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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

apcowboy · apcowboy

Santa got us this past week, he took over 2000 hits from us LOL Bad Santa LOL Can't be mad, the kids & wifes come first Weekly Stats Report: 19 Dec - 25 Dec 2011 Project: Meatcuttersclub.activeboard.com URL: http://meatcuttersclub.activeboard.com/ Summary MonTuesWedThurFriSatSunTot...

Pete the Meat · Pete the Meat

Well here it is ( well nearly) the christmas week, Have all you guys and gals prepared? How's the orders up/down on last year? I am just about to do the lists to see what I need and order extra if needed,oh! the stressThis is one part of the year that you don't want to let any customers down ,but when they let m...

hjb1309 · hjb1309

WISHING EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY,HEALTHY NEW YEAR. HELEN & NICK @COMPLETELY KNACKERED.CO.UK XXXXXXXXXX

apcowboy · apcowboy

TO THOSE THAT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE TO THOSE THAT CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON LETS NOT FORGET WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS !!

Meat Monkey · Meat Monkey

Have a difference of option at work. We've been running a lot of bone-in ads (short loins, pork loins, chucks) and I want to change the blade at least every two weeks. (we're a 50-70,000 a week shop). My manager says I need to get more life out of it. What is your policy?

gman1974 · gman1974

Merry Christmas to all of my fellow meat cutters

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	1229	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	596	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	1286	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	1239	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	10767	Dec 28, 2011 by Burgermeister
	OPEN LETTER TO JIM HENGER & BEEF CHECK OFF (Preview) Front page http://meatcuttersclub.com/ latest articles	apcowboy	9	709	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	588	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	719	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	567	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	686	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	569	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	613	Dec 27, 2011 by apcowboy
	HAPPY BOXING WEEK (Preview) To our many Many Canadian and UK members, HAPPY BOXING WEEK,	apcowboy	1	476	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	478	Dec 26, 2011 by apcowboy
	Bad Santa (Preview) Santa got us this past week, he took over 2000 hits from us LOL Bad Santa LOL Can't be mad, the kids & wifes come first Weekly Stats Report: 19 Dec - 25 Dec 2011 Project: Meatcuttersclub.activeboard.com URL: http://meatcuttersclub.activeboard.com/ Summary MonTuesWedThurFriSatSunTot...	apcowboy	0	533	Dec 26, 2011 by apcowboy
	OOOh it's christmas week. (Preview) Well here it is ( well nearly) the christmas week, Have all you guys and gals prepared? How's the orders up/down on last year? I am just about to do the lists to see what I need and order extra if needed,oh! the stressThis is one part of the year that you don't want to let any customers down ,but when they let m...	Pete the Meat	10	610	Dec 26, 2011 by Pete the Meat
	Merry Christmas (Preview) *WISHING EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY,HEALTHY NEW YEAR.* *HELEN & NICK @COMPLETELY KNACKERED.CO.UK XXXXXXXXXX*	hjb1309	1	481	Dec 26, 2011 by Pete the Meat
	MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ( 1 2 ) (Preview) TO THOSE THAT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE TO THOSE THAT CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON LETS NOT FORGET WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS !!	apcowboy	44	1525	Dec 26, 2011 by Pete the Meat
	How often do you change band saw blades? (Preview) Have a difference of option at work. We've been running a lot of bone-in ads (short loins, pork loins, chucks) and I want to change the blade at least every two weeks. (we're a 50-70,000 a week shop). My manager says I need to get more life out of it. What is your policy?	Meat Monkey	16	2735	Dec 24, 2011 by meatngreet
	merry christmas (Preview) Merry Christmas to all of my fellow meat cutters	gman1974	0	463	Dec 24, 2011 by gman1974
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