Smoking and Grilling Foods
Animal Science
Scott Jensen
Extension Educator
University of Idaho
MARSING
Abstract
In 2019, Extension Educators with Family and Consumer Sciences and Ag Livestock programming expertise developed and implemented the “Smoking and Grilling Foods” program for consumers. At this five-hour pilot program, twenty-two participants were offered educational content focused on meat science and selection, keeping food safe, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat quality grades, and cooking methods. Following the pilot program, participant feedback contributed to the adaptation of the program into a two-part workshop to accommodate the lecture, demonstration and hands-on components of the program. To date, this program has been offered six times and educated 146 adult participants in southwest Idaho. Participants receive lecture, demonstration, and hands-on education where they can trim, season, and cook their own tri-tip and pork loin meat cuts. In addition, a live brisket trimming demonstration is performed during the workshop, and a fully cooked brisket is sampled at the completion of the workshop, along with the other smoked food samples such as cheese, pepper jam, and cheesecake. This program structure contributes to knowledge, skill and confidence-building in participants. A major factor in the success of this program is the multi-disciplinary approach that has coupled a Family Consumer Science Educator with food safety passion and expertise and an Ag Livestock Educator passionate about meat science and smoking/grilling meat. In-person and virtual train the trainer professional development regarding this program has been offered 7 times with 227 total participants from 35 different states. Collaborative program pieces, including marketing materials, program structure, implementation considerations and program impact will be shared. This presentation will equip participants with ideas and tools to develop similar and other multi-disciplinary programs.
Authors: Scott Jensen, Surine Greenway
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Scott Jensen Extension Educator, University of Idaho, Idaho, 83639
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Surine Greenway Extension Educator, University of Idaho, Idaho, 83639