From Farm to Freezer by Getting Help From My Local Farmer! Buying a Whole Hog

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@graebiggs9821 Год назад

Becky! I work with farmers all over the country building soil health with my husband and I must say I really really appreciate your videos! You are very well versed and researched thank you

@marge3157 Год назад

As a Central Oregon ranch wife, it's so nice to see someone educate the the public. With 250 head out my living room window, we have never had anyone stop and ask about our beef or the way we raise it.

@tammyw11 Год назад

I live in the valley (near Eugene) and looking for a good farmer to partner with. Any chance you know any this way?

@marge3157 Год назад

@Tammy W I would look into where Becky gets her beef, it might be closer. 😊

@michelledesjadon1476 Год назад

@@tammyw11I also live in Eugene😊❤

@kimmyseegmiller985 Год назад

What no one understands is the amount of time it takes. 9 months is the quickest I can get a Berkshire to 250-300 pounds. It takes 16 months to feed out a steer to that 1100 1200 pound butcher weight. I am constantly looking at least 1 year out for my steers!

@dawnculpeper2125 Год назад

That is good to know ! I'm really considering ordering a half a cow , we love our BBQ here in the south

@pamelasanders5657 Год назад

Yes, good point. And it takes a lot of feed, care, and commitment to get the animals to market weight.

@karenustach5655 Год назад

This was a super helpful video. Both times we have purchased a cow, it was last minutes, someone had backed out and it was already butchered, so I had no choice in the matter. The first one had a lot more roasts, the second had hardly any roasts. So I learned a lot from that experience. I will get a lot of flack from some of your fans, but I loved this shorter video format. Thanks for being you and for inviting us into your your home.

@shirleymeyle3702 Год назад

We have purchased beef frim a local farmer too. Great taste! I too like shorter videos!

@wvover8079 Год назад

i like shorter videos,...i pass up many or skip many parts of videos because i just dont have time for such long videos....its fine that she likes to film this way....ill just pick and choose what parts i watch

@annemaguire657 Год назад

No flack from me, I do love a good roast :) I bought a rib eye roast for the first time the other day, not so sure about that, yet to taste, I like silverside :)

@candacekesting1786 Год назад

love her videos all. We have been either growing beef or buying it from farmers that grass feed for decades. All beef come with the same cuts depending on the size so folks that are getting lots of roast one time and none the other, well, it really doesn't work that way.

@tammycornett5631 Год назад

No flak from me, but I LOVE the long videos. Just split them up if you have to--I do it all the time.

@rosemaryogilvie6842 Год назад

I’m vegetarian, but I found this really interesting! A wonderful resource for anyone wanting to go down this path.

@GroundingSage Год назад

Becky, can you also do a video similar to this about how you found farmers to get seconds and other bulk produce like when you bought all of those onions last year?

@pamelasanders5657 Год назад

My son shows and sells hogs through 4H locally in our county and at the State Farm show. I would encourage people to support 4H and FFA youth as well. Knowing how the animal is/was raised and where it is butchered (you choose both), is a great way to align your values. Becky, thank you for educating us on these things. It is refreshing to see your passion and commitment to supporting your local farmers.

@suzanneford1571 Год назад

Totally, we are a 4-h family too, the only downside is I don’t like how much grain is in them

@marge3157 Год назад

We were 4h and FFA family to!

@jjc2323 Год назад

This! ❤

@veronicavatter6436 11 месяцев назад

Those animals are pampered by those kids! They are so proud of them! Maybe lil Acre will be a 4Her?!

@ThePurposefulPantry Год назад

Question: When you don't take the pork loins - then aren't you paying more for the cuts you do take since you're paying for hanging weight?

