Silverside (beef) U.S. it is also known as a rump roast, which means something different in countries using the British beef cut scheme. Silverside (beef) Silverside is a term used in the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand for a cut of beef from the hindquarter of cattle, just above the leg cut. It gets its name because of the "silverwall" on the side of the cut, a long fibrous "skin" of connective tissue which has to be removed as it is too tough to eat. The primary muscle is the biceps femoris. Silverside is boned out from the top
Rendering (animal products) eventually became the single largest use for inedible fats. The widespread use of "boxed beef", where the beef was cut into consumer portions at packing plants rather than local butcher shops and markets, meant that fat and meat scraps for renderers stayed at the packing plants and were rendered there by packer renderers, rather than by the independent rendering companies. The rejection of animal fats by diet-conscious consumers led to a surplus of edible fats, and the resultant diversion into soapmaking and oleochemicals, displacing inedible fats and contributing to the market volatility of this commodity. The rendering industry is one