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The chuck roast is an inexpensive cut of beef that comes from the chuck -- the shoulder part of the steer.  It's a heavily exercised muscle, which gives it lots of beefy flavor, but, it also makes it tough.  Because beef chuck roasts are irregular in size and shape, which leads to uneven cooking, it's common practice to find them rolled into a uniform roundish shape and tied.  Chuck roasts are indeed best prepared via braising the whole roast or stewing small uniform pieces of chuck roast on the stovetop and/or in the oven in a well-seasoned liquid for a...