Protein Power

Large pieces cut from a quartered carcass

• Retail Cuts

• Wholesale Cuts

Less exercise of an animal indicates that the meat will be...?

• More tender

• Less tender

• More chewy

Recommended method of cooking meat for less tender cuts of meat

• Moist heat

• Dry heat

• Microwave

• Grill

Where is the location of the ham on the swine?

• Leg

• Belly

• Jaw

• Back

What grades of meat are most commonly sold in stores? (choose two)

• Prime

• Choice

• Select

• Marble

Recommended method of cooking for thin meats: Cooking meat under direct flame:

• Broiling

• Boiling

• Grilling

• Braising

Meat can be thawed on the kitchen counter

• True

• False

Frozen meat must be cooked longer than thawed meat

• True

• False

Lowest external temperature at which meat should be cooked

• 325

• 165

• 145

• 200

Method of cooking whole cuts of meat in liquid

• Simmering

• Stewing