steak I ever cooked was eye of round, I had no idea, thought steak was steak, but I should’ve know better because it was the cheapest which is why I bought it lol but fast forward 15 years later, I know every cut and can cook them all beautifully 😊

[@karlkarlson3502]

*NO BRAGGING PLEASE THANK YOU*

[@karactr8361]

My aunt would thin slice eye of round and make breaded cutlets out of them. Those were so good.

[@jeremybartlett3801]

Eye of round is what I usually make my homemade roast beef deli meat from, just how you did it in the oven to medium rare. So good.

[@SkeeterMcBeater]

Putting any cut of beef in the microwave is crazy. You're a madlad. Great vid.

[@deminybs]

I love sous vide, but I've never re seasoned after patting it dry, might have to try , and lump charcoal on the grill, the way I mostly cook all meats & yes I also have a meater thermometer, the regular and the plus hanging on my fridge lol, love em

[@clydewm.strickland3706]

The kitchen redecoration is great! Nice job!!

[@bikeny]

Back about 7 or so years ago, I was visiting mom and went through the local supermarket's weekly sales flyer and saw something called a "seamed eye round." From the picture I saw that it was a piece of meat, so I thought let's do a search to see exactly what it is and how to cook it. I think it was Alton Brown's process that was at the top of the search results. Preheat oven to 500, put roast on rack in roasting pan and season it with the salt & pepper. The fat was to be at the top (well, that's what I did). Note the weight of the roast. Once oven hits 500, put pan into the oven and lower temp to 475. Cook for 7 minutes per pound. Then turn off oven. Leave in oven for 2 1/2 hours (DO NOT OPEN DOOR until done). Came out great. I made rice. Thin angle slices. Store remaining slices in a pyrex bowl in fridge. When having some more the next day, take out what you want and use the reheat function of your microwave and the fat layer will rejuvenate the slices of meat. I've been doing this now usually with a 7-pound log. I get 1 meal per pound. During the pandemic, it was difficult to even find smaller roasts, and even now I don't always see a 7-pound one. One nice thing about electric ovens is that you can set the cooking time (say to 49 minutes) and it will turn off at the end. You could reduce the cooking time to say 5 min per pound. Oh, I do not have any of those fancy thermometers.

[@barbaraduquette1748]

@bikeny iim gonna try this method for sure. Thanks for posting! What doneness was the finished roast?

[@bikeny]

@@barbaraduquette1748 The 7 minutes per pound is probably going to get you medium, and certainly each end since they taper to smaller diameter, those are gonna be closer to if not actually at well. I am not so picky, so if that did happen when I cooked these, well, that's what bbq sauce is all about. At 5 min per pound the center area is probably gonna be at the medium or less and the ends probably at medium. I'd send you photos, but alas can't do it via YT. If you have any other questions, reply and I'll do my best. Good luck.

[@barbaraduquette1748]

@bikeny thanks for your help...I appreciate your quick response. I'm looking forward to giving it a try at perhaps 4 min per lb to hopefully come close to medium rare 👍

[@jamesbell5793]

I used it for bit beef (Baltimore). I also used it for pho Tai, thinly sliced raw. It's definitely not the worst cut. Very underrated. I miss the years of oxtail $3.99 lb at hmart

[@karenlynnwiebusch4597]

Google high temp eye of round where you don’t open the oven door for 3 hours. Love it!

[@pauldombrosky-r6l]

I agree with you that roasting produces the best results. You might try roasting that meat at 225 degrees. It takes about twice as long but the meat is more tender and there is less shrinkage. This method was shown in a recent issue of Cook's Illustrated and it does work.

[@samgrant83]

In UK this is called silverside, and it's one of the very best to turn into salt/corned/pickled beef - especially if you add a lot of spices. It's not a kosher cut, but it makes an excellent salt beef sandwich/reuben.

