"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
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> Is it just me, or doesn't pot roast taste as good as it use to? I
> haven't bothered to prepare one for a long time, because the last couple
> were "stringy" and not as tender or tasty as I like them to be. I have
> done them in the Crock Pot, in my large electric skillet and in the
> oven, but don't think it makes any difference.
>

Beef in genral does not taste very good anymore. I've eaten at top notchj
steak houses and the flavor is just gone.

> It was one of the first cuts of meat I learned to cook when we were
> married. It was an economical cut of meat (no meat is anymore - not even
> hamburger is reasonable!) and it would last hubby and I several meals. I
> would prepare it for company, as everyone seemed to enjoy it, and was
> like a "one-dish" meal, as cooked veggies in with it and would make
> gravy from the juices. Maybe I just grew tired of it, or else my taste
> buds have gotten more refined over the years.

Same hre. I used to cook it often. Not so much anymore.

> Do you have a good way of preparing it where it comes out fork-tender
> and delicious? If so, please share your secrets.

As always, Alton Brown to the rescue. His recipe and method yields a hugely
rich and tasty dish. You roast it in the oven in a foil pouch.