How to Break Down a Chuck Roll

Basic butchery gets better with practice. Follow along as we show you how to break down a chuck roll -- perfect for those who want to purchase in bulk and custom-cut their beef.

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[oddballgunman]

The last time I got a chuck roll, I got about 8 or 9 steaks and a bunch of roast... This time I got 17 steaks and 4 good sized roasts that are perfect size for the way I prepare my roast. This video is underrated! Glad I found this channel. Definitely helps with a carnivore and/or Lion diet.

[francettebeeler]

I averaged $2.20 a meal for two. What a great savings…thanks for the wonderful informative and helpful video. This was so easy.

[Hortondlfn]

I've been checking various YT videos on how to break down a chuck roll. So far, this is THE best by a lmile!

[vancouveropenbsd]

You just saved me a shit ton of money. I saw whole chuck rolls at Costco but had no idea how to cut them up. Thank you!

[BillBraskyy]

A place I used to work at, what you cut (the Denver steaks), we used to cut them as you did and depending on the roll/animal size, we'd sometimes bisect them and then cut in half long ways to shorten them up and sell em as boneless short ribs. When I was starting there I noticed they would cut things and named them different names than what they actually we're and I always wondered why that was; like for example we'd cut shoulders into "TX Style ribs" which obviously came from nowhere near the actual ribs, or cutting country style ribs out of pork shoulder (the Boston butt), but as time went on I realized the reason for it and part of it was geographic location and the other was different styles/reasons of cutting, being this place was a grocery store meat market cutting room, so certain things in that part of the US sell more/make more money than say, a Denver steak, which if that was put on the counter chances were most customers wouldn't buy it or even ask what it is and it's go into the lean trim for grind, but they definitely know what short ribs are and many Americans prefer boneless cuts, so yeah. Eventually I moved on to a specialty butcher shop where I learned about the stuff you're talking about/getting the most out of primal and sub primal to get these neat cuts you'd probably not see in a grocery store. It's very fascinating.

[erikturcotte]

Thank you for your video! This is my 3rd time buying a chuck roll from Costco, but I'm no butcher and I just watch videos and try to do my best, but I think your video is the one I like the best so far. Thanks to you I've been able to get more cuts out of my piece of meat instead of a lot of stew meat and ground beef.

[PhilPopp-ek]

Excellent video, best one I have seen for butchering. Just got a chuck roll for $4.38 lb and got a lot of nice cuts. Thanks!

[retroflashbackdude]

I wish more stores would sell these hidden gems of steak cuts that would normally go in a grinder.

[HollyTheTwisterSister]

Picked up 4 from Sam’s and cut up the first one yesterday. Not sure if I did it right but the steaks we had last night were delicious!

[woostermediagroup]

Did this yesterday. I saw another video that resulted in more roasts, more trim and fewer steaks. I love that this included getting out the Denver steaks. Thanks, Gavin and team.

[davidmarana]

Nice to see a video where someone is knowledgeable and knows what they are doing.

[ericcavanaugh]

This is a good break down. I'll be watching this againn as I tackle today's chuck roll.

[judahespinoza]

Got a prime chuck roll from Costco for my birthday, this is going to save me, thank you!

[elisha]

Thank you so much! We are about to buy a half cow. I have been watching a bunch of videos of how the cow is broken down so I can ask for it to be done a certain way. The chuck was so confusing to me because people didn't explain it well and there is so much going on in the whole section. They just cut it and I didn't know what cuts were what. You explained the chuck roll so precisely that now the rest of the chuck is making more sense to me!

[KurtvonAhnen]

I second guessed myself before I started chopping this thing up. Thanks for making the video.

[jon-michaelroy]

Doing gods work. Just saved me a lot of money, thank you!

[sullyhubbard]

I bought a large chuck roast and was wondering how to divide it up. Thanks for the tips!

[violr]

I always buy Whole chuck and make my own mince steaks and small roasts with some stewing beef love it ...Flavour is always great .. Well done . I will be getting another Chuck this week
85 /15 always great ...

[greganderson]

Great Job enjoy watching you. I have been a Meathead and trainer for 47 years you do a great job Sir

[ksaket]

thanks for the help on dividing the whole chuck into sections of wonderful meat cuts