roast beef in the crockpot?

MJ said:

This may seem like stupid question but here it goes anyways..
I usually buy a blade roast and do it in the crockpot...but the store
had top sirloin roasts on sale so i bought one but i did it in the
oven. It turned out very dry..now the question is..could it of been
done in the crockpot also? I know there are different kinds of roasts
like pot roasts and oven roasts...but does it matter which ones you
do in the crockpot? Every roast i do in the crockpot comes out great
and they are just a cheap cut. So when i bought the better cut i was
expecting alot better..anyways does anyone have any input on this?
Thanks
MJ

Cheap (read tough) cuts are best done slow simmered or slow cooked for a
moist, falling apart roast. You didn't get a better cut, you got a more
expensive cut of cheap meat. Stick to the crock pot. Nothing wrong with
that!

Jill

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Quoted message said:

This may seem like stupid question but here it goes anyways..
I usually buy a blade roast and do it in the crockpot...but the store had
top sirloin roasts on sale so i bought one but i did it in the oven. It
turned out very dry..now the question is..could it of been done in the
crockpot also? I know there are different kinds of roasts like pot roasts
and oven roasts...but does it matter which ones you do in the crockpot?
Every roast i do in the crockpot comes out great and they are just a cheap
cut. So when i bought the better cut i was expecting alot better..anyways
does anyone have any input on this?
Thanks
MJ

What you are calling a blade is, I believe a chuck roast. This cut contains
plenty of fat and will generally end up quite tender when braised for a
proper amount of time.

The sirloin has very little fat and due to that fact will usually end op
both tough and "dry" in texture. Yes you could have done the sirloin in the
crock pot. It would have been a little difficult to slice (depending on the
size and shape). I would turn out better of cut into smaller pieces and
cooked that way.

Dimitri

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Quoted message said:

This may seem like stupid question but here it goes anyways..
I usually buy a blade roast and do it in the crockpot...but the store had
top sirloin roasts on sale so i bought one but i did it in the oven. It
turned out very dry..now the question is..could it of been done in the
crockpot also? I know there are different kinds of roasts like pot roasts
and oven roasts...but does it matter which ones you do in the crockpot?
Every roast i do in the crockpot comes out great and they are just a cheap
cut. So when i bought the better cut i was expecting alot better..anyways
does anyone have any input on this?
Thanks
MJ

IME, sirloin tip roasts (dunno about a top sirloin roast - never heard
of it) need to be roasted on the rare side of medium and sliced thinly
to be enjoyed.
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Quoted message said:

IME, sirloin tip roasts (dunno about a top sirloin roast - never heard
of it) need to be roasted on the rare side of medium and sliced thinly
to be enjoyed.

The only way I've had those was studded with slivers of fresh garlic and
grilled outdoors. It's something my dad made a lot. It's been over ten
years since I've made one. I'm thinking this might be a good time to
change that.

Carol

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Hi: The top sirloin does not have enough fat. Usually one uses bottom
round in the crock pot.

Joe
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Quoted message said:

This may seem like stupid question but here it goes anyways..
I usually buy a blade roast and do it in the crockpot...but the store had
top sirloin roasts on sale so i bought one but i did it in the oven. It
turned out very dry..now the question is..could it of been done in the
crockpot also? I know there are different kinds of roasts like pot roasts
and oven roasts...but does it matter which ones you do in the crockpot?
Every roast i do in the crockpot comes out great and they are just a cheap
cut. So when i bought the better cut i was expecting alot better..anyways
does anyone have any input on this?
Thanks
MJ

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Quoted message said:

This may seem like stupid question but here it goes anyways..
I usually buy a blade roast and do it in the crockpot...but the store had
top sirloin roasts on sale so i bought one but i did it in the oven. It
turned out very dry..now the question is..could it of been done in the
crockpot also? I know there are different kinds of roasts like pot roasts
and oven roasts...but does it matter which ones you do in the crockpot?
Every roast i do in the crockpot comes out great and they are just a cheap
cut. So when i bought the better cut i was expecting alot better..anyways
does anyone have any input on this?
Thanks
MJ

Slow cooker should tenderize anything, but top sirloin is a less-fatty
cut than blade, chuck, chuck-eye, english and other shoulder roasts.

I think I would be tempted to add a little red wine to the mix.