[@Bradimus1]

Cut in steaks. Brown onions. Brown steaks. Put in crock pot with cream of mushroom soup, Worcestershire sauce, onion soup mix and a good dose of black pepper. I like to put in more sliced mushrooms too. Slow Cook 8 hours. Serve on egg noodles or mashed potatoes.

[@thomasjtheobald]

Yep, have my own Meater from xmas two years ago. The one difficulty it has is in penetrating any distance with its bluetooth connection, but it is useful at short range.

[@lisachapman6492]

Is eye of round used for cube steaks? Please do some recipes with parts too like beef hearts.

[@FosterChicken]

I use eye of round and a meat tenderizer gadget on my kitchen aid mixer and it makes cube steaks. I use this to make chicken fried steak and gravy. HTH.

[@norcalovenworks]

I cure eye of round, and then dry it for creamed chipped beef. Awesome!

[@AlexanderIgnatiev]

I like the Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen recipe: slow roasting the entire eye after salting it and refrigerating for 18-24 hours, patting dry and searing. Cook to an internal temp of 125 or so at 225-250 degrees. Let rest while covered for up to 15 minutes; slice to preferred thickness, from chop to sandwich slice.

[@damianchenot2667]

What do you think about using eye of round for roast beef sandwiches? I just bought a meat slicer based off of your other videos and would love to get some more affordable roast beef sammiches!

[@kfsrmn]

Did one in the crockpot with temp probe. Salt, pepper, seared. poured tomato sauce into the searing pan to get the flavor. Cooked it in the tomato sauce to 125f on high. About 2.5 hrs. Served with pasta.. Meat was still a little tough but good flavor. Sauce was terrific. Looks like I should have sliced it thinner than 1/4".

[@paulabolton757]

It makes incredible jerky. Cut extremely thin and it has the crunch of potato chips 😋

[@jamesk641]

Works great for beef chips. Trim, partial freeze, slice around 1/16" thick, season. Dehydrate till totally dry, beef chips! I have even smoked one first, than proceeded to make chips. Its the best cut for this due to hardly any inter muscle fat.

[@CatgirlJesus]

I tend to buy the ones from Walmart that you get like 1 lb for $6 that come precut in 1cm thick slices. I salt them on both sides to tenderize them, let them sit for about 15 minutes, then I slice them into strips. Saute them with some onions and pepper, top with some provolone cheese and make nice little cheese steak sandwiches.

[@rockcat5000]

Ground the meat is still great for meat sauces for pastas, etc. Also consider the cut marinated, then slow cooked/smoked/roasted.

[@jmaus2k]

The trick to getting a crust on a steak in the air fryer is to start with a frozen steak and preheated air fryer. Also using a shelf to get the steak closer to the heating element helps. Another perfect way to cook tough cuts is with an instant pot and it saves a lot of time....as I sit here enjoying a bottom round roast out of the instant pot. Yum.

[@mystifiedoni377]

11:00 Did your research say anything about power setting? Maybe trying it at power setting 5 would've gone better. I _can_ test this but don't want to.

[@adams4075]

I love the eye of round. I cut 1" to 1.5 in and take my 22 needler to it. one pass horizontal one pass vertical. flip and my anther to passes cook to medium rare and its tender to me. Marination helps too.

[@imtired20]

I sous vide a whole eye of round for 42 -45 hours then sear it on all sides on a charcoal grill. Comes out great, the tenderness is between a NY strip and filet Mignon.

[@nancycy9039]

Wow, that’s great!!

[@Whiskeyshotglass]

I love my MEATER plus thermometer. Perfect temperature every time.

[@JuggoJuggo]

Works good with Japanese dishes, also braised in adobo sauce is really good.

