[Sca-cooks] question of yields
Robin
rcmann4 at earthlink.net
Wed Jun 22 19:57:44 PDT 2005
Gwen Cat wrote:
> How much actual (boneless) meat can I expect to get from 1lb of bone
> in skin on chicken breasts. No, I dont need the bones for broth, but
> at the moment the price difference is $1 per lb on bone in, $1.99 lb
> for boneless, and if the yield is enough better than 50% I will make
> the effort even though time is short.
I have a file which is part of the USDA's "Food Buying Guide for Child
Nutrition Programs". You can download it in PDF format at:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/foodbuyingguide.html#
The figure for chicken breasts vary if ribs or back are attached, but
one pound of raw chicken breasts will yield between .40 and .56 lb of
cooked, skinless meat.
> Also, how much useful meat on a 'whole' Boston butt pork shoulder
> roast, and how big is a whole likely to be.
The same file does not give info on a whole roast, but the yield from
each pound of raw roast *with bone* is .52 lb cooked, trimmed lean meat.
Brighid, hoping this post is sufficiently trimmed and lean
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Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
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