Butchery site even more cutting edge

Aimed at helping trainee butchers master the mountain of cutting techniques required for the job, The Cutting Edge has been extremely popular since it was launched on CD-Rom about five years ago and on the website in 2007.

The resource is available now at www.qmscotland.co.uk/cutting
QMS Industry Development Manager Andy McGowan said:

“The feedback for the Cutting Edge has surpassed all our expectations. In the time we've been redeveloping it we've had messages from all over Scotland and the world saying how useful a training tool it is.

“Technology has moved on leaps and bounds since the launch of the original Cutting Edge. In this new version we've gone back to the original tapes and re-mastered them to offer higher quality video and sound than both the original website and the CD-Rom version.

“The independent butcher sector recognises the need to attract new blood into the industry and to make sure that these apprentices go on to develop the first class skills and knowledge that are required. Training initiatives like the Cutting Edge go some way to making this happen.”

The Cutting Edge features more than four and a half hours of footage of master butcher Viv Harvey doing a cut-by-cut breakdown of a complete beef, lamb and pork carcase and showing how to maximise the value of each part of the animal.

Although greatest interest in the teaching tool has come from the butcher and retail sectors, farmers who are looking to diversify into butchery through Farmers' Markets and Farm shops have also found it a useful tool to develop their cutting skills.

The Cutting Edge is available for free on the QMS website at www.qmscotland.co.uk/cutting

This new resource is part of the redevelopment of the QMS website, which features updated economics reports, a new animal health section as well as advice and reports from all the QMS teams.