@mrsj5890 Год назад

I think they get ground for sausage

@amberbeasley2527 Год назад

You have inspired us all the way to Australia, my husband invested in a start up company to connect local farmers to customers and they are now up and running and we just purchased our first half a cow, we decided which cuts of meat we wanted and what size we wanted it packed

@sharonmoore4381 Год назад

I’m Australian as well I live in Maitland area nsw, I’ve been looking for ages for us as well that’s why we brought the freezer

@dianecuthbertson2686 Год назад

Amber how does it work in Australia in what your purchase weight is to what your butchered weight is, I’ll explain a bit better 😂 With Becky she paid the farmer for the whole animal, it then gets butchered but she is only buying a few items from that hog and leaving so many great cuts, if we do that here in Australia, does the butchers then pay us for all the cuts Becky isn’t using, or do they basically get those cuts for free? To me it seems like an expensive way to buy it because you have already paid for the cuts your then not going to eat 🤔

@JinHee20 Год назад

@@dianecuthbertson2686 Beckey is turning the meat in to Sausages because she doesn’t use the fancy cuts in her everyday cooking. That’s why she’s not getting all the great cuts you’re referring to.

@dianecuthbertson2686 Год назад

@@JinHee20 ahh so the great cuts are now sausages? I still think she should try the fillet, she would fall in love, so versatile.

@plbennett8 Год назад

I'm surprised that you don't like Boston Butt's... They make Great canned pulled pork... :)

@theIAMofME Год назад

That and hams. We love hams. I never understand why people skip the hams.

@hannahkayee831 Год назад

@@theIAMofMEI personally don't like the hams unless they are smoked.

@imkathrynhenry Год назад

My husband and I just spent 9 hours processing 18 whole chickens that we purchased to be slaughtered, from a local farm 30 mins from our house. This is the second year we've done this and it has been so empowering! We figure that combined with the local 1/2 beef we have on order, as well as the CSF (community supported fisheries) we're apart of, this should be enough chicken to last until next year. It's a tremendous amount of work to part out each chicken, but we get to control the cuts we make and ensure everything is used. Not to mention the price per/lb is about half that of grocery store prices and WAY higher quality and better animal husbandry. I canned up a batch of stock last night already and this morning I have canned meat in the canner. Thank you for your encouragement to try new things!

@teniaosayande6355 Год назад

What is animal husbandry? I'm learning about buying local & figured chickens would be an easy start for me. In a major city, but a neighbor has a few hens & gives me fresh eggs. Just the quality difference alone makes me what to buy local. Let alone the cost savings in the long run.

@imkathrynhenry Год назад

@@teniaosayande6355 farm fresh eggs are the gateway drug for many, lol! I have another farmer I support with bi-weekly egg deliveries, it's lovely! How exciting for you to dive into the world of supporting your local food web. Animal husbandry refers to how a domesticated animal is raised. For me, knowing that the chicken's have a good life and are cared for with compassion is important. The farm they call home for their life is diverse and they have room to "be chickens" Also knowing that their death is quick and without prolonged suffering is another important factor. In fact, the farmer that raised these chickens is also one of our local vets. I know that she's processing them in the most humane and quick way possible.

@snarky_farmer Год назад

You are working with an amazing farmer. Not all would do the same on refund. Ive had my own experience with raising Kune Kune in the past. Great little pigs but very little usable meat. I enjoyed raising them and also Guinea Hogs. The meat was fantastic as far as taste but there just wasn't enough to justify continuing to raise them for our family.

@ashleyashcraft1754 Год назад

I recently (in the past few months) found the Bearded Butchers and I LOVE their channel and learned so much. I still don't have the budget to do this process, BUT I did find a pretty local place to buy bulk organic grassfed/finished beef from so thats what ive been doing and loving it. We can only do so much and constantly trying to improve.

@shannon110198 Год назад

They are amazing!! They're local to us but I can hardly afford to shop with them 😂 we've learned so much from them though!

@diannewesley9638 Год назад

Thank you for that information. We buy a 1/2 a cow each spring. Average cost per pound we pay is 3.00 in the end. That is steaks , roast, ground beef, bones, tail and organ meats. Can't beat that. On another note, I love your apron. Where can I get one similar?

