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What is the percentage by weight of meat in a split chicken breast?
We are planning on canning chicken breast and wondered what percentage of raw bone-in "split chicken breast" is meat (versus non-meat like bone and skin)?
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What piece of veal should I ask a butcher/meat shop in the US if I want to do stew dishes like “blanquette de veau” or “veau marengo”?
Ideally, I should be using "tendron" which I think is equivalent to flank steak for a veal. But flank steak is "bavette" for beef, so maybe it is a different name. I think I could also use jarret, ...
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Can I carve up a suckling pig like you would an adult pig?
I found this video of a butcher carving up a half adult pig (not gory) really interesting and would like to learn how to do this on my own. However, I could never eat a whole adult pig.
Would a ...
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Recommendations on how to have a hog butchered?
I have commissioned a pig from a local farmer and it will be going to the butcher soon. It turns out that I can have it butchered to my specific requests. Has anyone done this before and have any ...
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chef's knife for cutting chicken, or butcher's
Hey guys, I've had a set of Global knives for a few months now and love them.
I cut up a whole chicken the other day, and had a bit of trouble getting through the bone, so use my large chef's knife ...
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Chicken without all that fat?
Whenever I make chicken, I end up going through and trimming a ton of fat. I have heard that free-range chicken is leaner. Is this actually true? What, generally, is the best way to make sure you end ...
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Is it possible to get veal that is not incredibly fatty?
I have not had such good success with veal. I prefer leaner meats, and every time I get a cut of veal, it is extremely fatty. Is there a way to get leaner veal? Are there specific cuts I should ask ...
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Is there an easy way to french trim a rack of lamb?
I had to be part of a lot of french trimming of racks of lamb at the weekend, and it seemed to take a long time, so it got me wondering, is there an easy way to do this? some preferred tool?
