The Meats Lab at NDSU has scheduled an open house Friday, Oct. 26, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Shepperd Arena, 1350 Albrecht Blvd. NDSU’s Department of Animal Sciences and Meats Lab is sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.

Faculty and staff will conduct the following 15-minute educational workshops:

• 3 p.m., “Degree of Doneness” – Learn how to cook the perfect steak or chop
• 5 p.m., “Meat Selection” – Learn how to choose the best cuts and where they come from

Tours of the Meats Lab facilities are scheduled for 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Free sample products will be available and attendees will get the chance to meet student employees.

In addition, the NDSU Meats Lab will have its regularly scheduled weekly retail hours. For more information, including a list of products and prices, visit www.ag.ndsu.edu/ansc/facilities/shepperd-arena.

For more information, contact Austen Germolus or Theresa Jeske at 701-231-8107 or ndsu.meats@ndsu.edu.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.