@dianecuthbertson2686 Год назад

Wow, it sounds like an expensive way to purchase meat, especially a hog, so you pay for the full hanging weight, then you lose money from all the bones, skin etc, what happens then to the cuts you don’t eat, does your butcher pay you for those? If not your basically then just donating all the cuts you don’t eat to the butchers that you have paid for? I’m in Australia and we eat the cuts you don’t, pork chops, butterfly steak, pork fillet which is omg sooooo juicy and tender, great for sweet and sour pork or just as is then sliced, can be marinated, it’s so good, it’s the bit that comes down the sides of the spine, then roast pork with crackling omg yum, then pork sausages (the links), pork chops are lovely done on the grill, you can eat pork slightly pink like beef, but not as rare as beef, I’m surprised there are so many great cuts of pork you don’t eat that your paying for, wouldn’t it be cheaper just to buy what you do eat from the butcher, seems like your paying twice but then leaving half behind?

@gunther13101 Год назад

Excellent information Becky!!!!! I wish I had known all this a year ago when we purchased 1/4 of a cow with our son and daughter. This year I learned so many things….number 1….I would have asked for the fat so I could have had that for cooking and other things. Don’t know if we’ll actually order more meat in the future as we are in our 70’s and don’t go through it as fast as families with kids, etc. Perhaps our kids will order more and I can ask them to get the fat for me😜 Thank you for explaining the process….it will be so helpful to those followers of yours who plan to purchase farm raised animals (beef, pork, etc).💕💕💕

@debihediger4760 Год назад

Just wondering why you don’t ask for the tenderloin or some of the roast? Because I do see you cook some of that once in a while and it would make some of it good pulled pork sandwiches or tacos, etc..

@shamancarmichael5305 Год назад

I grew up with parents who got meat this way! I remember us going to the 'meat locker' in summer, wearing our winter coats, and helping bring out all the brown bags full of future delicious dinners, and then Dad playing freezer Tetris, trying to fit it all in back home! 🤣

@natalieketchelos4177 Год назад

I am 4’10”and butcher injured animals wether cow, goat, pig, lamb, chicken or goose as long as it’s not tainted by injury myself. Butchering is a very hard labor intensive process even in perfect conditions. But I speak with several farmers to buy their injured animal for instance have gotten a whole cow 🐄 with broken leg for 150.00 and have spent the day processing it well worth the time, money, energy and schedule shifting.

@carolynmills513 Год назад

Awesome!!

@natalieketchelos4177 Год назад

@@carolynmills513 thank you

@heatherj3030 Год назад

That's impressive!

@Cookingwithapril Год назад

Oh wow. This is great information.

@natalieketchelos4177 Год назад

@@heatherj3030 thank you just doing what needed to be done to make sure it was taken care of and not wasted

@anitavalerio7437 Год назад

Becky, thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips with us. I've learned so much from you. Someday I hope to purchase meat this way. ❤

@debmpd Год назад

We’ve ordered numerous times from a local farmer that even delivers. The quality of meat is such a game changer and his prices haven’t changed in years.

@jodyblinoff4277 Год назад

This was so informative and educational! Thank you so much, Becky.

@dakotahdoesthings Год назад

Love the Meating place! I was always curious where you get your meat, turns out it’s the same place as me! Never purchased pork from them, but might do that this year.

@John-ww3ji Год назад

You and your Hubby can now expand into Animal farming. Expand from chicken farming to Hog, Cattle, sheep, goats etc. You have the land for Commercial farming now. - Yippeee! We planning to do the same in our EIN-GEDI farms in the beautiful Fiji Islands - Prayers and thoughts from the BODY of JESUS CHRIST around the world. This shall help with Famines and shortages of food worldwide. Love the bacons, eggs and Hash brown breakfast with Coffee and Tea. Ulalala and ummmmmf indeed!

@cindythompson2687 Год назад

Becky this sounds like a great idea, but I don’t understand what happens to the parts such as ribs if you choose not to get those?

@aprilhampton6298 Год назад

They grind that meat into sausage. You're still getting all the meat, it's just in limited cuts instead of a large variety.

