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§Study guide to butchery

This page brings together the most important concepts you meet in the slaughter trade. Use it as a reference when you are preparing and return to it when something in your apprenticeship needs organizing.

Central concepts

• 01Butchering: dividing the animal into large pieces.
• 02Boning: to cut the meat away from the bone.
• 03Connective tissue: what makes muscles tough requires long preparation.
• 04Cold chain: uninterrupted cooling from slaughter to customer.
• 05Quality control: the system that monitors food safety.
• 06Traceability: being able to follow goods back to their origin.

How to learn the trade best

• 01Practice the cutting technique calmly before you increase the pace.
• 02Ask your instructor when you are in doubt – that is how you become skilled.
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• 04Note the numbers and routines you should know by heart.

Check yourself

• 01Can you name three types of knives and their use?
• 02Can you explain what happens if the cold chain is broken?
• 03Can you describe the difference between tender and tough cuts?
• 04Do you know why traceability is a legal requirement?