/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10595376

What is your job?

>>10595376
You take any of the cuts home? What's your favorite? We talking a real butcher or the butcher at your local Food Lion?

>>10595376
what's your favorite cut of steak?

any horror stories about stunned animals suddenly waking up again while being cut open or something

>>10595379
I work as a butcher for a meat shop in a small town, and make around 24 bucks an hour with tax. We only have like 3-4 people working.
>>10595385
I usually take home a good selection of meats, we do a whole bunch, but I personally enjoy the Porterhouse and the Ribeye.

>>10595393
Not really. Get them fresh from the local farm, who they kill them there. We just do all the cutting.

>>10595376

Any tips on how to get good stuff from a butcher?

>>10595376
What question do you hope a customer will one day come in and ask?

>>10595428
Yeah. If you go to a store, don't buy from the butcher case. It's the same stuff, just cut differently. It's way too much. From my meat shop, the best stuff is just to ask us. I choose steals with nice marbling. I worked behind the counter for about 3 years as a HS student. Just ask the butcher.

>>10595433
Usually it's "Can we buy a whole cow" or pig. Those sell like hell around here. Makes us a hell of a profit.

>>10595376
Is pineapple an acceptable pizza topping?

>>10595376
what can I ask you?

how happy are you ? If you had to leave butchering, what would you become?

>>10595376

How do you get a butcher to like you as a customer?

how much do you beat your meat?

Since I'm here, I'll spin you a story.
>Be me
>Grad time
>Delivering Food
>Notice whole pig is missing
>Shit.jpg
>Backdoor was open
>Look outside
>Shoe tracks
>It's our new hire's shoes
>He always tracks dirt
>Find his house with Boss
>Farther out in the country
>Rundown as fuck
>Go find him
>Family is literally trying to spitroast the damn pig on a bunch of dead leaves and magazines
>MFW this was his grad party
>I cough
>They look at me
>"You buy this pig?"
>Look at hire with dead eyes
>He stutters "n..n..no."
>Manager gets out
>Fucking Pissed
>Has a shotgun
>Fucking shoots the pig
>Charred pork flies around the lawn
>"You're fired. Happy graduation."
>Boss and I leave
>Sends me a pig as thanks

>>10595376
When you are breaking a hind quarter of beef do you take the tri-tip off while hanging or do you leave it on the sirloin and break it off after removing the sirloin from the shortloin? Do you keep the tri-tip as a discreet cut? Do you sell it as a roast or cut it into steaks?

>>10595520
>About as much as the customer desires. ;)
>>10595485
Whatever you want.
>>10595477
Sure thing. Just don't eat it near me.

>>10595456
What's the price of a whole cow on average? My dad used to do that every few years but I never asked him how much it was.

What's the most difficult thing to cut or process?

>>10595531
We take requests, so we can take off the Tri-Tip if you want. I like it on.

Most overrated cut?
Most underrated cut?
Best value?

>>10595376
I want to buy aaaaall the offal/offcuts/grizzly leftovers but my butcher refuses to give up eyes/brains etc. Why? Also, hoves. What can I do with hooves (food-wise).

>>10595537 So most of the time, it's around 700-800 for the good bits. But mostly around a couple thousand.

>>10595552
Usually the Hide and the Spine are hard to cut, but being a cutter for about 10 years here, It's been pretty easy to cut.
>>10595561
Most of that shit gets thrown out in the process. It's nasty. Hooves aren't good for much.

What angle do you sharpen your knives at?

>>10595604
17-20 degrees

Do you notice any particular difference in quality between breeds of cow? I know the market favors certain types, but what strikes you as the best quality overall?

>>10595376
What kinds of cuts do you think are underrated and customers rarely buy?

What kind of non-standard meat do you get in? Stuff like veal, goat, deer, rabbit, etc.

>>10595376
if i ask for suet, just saying suet, what do you give me?

