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Outside Round (Global Beef Cut Guide)

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Outside Round (bottom round (outside round)) is From the outer thigh (biceps femoris). Leaner and less tender than inside round. Used for roasts, rouladen, and ground beef. Often sold as bottom round roast or eye of round. It sits on the round primal (Outer thigh of the hindquarter).Often compared to Inside Round (top round (inside round)).

Use the sections below for country-by-country retail names, translation deep-links, and comparisons—terminology matches the Cutranslator canonical entities (bottom round (outside round)).

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What is Outside Round?
Outside Round (bottom round (outside round)) is From the outer thigh (biceps femoris). Leaner and less tender than inside round. Used for roasts, rouladen, and ground beef. Often sold as bottom round roast or eye of round.

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Where does Outside Round come from on the cow?
Outside Round sits on the round primal at Outer thigh of the hindquarter.

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What primal is Outside Round?
Outside Round is part of the round primal.

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Is Outside Round the same as Inside Round?
No—bottom round (outside round) differs from top round (inside round); compare the two hub pages.

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How is Outside Round different from Eye Of Round?
Different muscle and primal: Outside Round is round; Eye Of Round follows its own canonical spec.

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What is bottom round (outside round) called in Brazil?
See the names-by-country list on this page for Brazilian retail synonyms mapped to Outside Round.

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Is Outside Round tender?
Tenderness varies by exact muscle and preparation; From the outer thigh (biceps femoris). Leaner and less tender than inside round. Used for roasts, rouladen, and ground b…

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Countries that use it

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Common confusions

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Every seeded source region × destination for this canonical cut.

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How this information is generated

This information is for educational purposes only and may vary by region or butcher practices.