Lessons > Poultry Fundamentals
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Lesson Overview
Whether you choose to cook turkey, chicken, quail, Cornish hen or duck (or any other type of poultry), it’s important to realize that each bird has relatively the same anatomy.
Once you understand that each part – the legs, the breasts and the wings – is composed of different muscle tissue, yo…
Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- explain the difference between white and dark meat
- understand the basic muscle composition of poultry legs and identify which cooking methods are best suited
- understand the basic muscle composition of poultry breasts and identify which cooking methods are best suited
- understand the basic muscle composition of poultry wings and identify which cooking methods are best suited
- identify fresh poultry
- store and thaw poultry safely
Course Syllabus
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| 1. | Introduction: Poultry Fundamentals |
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| 2. | Complete Your Self Assessment |
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| 3. | Poultry | White vs. Dark Meat |
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| 4. | Poultry Legs & Cooking |
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| 5. | Poultry Breasts & Cooking |
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| 6. | Poultry Wings & Other Parts & Cooking |
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| 7. | Buying, Storing & Thawing Poultry |
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| 8. | Break Down a Chicken |
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| 9. | Labeling Sections of Chicken |
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| 10. | More Butchering Practice |
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| 11. | Practice Activities & Recipes |
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| 12. | Lesson Quiz |
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Practice Recipes
A few of the practice recipes you'll learn in this lesson.
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12 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: Poultry Fundamentals
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: Poultry | White vs. Dark Meat
Task 4: Poultry Legs & Cooking
Task 5: Poultry Breasts & Cooking
Task 6: Poultry Wings & Other Parts & Cooking
Task 7: Buying, Storing & Thawing Poultry
Task 8: Break Down a Chicken
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