Retail and Hospitality - BUTCHER

1. Draw pictures of all the types of meat (animals) you would find in a butcher shop.

2. What is the best value for money?
a. Go to the butcher shop and investigate the prices of different types of meat.
b. Write up the cost per weight
c. Compare these prices with those at a supermarket to see which is the better deal.

3. Find out what types of meat your family buys at the butcher? Does your family buy all their meat at the butcher? At the supermarket? As a class, make up a graph of the prices, types of meat and where the families buy their meat.

4. Ask your local butcher about the knives they use. Draw the knife and describe its function. What other equipment does a butcher shop have? A sausage machine?

When you're ready to do some cooking, go to this site and learn about how to cook different cuts of meats in different ways. You can even download a book called 'A Practical Guide to cooking Australian Beef and Lamb'.

Check out this selection of  videos of how to cook different types of meat too!

Check out Junior MasterChef

If you have an iphone or iPad, you might like to download this app from iTunes called "Ask the Butcher" (cost $2.49)