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apcowboy · apcowboy

OLDIE BUT GOODIE since 1881 http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/industry-intelligence/id34482/oakville-grocery-undergoes-renovation/

apcowboy · apcowboy

EVERYONE FOR 2012 HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT YEAR, HOPE ALL HAS GOOD HEALTH, GOOD FRIENDS AND A BETTER USA. New Year Countdown

apcowboy · apcowboy

We have some Meat Cutters with 25 years in our trade in the Club that isn't added to the Meatcuttersclub " Hall Of Frame " http://meatcuttersclub.com/halloffame.htm With 25 years you have bragging rights, Let us show you to our younger cutters, be a Inspiration to them !! IF you would like to be a...

apcowboy · apcowboy

While trying to find some video's to help new member rd68910 see how to cut Assorted chops, I have found there is none that I can find. what few video's there is on youtube doesn't cover cutting whole bone in pork loins very well. CAN I GET SOME HELP from some members that would make some video's cutting w...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Since I'm to cheap to buy them myself, My wife supervisor " TOLD " to get me a hat & cup for Christmas. Now that I got them I'm glad she " TOLD " me to get them lol, the cup is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. The hat is well made, looks good to me. Anyone wanting a hat or cup, get them here, http://meat...

apcowboy · apcowboy

It was brought to my attention the other day that a member went into the chat room looking for our chat, what he got was a sex talk chatroom. I have checked this out and if I open our chatroom in my name it takes you to our meat cutters chat room, IF i use some made up name it DOES take me to a sex chat room HAS THIS H...

Meat Monkey · Meat Monkey

Back in the day, when we left the cap on the ribs, there was a huge difference between small end and large end standing ribs. Now, with the cap off, not so much. Yet our meat directors want us (demand!) we get $1.25 more a pound on the small end. Needless to say we're already backing up on the small ends, whil...

apcowboy · apcowboy

As a Market Manager, Do you merge your personal and professional lives, or how do you separate these two parts of your life or do your personal and professional lives will clash I had a Market Manager years ago that refuse to take any phone call from the store if he was off. even through he told me about t...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I seen this on Face Book, Have any of you had a Store Manager throw you under the bus ??? A lady asked me if we had anymore whole spiral sugardale hams. I said no sorry we don't well can u price me 2 half's for the whole price. Again I said no 3 times nicely. Two minutes later the store mng comes in with 2 half's a...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I seen a ad a few weeks back that got off on me, this store had in it's ad two items that to me is false Advertising, Both was a ground meat item, one said Ground Sirloin, ALL SIRLOIN the other was Ground Round, fresh from the round. HOW CAN THEY PROVE THAT ? Do any of you old heads remember about 40 years ago the...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

We've all seen the dial on meat slicers starting at zero (closed) and going up to higher numbers. It's been my observation the any certain number on the slicer where I've worked is not the same thickness as the same number at another store on a different brand machine. You know, A person will come in a...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Front page http://meatcuttersclub.com/ latest articles

Big Beef · Big Beef

As many of you know I started a new job about a month ago One of the many things I now do differently then any other shop I have ever worked in is age beef We wet age all of our beef 14-28 days before we cut it and then if it is Dry aged it goes from 28 days wet age to a minimum of 21 days dry age on top of that. Any one ou...

rd68910 · rd68910

Need some advice/help guys. I'm apprenticing, and we're running bone in pork this week. I'm fairly proficient at boxed beef, pork shoulders, and boneless pork. However I have yet to do a bone in pork loin. I just got a call this morning that my dept head's dad passed away, and wont be at work the rest of...

goatfarmer · goatfarmer

http://youtu.be/wVx6CtkXWwY http://youtu.be/l9b9mUucyFE I'm the big guy, with my apprentice at the time. It's not quite as fun down here in South Carolina but at least there ain't no .99 whole bone in pork loin crap new years week to snap out about,...just lots and lots of smoked hog jowls, yay! M...

apcowboy · apcowboy

This is a good read, very helpful if you want to hire some one with help from the Workforce Investment Act. The program subsidizes on-the-job training by paying up to 50 percent of the starting wage for up to 6 months. (This means that you could start someone at $11+/hr. instead of $7.50/hr while you tra...

