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 purchasesRead More →

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.Read More →

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 sameRead More →

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 hamRead More →

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-pilotRead More →

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 meatRead More →

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 ofRead More →

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 thingRead More →