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| gabe3105 Member Since: 25 May 2015 Location: Grimsby Posts: 237  
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Think both silverside and topside from supermarkets are cheap cuts and need low and slow cooking to avoid being like leather. I would suggest sticking it in the slow cooker on low for about 7 hours and seeing what it is like. No liquid in there, just the beef.
Regards Heston Blumenthal |
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18th Dec 2016 7:08pm |
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| Riverboy Member Since: 16 May 2016 Location: French sector, Earth Posts: 1288 
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Go to a good butcher and never buy meat from a supermarket. He'll also tell you how to cook it to perfection.
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18th Dec 2016 7:18pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8058  
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for those joints from the butchers i use bottom over/slow cooker approach after sealing first. Cheers
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18th Dec 2016 8:12pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645 
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I have success by cooking in a casserole with the lid on with the joint sat in about 1 cm of water, cook like this, lots of recipes like this, look up pot roast the beef will melt in your mouth
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18th Dec 2016 8:36pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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For topside you should let it rest for longer than 10 minutes.
20 to 30 minutes is the normal resting time for this cut. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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18th Dec 2016 9:36pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5852 
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Thanks for the replies people. Plenty to go.
@Bob Rest the meat on worktop covered in tinfoil, or elsewhere? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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18th Dec 2016 9:50pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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I let mine rest on a chopping board uncovered.
When you remove the joint from the oven the core temperature continues to rise for quite a long time so the long resting time allows the internal temperature to stabilise and then lets the fibres relax. Guess whose mum and sister were professional chefs 
Bob PS If you have not got/ordered the meat yet then go to a butcher to get it, supermarket beef is hit and miss for quality. 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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18th Dec 2016 10:34pm |
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| Darcy Fairfax Member Since: 05 Oct 2014 Location: London Posts: 721  
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Try this link from the Ginger Pig guys. They're a pretty good butchers.
https://www.thegingerpig.co.uk/meat/beef/ Cheers, D |
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18th Dec 2016 11:18pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5852
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I have purchased the meat already. 21 days matured according to the label.
Time for a bit more reading before Christmas day. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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19th Dec 2016 10:05pm |
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| Iggle piggle Member Since: 10 Sep 2014 Location: Wales Posts: 378 
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I can highly recommend this app, http://www.time-to-roast.com/
For me a quality joint of Topside at room temp, & a red hot oven to start I try & use our local butcher for Beef but he can get a bit expensive! If it has to be a supermarket in my opinion Morrison's is the best for Beef & Lamb, as far as I am aware they are the only Supermarket that sources Beef & Lamb direct from the farm (they even have there own fleet of live stock trucks to transport to there own abattoir's) http://www.morrisons-farming.com/ |
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20th Dec 2016 10:01am |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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As we have not heard from you John I take it the outcome was not good ???
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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28th Dec 2016 8:44pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3645
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LOL DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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28th Dec 2016 8:50pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5852
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Thanks for the reminder!
Started off with 2.5kg of beef. Chopped in half ish (1.3 KG into casserole dish for the over on a 150c middle of oven for 3 and a bit hours and then some resting time). Beef & ale stock flavour thingy and some boiling water for the stock with some red wine, Marinated over night in Garlic and some marinade from Sainsbury's Added some chopped celery herbs into the pot and cooked away. Other chunk of meat (1.2kg)in the slow cooker with a stock pot and a bit more red wine, chopped celery, carrots and herbs. High for 4hrs and then low for 2hrs ( I think it was) Took both out and left to relax while the spuds and Yorkshire puds went on. Carving the oven cooked meat was easier and it stayed together. Carving the slow cooker cooked meat this ended up like pulled Pork To me oven meat was dry and slow cooked meat a bit better. Not a huge success but edible. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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28th Dec 2016 9:52pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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From what you say I reckon that is not bad at all
The one thing I will never do at Christmas is roast beef, there are two many variables even with a trusted local butcher nearby to supply the meat. Well done ! Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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28th Dec 2016 10:17pm |
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