Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify specifications for cuts
- Remove primal cuts from forequarter of carcase
- Primal cuts are removed from carcase according to workplace requirements and specifications.
- Primal lines are cut in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Meat safety and quality hazards are dealt with according to workplace procedures.
- Primal cuts are removed from carcase according to Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements including safe manual handling techniques and safe effective use of a knife.
- Primals are cut from a carcase using a technique that maximises yield.
- Identify, remove and trim defects