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What is bottom round roast?

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bottom round roast is a regional beef-cut name for the bottom round roast, on the round primal (Roast from the outside round / bottom round).

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What is bottom round roast called in the United States?
US retail labels for bottom round roast appear in the names-by-country section; common forms include the mapped English terms listed there.

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Where is bottom round roast on the cow?
bottom round roast refers to bottom round roast located at Roast from the outside round / bottom round on the round primal.

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Is bottom round roast steak?
It is a beef muscle sold as steak or roast depending on thickness and market—still bottom round roast anatomically.

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Is bottom round roast the same as Outside Round?
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See aliases and country rows above; the canonical term is bottom round roast.

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“bottom round roast” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to the canonical cut Bottom Round Roast (round primal).

Use the names-by-country section below when shopping or ordering abroad.

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Where it comes from

A lean, economical roast from the outer thigh. The classic American pot roast cut — braised low and slow with vegetables. Also used for deli roast beef when oven-roasted and sliced paper-thin. Tougher than inside round but more affordable. It is part of the round primal (Roast from the outside round / bottom round).

In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Outside Round, and Top Round Steak.

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Cooking methods

Typical methods include high-heat searing or grilling for steaks, resting before slicing, and cutting across the grain when the muscle is fibrous. Because this cut sits on the round primal (Roast from the outside round / bottom round), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.

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