@TheSnugglyDragon Год назад

I love the smaller video clips like this! It makes it easier to fit little tidbits into the day, but I also love your longer content as well! Keep up the good work! ☺️

@YasuTaniina Год назад

Yes! I feel the same way. As a mom of 3 it takes me 2-3 days to get through her videos. Also, good name. My name is also Emma😊

@Melshed Год назад

Same! This the first Becky video I’ve watched in a long time because I saw it’s short enough to actually finish in one setting!

@marthahealon7947 Год назад

Just purchased my first 1/4 cow, My daughter and I went in together and oh my goodness the meat is so good. Nothing like store bought . Looking to get a hog soon.

@gabriellekili2977 Год назад

I am surprised you do not keep the bones to make bone broth as well as bone meal for gardening and other things. Is it something you thought about and decided against or something you just never thought about. ?

@newsgiirl Год назад

Love this, it's great to see you so passionate about this! It's something I would like to try and buy in the future God willing xxx

@biologymom6238 Год назад

Question? You mentioned the specific cuts you choose for your hog. What happens to the cuts like ribs? Tenderloin? Is that just made into sausage you request then.

@Bamagirllp Год назад

Picked up our half hog yesterday. So excited to enjoy this delicious pork! You inspired me to do this Becky! Thank you

@katescaringcorner6765 Год назад

Question for you, Becky. When you don’t get all the cuts, what happens to the other cuts? Do they get converted into your sausage? Do they get bought by others that are buying part of your animal? Are they sold to a supermarket or whoever they supply?

@TheEmbrio Год назад

You get your cuts of meat and the rest as sausage. Because you paid for the animal so you get it all, otherwise it would not be what you paid for

@TheOldMayfieldPlace Год назад

Excellent explanation of the difference between hanging weight and in the freezer weight. Do you have a source for the rigid sides bags that you use? I love how you organize your freezer.

@TheOldMayfieldPlace Год назад

@@AussieMummy-li8yf Thank you.

@pjk1714 Год назад

Smart choice about lard. Promising shortage for that and oils by summer. Interesting economist video out with 20 items we can source or make to avoid inflation or limits just stumbled on. Glad you have the pork in order.

@jeanettekazear Год назад

Hi Becky. I’m not seeing the link to the farmer you use to get your pork. Love the fact that he is honest and customer focused. Can you repost? Thank you.

@mirrandamason7227 Год назад

I have been watching you since the beginning. feel like all these videos are repeating. I loved the variety you use to give, but now it’s the same. I understand you have a baby and it’s time consuming. But less videos with new cook techniques, garden tips, new meal prep ideas and new info are better than day in life type videos to me. I love your channel but I miss the carefree Becky that just wanted to share her home garden and cooking skills.

@debbiee6535 Год назад

Becky the pig ears you can dehydrate and the dogs love them pork is easy for them to digest

@Amarie1961 Год назад

Thank you for sharing that Becky. I noticed the table set behind you. Do you mind sharing the manufacturer?

@lizzy9975 Год назад

Absolutely right. We cannot do it all. The importance of community is so important. You do what you do best, and then tap into what others do best.

@annemaguire657 Год назад

Gosh, that was very interesting, I try to support local all the time, yep pricey at times but quality counts…..I may get the feelers out in my rural locality :), thank you Becky :)

@taneriapollins9225 Год назад

Ham hocks with beans are so good. That’s part of the pig I always get. I also get all the cuts cause that’s what we eat. With the other stuff you could make dog treats

@kirrawillich4361 Год назад

what's the difference between the sausage and Italian sausage? and my do you always turn the sausage into mince meat??

@dawnwatkins6554 Год назад

You could order bones to cook up and make bone broth and soup with too.

@brendamiddleton8194 Год назад

You might set yourself a challenge to try new recipes using pork chops. I love grilled pork chop!

@virginiaquintal Год назад

I purchased my first whole hog this year, and I asked to have all the lard and the leaf lard ground down for me so when I get ready to render it if the grinding part is already done for me

@BarefootFarm Год назад

Becky, thank you so much for this very informative video! My family wants to start buying meat from local farms and this answered so many questions!

