Sheep Discovery: Retail Cuts

Sheep Discovery: Retail Cuts

Sheep Discovery: Retail Cuts

Cuts Taken from the Shoulder

  • Thick roast that is more than 2 inches thick.
  • Contains arm, blade, and rib bones.
  • Has a variety of muscles.
  • Has fat and connective tissue seperating the muscles, and fat covering the outside of the cut.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Shoulder Square Cut

  • Cross section of the neck portion of the shoulder that is cut less than 2 inches thick.
  • Contains vertebrae and the spinal cord is visible.
  • Has many different symmetrical muscles visible on the cut sides.
  • Has some fat and a large amount of connective tissue.

*Cookery Method = Moist

Shoulder Neck Slices

  • Cut form the upper part of the shoulder that is cut less than 2 inches thick.
  • Contains blade bone (sometimes in the shape of "7"), vertebrae, and rib bones.
  • Has several different muscles visible.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, as well as some fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Shoulder Blade Chops

Cuts Taken from the Breast

  • Large cut taken from the breast.
  • Contains breast bone and rib bones.
  • Has several different thin, flat muscle visible.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, as well as some fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Breast

  • Long, narrow cuts taken form the breast.
  • Contains rib bones.
  • Has several different thin, flat muscles visible.
  • Has a good bit of fat separating the muscles.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Breast Riblets

Cuts Taken from the Shank

  • Large cut taken from below the shoulder.
  • Contains leg bone and part of the round arm bone.
  • Has many different muscles visible on cut sides.
  • Has lots of fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, as well as considerable amounts of fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Moist

Shanks

Cuts Taken from the Rack

  • Large cut that includes part of rib cage.
  • Contains rib bone and vertebrae.
  • Large end has one main muscle (ribeye) surrounded by several smaller muscles visible, and small end has only the ribeye muscle visible.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some outside fat opposite the ribs.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Rack Rib Roast

  • Large cut that is similar to the Lamb Rack Rib Roast, except bones have been removed.
  • Contains no bone.
  • Contains the ribeye muscle and several smaller muscles.  Usually tied together.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some fat on the outside.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Rack Rib Roast (Boneless)

  • Chops cut from the rib cage the thickness of one rib bone (usually 3/4 to 1 inch thick).
  • Contains rib bone and vertebrae.
  • The largest muscle is the ribeye which may be surrounded by smaller muscles.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some outside fat opposite the rib bone.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Rack Rib Chops

Cuts Taken from the Loin

  • Large roast that is taken past the last rib.
  • Contains vertebrae ("T" shaped bone) and may have one rib bone on the rib end.
  • The rib end has one main muscle (top loin), and the loin end has the top loin and the smaller tenderloin muscles.  Smaller muscles also present.
  • Has some fat and a little connective tissue separating the muscles, and some outside fat opposite the ribs.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Loin Roast

  • Chops cut from the Lamb Loin Roast (usually 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick).
  • Contains vertebrae ("T" shaped bone.
  • The largest muscle is the top loin, and the smaller muscle is the tenderloin.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some fat on the outside edge.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Loin Chops

  • Chops which are a cross-section of an unsplit loin (usually 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick).
  • Contains vertebrae ("T" shaped bone).
  • The largest muscle on each side is the top loin, and the smaller muscle on each side is the tenderloin.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some fat on the outside edge.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Loin Double Chops

Cuts Taken from the Leg

  • Large cut taken from the upper area (sirloin half) of the Leg.
  • Contains hip bone and part of the round leg bone.
  • Contains several large muscles.
  • Has fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg Sirloin Half

  • Large cut taken from the lower area (sirloin half removed) of the Leg.
  • Contains round leg bone.
  • Contains several large muscles visible in the exposed cut area.
  • Has fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg Shank Half

  • Large cut taken from the lower area of the Leg.  Tapers in size form the sirloin end.
  • contains round leg bone visible in the sirloin end, and at least 1 inch of leg bone that has been "Frenched" or exposed in the shank end.
  • Contains several large muscles ivsible in the exposed sirloin.
  • Has fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg French Style Roast

  • Large cut taken from the lower area of the Leg.
  • Contains round leg bone visible in the sirloin end.  Leg bone has been removed fomr the tapering leg end and the meat folded over.
  • Contains several large muscles visible in the exposed cut area.
  • Has fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and fat on the outside edges.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg American Style Roast

  • Chops taken from the sirloin section of the Leg (usually cut less than 1 inch thick).
  • Contains backbone and part of the hip bone (round or flat shaped).
  • Contains several muscles of varying size.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some fat on the outside edge.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg Sirloin Chops

  • Cut taken from the center part of the Leg (usually cut less than 1 inch thick).
  • Contains a round leg bone.
  • Contains the top, bottom, eye, and tip muscles.
  • Has some fat and connective tissue separating the muscles, and some fat on the outside edge.

*Cookery Method = Dry

Leg Center Slice

Sheep Variety Meat Cuts

  • Similar in shape to beef and port heart, but smaller in size.
  • It is generally sold either cut or split.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Heart

  • Has two lobes, with one being predominantly larger than the other.
  • Smaller in size to that from beef or pork.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Liver

  • Shaped like a kidney bean.
  • Smaller in size the that from beef or pork.

*Cookery Method = Dry or Moist

Kidney

Contact Information

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