The Basics...
The Grades
How to Determine Which is Which! A
B
C and Mystery
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What does "ready-to-cook" really mean?
That certain parts are removed from the carcass!
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What are the grades for grading poultry??
A, B,C
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How much exposed flesh can a Grade A carcass have?
1/4 in around the breast and leg and 1 and 1/2 inches anywhere else.
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How much exposed flesh can a grade B carcass have?
No more than 1/3 of total flesh of each part can be missing.
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How much flesh can be exposed on a Grade C carcass?
UNLIMITED AMMOUNT!
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What parts need to be removed from a "ready-to-cook" carcass?
Head, feet, feathers, BLOOD, and viscera.
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So which which would be the highest (best) grade, the medium, and the lowest (worst)?
A (highest) B (Medium) C (worst)
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How many disjointed bones can a grade A carcass have?
1 is the maximum!
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How many disjointed bones can one have?
2 at the most :O
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How many broken and disjointed bones?
Unlimited but one protruding bone means instantly its a grade C!
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What is viscera refer to?
Soft internal parts in poultry.
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Where is grade A most often sold?? Huhhh?
In stores!
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How many broken bones can a Grade A have?
none...
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How many broken bones can one have?
1 broken but non-petruding
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Missing parts?
Wingtips, wing, and tail
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What do USDA grades indicate?
QUALITY, not sanitation :O
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Where can you get some grade B meat?
Well ... usually not in stores.. could be put into processed foods.
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Name some external parts that can be missing from a grade A.
wing tips and tail
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Some missing parts?
wing tips to the 2nd wing joint
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What is vertical integration?
Where there are two or more steps of production.
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Why do we grade poultry carcasses before they're sold? 2 reasons
1. To insure quality before it is sold... 2. Prevent the sale of an unwholesome product!
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And what about C?
Definitely put into processed foods.
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An internal part that can be missing?
Preen Gland
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Anymore? Missing parts?
Back area that is not any wider than base of the tail and extending halfway between base of tail and hipjoints. Whooooo
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What are chickens that are breeded for consumption called?
Broilers
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