Over three hundred customary cuts of meat can be made from animal carcasses. Butchers usually work in wholesale meat firms. Prepare volume cuts for distribution to restaurants, hotels and institutions. Meat Cutters work in conventional markets or in self-service departments of supermarkets.
Meat Cutters Divide the primal cuts into chops, steaks and other retail cuts.
Prepare poultry and fish for retail sale. Weigh, wrap, and label the cuts and arrange them in refrigerated cases for display to customers. Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers. In wholesale meat firms, Butcher apprentices begin their training by performing odd jobs in the plant. For example, they may learn meat pickling.