>>10595561
you can make hoof soup

>>10595376
How to get a job as a butcher

>>10595529
damn

>>10595651
Angus is better than prime. We keep consistency with our beef.
>>10595710
Usually Veal, we get deer venison, pheasant, the occasional game hen, etc.
>>10595719
Suet. What else?
>>10595740
Work as a journeyman.

>>10595818
>Suet. What else?
muscle fat or proper kidney fat

>>10595376
best steak cut that nobody knows about that is the cheapest?

>>10595818
What do you mean, "Angus is better than prime?" Angus is a breed, prime is a quality grade. Angus can be prime, choice or select, just like any other breed. And how does a butcher "keep consistency?" Do you only buy from one particular source? Or do you buy the carcass after it has already been skinned to be able to determine its quality?

>>10595376
Have you ever been walked in on while masturbating? What happened?

>>10595376
Couple.

What area of the world do you work in (I'm assuming US)?

Why are bones so expensive?

Why won't all the butchers around me don't sell heart? Beef in particular.

Why is beef tongue so expensive, despite the fact no one eats it?

>>10595895
>despite the fact no one eats it?
Because that's not a fact at all and lots of people eat it.

>>10595901
I live in cow country and finding a decently priced cut of cow tongue is egregious and pretty much everyone I know, mostly white and mexican people, revolt at the thought of eating cow tongue.

>>10595895
>Why is beef tongue so expensive, despite the fact no one eats it?
Son. Recalibrate.

>>10595911
>pretty much everyone I know
That's not a representative sample, you ignorant piece of shit. Your subjective n=1 observations don't count for much.

>>10595376
how can I get cheap, flavorful organ meats

>>10595529
based

>>10595918
Sorry to russle your jimmies autismo.

>>10595412
>Porterhouse

>>10595826
Tenderloin
>>10595884
Yes, i was using a deboned chicken thigh
>>10595920
the morgue

>>10596001
>Yes, i was using a deboned chicken thigh
did you sell that thigh?

>>10596025
No i took it home as a buthcers cut

>>10595412
How exactly does a person get a job as a butcher. It sounds like it pays really well. I know a few meat shops in my area.

Does veganism trigger you, literal meatcuck?

>>10595376
My grandfather was a butcher. My parents divorced when I was very young, so he was my first sort of role model for a grown man who had a profession. I can remember my mother taking me to his grocery store when I was little, and she would hold me up so I could wave to him and he would wave back. My other memory was my grandmother's freezer was constantly packed with butcher wrapped meats like breakfast sausage and steaks. I always thought it was a skilled and valuable profession, and it was a shame that people would use the term "butcher" to describe murderers or war criminals.

Does the occupation bring you satisfaction? Can you admire your own work, and feel pride in a job well done when you see customers coming back for more?

>>10595376

You make fucking 24 dollars an hour? What was your training? Is there school for this? I work in science with a fucking masters degree and make just under 24 an hour. Wow man, wow. I've butchered plenty of deer with my dad, how hard is the typical work day?

Ya'll gettin' played
OP ain't no butcher

You read it here
it is true

That's the ugliest T Bone I've ever seen. You really can summon a better cut.

>>10596499
I make $21/hr in a warehouse plus plenty of overtime, you chose the wrong profession my friend

>>10595517
>How do you get a butcher to like you as a customer?

Cultivate the type of personality that doesn't need everybody you meet to like you and can accept being interpreted as "customer" instead of "friend."

>>10596499
>I work in science with a fucking masters degree and make just under 24 an hour.

Which field, which degree?

Because imma be real with you right now, if you're in academia instead of industry, that's half your answer right there.

>>10597014
food tastes better when it's butchered and not art.

What is your opinion on Skub?

>>10595376
How much are shanks?

Any secret cuts/parts of the animal that you consider pretty good but almost no one is willing to buy?
Not necessarily beef, I actually would prefer different animals from just cow.

>>10595376
Is it decent work? The thought had been circling my mind lately about getting a job as a butcher.

>>10595376
What should I look for when buying various parts of meat to ensure best quality? Common mistakes lots of people make? Misconceptions on what people look for?

