Question: Why Does Cooking Meat Sometimes Make The Meat More Tender?

December 30, 2009

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Anonymous's picture

Cooking meat in a crack pot will enderizea piece or tough meat

Anonymous's picture

while cooking meat,moist heat for a long time at low temperature convert tough collagen into tender gelatin and makes this type of cut more tender.

Linda Owens's picture

Some cuts of beef, such as brisket, have a lot of connective tissue. That is what makes them tough. Long cooking using low temperatures causes this tissue to break down, resulting in a tender piece of meat.