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Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork
The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering
Adam Danforth4.5
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About
Slaughter and butcher your own animals safely and humanely with this award-winning guide. Providing detailed photography of every step of the process, Adam Danforth shows you everything you need to know to butcher poultry, rabbit, lamb, goat, and pork. Learn how to create the proper slaughtering conditions, break the meat down, and produce flavorful cuts of meat. Stressing proper food safety at all times, Danforth provides expert advice on necessary tools and helpful tips on freezing and packaging. Enjoy the delicious satisfaction that comes with butchering your own meat. A comprehensive guide to the entire process of slaughtering and butchering small livestock through step-by-step photographs.
Adam Danforth is the author of Butchering Chickens, Butchering Beef, and Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork, which won both an IACP Award and a James Beard Award. Danforth trained at the professional meat processing program at SUNY Cobleskill, one of the only such programs in the United States, before going to work at Marlow and Daughters in New York City. He leads experiential workshops worldwide on butchery and meat science for venues such as the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture, the James Beard Foundation Chefs Boot Camp, Google, and the National Bison Association. Danforth also consults and provides education to restaurants including Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern, Bazaar Meat, The Perennial, and Maude. He is the American ambassador for the Butchers Manifesto and a board member of the Chefs Collaborative and the Good Meat Project. Danforth lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Foreword by Joel Salatin
Introduction
Chapter 1
From Muscle to Meat
Chapter 2
Food Safety
Chapter 3
Tools & Equipment
Chapter 4
Butchering Methods
Chapter 5
Pre-slaughter Conditions & General Slaughter Techniques
Chapter 6
Chicken Slaughtering
Chapter 7
Chicken Butchering
Chapter 8
Rabbit Slaughtering
Chapter 9
Rabbit Butchering
Chapter 10
Sheep & Goat Slaughtering
Chapter 11
Sheep & Goat Butchering
Chapter 12
Pig Slaughtering
Chapter 13
Pork Butchering
Chapter 14
Packaging & Freezing
Bibliography
Glossary
Resources
Quality Meat from Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Goats, and Pigs
Locally raised animals, humanely slaughtered and expertly butchered. This is the best meat we can eat and, with Adam Danforth's comprehensive manual, you can learn the skills necessary to take an animal calmly and efficiently from pasture to freezer.
Every step of the slaughtering process -- from selecting the proper equipment to preparing, stunning, and bleeding the animals -- is presented with careful consideration for the animals' well-being and your safety.
Butcher the carcass to maximize food yield and get the cuts you want. You'll find various options for breaking down each species, with hundreds of step-by-step photographs that put you at the butcher's table to observe the art of cutting and boning, trimming fat and connective tissue, and rolling and tying.
Scrupulous attention to sanitation and detailed instructions for packaging and freezing your meat for the best quality, appearance, and freshness ensure that the animals you process will nourish and satisfy everyone they feed. "These are not mere how-to guides: they are the equivalent of in-depth college courses."
- Countryside Small Stock Journal
"These books were written by a man who loves livestock, and loves meat – with reverence."
- The Shepherd
"Breathtaking guide through the paradoxical process of killing animals with compassion. ... a transformative wake-up call."
- Publishers Weekly
"It's informative, it's comprehensive, and above all else, it's reverent and respectful of the animals giving their lives so we can live ours."
- Hobby Farms
"Adam Danforth's two new books about butchering feature tasteful
Adam Danforth is the author of Butchering Chickens, Butchering Beef, and Butchering Poultry, Rabbit, Lamb, Goat, and Pork, which won both an IACP Award and a James Beard Award. Danforth trained at the professional meat processing program at SUNY Cobleskill, one of the only such programs in the United States, before going to work at Marlow and Daughters in New York City. He leads experiential workshops worldwide on butchery and meat science for venues such as the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture, the James Beard Foundation Chefs Boot Camp, Google, and the National Bison Association. Danforth also consults and provides education to restaurants including Eleven Madison Park, Gramercy Tavern, Bazaar Meat, The Perennial, and Maude. He is the American ambassador for the Butchers Manifesto and a board member of the Chefs Collaborative and the Good Meat Project. Danforth lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Foreword by Joel Salatin
Introduction
Chapter 1
From Muscle to Meat
Chapter 2
Food Safety
Chapter 3
Tools & Equipment
Chapter 4
Butchering Methods
Chapter 5
Pre-slaughter Conditions & General Slaughter Techniques
Chapter 6
Chicken Slaughtering
Chapter 7
Chicken Butchering
Chapter 8
Rabbit Slaughtering
Chapter 9
Rabbit Butchering
Chapter 10
Sheep & Goat Slaughtering
Chapter 11
Sheep & Goat Butchering
Chapter 12
Pig Slaughtering
Chapter 13
Pork Butchering
Chapter 14
Packaging & Freezing
Bibliography
Glossary
Resources
Quality Meat from Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Goats, and Pigs
Locally raised animals, humanely slaughtered and expertly butchered. This is the best meat we can eat and, with Adam Danforth's comprehensive manual, you can learn the skills necessary to take an animal calmly and efficiently from pasture to freezer.
Every step of the slaughtering process -- from selecting the proper equipment to preparing, stunning, and bleeding the animals -- is presented with careful consideration for the animals' well-being and your safety.
Butcher the carcass to maximize food yield and get the cuts you want. You'll find various options for breaking down each species, with hundreds of step-by-step photographs that put you at the butcher's table to observe the art of cutting and boning, trimming fat and connective tissue, and rolling and tying.
Scrupulous attention to sanitation and detailed instructions for packaging and freezing your meat for the best quality, appearance, and freshness ensure that the animals you process will nourish and satisfy everyone they feed. "These are not mere how-to guides: they are the equivalent of in-depth college courses."
- Countryside Small Stock Journal
"These books were written by a man who loves livestock, and loves meat – with reverence."
- The Shepherd
"Breathtaking guide through the paradoxical process of killing animals with compassion. ... a transformative wake-up call."
- Publishers Weekly
"It's informative, it's comprehensive, and above all else, it's reverent and respectful of the animals giving their lives so we can live ours."
- Hobby Farms
"Adam Danforth's two new books about butchering feature tasteful