[@slowrollout]

Great video! So for the last maybe 15 years I pretty much sous vide all my meats. Eye of round is probably best cooked in sous vide. (HEAVELY SEASON BEFORE BAGGING IT)As a roast sous vide it for 24+ hrs at maybe 128 to 132. After you remove it from the bag save the juice for a quick gravy in a pot, (make a Roux adding flour to juices, then add beef broth and season to taste.) Pat it dry, then either sear it in a cast iron skillet, or better yet , throw it on the grill for the sear. Let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. At this point you can slice it as a roast or let it cool down and use it on a meat slicer and cut it thin for sandwich meat. The other option I have found is too slice it first as steaks, tenderize it ( I use the multi blade style of tenderizer ), then bag it for sous vide. As individual steaks you can throw it on the grill after sous vide and its like butter. I tried slicing it and using the velveting method for tenderizing once. The issue I had maybe because of the baking soda, it tasted like a blander version of chinese food style meat, without the chinese herbs to flavor it. The best way I found is sous vide as a roast.

[@JimMorrison-m8x]

I think 1/2 eye of round, and 1/2 fatty brisket would be a good burger blend.

[@chrisw1462]

This cut of meat in an Instant Pot makes an awesome Pot Roast. Salt and refrigerate a 3-pound roast for a couple hours or overnight. Cut into 2" chunks and sear in the bottom of the Pot with a little oil. Add chunked potatoes, baby carrots, coarse chopped onion and beef broth (I like 3 cups for more liquid at the end). Season well and cook. The leftover liquid makes a nice gravy, but I like to thicken it a little less for an au jus that coats the meat and veggies well. Delicious and fall-apart tender.

[@jonnypyro7713]

I used to be a mngr at a now well known jerky maker based in Forest Grove, Ore. Eye of round was all we used. I make jerky out of it at home now. But also realized it makes a damn good roast.

[@TheTrumpReaper]

I always have liked boneless round because of its leanness. It makes awesome beef jerky.

[@barkmaker]

I'm always a big fan of cooking low and slow in a sealed container and when it's done, broil it until I get that nice browned outer layer. Fall apart goodness. If you like the burnt tips effect, flake the meat before you broil it.

[@edwardwright8127]

Dry brine over night. Season with salt, paper, rosemary, and Worcestershire sauce. Build a low fire with mesquite wood on the grill. Smoke at 200-250F until the internal temperature, measured with the Meater is 80-90F. Remove from the grill and sous vide at 130F for 20 hours. Slice wafer thin.

[@ericwallen]

Eye of round has one great use, making beef jerky...

[@whitneysanders6996]

I actually like eye of round. I use it as a roast in the oven and slice it thin for deli style roast beef. I also use it braised and shredded for shredded beef sandwiches. We personally like the leaner meat in those preperations.

[@noyb72]

I love making a pot roast in a slow cooker with the eye of round. Give it about 12 hours with all the veggies.

[@catfishsiegel30]

I inject my eye of round with beef broth salt pepper outside put in275 oven unit 125 internal let set then slice yummy

[@bradbowers4414]

I've had great luck searing the outside in a dutch oven, then cooking in the oven fairly slow to temp. Then slice thin with a pan sauce.

[@evelynsaungikar3553]

Your pan sauce from the roast, just use an immersion blender and blend all the onions into the sauce. Should be thick enough without cornstarch, or you can add just a bit.

[@AnotherGeekOnTheWall]

I'm likely not your usual viewer, but have tried most of these methods. Personally, I like sous vide for eye round for 8-12ish hours at about 130-132 (up to 4 lbs, 2-4 hrs). I want to make a bit of a pan sauce once I sear it, but even simple steaks are good if trimmed and handled well. I am impressed how much better cuts change over time (even with that little fat). I prefer better steaks by a lot, but having a bit of pan sauce on the side makes up for it. If the pan sauce isn't enough, a bit of mustard and garlic add bulk and flavor.

[@BigSleepyJoeCooking]

I reckon it is possible to cook a good steak in a microwave IF you do 30s in and than pull it out for about 30s or sometime of short timeline check to make sure you pull it at the right temp and then give it a good pan sear at the end.

[@anniedew2592]

Love our Meater Plus. Use it 99% of my cooking.

