Ask John The Butcher

Category: Meat Types

  • Is It A Burger?

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    As a butcher I follow the news and going ons of the meat industry as I have mentioned before. I came across an article from Australia’s ABC Foreign Correspondence reporting on the Impossible Burger that can now be purchased from Americas Burger King fast food chain. Reporter Craig Reucassel purchases the Impossible Burger and an…

  • Pork Meat and it’s Nutritional Benefits

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    Pork is a popular meat derived from…you guessed it…Pigs. This meat is widely known, and individuals around the globe consume approximately 100,000 tons of it annually. It is sometimes confused as a white meat but it actually falls in the category of red meats with other popular varieties.

  • Making Bacon At Home Easy With These Simple Steps

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    Making your own bacon just gives you the opportunity to prepare it just the way you like it. Most people know that bacon is made from pork but for people that don’t eat pork, they can have the same great eating experience with beef bacon and even turkey bacon. The process I will be describing…

  • Crocodile and Alligator Meat

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    Why Not Take A Bite… They both conjure up the feeling that you’re looking at a dinosaur, but even though they look menacing they are also very tasty. Their meat is very much the same, apart from Alligator being a little more lower in sodium but both have the same texture and unique tastes. 

  • Christmas Ham Handy Tips

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    Top Tips for Picking Your Christmas Ham Plus a Few Handy Hints The best way to find a good ham is to start with a good butcher.  some tips on what makes a good ham. Chances are, that if takes care of your meat selections, he’ll take care of your ham too! Most of us already…

  • Thanksgiving Time Helpful Hints

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    Thanksgiving Time – A Few Turkey Tips When we head into Thanksgiving, it’s time to start thinking about planning about that festive meal. The traditional meal is all about turkey (obviously), and for some it is just another…get your turkey, sort out what you’re having with it all on auto-pilot and away you go. For…

  • Lamb Carcass Breakdown

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    Lamb Meat Cuts From A Carcass Breakdown You may have seen my other articles on beef forequarter, beef hindquarter and pork carcass breakdown, so today I will show you a video of how a master butcher expertly cuts, trims and slices a whole lamb into ready to cook lamb meat cut portions.  I have turned…

  • Hindquarter Beef Primal Breakdown

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    Hindquarter Beef Cuts Breakdown By A Pro I have already written an article on the breaking down of a beef forequarter and now it is time to to get to the other end of the carcass…the Hindquarter. The hindquarter carries most of what we butchers call, the Premium Cuts. Most of the hind leg cuts are…

  • Forequarter Beef Primal Breakdown

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    Forequarter Beef Cuts Breakdown By A Pro Breaking down a carcass of beef into its primal cuts is something that I believe can only be done by a skilled butcher. In my opinion there will never be a machine invented that will be able to perform this task (famous last words lol). Beef Carcass Breakdown…

  • Pork Primal Cuts Breakdown

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    How To Breakdown A Pork Side Into Primal Cuts There is nothing better than watching how a master butcher can breakdown any cut of meat from its original carcass form and into primal cuts and then even into sub primal cuts. If you are interested in seeing such a thing it is like watching artistry…

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