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A butcher may be employed by supermarkets, grocery stores, butcher shops and fish markets, slaughter houses, or may be self-employed. [ 2 ] Butchery is an ancient trade, whose duties may date back to the domestication of livestock ; its practitioners formed guilds in England as far back as 1272. [ 3 ]
The Butcher and his Servant (1568), drawn and engraved by Jost Amman. ... Animal slaughter is the killing of animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock.
Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse in 1942. In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (/ ˈ æ b ə t w ɑːr / ⓘ), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a meat-packing facility.
The William Davies Company facilities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1920. This facility was then the third largest hog-packing plant in North America. The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.
A meat cutter at work. A meat cutter prepares primal cuts into a variety of smaller cuts intended for sale in a retail environment. The duties of a meat cutter largely overlap those of the butcher, but butchers tend to specialize in pre-sale processing (i.e., reducing carcasses to primal cuts), whereas meat cutters further cut and process the primal cuts per individual customer request.
Butcher and chef Steve Sabicer, who writes a weekly newsletter, Enlightened Omnivore, on sustainability and food with a focus on meat, recommends a dry brine for frozen turkey, which takes longer ...
Have no fear meat-eaters, we've gathered the best and worst meats you can find so you'll be better prepared for dinner. Check out the slideshow above for the 10 best and worst meats to eat. More food:
While traditional charcuterie features meat only, modern charcuterie boards often also include a variety of cheese, dried fruits, fresh fruits, vegetables, ... Cochon Butcher.