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For chewy chuck roast, you can fix it by keeping cooking the meat for a while but in a Dutch oven or a roasting pan with a bit of broth or water ... such as a skillet with a lid or a slow-cooker ...

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Adding some oil (which burns at a higher temperature) to the cooking pan with the butter can help get around the problem. Alternatively, clarifying the butter will make it more stable. For baking ...