[Sca-cooks] Fabrication?

[Terry Decker]

Fabrication is the meat processing industry term for cutting and shaping
meat.  Carcasses are fabricated to primal cuts, sub-primal cuts, and retail
cuts.

The USDA uses the term in its official publications and it is in the class
descriptions of the CIA and a number of other culinary schools.

I guess its the system's way of saying this ain't your Grannie's butcher
shop, it's a factory.

Bear

> Well, a web search turned up two entries that go along with this:
>
> Career Choices in Animal Science
> ... You will gain the skills needed to identify and fabricate meat cuts,
to
> understand
> processing principles, and to evaluate meat marketing concepts.
> http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/academic/careerchoices/meatcareers.html
>
> Berks Career & Technology Center
> ... Prepare Hot and Cold Sandwiches, Prepare Fruits, Vegetables,
Farinaceous
> Products
> and Tubers, Fabricate and Cook Poultry, Fabricate Meat for Cooking, Cook
> Meat ...
>
http://www.berkscareer.com/programs_detail.asp?category=personal+services&co
> urse=Culinary
>
>
> So I guess it's a recognized term in the industry, how come none of us has
> heard of it?
> Christianna