AUSTRALIAN BEEF - Tips & Tricks
Get expert tips and tricks on how to perfectly cook beef. From buying the best cuts for your meal, to storing, cooking and resting beef, you will learn everything you need to know when cooking beef, straight from the Australian beef experts.
HOW TO FREEZE, DEFROST & REHEAT
It's simple to freeze and defrost beef so it retains its greatness. Freezing beef prolongs storage time because it prevents microbial growth. Follow the recommended storage times to enjoy beef at its best and safest.
Some kitchen science on why freezer storange time for cooked beef dishes are shorter than fresh beef. Certain flavours in cooked dishes, such as onion and garlic, oxidise in the freezer over time – it's known as flavour tainting. Because many cooked beef dishes contain one or both of these ingredients, we recommend storing for no more than one month to keep the flavours tasting fresh.
COOKING TIMES & CONVERSION TABLES
For perfectly roasted beef – exactly how you like it – follow our foolproof roasting chart. Use your meat thermometer to test your cut's final internal temperature. Remember to remove your roast just before you reach the temperature goal, as it will continue to cook while resting.
Slow-cooking beef cuts results in rich flavours and a crowd-pleasing, pull-apart tenderness. For the best result, either simmer or slow-cook your cut in an oven.
Use these recommendations as a guide before you start cooking and you'll dish up perfectly cooked, tender juicy beef every time.
There's an art to knowing when your beef is ready to exactly how you want it done. The great news is, it's easy to master by following some key points on the “degree of doneness”, preparation, the touch test and before serving.
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