beef processing insight
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Beef Processing Insight
Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially cattle. Beef is anexcellent source of protein and vitamin B12 and a very good source of zinc andselenium. In addition, beef is a good source of riboflavin, vitamin B6, niacin, iron andphosphorous. Do you know that the delicious, nutritious beef meat on the table is theresult of various physical and chemical treatment methods?
The Beef Meat Processing Stages1. Beef meat processing involves a number of steps from the animal to the beef meat.The first step in beef meat processing is slaughter. Before slaughter, a technicianexamines the animal to make sure it is fit for human consumption. If the animalappears healthy, the animal is slaughtered. A stunning device renders the animalsenseless, a worker slits the throat and then the animal is hung by its hind feet to bleed.The blood is allowed to drain, and then workers skin the animal and remove its head.Skinning is done with care, keeping it in one piece so the hide can be sold for leathergoods manufacturing. After skinning, they open the carcass to remove the internalorgans and split the carcass in half. They spray the carcass with water to rinse awaythe blood and bone chips caused by the saws.2. The second step is aging. The beef is tagged and hung in a large cooler, where it
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will hang for about a week for aging in order to improve the flavor of the beef andmakes it tenderer. Aging allows enzymes to break down the meat.3. The third step in beef meat processing is beef cutting. The processor can cut beefaccording to the end beef products. And the beef cuts can be handled in a variety ofways, such as smoking, salting, pickling, or ground for hamburger or sausage, etc.
The Beef Cuts Processing Technology and Processing EquipmentBesides the above beef meat processing stages, the beef cuts processing involves awide range of treatments, including the following processing technologies:chopping, seasoning, mixing or tumbling, stuffing into casings, and smoking, etc. andalong with the utilization of modern specialized meat processing equipment, like meatgrinding machine, brine injector, meat tumbling machine, meat mixingmachine, sausage machine, patty machine and smoking oven etc. let us enjoy thetender, tasty beef, beef steak, beef sausage or other beef products.
Main Usages of Beef and Beef ProductsBeef muscle meat can be cut into roasts, short rib or steak or processed into cornedbeef, jerky and other processed meats. Trimmings are ground for hamburger and meatpatty; minced or used in sausages. Organ meat is consumed; blood is used in somevarieties of blood sausage. Other parts that are eaten include oxtail, liver, tongue, tripefrom the reticulum or rumen, glands, the heart, the brain, the kidneys. The intestines
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are used as sausage casings. The bones are used for making beef stock. The hide isused for leather.