Had a customer point out I was hanging lamb wrong for the last four years

Guy comes in with his dad runs a farm up in Vermont. Watches me break down a hindquarter and just goes 'you're gonna lose a lot of the loin that way.' Told me the leg should be hanging with the aitch bone facing a certain way so the grain lines up for the chops. I checked my old training manual from trade school and sure enough I had it backwards the whole time. No wonder my racks came out inconsistent. Anybody else ever have a random customer just casually drop some knowledge that made you rethink your whole setup?

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leog684mo ago

And how long did it take you to actually try it his way after he told you? Because I've met guys who would just nod and smile and keep doing it the same old way out of pride. But if you actually switched it up and saw the difference in your chops, that's the kind of thing that sticks with you. Did you notice a big change in your yield or just the shape of the meat?

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nathan_moore124mo ago

Hate when that happens but honestly you gotta respect someone who knows their stuff and takes the time to help out.

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