Meat And Poulty Flashcards
Which birds have more fat younger or older
Older
Meat thermometer
Stick the thermometer in bird and make sure it is not by fat or bone and it has to read 185 for bird to be done
Hamburger disease
E. coli
Can you refreeze totally thawed poultry
No it has to have ice crystals on it
Fat content that can be added to ground beef and hamburger
Only up to 30%
Where are the tenderest meat found and why
The backbone cause they receive little exercise
Is thawing necessary before cooking
No but it will take a lot longer then if it would have thawed
Major meat eaten in North America
Pork
Lamb
Beef
Main nutrients in meats and other nutrients
Proteins
Iron, phosphorus, copper, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin
Oz of meat person cooked and uncooked
Uncooked 4 oz
Cooked 3 oz
Ham the 2 processes
Curing
Smoking
What is marbling
Are flex of fat throughout the lean of the meat
7 sources of variety meats
Liver, heart,kidney, tongue, sweetbreads, tripe, brain
Alternatives to frying or deep frying
Boiling
Best and worst grades of meat
Best- prime used in restaurants and hotels
Worst- canner used for dog food
Why cook meat slower and at a lower temperature
Cause it makes it not burn it makes it more tender flavour full and juicy
Why should meat stand 10 mins before carving
It makes it easier to carve
Trussing
Is when the wings tips are turned to the shoulders and the drumsticks to the tail
3 ways to know poultry is finished cooking
When the meat thermometer reaches185
When u pull the drumsticks and it comes of easily
When U stick a fork and the juices run clear
3 ways to safely thaw meat
Bottom shelf of refrigerator on a plate
Place in bag put bag in cold water for 30mins
Place on a plate and put in microwave
When to stuff a bird
Just before u put it in the oven and remove right after u cook the bird
Which poultry contains more fat dark or white
Dark
4 commonly eaten poultry in North America
Chicken
Turkey
Duck
Goose
Why we don’t put salt on meat before broiling
Cause the salt draws juices from the meat
