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Fresh or canned meat that consists of precooked, ready to serve chicken, turkey, beef or pork that can become ingredients in a variety of foods dishes.

A blend of pork and beef seasoned with spices and formed into a coarse textured loaf. The loaf is smoked over hardwoods for added flavor.

A blend of pork and beef seasoned with spices and formed into a coarse textured loaf. The loaf is smoked over hardwoods for added flavor.

A blend of pork and beef that is formed into a fine textured loaf. Whole pimento stuffed olives are added to the blend of pork and beef for added flavor.

Meat from an animal that is not cut from a standard muscle, but is obtained from organs. Variety meat includes muscular organs such as heart, tripe (stomach lining), and tongue and other organ meat such as brains, liver, kidneys, and sweetbreads (thymus glands of veal and lamb).

A group of meat products that include: sliced beef, jellied beef loaf, jellied corned beef, deviled ham, Geotta sausage, chopped ham loaf, ham and cheese loaf, headcheese, honey loaf, luncheon meat, macaroni and cheese loaf, minced luncheon spread, Mortadella bologna, old fashioned loaf, olive loaf, pepper loaf, pickle and pimento loaf, scrapple, Souse of Sulz, and veal loaf.

Meat that has been cooked for a very short period of time, leaving the center cool and red in color....

Meat that has been cooked for a period of time that is considered to not be long or short, leaving the center sliightly warm and somewhat dark pink to dark in color.

Meat that has been cooked for a longer period of time, leaving the center warm and darker in color, while the texture may be somewhat firmer.

A German luncheon meat, which is made in a bologna-like manner and consists of beef and pork and large chunks of lean ham.

Chunks of meat that are used as an ingredient for a dish containing stewed meat and vegetables. Fresh stew meat is usually taken from the tougher cuts of beef, pork, or lamb because the stewing process tenderizes the meat.

A process to reduce the toughness of meat fibers in a cut of meat. Tenderizing breaks down the meat fibers and softens the meat, making it easier to chew and more palatable.

Fresh or canned meat that consists of precooked, ready to serve meat loaves or sausages made from pork, ham, or beef.

A bologna type luncheon meat containing chopped pimientos (or pimentos). It is generally sliced and served cold in sandwiches or as an appetizer.

Often used by those who make their own meat ingredients for sausages or meat dishes, Meat Grinders are a common utensil for grinding a variety of ingredients that may include seasonings desired for personal tastes in the foods being prepared.

A meat product that has received injections of solutions such as water, salt and sodium phosphate to season the meat and to keep it from drying out.

Also known as boiled ham, the meat is cured, shaped, and cooked in steam or water. It is then packaged whole or sliced and sold as luncheon meat.

Fresh or canned meat that consists of precooked, ready to serve meat loaves or sausages made from pork, ham, or beef.

The fleshy part of an animal that is used for food or the edible part of something, such as the nuts inside of nut shells.

A tool used for tenderizing meat. This kitchen utensil, usually in the form of a mallet with a flat or point-protruding shaped suface, is used to pound against the meat in order to break apart the tough fibers.