Butcher

How it is used

In a large kitchen, a butcher may work on meat fabrication before service.

Example sentences

1. The butcher divided the lamb into the required cuts.

   The role transforms larger meat sections into useful cuts.

2. Our butcher supplied evenly sized portions for the banquet.

   The job includes preparing meat to an agreed portion specification.

Common collocations

• trained butcher
• butcher's cuts

Related terms

• portionThe amount of a food served to one person. As a verb, to portion means to divide food into equal amounts for serving.
• filletA boneless piece of fish or meat, such as a fish fillet or beef fillet. As a verb, to fillet means to remove the bones and cut out these pieces.

More terms: Kitchen Brigade & Roles

• chef
• sous chef
• head chef
• line cook
• commis chef
• chef de partie
• pastry chef
• kitchen porter
• brigade system
• tournant
• poissonnier
• boulanger