Beef & Veal Flashcards
Yield
How much usable product comes off carcas
Quality
Eating experience
Kosher
Ritually acceptable; cannot be blood
Halal
Permissible pork through Islamic law
5 varieties of a bovine
Cow, heifer, bull, calf, steer
Bull
Male bovine that has reached breeding age
Calf
Sexually immature bovine
Heifer
Female bovine not yet had calf
Cow
Female bovine had calf
Steer
Male bovine that has been castrated
Scimitar
Cut hanging carcass
Chef knife
Trim, portion, mince, large cuts
Slicer
Portion, trim, large cuts
Steel and stones
600-coarse; 1000-fine grit
Cleaver
Cut through bone
Handsaw
Cut thorough bone
Bandsaw
Fabrication of cuts
Handhook
Use to hold meat
Subcutaneous
Fats under skin; kidney, lumbar
Perimiseium
Collagen protein that holds together muscle cell bundles
How long does a bull live
5 years
How long does a female bovine live
12 years
How many bovine are doctored in 1 year
4 out of 100
Round- cow
Top/inner, bottom/outer, eye, shank, heel, knuckle
Sirloin- cow
Top, bottom, tenderloin
Short loin- cow
Strip loin, flank, roast
Rib- cow
Rib eye, short ribs, rib roast, blade meat
Chuck- cow
Chuck roll, short ribs, grind, chuck tender, shoulder clod, cube steak, stew meat
Flank- cow
Ground, steak, London broil, hanging tenderloin
Short plate- cow
Short ribs, hanger steak, skirt steak
Brisket & shank- cow
Grind, split, stew, whole, stick/broth
Leg- calf
Sirloin, cutlets, scallops, top round, eye round, bottom round, knuckle, butt tenderloin
Loin- calf
Medallions, chops, tenderloin, sirloin
Rib- calf
Whole, split, rib eye, short tenderloin, rack, chops
Shoulder- calf
Ground, cubed for stew, eye roll, neck roast, scotch tender
Fore shank & breast- calf
Cubed for stew, ground
Offal for veal
Liver, sweetbread, kidney, cheek, brain, feet
Offal for beef
Heart, liver, testicles, tongue, brain, kidney, eyes