Personal How would you have a whole cow butchered?

[sparkuri]

First time, grass-fed grass finished.

After all the videos I can gather, I just want everything cut into steaks, Except for the roasts like chuck roast bottom roast and top roast.
Gonna keep the brisket's whole.
I'm keeping the heart and liver.
I'm also keeping the tail.
Also keeping the kidney fat to render tallow.

Rest I'm thinking ground beef.

I know I'll make mistakes this time around but don't wanna make it a second time.

Anyone have experience/preference?

 

[sparkuri]

Also going to keep the short ribs and have rib eyes cut at 3/4 inches.

 

[jason73]

get some sausages made bro

 

[sparkuri]

get some sausages made bro

That's a good idea but I thought I would take some trimmings and try to make them myself with my own spices.
And I think that would be costly on the butcher end.
What parts generally make sausage, other than the pre-made one?

 

[sparkuri]

 

[kvr28]

Are you doing it yourself or taking it somewhere to get butchered?

 

[kvr28]

Anyways, the butcher will have a cut sheet, he will ask you what you want, how thick the steaks, how many per package, etc. Don't go too thick on the steaks, better to go thinner to get more. Wife and I got 1 inch cut with two per pack since it's just the two of us now but it was still too much meat for just the two of us.

Won't really affect your processing fee because he should be charging you by the pound.

You will end up with a lot of hamburger, like a shit ton, be ready for that for your freezer space. We normally get back about 300 pounds between our 2 mini dexters we send to slaughter.

 

[Fan_of_Fanboys]

Heart is great for chili. Grind it up

 

[sparkuri]

Anyways, the butcher will have a cut sheet, he will ask you what you want, how thick the steaks, how many per package, etc. Don't go too thick on the steaks, better to go thinner to get more. Wife and I got 1 inch cut with two per pack since it's just the two of us now but it was still too much meat for just the two of us.

Won't really affect your processing fee because he should be charging you by the pound.

You will end up with a lot of hamburger, like a shit ton, be ready for that for your freezer space. We normally get back about 300 pounds between our 2 mini dexters we send to slaughter.

This butcher doesn't have a cut sheet.
Small town but in business for 30 years.
I'm buying a new chest freezer for this and have to run a whole bunch of electrical.

 

[sparkuri]

View: https://youtu.be/j7BCTAr6O4Q?si=52HRd4zK1URE5OFy


This is good

 

[Robbie Hart]

Look up Tommy Karate Pitera

 

[kvr28]

This butcher doesn't have a cut sheet.
Small town but in business for 30 years.
I'm buying a new chest freezer for this and have to run a whole bunch of electrical.

I would go somewhere else

 

[sparkuri]

I would go somewhere else

It's already hanging.
Not to mention overall harvest on this producer came in at about 66%.

 

[Uncle Tom Doug]

View: https://youtu.be/j7BCTAr6O4Q?si=52HRd4zK1URE5OFy


This is good

Why does this window-licker keep calling the cows "beef"?

"oh hey honey, look at that beef over there shitting in the field"

 

[sparkuri]

Why does this window-licker keep calling the cows "beef"?

"oh hey honey, look at that beef over there shitting in the field"

That's what people call it here.
Also distinguishes male from female in practice.

 

[Uncle Tom Doug]

Are you in canada or something?

Bulls are male, cows are female, in this neck of the woods. Beef is what they're made of. Do you guys call pigs "porks" and cats "chinese chicken"?

 

[MountainMedic]

Natives called cows "slow elk" lol

 

[vad]

I am baffled there was not one person here who could tell this man how butcher a cow at home.

 

[MountainMedic]

I am baffled there was not one person here who could tell this man how butcher a cow at home.

One leg at a time, usually

 

[sparkuri]

Are you in canada or something?

Bulls are male, cows are female, in this neck of the woods. Beef is what they're made of. Do you guys call pigs "porks" and cats "chinese chicken"?

Male cows are also steer or ox.
Because female cows are not slaughtered for the beef industry, to cut to the chase rather than distinguish between the 3 terms, I'm assuming "beef" is the preferred blanket term.

 

[vad]

Got a little heated over just some misgendered cattle.

Alright boys, lets get back to intermediate home butchery tips, tricks, and techniques.

 

[Rambo John J]

What breed of beef/cow?

Full or Half?

 

[Uncle Tom Doug]

Male cows are also steer or ox.
Because female cows are not slaughtered for the beef industry, to cut to the chase rather than distinguish between the 3 terms, I'm assuming "beef" is the preferred blanket term.

Female cows are absolutely slaughtered for beef. They make up almost half of the slaughter every year. My parent's neighbor has 10s of thousands of acres scattered throughout the Pee Dee and pretty much the only farming he does anymore is raising cattle for beef. Y'all do some weird shit where you live.

 

[Uncle Tom Doug]

Got a little heated over just some misgendered cattle.

Alright boys, lets get back to intermediate home butchery tips, tricks, and techniques.

I'm just trying to learn the customs from other parts of the world. I grew up around and working on farms and come from a family of fishermen on my mom's side. Stuff like this genuinely fascinates me. The woman's uncle owns/owned a dairy farm in upstate NY. He retired from milk production, but still raises milk calves and sells them to other dairy farms.

 

[MountainMedic]

Lady wins a pig with processing at some 4H raffle. Butcher calls her at work and asks "what cuts would you like?"
"All bacon please"
"Ma'am, it doesn't work that way"
"Oh, well I don't want it then"

My ex was sitting at the next desk when this conversation happened. She couldn't wait to tell me when she got home, lol.