Ox cheek

[essexsmoker]

Hi all,

Anyone ever done an ox cheek before. It's fairly small so I'm guessing not a massively long cook time. 6 hrs at 107 to fall apart?

Thanks.

[JBBQ]

Yes - I went 109 for 6 hours - my notes say "try wrapping after 2 hours next time"

[Tiny]

Hi,
Did consider this for the weekend but in the butchers it was something like 3 and a half quid for an ox cheek that would have struggled to feed 2 people. reckon it is another victim of the cheap cuts gone trendy disaster, welcome other folks thoughts on price of ox cheeks.
Cheers
Tiny

[aris]

No such thing as cheap cuts of meat any more.

[essexsmoker]

Mine was 3.25 I think. Something ridiculous like 6.50 per kilo. If I was doing a lot of them I'd shop around but for a tester I went for easy. As aris said, no such thing as cheap anymore. What on earth has happened to meat prices ?

[essexsmoker]

Thanks JBBQ, thought that should be enough. Im just gonna do it in the oven or maybe a stockpot with a mirepoix to test it out for flavour and texture. How did yours cook up. Bit dry I'm guessing if you needed to foil earlier? Or was that to cook quicker?

[JBBQ]

Yes mine ended up a little dry hence foil next time

Ox cheek £7.49/Kg in Waitrose

[YetiDave]

I've just had a look at online butchers for ox cheek - £9.40/kg, £7.50/kg, £18.13/kg (seriously), £11/kg, £14/kg....

I'd love to try them, but those prices are just ridiculous

[aris]

Once a poor mans cut, xx cheek is very trendy now- particularly with the advent of sous vide. You can blame Heston Blumenthal for these prices

[YetiDave]

I'm going to inquire with my local butcher as they tend to be pretty reasonable and they like me, so I may be able to get a deal on 'em If I can get them for less than £7/kg I'll give 'em a go