Cooking temperature, bird type, and muscle origin effects on sensory properties of broiled emu steaks

D. R. Fitzgerald, L. D. Thompson, M. F. Miller, L. C. Hoover

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Abstract

Trained sensory panel scores and Warner-Bratzler shear values (WBS) of emu meat cooked to three end-point temperatures (60, 66, and 75°C), obtained from two bird types (breeder quality, BQ; and nonbreeder quality, NBQ), and from five carcass locations were determined and compared in three studies. NBQ birds had obvious conformational defects. Full rumps and inside drums broiled to 60°C were more tender and juicy than those broiled to 66 or 75°C (p<0.05). Cooking temperature did not affect meat-flavor intensity (p>0.05). BQ vs NBQ sources had no effect on tenderness or juiciness (p>0.05). Differences in tenderness, juiciness, meat-flavor intensity and WBS were found among the five meat cuts (p<0.05).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-170
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of food science
Volume64
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

Keywords

  • Cooking temperatures
  • Emu
  • Palatability
  • Shear values

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