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matthewkim•1d ago

PSA: watched a guy break down a whole hog in 38 minutes at the Ohio State Fair

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miamitchell•2d ago

My old boss swore boneless was lazy, then I watched him lose a $60 sale over it

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violatorres•3d ago

Customer called our pork chops "too lean" and I sat with that one for a while

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lindab49•3d ago

Pro tip: a scissor style poultry shear beats a cleaver on spatchcock birds every time

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danielr94•4d ago

When I started in 2003 we broke whole cows, now the counter guys just open boxes

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west.henry•5d ago

Took a salaried job at a shop in Reno and felt guilty clocking out at 5, then my lead showed me his hands

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victorb17•6d ago

My bandsaw blade snapped on a 40 pound ribeye order and I finished it with a hand saw

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the_tessa•6d ago

Showerthought: the old guy at my shop in Tulsa said my grinder was running too fast and I brushed it off for 3 weeks

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abbyg14•7d ago

Unpopular opinion: a butterflied leg of lamb sells faster than chops, and my counter war proved it

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the_james•8d ago

A 70 year old butcher in Kansas City told me to stop trimming so close, now I'm second guessing everything

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jade_singh•8d ago

Roped myself into breaking down a whole hog for a coworker's wedding and it took 11 hours instead of 6

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sullivan.finley•9d ago

Warning: I broke down 14 whole chickens last Saturday and finally nailed the wishbone cut

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jennys72•10d ago

Tried dry aging a whole ribeye in my walk-in for 45 days, ended up with $180 of jerky

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joseph_williams•10d ago

TIL my grandpa's 60 year old bone saw beats the $400 electric one I bought last spring

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spencer_jones•12d ago

Found out from an old meat cutter that we used to break down whole hanging halves by hand at Swift in the 60s

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