Synopsis
Presents a U. S. Department of Agriculture's consumer meat specialist who gives valuable tips on buying and preparing meat by using the USDA grades of quality. This is a pseudo cooking show circa 1970; woman in ugly print dress and big hair shows us prime cuts of meat, what "USDA" means, and slices cuts of meat, describing them in detail. Finished dinners are shown in detail. Woman puts meat dishes in oven and removes them using a potholder. If you ever dreamed of a film describing all sorts of meat cuts and how to cook them, then this is your dream come true.
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Details
- Running time
- 35 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0582_How_to_Buy_Meat_Part_II_07_20_39_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Where's your apron, lady? · Spuzz · 2016-05-17
Anyone who has been paying attention knows that I just fall over my feet whenever there's a film about food to be discovered. With a title like 'How To Buy Meat', how can you not resist. This 'film', actually a series of 4 minute vignettes, features a lady dressed to the nines in the fashions of the day (but not wearing an apron??!) fondling meat and telling us the many different types of cuts and grades you can get. She mentions many things.. - Always handle meat with tongs.. even though she's been touching it all over with her pointer (pencil?) and her very well polished fingernails. - Your…