Portionix · Beef cut-sheet builder

Build your cut sheet.

Choose exact cuts, add NZ processing instructions, set your packing profile, then download one clear document for your butcher.

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Interactive carcass map

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cuts

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Photographic cut index

Choose by actual cut

Every specimen maps to its exact region above.

NZ homekill instructions

Processing & packing profile

These defaults apply wherever a cut instruction produces steaks, roasts, mince, dice, or sausages.

Carcass share

Ageing / hang time

Packaging

Steak thickness

Steaks per pack

Mince / diced packs

Target roast size

Sausages per pack

General trim

Retain soup bones Retain edible offalPlanning aid only — final yield and available options depend on the carcass and your processor.

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Build your selection

Choose a region on the animal. Every change streams a fresh JSON document to the console.

JSON document

{
  "$schema": "https://portionix.dev/schemas/beef-cut-selection/v3",
  "animal": {
    "commonName": "Beef",
    "species": "Bos taurus"
  },
  "updatedAt": null,
  "processingProfile": {
    "market": "New Zealand homekill",
    "carcassShare": "half",
    "ageing": "7-to-14-days",
    "packaging": "vacuum-packed",
    "steakThickness": "medium",
    "steaksPerPack": 2,
    "mincePackGrams": 500,
    "dicedPackGrams": 500,
    "roastTargetGrams": 1500,
    "sausagesPerPack": 6,
    "trimAllocation": "split",
    "retainSoupBones": true,
    "retainOffal": false
  },
  "selectionCount": 0,
  "selectedCuts": [],
  "compatibilityWarnings": [],
  "advisory": "Homekill product is for the owner and permitted household use; it cannot be traded or sold in New Zealand."
}

Your detailed cut list will appear here.

Select cuts from the carcass map or photographic index above. Each one gets its own persistent processing card.