Grande Prairie Bison Co. Ltd.
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Most Tender Cuts
Bison Cut Lbs. Comments
Bone-in Rib 14-16 Backstrap removed, netted or tied.
Boneless Rib Eye 9-12 Boneless, cut not more than 5cm (2in.) from the longissimus dorsi muscle. 1-6mm (1/8 to 1/4 inch) fat trim.
Strip Loin, Boneless 6-9 Most popular trim options are 0 x 2.5 cm (0 x 1 inch) or 5 cm X 8 cm (2 X 3 inch).
Top Sirloin Butt 6-9 Boneless.
Full Tenderloin 4-6 Boneless, trimmed of fat, side (wing) muscle attached.
Most Tender Cuts
Bottom Sirloin Tri Tip 2-3 Tri Tip is separated from the Bottom Sirloin Butt.
Skirt Steaks 2-3 Trimmed of fat. The outer skirt 121C is more tender than the inner skirt 121D
Top Blade comes from Shoulder Clod 3-4 Single muscle (infraspinatus)
Back Ribs 8-10 Intact portion of the 7 ribs and intercostal meat from 109 Roast.
Sirloin Tip
(Knuckle) peeled
8-12 Boneless with tensor fasciae latae removed, trimmed of fat, skin tissue.
Inside Round
(Top Round)
15-20 Boneless and trimmed.
Outside Round (Bottom Round) Heel Out 15-22 Boneless, separated along natural seam from Inside Round.
Outside Round Flat (Bottom Flat) 10-12 Boneless, separated from the Eye of the Round, Heel out.
Eye of Round 4-6 Boneless semitendinosus muscle.
Less Tender Cuts
Flank Steak 2-3 Boneless and trimmed of membrane tissue.
Chuck Roll 18-25 Boneless, large muscles coming from under the blade bone, 7.5cm (3inch) tail.
Chuck Tender 3-4 Single (supraspinatus) muscleb separated along natural seams.
U.S. Bone-in
Hump Roast
40-45 Front quarter shoulder muscles that surround the tall "feather bones" on top of the upper spine.
CN Boneless
Hump Roast
8-10 Muscles around feather bones in shoulder area. Center muscles are medium tender. Outer ones that move the head, less tender.
Shoulder Clod 15-20 Can be separated - blade end & arm end.
Brisket 5-8 Boneless and cartilage free, trimmed of fat.
Short Ribs 5-7 Trimmed of fat.
Misc. Cuts
Liver 11-13
Tongue 3-4
Heart 4-6