[@BruceS42]

When I was a kid, round was one of the most common cuts we'd get, because it was cheap. My mother would roast it, not quite as done as in this video, and my father would slice it very thinly. It was kind of a family joke about his slices being see-through. I'm not surprised that came out on top here. Other times we'd get chuck, and that usually ended up as something like beef stew, cooked slow and low, breaking down those tough bits. As for the whole "failed experiment" thing, being a science nerd I have to disagree. A failed experiment is when you don't go through the steps as planned (someone will probably correct that), but getting "bad" results, even surprisingly bad, doesn't make the experiment a failure! It's a success.

[@rayperkperk]

MEATER is awesome! Helps me not screw up as much a I used to

[@dangre47]

I slice mine about 1/4" thick then run them through a hand crank tenderizer twice, once in each direction, to make cube steak. A tenderizer mallet or needle type should also work well.

[@cristyrobertson9165]

We have a meater it was a Valentine’s Day gift for my husband.

[@RaisinDog]

I would have liked more details and temps on your test cooks. Sous vide at what temp? What was your meat temp coming out of the air fryer? What braising temperature? Thanks

[@tim10243]

Thank you very much for this comparsion! Wouldn't it be a good idea the put a bigger roast piece in the sous vide and give it to get a crust in a pizza oven at 750° Fahrenheit at the end?

[@Stuarttombros]

The two ways I cook this are to braise it with Mexican seasonings to make shredded beef or to slice it up, velvet using baking soda, throw on some Asian seasonings and stir fry it. Both taste amazing.

[@sherryelysiak4798]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your cooking tips!!

[@aldolajak1267]

I am a big fan and advocate of adding tallow to lean, tough cuts of beef during the cooking process. If one obtains their beef products from other than the grocery store, it shouldn't be too difficult to maintain a supply of beef fat or rendered tallow on hand. Speaking to this particular video, the addition of two or three tablespoons of tallow to the Sous Vide test, might have resulted in a score of 9/10. Also, even though my oven won't go below 170 F, I have successfully, and deliciously used the confit method of cooking various cuts of beef using tallow as the submersion fat. Memorable was a chuck roast, taken to 130 F over 2.5 hours, then seared 1.5 minutes per side.

[@johndawson2343]

slice thin, some black truffle salt, let rest 1 hour and load the dehydrator....best ever.

[@usmcbigb368]

Can you inject beef tallow for better moisture.

[@wakrusgumbo]

Another Steak Air Fryer Tip: Put it in on the dehydrate function for a little while (say: 30 minutes) then slap a sear on it. Not only will it dry out the surface, but the heat will give it a reverse sear!

[@TheCornBanana]

Milanesa style pounded thin is my favorite way to cook eye of round

[@suziequzie]

We usually default to eye of round for roasting as it's usually the most affordable around here.

[@jw77019]

My Philips air fryer sears steaks. I preheat it to highest temperature setting (400°), cook 7 minutes per side. Only the side facing the heating element browns, so that’s why I flip it. There is a reason the Phillips air fryers are $300+. I have never regretted the purchase. When my Philips dies I will replace it with a Philips. It makes the best bacon. I put it outside when possible to prevent smoke alarm from sounding. I’m going to try baking a 6” cake in it sometime

[@0990ftn]

First time I l’ve seen your channel what a great video!! Now I’m even more curious about the possibility of eye of rounds, like What if you smoke it like a texas barbecue? What if you turned it into corned beef?

[@alanaalexander9126]

For the steak...start out with a frozen steak..lil oil for seasoning to stick..i throw on sweet baby rays bbq sauce..on the frozen steak! Cook on highest temp in Air Fryer..flip a lil less than halfway thru...will be done abt the time u have charred edges and a crust..bbq sauce gets carmelized with charred edges..med rare in middle

[@slowmocean1]

Curious if it might have been good as a chicken fried steak. Beaten and floured.