Big Beef · Big Beef

Does anyone know where I can get the Poly Boards with the cut outs for Burger Patties??? Or if you have one or made one what size did you make/are the holes?? I am looking for both a regular patty and slider patties

apcowboy · apcowboy

Bi-Lo buying Winn-Dixie Supermarket chain Bi-Lo is buying Winn-Dixie, under a $560 million deal that would create a grocery giant of 690 stores in eight Southern states, according to the two companies. Greenville, S.C.–based Bi-Lo operates 207 supermarkets in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennes...

apcowboy · apcowboy

To our many Many Canadian and UK members, HAPPY BOXING WEEK,

apcowboy · apcowboy

Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration held in the USA honoring universal African-American heritage and culture, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. It features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candles and culminates in a feast and gift-giving

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	Oakville Grocery Undergoes Renovation (Preview) OLDIE BUT GOODIE since 1881 http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/industry-intelligence/id34482/oakville-grocery-undergoes-renovation/	apcowboy	0	477	Jan 3, 2012 by apcowboy
	HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL (Preview) EVERYONE FOR 2012 HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT YEAR, HOPE ALL HAS GOOD HEALTH, GOOD FRIENDS AND A BETTER USA. New Year Countdown	apcowboy	18	675	Jan 2, 2012 by A1Butcher
	Meatcuttersclub " Hall Of Frame " (Preview) We have some Meat Cutters with 25 years in our trade in the Club that isn't added to the Meatcuttersclub " Hall Of Frame " http://meatcuttersclub.com/halloffame.htm With 25 years you have bragging rights, Let us show you to our younger cutters, be a Inspiration to them !! IF you would like to be a...	apcowboy	1	596	Jan 2, 2012 by A1Butcher
	Can I get some help ????? (Preview) While trying to find some video's to help new member rd68910 see how to cut Assorted chops, I have found there is none that I can find. what few video's there is on youtube doesn't cover cutting whole bone in pork loins very well. CAN I GET SOME HELP from some members that would make some video's cutting w...	apcowboy	8	661	Jan 2, 2012 by A1Butcher
	I was " TOLD " (Preview) Since I'm to cheap to buy them myself, My wife supervisor " TOLD " to get me a hat & cup for Christmas. Now that I got them I'm glad she " TOLD " me to get them lol, the cup is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. The hat is well made, looks good to me. Anyone wanting a hat or cup, get them here, http://meat...	apcowboy	5	484	Jan 1, 2012 by -
	BEWARE THE CHATROOM (Preview) It was brought to my attention the other day that a member went into the chat room looking for our chat, what he got was a sex talk chatroom. I have checked this out and if I open our chatroom in my name it takes you to our meat cutters chat room, IF i use some made up name it DOES take me to a sex chat room HAS THIS H...	apcowboy	6	713	Dec 31, 2011 by Pete the Meat
	Do you sell small end and large end rib roasts? (Preview) Back in the day, when we left the cap on the ribs, there was a huge difference between small end and large end standing ribs. Now, with the cap off, not so much. Yet our meat directors want us (demand!) we get $1.25 more a pound on the small end. Needless to say we're already backing up on the small ends, whil...	Meat Monkey	11	1121	Dec 31, 2011 by kingofcubes
	Question for Market Managers (Preview) As a Market Manager, Do you merge your personal and professional lives, or how do you separate these two parts of your life or do your personal and professional lives will clash I had a Market Manager years ago that refuse to take any phone call from the store if he was off. even through he told me about t...	apcowboy	12	492	Dec 31, 2011 by kingofcubes
