Poultry cuts/ Market forms

• WHOLE


  Is one that has been uncut. It is available either fresh or frozen.
• HALVES


  Cutting the bird in two from front to back through the backbone and keel
• BREAST QUARTERS


  These parts include portions of the back as well as the wing. All of these are white meat.
• SPLIT BREAST


  Breast quarter with the wings removed, One that has been skinned and deboned is known as a boneless, skinless, breast or a breast fillet.
• SPLIT BREAST WITHOUT BACK


  A breast quarter with wing and back portion removed.
• EIGHT-PIECE CUT


  Whole bird that is cut into two breast halves with the ribs and the back portion, two wings, two thighs with the back portion and two drumsticks. It is usually sold without the giblets, which include the heart, gizzard, liver, and other visceral organs that can be eaten.
• WHOLE WING


  This is the all white meat portion of the bird, usually a chicken, composed of the drumette, mid- section, and tip.
• WING MID-SECTION WITH TIP


  The flat center section and the wing tip (flipper).
• WING MIDSECTION


  Between the elbow and the tip. It is sometimes referred to as the wing flat or mid joint.
• WHOLE LEG


  Consists of the drumstick and the thigh.
• THIGH


  Portion of the leg above the knee joint. It can be sold boneless and skinless(thigh fillet).
• DRUMSTICK


  Lower portion of the leg quarter, or the portion between the knee joint and the hock.
• LIVE


  Poultry is sold live at markets or at farm gate; seldom purchased and used in commercial food service
• WHOLE


  Similar in form to live birds in that their bodies are intact but they have already been slaughtered; not usually bought and used in commercial food service
• DRESSED


  Have been slaughtered; the head, feet, and viscera are still intact, but the blood and feather
• DRAWN


  Same as dressed birds, but with their visceral organs removed
• READY-TO-COOK


  These have been slaughtered, defeathered, eviscerated, and processed for cooking
• POULTRY PARTS


  These are the different parts of the bird sold in a single pack