Dexter-Russell 16-inch Selecting Hook

A selecting hook lets a cutter pierce and pull a heavy piece of raw meat from a tub or a combo bin without reaching in by hand. Dexter-Russell’s 16-inch hook is stainless steel with an orange handle that is easy to spot in the cutting room, and Dexter notes it also stabilizes meat as you cut and quarter it. Meat cutters use it to pull pieces from brine, and fish cutters use it to lift fish from their bins to the cutting table. It is especially useful with rockfish and other species whose sharp spines are best kept away from the hands. For a hook that works closer to the knife, see the T324 boning hook.