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blade

3 6.5

A cut of beef from near the cow's shoulder used for slow cooking

noun
/bleɪd/

: espaldilla

The secret to Southern home cooking is you never ever tenderize without loving your blade.
blade steak
boneless beef blade
chuck blade

Examples

There was an old table with sacks piled on it, and he showed me one by one where he hid his mowing blade and pliers, his hammer and wire cutters, whetstone and file.

Fiction book (1991)
For dinner, I prepared a delicious beef blade roast that was slow-cooked with vegetables.
The chef recommended using a beef blade steak for the stew because it becomes very tender with long cooking.
At the butcher's shop, I saw a variety of cuts including the blade from the shoulder, perfect for braising.

Synonyms

cut

vsblade

46 2.1

A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking

is that specific shoulder portion mainly used for slow cooking

chuck

vsblade

7 7.0

A cut of beef from the front shoulder often used for stews

is the specific part near the shoulder bone rather than the whole shoulder

cut of beef

vsblade

1 2.8

A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking

is that exact shoulder part typically used for slow cooking

blade roast

vsblade

5.1

A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting

is mainly used for braising and long slow cooking rather than oven use

Idioms

as sharp as a razor-blade

5.0

Very clear and exact so there is no doubt

Compounds

shoulder blade

Specialized

14 2.4

A flat, triangular bone on each side of the upper back that helps hold the arm

knife blade

3 1.0

The flat sharp part of a knife used for cutting

rotor blade

Specialized

3 4.4

A long blade that turns to lift a helicopter

wiper blade

2 2.4

A long thin strip of rubber that wipes a car windshield

fan blade

1 2.8

A flat narrow piece on a fan that turns to move air

blade apple

9.9

A small yellow or orange fruit from a cactus used to make jam and desserts

blade bit

Specialized

7.5

A drill part with hard cutting edges that makes holes in wood or metal

blade roast

5.1

A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting

leaf blade

3.7

A broad flat part of a leaf that is not the stalk

rudder blade

Specialized

5.4

A flat vertical part at the back of a boat or plane that moves to steer it

How Tender

tenderloin

Specialized

17 3.7

ribeye

8 2.9

blade

3 6.5

brisket

26 4.1

Surface Forms

blade singular

blades plural

Etymology

Blade as a cut of beef is named after the shoulder blade area of the cow; the meat takes its name from the 'blade' bone there, which is why cooks call that shoulder cut a 'blade'.