@carolcrudder7864 Год назад

Great video Becky! I had absolutely no idea about the process of getting meats in bulk. Very interesting!

@colleenesheridan1159 Год назад

I love the longer videos, really feel like I learn so much from watching what you make and do, please don’t cut them all short, this was very informative if your sourcing buying bulk meat, for me I love the cooking and gardening, keep up the great work Becky.

@vbo9872 Год назад

Yes, I love the longer videos as well. They are such a treat. Please please don't shorten all postings.

@dianecuthbertson2686 Год назад

Yep I love the longer ones also 😊

@LLNTMY Год назад

I love both longer and shorter videos. The ones with nondescript titles don’t interest me as I don’t know what the video will be about. But this video with a clear title hooked me in immediately.

@JohnEatsCheap 7 месяцев назад

Great explanation of the process. I’m in Iowa and know lots of farmers, so we get a whole hog and 1/2 beef every year. Best tasting, supporting local, and best tasting! You do need to get some of that pork processed into chops, though! 😉😋

@nicolemyers8551 Год назад

Where we live, the farmer usually charges by live weight & the butcher charges my hanging weight.

@CarolynMangold Год назад

Hi Becky, this is Carolyn, from Australia. I was wondering if you've done a price comparison between the cuts you end up with from the butcher per pound, compared to supermarket prices. I do realise that, in every way, sourcing your protein from local farms is the best solution. Just curious to see if it actually saves you significant money as well.

@TheEmbrio Год назад

She has in previous videos and no not really, since she gets sausage, a low price cut, but it’s sausage made from good meat parts of the pig. When she used to have some premium cuts’ it was a better price on those than organic grocery store prices.

@Dorrie519 Год назад

this is something ymy sister and I have talked about doing. Sharing a beef and a hog. Many years ago a local grocery store used to have a quarter cow for an awesome price. As a teenager I was in charge of the grocery shopping and the food prep. I missed those days of getting the great meat at a great price! Thanks so much for sharing!!

@JanicePhillips Год назад

I raise and butcher my own Berkshires. YUM. I'll be AI'ing my gilt and making more this Fall!

@HeidisHereAndThere Год назад

I buy our local meat from the butcher shop, Top Choice Meats, down on Fourth Plain. Still supports the local farmers, and the butcher, at 1/4 of the cost! 60 pounds for $270👍

@mickeyjayjay9791 Год назад

Becky; how do you keep beautiful nails as a gardener?

@jjc2323 Год назад

They fact your farmer was using Koon koon pigs for meat is telling. That is a hairy pig bred for pets. Not food. Smh. I’d find a new source next year.

@Wayfarehomestead Год назад

Becky, I don't see the information about your pork farmer. I would love to know where you get both your pork and your beef! Thanks!

@karenelisabeth4671 Год назад

Its really fun that you use so few cuts from the pig. Being Danish I cook a lot with pork - roast, meatballs, something called medisterpølse and stegt flæsk. There are just so many good traditionel Danish recipes with pork, that it is an eyeopener that people don't cook like that in the rest of the world. Even the lunchmeats in Denmark is mostly made from pork...

@wandacaudillo1378 Год назад

You are very lucky. I live in Los Angels and I don't believe we have local farmers around here. They may mean driving for hours to find one and being elderly it wouldn't work for us. We usually buy a lot at a time and I separate it into different pkgs and it will last us for months. There are only 3 of us my husband and a friend plus we don't always eat meant. I would love to be able to get fresh meat. I was born in Arkansas and my Grandparents were farmers, my grand mother would grow a garden and can all summer in the Arkansas heat and humidity. Good luck with your garden and canning season.

@ker5776 Год назад

Ok but curious per pound in the end what the price was?