Is it acceptable to expect a butcher to order something in especially for me. I wanted cow tongue (in the UK) but the butchers I've asked haven't really helped much here. Also I went to the new butcher around the corner and asked him for chicken legs but he said he hasn't ordered any this week. Should I have made a point of the fact that he had whole chickens sat in the display?

>>10595529
Funny story until you realize someone involved will report the manager for various crimes involved in shooting a shotgun like that around a bunch of people on someone else property. Probably ends up paying the victim(s) some amount of money.

>>10597867
>>Is it acceptable to expect a butcher to order something in especially for me.
Yes. That's what they're there for.

>>Should I have made a point of the fact that he had whole chickens sat in the display?
I would. Though what you're seeing is that many so-called "butchers" don't actually do much butchering these days and instead they just order in things from a meatpacker.

>>10597817
good show, the spinoff about college or what is underrated
>>10597849
its a very common cut in prison
>>10597856
yes but the hardest part is having to kill the animal that you bonded with
>>10597865
look for frozen meat it last longer
>>10597865
they don't use a rubber
>>10597865
they say they look for someone with a good personality but they dont
>>10597867
what >>10597875 said

>>10595376

Do you hate vegans that shame you?

What do I need to do to get into the businesses? Any certifications or classes required?

>>10595376
How do you tell the difference between low-quality pork and high-quality pork?

>>10601811
taste

>>10595376
Whyd you post such a shitty cut of beef? There is zero marbling

>>10601811
For pork loin and boston butt, I always buy Hormel. For pit and other hams I buy farmland. I've had bad experiences with IBP and vendors' house labels.

>>10595376
how come I never see teres major in the grocery store? Where do they all go?

>>10597817
I too read PBF

also, I'm staunchly pro-skub

>>10595376
Is wrapping your steak in a paper towel and putting it in your fridge to "age" for 1-2 days a meme or does it have benefits?

>>10602584
>Is wrapping your steak in a paper towel and putting it in your fridge to "age" for 1-2 days an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means?
What’s it like being a retard?

>>10602595
>i learned new words in class let me show you how much of a flaming faggot i am by randomly throwing them around on a laotian eel kiosk
What it's like being a retard?

>>10602598
You seem upset?
:(

>>10602598
>I learned in class
Shame you didn’t learn how to punctuate or a compose a sentence you fucking cripple.

>>10602602
>le u mad
>:(

>>10602607
You seem upset?
:(

>>10595517
>How do you get a butcher to like you as a customer?
leave a lot of money at his shop
dont make special snowflake requests or complaints
dont be an asshole
the that should just about cover it.

>>10595424
>We just do all the cutting.
And thou name thyself a butcher? The nerve!

>>10599863
Dohoho, but seriously, what do you charge for beef shanks?

why do the people in the grocery store meat sections look so fucking fat? do they eat all the meat?

>>10595376
Would you sell me an uncleaned chicken or rabbit so I could practise my survival skills? always wanted to learn how to clean and gut an animal but don't know how to kill one.

>>10595376
How often do you find tumors like teratomas in livestock meat if ever? Do you just bin em or what?

what's your favourite neopet

Does your shop stock sausage casings?
Is it rare to stock sausage casings?

>>10603141
this
answer please

Do you ever find yourself evaluating the quality of the cuts you could yield from a human?

why do you butcher cows. They produce milk

Is it possible for you to get different kinds of chicken? The only time I've ever seen anything other than an industrial bird rushed to market has been a proper broiler in an upscale market for $6/lb. I have never seen a poussin or a stewing hen or a capon or a cock or a proper roaster anywhere in person. I especially want to try to find a capon.

Do you beat meat

what are your hobbies

Do you sometimes rub your cock between two chunks of beef shoulder?

>>10605324
>why do you butcher cows. They produce milk
this better be bait the best steaks come from a steer

>>10605920
So the majority of beef in US doesn't come from cows?

>>10595376
Ribeye caps... yay or nay?

>>10595376
Jeff?

>>10597027
tell me more

Is ground meat suspect?