2/17/13

We finally made it to campus and are staying in the Kellogg Convention Center.  It is another top notch hotel with all the amenities.  We've been given meal tickets to use at the dorms.  I have to say MSU's dining facilities are second to none.  We eat breakfast and supper at Brody Hall since it's across from the hotel.  We eat lunch at Shaw Hall as it's close to the meat lab.  These halls have food courts with a large variety of choices.

Our first day in the meat lab....geared up with supplies from JBS...... we are ready to cut something!

We started cutting pork partly because it is cheaper and smaller. Sarah Wells helped walk us thru the basics and allowed us to start cutting. The flash cards we studied at KBS were helpful, but dealing with the real thing is the only way to learn.

Things went well and we were all happy to get some hands on experience after all our classroom work!