Feedstuff/Equipment Discovery: Meat Equipment Identification

Feedstuff/Equipment Discovery: Meat Equipment Identification

Feedstuff/Equipment Discovery: Meat Equipment Identification

Used to measure backfat depth on animal carcasses.

Backfat Rulers

Used to cut up meat carcasses.

Band Saw

Used to clean bone fragments from meat cuts that result from cutting meat with saws during processing.

Bone Dust Scraper

Used to cut up meat carcasses.

Boning Knife

Used to chop meat for sausages.

Bowl Chopper

Used to remove hog hair after slaughter.

Dehairing Machine

Used to humanely stun hogs and sheep prior to bleeding.

Electrical Stunner

Used to finely chop meat for hot dogs.

Emulsifier

Used to wrap de-boned hams.

Ham Net

Used to determine loin eye area from pork carcasses.

Loin Eye Area Grid

Provides head protection to workers in meat packing plants and meat processing facilities.

Hard Hat

Used to cut small bones during fabrication.

Hand Saw

Used to grind meat for handburger and sausages.

Meat Grinder

The part of the meat grinder that serves to move the meat to the meat grinder knives and through the meat grinder plate.

Meat Grinder Auger

The part of the meat grinder that cuts the meat before it passes through the meat grinder plate.

Meat Grinder Knives

The part of the meat grinder that the meat passes through after being cut by the meat grinder knives. The meat grinder plate determines the particle size of the meat.

Meat Grinder Plate

Used to push meat through the meat grinder. Helps prevent fingers and hands from coming into contact with the meat grinder auger.

Meat Grinder Stuffing Rod

Used to pick up meat pieces during fabrication.

Meat Hook

Used to tenderize the less tender cuts of meat.

Meat Tenderizer

Used to move heavy animal carcasses in a meat packing plant.

Meat Trolley

Used to hold knives for workers in meat packing plants and meat processing facilities.  Attaches to a belt worn by the worker.

Metal Knife Scabbard

Worn by workers in meat packaging plants and meat processing facilities to keep clothing dry and clean.

Rubber Apron

Used to remove burrs and sharpen knives used for slaughtering animals and cutting meat.

Sharpening Steels

Used to smoke cure many cured meat products (such as smoked hams).

Smoke House

Used to monitor the temperature in meat coolers.

Thermometer

Used to restructure meat products into roasts.

Tumbler

Used to place chopped meat into sausage casings.

Vacuum Sausage Stuffer

Used to split animal carcasses after slaughter.

Wells Saw

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