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Generating Fresh Beef Trim & The New Record Keeping Laws
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One of our goals here at the Meat Cutters Club is to brain storm new ideas that can help us in our jobs, help us to navigate policies and laws that sometimes are too stringent and make our duties more complicated. Of course the "new ground beef and trim record keeping policy" is one of those challenges. T...
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anyone ever work for Safeway
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Well I am making a move. I have been offered a job at Safeway and they will pay me 30 cents more to be a cutter. Right now I am running a department that brings in $60K a week. Sales are up from last year 16% and they are paying me a salary of $22.50 for a 40 hour work week that is really a 55 hour work week. Safewa...
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good meatshop in Edmonton
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Any buddy have a in on a good meat shop in the Edmonton area,Not looking for a retail store.Looking for a good quailty meat store that cares for their customers.Let me know.Thanks
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Which cut for beef sausage?
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Today, we received this question in email. "Hi there, I curious as to appropriate cuts of beef for making beef sausages. I'm been offered a good deal (via a friend at a local meat processing plant) on boneless beef plate, boneless chuck, and packer briskets. Does beef plate work for sausage? I usually...
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Join us tomorrow, July 7th at 9 am Central time on Facebook for a LIVE demo on the Multivac P-600 Double Chamber Machine
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Join us on Facebook to watch a LIVE video, as two Multivac experts demonstrate the Multivac P-600 double-chamber vacuum machine. They'll give an overview of the machine, talk about the benefits of using a double-chamber machine vs. a single-chamber, demonstrate packaging various foods, and the...
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Assistant Manager/ 2nd Man pay
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Question: Does your store pay the 2nd Man/ assistant meat manager more than a regular cutter? For the last several years I worked in a very busy store where I was just one of about 5 cutters. I recently transferred to a store where I am the only cutter (besides the manager). I now run the shop 5 weeks a year,...
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Feelings on the new state law coming in June.
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Starting in June we will have to make daily logs on the ground meat we do. Anyone doing this already?
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Have you ever asked a customer to not shop at your store anymore?
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Have you ever asked a customer to not shop at your store anymore?
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Are You Dreaming About Meat? If So Here Are Some Interpretations
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There is no doubt we meat cutters often dream about our work. However many of our dreams are never interpreted for us to understand the meaning of them. So with a little help from an "unknown soothsayer", I will tell you the meaning of your meat related dreams. Dreaming about...
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Ferederal grinding logs.
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So in a couple of weeks or maybe less, the feds are enforcing a new policy involving meat grinding logs. I have read over the whole damn thing and it irritates the hell out of me. Its going to waste so much damn time of our day to follow through on that crap. I understand why but jesus. Any thoughts on the...
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Wholesale Processing
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I want to get some opinion's on some wholesale processing. Im about to take on a project of where one company slaughter's and quarter's the beef and we further process. I have worked at some big places and have done HACCP for a long time. My thought is to hang the quarter's/or sides for 14-21 days then pro...
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Scrapping
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Another quality thread..lol.......who hear scraps both sides??...I personally do
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Horsehead Sirloin Steak?
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I got this question in the club email today. Is anyone familiar with this? Is it maybe Bone In Top Sirloin? "I live in Coffeeville Al. I cannot find horsehead sirloin steaks, need help finding a vendor that can supply.I use eat horseheads 20 years ago, and miss them. Many thanks" -- Edited by fdarn on S...
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Memorial Day Adds in North Augusta S.C.
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In my part of the country North Augusta, S.C. a) Kroger is featuring Purdue Boneless Chicken Breast at $1.99 or Thighs. Pork Boston Butts for .99 per lb. and 1/2 Rib Eyes $7.99 and family pack Rib Eye steaks at $9.99. b) Publix has Choice Bone In Rib Eye Steaks for $7.99 and boneless for $8.99---93% lean...
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What are your typical sales numbers for a week/staffing?
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My store( one of a giant midwestern chain) typically does 100,000 or more a week between meat and processed meat. Yet they staff us like a 50,000 or less department. Morning help is gone by 3:00 and they leave me with only one counter person and myself (a cutter) after that. Do your stores run you that thi...
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Steak and Eggs Is Making a Comback!
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Because it is a holiday weekend this morning my wife and I after church went out to have breakfast in one of our towns favorite breakfast restaurants. We both ordered steak and eggs and it was delicious. Steak, eggs, home-fries good toasted bread and hot coffee. The true All American meal however, mos...
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Why We Celbrate Memorial Day
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Welcome to Memorial Day weekend. You probably have some big plans coming up, but might be a little unsure as to why we celebrate Memorial Day in the first place. And, that's OK. With Veterans Day and Labor Day also in the mix, these holidays often get confused, especially with people who haven't served...
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Will costco put you into an apprenticeship if you get hired as a meat cutter
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Ive been working as a meat clerk for a little over a year now and was looking into potentially becoming a meat cutter part time at my costco. I would have to be certified to work there and i didnt know if they train people when they hire them like at my current job.
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Its Fishing Season Lets Sell That Liquid Purge
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Everybody around here is going up on Lake Thurman for those big stripers . This year I am going to take along some boxed-beef purge that I bought locally to use a chum. -- Edited by Coalcracker on Thursday 26th of May 2016 08:31:55 PM
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Need Help with a yield test
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I am kind of hoping you or someone here might be able to help me. I was a meat manager at Pathmark before they closed down. I got hired to run a small independent grocery stores meat department. In any case, it's being run by people who either don't understand the supermarket business or only have exper...
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