	any of you had a Store Manager throw you under the bus ??? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I seen this on Face Book, Have any of you had a Store Manager throw you under the bus ??? A lady asked me if we had anymore whole spiral sugardale hams. I said no sorry we don't well can u price me 2 half's for the whole price. Again I said no 3 times nicely. Two minutes later the store mng comes in with 2 half's a...	apcowboy	26	1008	Dec 30, 2011 by butcher29
	Grocery store false Advertising (Preview) I seen a ad a few weeks back that got off on me, this store had in it's ad two items that to me is false Advertising, Both was a ground meat item, one said Ground Sirloin, ALL SIRLOIN the other was Ground Round, fresh from the round. HOW CAN THEY PROVE THAT ? Do any of you old heads remember about 40 years ago the...	apcowboy	7	1126	Dec 29, 2011 by Big Beef
	Are meat slicers (dial settings) supposed to be standardized? (Preview) We've all seen the dial on meat slicers starting at zero (closed) and going up to higher numbers. It's been my observation the any certain number on the slicer where I've worked is not the same thickness as the same number at another store on a different brand machine. You know, A person will come in a...	Burgermeister	6	10390	Dec 28, 2011 by Burgermeister
	OPEN LETTER TO JIM HENGER & BEEF CHECK OFF (Preview) Front page http://meatcuttersclub.com/ latest articles	apcowboy	9	587	Dec 28, 2011 by masteryeti
	Aging Beef (Preview) As many of you know I started a new job about a month ago One of the many things I now do differently then any other shop I have ever worked in is age beef We wet age all of our beef 14-28 days before we cut it and then if it is Dry aged it goes from 28 days wet age to a minimum of 21 days dry age on top of that. Any one ou...	Big Beef	4	466	Dec 28, 2011 by apcowboy
	Bone In Pork Loins Help (Preview) Need some advice/help guys. I'm apprenticing, and we're running bone in pork this week. I'm fairly proficient at boxed beef, pork shoulders, and boneless pork. However I have yet to do a bone in pork loin. I just got a call this morning that my dept head's dad passed away, and wont be at work the rest of...	rd68910	12	614	Dec 27, 2011 by rd68910
	My days in Pittsburgh!!! (Preview) http://youtu.be/wVx6CtkXWwY http://youtu.be/l9b9mUucyFE I'm the big guy, with my apprentice at the time. It's not quite as fun down here in South Carolina but at least there ain't no .99 whole bone in pork loin crap new years week to snap out about,...just lots and lots of smoked hog jowls, yay! M...	goatfarmer	6	459	Dec 27, 2011 by littlebit_of_pleasure
	Vocational Meat Cutting Programs (Preview) This is a good read, very helpful if you want to hire some one with help from the Workforce Investment Act. The program subsidizes on-the-job training by paying up to 50 percent of the starting wage for up to 6 months. (This means that you could start someone at $11+/hr. instead of $7.50/hr while you tra...	apcowboy	2	576	Dec 27, 2011 by littlebit_of_pleasure
	Poly Boards for making Burgers (Preview) Does anyone know where I can get the Poly Boards with the cut outs for Burger Patties??? Or if you have one or made one what size did you make/are the holes?? I am looking for both a regular patty and slider patties	Big Beef	3	435	Dec 27, 2011 by Big Beef
	UPDATE ON Bi-Lo buying Winn-Dixie (Preview) Bi-Lo buying Winn-Dixie Supermarket chain Bi-Lo is buying Winn-Dixie, under a $560 million deal that would create a grocery giant of 690 stores in eight Southern states, according to the two companies. Greenville, S.C.–based Bi-Lo operates 207 supermarkets in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennes...	apcowboy	0	503	Dec 27, 2011 by apcowboy
	HAPPY BOXING WEEK (Preview) To our many Many Canadian and UK members, HAPPY BOXING WEEK,	apcowboy	1	373	Dec 26, 2011 by Sunday
	HAPPY KWANZAA (Preview) Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration held in the USA honoring universal African-American heritage and culture, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. It features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candles and culminates in a feast and gift-giving	apcowboy	0	370	Dec 26, 2011 by apcowboy
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