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Grill vs braise — which cuts do both

Some cuts score high on both high-heat and long moist cooking. Here is the atlas decision table, then the cuts that can go either way.

→Small intestine →Large intestine →Rumen →Abomasum →Shoulder →Kama →Breast →Chuck

Grill vs braise — which cuts do both
All cuts	Grill / sear score	Braise / stew score	Works both ways
Small intestine Beef Offal Map	95	86	Works both ways
Large intestine Beef Offal Map	92	74	Works both ways
Rumen Beef Offal Map	88	76	Works both ways
Abomasum Beef Offal Map	94	70	Works both ways
Shoulder Pork Primals	60	95	Works both ways
Kama Bluefin Tuna Cuts	95	60	Works both ways
Breast Lamb Primals	60	90	Works both ways
Chuck Beef Primals	55	80	Works both ways
Ribeye Beef Primals	95	40	—

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All cuts

Beef Primals

→Chuck →Ribeye →Striploin →Sirloin →Round →Brisket →Short plate →Flank →Shank →Head & cheek →Oxtail

Pork Primals

→Jowl →Shoulder →Picnic shoulder →Loin →Tenderloin →Belly →Leg →Hock & trotter

Lamb Primals

→Neck →Shoulder →Rack →Loin →Leg →Shank →Breast

Chicken Portions

→Breast →Wing →Thigh →Drumstick →Tenderloin →Oyster

Beef Offal Map

→Tongue →Heart →Liver →Rumen →Omasum →Abomasum →Small intestine →Large intestine

Bluefin Tuna Cuts

→Kama →Akami →Otoro →Chutoro →Tail belly

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