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Butcher, Meat
Published
Time-Based Apprenticeship
Industries
O*Net Code
51-3021.00
Rapids Code
0894
Req. Hours
5850
State
DC
Created
Jul 16, 2021
Updated
Jul 16, 2021
Time-Based Skills
12 skill sets | 75 total skills
Care & Cleaning of Equipment - 250 req. hrs
Proper cleaning & display cases
Proper handling & care of tools
Care & cleaning of blocks, saws, & cooler
Refrigeration machines
Care of slicer, grinder, electric saws
Preparation of Merchandise for Consumer - 200 req. hrs
Receiving merchandise
Proper handling of quarters and carcasses
Placing under refrigeration
Limiting handling
Unpacking and checking
Beef - 1100 req. hrs
Proper breaking of quarters into retail cuts
Cutting of chucks for retail consumption
Cutting of ribs for retail consumption
Cutting of navel & brisket for consumption
Boning of shanks
Cutting of round steaks
Cutting sirloin steaks
Cutting of porterhouse steaks
Rolling of rib or rump roast
Trimmings for ground beef
Handling of bones, suet, & tallow
How to display
Veal - 700 req. hrs
Breaking of carcass
Cutting of shoulder roast and chops
Cutting of rib chops
Cutting of loin chops
Cutting of sirloin roast and chops
Cutting of breast and pocketing
Boning necks and shanks
Cutting of cutlets
How to display
Lamb - 600 req. hrs
Breaking of carcass
Cutting of shoulder roast and chops
Cutting of rib chops
Cutting of loin chops
Cutting breasts
Cutting of legs
Removing of fell and kernals
How to display
Pork, Fresh - 625 req. hrs
Loins, roast & chops
Fresh hams, roasts & slices
Shoulders, butts, hocks & slices
Spareribs & neck bones
Fresh side
Pork, Smoked & Cured - 625 req. hrs
Bacon, piece and sliced
Hams, shank, half butt, half slices
Smoked jowls
Smoked briskets
Smoked ribs
Canadian bacon
Smoked hocks
Dry, salt and pickled bellies
Poultry & Game - 400 req. hrs
Chickens, roast, fryers
Ducks
Turkeys
Geese
Rabbits, fry & roast
Fish & Seafoods - 400 req. hrs
Preparation & display
Varieties, fresh & salt water
Handling & cleaning
Filleting
Shrimp
Oysters
Clams
Lobsters
Crabs
Offals - 350 req. hrs
Beef
Veal
Lamb
Pork
Cold Meats - 350 req. hrs
Proper Care and Preparation
Display
Dairy Products - 250 req. hrs
Preparation and Display
Proper Care and Cutting
Correct Refrigeration
