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20 years of breaking down primals and I never noticed this rib trick
I was breaking down a whole ribeye for a wedding order in Austin last month and kept fighting with the cap. Old timer named Hank walked by, grabbed my knife, and showed me I was cutting against the grain on the cap tie. Had been doing it backwards since I started in 2004 and nobody ever caught it. Has anyone else had a basic move they butchered forever without realizing?
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leewood15h ago
Tbh sounds like Hank saved you from another 20 years of fighting that cap. Must feel nice to finally be cutting it right instead of wrestling it.
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troyknight8h agoRising Star
Ha, yeah I guess Hank did me a solid whether I like to admit it or not. Now I just gotta figure out how to not make the same mistake twice and screw up the next one.
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Hank's way works fine if you like wasting time re-trimming loose cap ends later.
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