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cole_murphy•1d ago

Pro tip: I was breaking down whole chickens wrong for 3 years

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theas28•3d ago

Stopped losing money on trim every week after I started weighing the fat bucket before and after grinding

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angela_hart•3d ago

Watched a butcher in Kalamazoo break down a whole hog with just a 6 inch curved boning knife and it messed with my head

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the_viola•3d ago

Vent: Took me 14 months to figure out I was sharpening my boning knife at the wrong angle

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the_alice•5d ago

Watched a guy at Marv's Meat Market in Valparaiso break down a whole hog in 11 minutes and I'm rethinking my whole setup

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craig.viola•8d ago

Why does nobody talk about breaking down a whole pig for the first time

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danielm80•8d ago

Update: watched a guy at the Omaha plant wrap sausage in the same casing he'd left sitting out since 6am

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wilson.olivia•8d ago

PSA: the butcher at Eastern Market in DC told me to ask for the whole bone-in short rib plate instead of the cut ones, and it made my braise so much richer

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scott.olivia•11d ago

Learned something from an old timer about aging beef today

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kai_burns73•14d ago

Broke a band saw blade mid-shift at a Saturday rush

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stella121•15d ago

That one Saturday I went through 60 pork bellies before noon

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wren230•16d ago

Saturday rush nearly killed my shoulder, but the tri-tip sellout saved the day

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lee689•16d ago

Tried to sharpen a boning knife mid-service, nearly lost a finger in front of a health inspector

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johnson.river•18d ago

The day I stopped splitting quarters in the walk-in, Kansas City 2017

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adam919•20d ago

Boned vs. bone-in lamb, my neighbor made me question everything I do

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