If Meat from a Steer Carcass Is Cooked Soon After

question 14

Multiple Choice

If meat from a steer carcass is cooked soon after slaughter, it will be:

• A) Juicy, because the WHC is increased and the meat loses little water on cooking
• B) Shrunken as muscle fibers contract
• C) Tender, because the higher the temperature, the shorter the time carcass is in rigor
• D) A and C
• E) None of the above

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