FOOD { { { } FACTS Tough meat made tender without using the oven Here are two good methods How to of cooking a joint when you don't want to use the oven. Pot roast Braise POT ROASTING, which is cooking meat in a little fat in a heavy saucepan with the lid on ; BRAISING — a combination of pot-roasting and stewing, which is particularly good for the cheaper cuts, and for making tough meat tender. POT ROASTING 1 2. 3. Choose the heaviest pot you have and see that it is large enough for the joint and that the lid fits tightly.