What makes a really good marrow bone?
Every now and again I really crave some crustinis with marrow. I've had mixed success trying to find the ones where the marrow can easily come out. There's usually sinewy ossificans and it makes it hard to get all the marrow out easily.
What are some reasons that some bones don't have ossified material inside and some that do? Does it happen as the animals get older?
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Some butchers will custom cut beef leg bones. You can specify a short cut for the marrow bone so that your retrieval device can fully reach all of your marrow. I work at a charcuterie and we frequently cut marrow bones to order.
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TIPS FOR BUYING BEEF BONES FOR ROASTED MARROW The bones should already be free of meat and should smell clean and faintly meaty. The marrow itself should be whitish-pink in color; don't worry if you can see blood spots on the surface—that's normal. Buy extra bones to be sure you have enough.What bones are best for marrow?
Bone marrow is of course present in all bones, but beef or veal bones are predominantly used due to their size. The long, straight femur bones are used as, being the biggest, these contain the most marrow and are the most easily accessible.How can I make my bone marrow healthy?
Bone marrow is the foundation of your bones, blood and muscles. Keeping your bone marrow healthy focuses on supporting components of your body that grow from bone marrow cells. You can keep your bone marrow healthy by: Eating a diet rich in protein (lean meats, fish, beans, nuts, milk, eggs).What animal has the best bone marrow?
The most popular animal for its marrow is beef because of the big size of its bones, but if you have access to wild game meat like deer, elk or caribou, they're also excellent choices.Why does bone marrow taste so good?
During the process, the bone marrow dissolves into the liquid, adding a great flavor and texture to it. The bone's minerals and proteins also dissolve into it, providing a healthy boost to the broth.Roasted Bone Marrow - PoorMansGourmet
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Leg bones, the femur esp, as said have most readily available marrow, and some butchers will slice these in half rather than cross section to make scooping out marrow easy. Whether you have much marrow or more actual bone matrix can depend on how close to the end of that bone you're getting. But pretty typically get a femur and you're rocking.
If you think about yourself and imagine where the longest hollow tubes are, you'd probably guess the legs, upper leg then lower, then arms and ribs, and then you're moving to brain for more similar.
Does that help? Also pressure cooking can be a really nice, fast way to loosen the marrow from the bone. V healthy stuff there.
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