{{Short description|Type of water resistant kraft paper}}
'''Butcher paper''' is a type of water resistant kraft paper traditionally used by butchers and fishmongers to wrap meat and fish.<ref name=FC>{{Cite web |title=NYC Fishmongers are turning butcher paper into a call to action |last=Callaway |first=K.R. |date=2025-07-16 |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/91367948/nyc-fishmongers-are-turning-butcher-paper-into-a-call-to-action |publisher=Fast Company}}</ref> Butcher paper is usually white or reddish in colour, made from kraft pulp, and is generally considered to have a density of between 30 lb/3000 sq ft (49 g/m<sup>2</sup>) and 50 lb/3000 sq ft (81 g/m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Zhao |first=Yonggang |title=Detailed Modeling of Kraft Pulping Chemistry |journal=Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |volume=59 |issue=35 |pages=15412–15422 |year=2020 |publisher=American Chemical Society |doi=10.1021/acs.iecr.0c02110 }}</ref>
Butcher paper is an arts & crafts material, valued for its large-format availability.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For Big Projects, Roll with the Best White Butcher Paper |date=2021-07-21 |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/product-recommendations/best-white-butcher-paper-1234599030/ |publisher=ARTnews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashley Elston's Signature Play? Unfurling the Butcher Paper. |last=Egan |first=Elisabeth |date=2024-01-18 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/books/review/inside-the-list-ashley-elston.html |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It is used in primary and secondary education for crafting hanging artwork and posters.<ref>{{citation |author=William Jordan |url=http://www.hihut.com/the-art-of-hanging-artwork.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301170305/http://www.hihut.com/the-art-of-hanging-artwork.html |archive-date=2012-03-01 |title=The Art of Hanging Artwork}}</ref> Moving companies use butcher paper to pack china, glass, and other fragile items for safe transport at low cost.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Use Packing Paper When Moving |url=https://moveadvisor.com/move/how-to-use-packing-paper-for-packing/ |website=MoveAdvisor |access-date=2025-10-07 }}</ref>
Butcher paper is also used in the process of collecting a rape kit: the victim disrobes while standing on a large sheet of butcher paper, which collects any trace evidence that may fall from the victim's body or clothes.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baker |first1=Thomas E. |title=Rape (forensics) |last2=Roberts |first2=James C. |date=March 2015 |publisher=Salem Press Encyclopedia}}</ref>
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Category:Paper Category:Food preparation utensils Category:Butchers
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