@destinymiddleton782 11 месяцев назад

What do they with the rest of the meat? If you buy the whole hog, but only take certain cuts. What happens to the rest? Isn't that just wasted money on your end? Not trying to come off rude, genuinely curious, as I want to get meat locally. ☺️

@bethmartin3461 Год назад

We have bought meat from family and friends all my life. The taste and quality is so much better then grocery store meat. That’s how I grew up and when I got older I realized most people don’t buy their meat this way. It’s cheaper and taste so much better.

@ashleigh-jadesutherland9404 Год назад

Becky I’d love to know where to find hard sided totes from, I find plastic bins just disintegrate over time but soft sided bags are almost as messy looking as using nothing. In there anywhere online I can find good hard sided tote bags like what you have?

@teresadykman6298 Год назад

Hi Becky, I live in your area and am very interested in knowing the farm you use to purchase your pork please. (I live near Hockinson) Thank you in advance!

@crystalgloss6495 Год назад

When I saw all that meat and multiple freezers the first thing that popped into my head is the same as it has for my mom who has multiples also. What do you do if the power goes out for a long time? Hoping you have a large generator backup ;) Love your videos :)

@marilyncapehart663 Год назад

Hi Becky., My dad used to buy Angus meat like you., Cut & Package 6-10-2023👍🏽👍🏽❤️., Thanks for sharing that information Becky your Farmer is Honest and want to stay in business

@triciawebber5403 Год назад

Becky!!! Where did your parents find that little table and chairs behind you?? They are so beautiful.

@rosettaroper3317 Год назад

Thank you for showing us this video, I learned so much from it.

@superdybonbon Год назад

The kunes need a very strict diet, no more than a lb a day of feed plus pasture. I raise them myself and it takes 15mo to raise them out on pasture. They get so fat on a regular hog diet. I made that mistake our first year. But now I know how to raise them out, oh my goodness. The best pork I've ever had.

@ELSA-468 Год назад

Our local butcher shop will connect people who are interested in purchasing local meat with farmers who sell the various animals

@karaduke8362 Год назад

We got half a hog this year. We don’t like the bacon and I’m so sad by that. Any suggestion on if they can smoke it or do something different with it?

@traceyh8660 Год назад

Wow what fantastic customer service from your farmer.

@DonnaMSchmid Год назад

Thank you so much for making this video! For years, I've thought about buying a whole animal for my freezer, but learning about it has been so overwhelming, that I never quite do it... Maybe this will be the year I actually dip my toe in the water!

@shellp888 Год назад

We have bought from the same local farmer for 26 years. Whoever does the processing can help walk you thru the cuts and explain things. It is a lot of money up front but in the long run I think it’s cheaper and the quality is better.

@DigitHomesteading Год назад

I absolutely love this information! I'm still searching for a whole pig and half a cow here in Texas if you can believe that 😂.

@ColleenH38 Год назад

I am so thankful to have a local farmer that provides beef, pork, chicken, and eggs for my family. It is important to me as well. Have a great day Becky!

@cindiehantho38 Год назад

I would love to know what farmer you used. I’ve been looking. I’m just north of Vancouver

@donnab2520 Год назад

I have purchased both Berkshire and Kunekune farm/pasture-raised hog portions in the past. Although I has glad to get a lot of fat from the Kunekune, overall I was disappointed with the flavor vs. the Berkshire. Could have also been a difference in their diets as well, I suppose.

@munikavilkundu7382 Год назад

eny job their mam.....iam interested...help me pls....

@ginnyday9224 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this information it helps me a lot ❤️🤗

@BeccaS1 Год назад

Pork ribs! We cook either on grill or in our instant pot and crisp up in oven on broil or again, the grill.

@missymoon4970 Год назад

Thank u for ur videos. I never thought about purchasing meat like this until my daughter introduced me on ur videos. She is a stock piler.. and is trying to turn me into one. I wanted to also ask interested in selling and promoting ur own wooden cooking utensil line and cutting boards or share a link to where u purchased yours??

@nancyborgeson440 Год назад

The farmers market in Vancouver, WA had a booth where a farmer sold frozen meat, and he had a flyer for his bulk meat.

