Appreciation post: finally broke down a whole hog without wrecking the loin

Took me 3 whole hogs over about 2 months at my shop on Ferry Street to get the seam right between the loin and the belly, kept nicking the eye muscle every single time. My old mentor Sal watched me butcher one this past Saturday and just nodded, which from him is basically a parade. Getting that clean separation saves me maybe 15 minutes a carcass and a lot of wasted trim. Any of you got a cut that took way more practice hogs than you expected?

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alice99120d ago

Basically a parade" from Sal is worth more than any trophy, but three hogs just to stop nicking the eye muscle sounds like my marriage.

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