PURCHASING, HANDLING, STORING MEAT Flashcards
THE BASIC SECTIONS
PRIMAL CUTS
TOUGHEST CUTS OF BEEF ARE
THE LEG AND NECK
COMMONLY KNOWN CUTS KF BEEF
UPPER HALF: CHUCK, RIB EYE STEAK, SHORT LOIN, SIRLOIN, TENDERLOIN, ROUND
BEST BEEF CUT:
LUSTROUS AND CRIMSON COLORED, FIRM, SLIGHT FRAGRANCE
TENDEREST MEAT:
WILL HAVE STREAKS OF WHITE FAT CALLED MARBLING
THE VEAL INDUSTRY USES COWS THAT ARE LESS THAN-
12 MONTHS OF AGE
IS SUCCULENT AND LEAN
VEAL MEAT
IDEAL VEAL CUT SHOULD BE-
MOIST AND MILKY WHITE TO SLIGHTLY ROSE COLORED
BEST CUT OF PORK:
FIRM AND PINK NOT TOO RED OR TOO WHITE OR TOO FATTY OR DAMP
THE FURTHER YOU GO FROM THE HOOF AND HORN-
THE MORE TENDER THE MEAT WILL BE
MEATS DERIVED FROM DOMESTIC SHEEP
LAMB, HOGGET, AND MUTTON
MEAT OF YOUNG SHEEP UNDER 12 MONTHS
LAMB
TRADITIONAL MEAT SERVED ON EASTER DAY
LAMB
YOUNG MALE SHEEP OR MAIDEN EWE
HOGGET
MEAT OF ADULT SHEEP- DARK RED WITH FIRM WHITE FAT
MUTTON