Beef its what's for dinner!

So you wanna make a roast for dinner...here are some helpful facts to make sure you get a yummy roast. First if you buy a roast with a bone it will cook faster because the bone will help transfer the heat. Second depending on the roast will depend on how you cook it. If your meat is tough you may consider braising it. To do so you need to get a large pot with a little oil in it. Heat up the oil, then take your meat and brown all sides(allowing outsides to caramelize and hold in juices better). Remove meat and add carrots, onion, etc. and saute. Put meat back into pot and fill with a liquid (usually a stock) half way up the meat. You can then simmer on the stove or put into the oven until meat is cooked and tender. It is important to cook slowly and lower heat so the liquid has time to breakdown the toughness. Otherwise if your meat is not tough and is a good quality cut you can just put it straight into the oven. Once meat is finished remove from heat and allow to rest for 15-20 min. before cooking, this allows juices to get pulled back into meat and distribute more evenly. The meat will also continue to cook about 5-10 more degrees while resting so you may want to pull it out a bit early, depending on how you want your meat cooked.