A meat hook is any hook normally used in

butcher A butcher is a person who may Animal slaughter, slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesal ...

ies to hang meat. This form of hook is a variation on the classic S hook.

Types

*An S-shaped hook or jointed hook is used to hang up meat or the carcasses of animals such as

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and

cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

on a moving conveyor line. The jointed hook is able to swivel, allowing the carcass to be turned more easily. *A gambrel hook or stick is a frame (shaped like a horse's hind leg) with hooks for suspending a carcass in a more spread out fashion. *A grip hook is a single hook with a handle of some kind, to hold on to a carcass while butchering. *A bacon hook or bacon hanger is a multi-pronged coat-hanger type hook, used to hang bacon joints and other meat.

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