Classifications
What classification is the chicken described below?
Young chicken between 8-12 weeks of age, 5lbs or more, usually roasted whole and it can feed 5-7 people
Roaster
Name one cut of white meat
Breast meat
What is the name of the complex social structure that flocks of birds?
"pecking order"
What are the three grades of chicken that is graded by the USDA? Which is the highest grade it can get?
A, B, and C
A is the highest
A duck has more ____________ than a chicken.
Fat
What classification is the chicken described below?
Small Broiler or fryer, 1-2lbs. Usually is stuffed and/or roasted whole. It only feeds one person.
Cornish
Dark meat, like legs and thighs, tolerates braising or slow-cooking methods because it has more of what?
Fat
Which is not true of chickens??
A- they are descendants of dinosaurs
B- can recognize over 500 faces
C-have complex communication
D- are capable of dreaming.
B
They can recognize faces but only about 100
DAILY DOUBLE:
Fill in both blanks:
All birds have a similar ___________ structure and are graded by the _____________.
_________ structures of chicken and duck differ in _______, but wing bone structures are similar.
Wing
appearance
What classification is the chicken described below?
Young chicken, 7w old. 2.5-4lbs and can serve 3-4 people
Broiler or Fryer chicken
Braising ________ meat can make it tough and difficult to chew
White
________ are darker because they are worked more than the breast
(Body part)
Legs
What color should you be looking for when receiving raw poultry flesh?
CONSISTENT pink color
Name 3 animals that are considered poultry
Turkey
Squab
Pigeon
Chicken
What classification of chicken would you use to roast whole for a family of 6 people?
Roaster
Name 3 cuts of dark meat
Thigh
Wing
Legs
DAILY DOUBLE:
Fill in both blanks:
dark meat is more moist and richer in flavor due to ________ _________ flow in muscles like the thighs.
Fill in the blank:
Bruising in the poultry meat, especially on the _______ tips, lowers the grade of a bird.
Wing
What is a quadruped?
An animal that walks on 4 legs
What classification is the chicken described below?
Castrated male chicken, 16w-8m old. 4-7 lbs and it feels 6-9 people
Capon
Poultry is generally more tender than meat from_______ animals and can be cooked using __________ methods
Multiple
Poultry should be rejected if:
- there is ________ around the neck
- there is green or brown discoloration on the __________
- there is a ______ odor
discoloration
Wingtips
Foul
What are the criteria of grading poultry? 3 answers
Conformation
Structure
Shape
___________ meat is tender but dryer.
____________ meat is more moist and richer.
White
Dark