# I just bought a marrow bone -- how do I cook it?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 27, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757 "2015-09-27T20:12:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757/1 "2015-09-27T20:12:17Z")

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It’s a slice of a beef femur, I think, about an inch and a half tall. I’ve picked marrow out of bones in roasts (leg ot lamb) but never cooked just a bone for marrow. How is it done?

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**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757/2 "2015-09-27T20:21:03Z")

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Roast it for about fifteen minutes at around 400 degrees. Scoop it out and spread it on crackers.

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**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757/3 "2015-09-27T23:26:43Z")

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If that’s too intense for you, its a fine addition to mashed potatoes: [http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/chuck-hughes/bone-marrow-mash.html](http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/chuck-hughes/bone-marrow-mash.html)

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757/4 "2015-09-28T02:29:00Z")

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I but some on a biscuit, but mostly just ate it with a small spoon. Thanks for the instructions!

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-marrow-bone-how-do-i-cook-it/732757/5 "2015-09-28T14:23:11Z")

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Well, before you can cook it, you have to steal it back from Taffy.