The counter · Beef
Beef, cut to order in Boscombe
Beef comes into the shop as primals and is broken down on our own block, so a steak is cut to the thickness you ask for and a joint to the weight you need — not taken from a tray that was cut yesterday.
Tell us how you are cooking it and we will tell you which cut to buy. Steaks for the grill, brisket and short rib for the smoker, shin for a stew that takes all afternoon.
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Ask for anything not listed — if it’s on the animal, we can usually cut it.
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Brisket
Point, flat, or the whole packer. Fat cap left on unless you say otherwise.
Best forSmoking · Slow braising · Salt beef
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Ribeye
Whole, or cut to the steak thickness you ask for.
Best forGrilling · Pan-frying · Roasting whole
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Short Rib
Jacob’s ladder or single bones, cut to length.
Best forBraising · Smoking
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Sirloin
Cut into steaks at your thickness, or left whole as a striploin.
Best forSteaks · Roasting whole
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T-Bone
Sirloin and fillet either side of the bone. Cut thick.
Best forGrilling · Barbecue
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Tomahawk
Rib steak with the bone left long. Cut to weight.
Best forBarbecue · Reverse sear
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Bavette
Loose grained and full flavoured. Cooked fast, rested well.
Best forHot and fast grilling · Sliced against the grain
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Beef Fillet
Whole tenderloin, trimmed, or cut into medallions.
Best forBeef Wellington · Fillet steaks · Carpaccio
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Picanha
Rump cap with the fat cap left on. Whole, or cut into steaks.
Best forGrilling · Skewers · Roasting
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Rump Steak
Cut to your thickness. Fuller flavour, firmer than sirloin.
Best forSteaks · Stir-fry · Kebabs
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Shin
On or off the bone. The cut for stew and osso buco.
Best forStew · Osso buco · Slow cooker
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Topside
Lean and even. A roasting joint, or cut thin for frying.
Best forRoasting joint · Thin-cut frying
Questions
Beef: what people ask
Can you cut steaks to a specific thickness?
Yes. Ribeye, sirloin, rump and T-bone are cut to the thickness you ask for, or left whole if you want to cut them yourself.
Where can I buy picanha or tomahawk steak in Bournemouth?
Ozi Meat LTD at 623 Christchurch Road, Boscombe cuts both. Picanha comes with the fat cap left on, whole or as steaks; tomahawk is a rib steak with the bone left long, cut to weight.
Do you sell whole brisket for smoking?
Yes — the point, the flat, or the whole packer, with the fat cap left on unless you ask otherwise.
Which beef cut is best for slow cooking?
Shin, brisket and short rib. All three have the connective tissue that melts into a rich sauce over a long, low cook.
Find us
Opposite the Sovereign Centre
623 Christchurch Road, Boscombe
Bournemouth BH1 4AP
On the traffic-free stretch of Christchurch Road, next door to Costa Coffee. Park on the surrounding streets and walk in.
- Monday to Saturday
- 9:30–17:30
- Sunday
- 10:30–16:00