@margaret8056 Год назад

VERY VERY INTERESTING THANKS BECKY MARGARET LYNCH SOUTHERN IRELAND

@terryhenderson424 Год назад

For a long time there, the local,name plate of Kroger used to have ground pork at 80%, 90%, and 95% lean around and following pork roast and pork cop sales with a price much cheaper than comperable ground beef; cheaper yet if the packages went into mark down status. Grlund pork absorbs flavors better than anyother meat it seems. It is also not hard and fiberous like ground beef when cooked. Whether you grind yoirself of buy it from the butcher, check out some of those leaner prkk roasts ground into just plain ground pork. Btw Grlund sausage meat begins at 50% fat althiugh many prefer a 60% fat ratio and it can ckme as high as an 80% fat ratio.

@danielintheantipodes6741 Год назад

I am looking forward to the cooking videos. Thank you for this one.

@txpeanut13 Год назад

Can you also request to get the bones and scraps so that way you get all of the pieces?

@vbo9872 Год назад

If you don't take any of the ham, pork tenderloin, pork chops, pork steak, etc - does the butcher sell those to another consumer and give you credit?

@annequiring5652 Год назад

All those cuts are ground and made into sausage.

@vbo9872 Год назад

@@annequiring5652 Oh, thank you

@patprettyman2273 Год назад

Becky can raw milk be freeze dried? I try to use farmers as well 😅 farmers market. I live in a small city on the Oregon Coast. Enjoined the video. Pat

@dawnpleasant2319 Год назад

This was by far the most informative video on this subject that I have watched. Thank you!

@DemiLoveNailArt Год назад

You didn’t get to loin? Or bones because pork bone broth is very good

@cowgirlchelle1 Год назад

What happens to the cuts of meat that you don't want?

@lulamamie8524 Год назад

I was wondering if you are able to request the bones as well so you can make bone broth?

@simplyhomemadeandhomegrown1136 Год назад

If you pay for the whole hog, but only get certain cuts of meat, what happens to the rest of the meat?

@meldonald4315 Год назад

I was wondering too.

@jonisnyder6011 Год назад

Certain parts of an animal can be made into different cuts of meat. For example, if you had an old milk cow, you'd probably make almost everything into ground beef, since a steak would be really tough.

@meldonald4315 Год назад

But what about ribs and such? They don't keep it do they?

@bettywhittington9654 Год назад

You meat could still be ground up into something that you’d use instead of something in freezer wondering when you’re going to cook up that cut of meat that you really didn’t want in the first place. She just buys the cuts her family eats most. Doesn’t mean that she doesn’t occasionally buy a cut for a special occasion.

@3pocketsfull863 Год назад

Mince, sausages, dog bones.

@robinjohnston8180 Год назад

It would be good if we ate meat at this home but we do not!

@maureenhargrave3568 Год назад

Your description of cuts you chose is a help. Having no freezer space I can’t do this right now but if I were to order a pig from a farmer leaf lard would be important. Bacon would be next. Then a bone in pork loin for a holiday crown roast. Costco offers this cut every year from Thanksgiving till run out about Christmas but would love to have it organic. Some ribs for my Chinese ribs with kumquat dipping sauce. Lots of unseasoned ground meat. I could season this when I wanted sausage. Once I have this formula then could figure out what is left. Better start looking at freezers.

@loiscarteaux9389 Год назад

Just finished talking with the butcher, they were so helpful on cuts. I'm trying a few new cuts.

@wandafigueroa6281 Год назад

Do you request any of the bones?

@jonesfamily9119 Год назад

When purchasing meat from a farmer ask them where they take their animals for butcher. We found out that a lot of butchers around us do not guarantee that the meat you are picking up came from the animal you paid for. We found out the hard way after paying for grass fed grass finished and then the meat we got was definitely not that! Nothing against the farmer there! Also our area has butcher dates booked out almost 2 years which really limits where our farmers can even take their animlas...so beware and do your research!

@sarahcourtney1658 Год назад

What an interesting & educational video! I`m sure this is going to help a lot of people on the fence about buying this way. Thanks for sharing your knowledge