- Sep 15, 2012
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Well, I found a small mom-n-pop store one town over that I heard thru the grapevine at work had a good meat department. So the wife and I take a short ride over Tuesday morning to pay them a visit and see for ourselves. We've been disappointed lately with the quality of meat coming from our local grocery chains. The steaks have either been paper thin, or extremely tough. No middle ground. Once we walked into this little store I knew I just died and went to meat heaven. They had a large meat cooler filled with all types of meat. Tri-tips, packers, flats, ribeyes, and if they didn't have it on display they said they could get it PDQ. They also carried the meat pre-cut or in whole pieces. The pre-sliced was a little more expensive, but that was understandable. So with my wallet lite 180.00 we made our way back home and I got to work.
One 15+ lb. full packer and a 17+ lb. Prime rib roast.
The brisket went into the freezer. That will be cooked another day.
But the rib-roast got hacked up by me immediately.
Here's a shot of the victim before I did my best Hannibal Lecter impersonation on it.
The bones were telling me to cut these babies thick. So I obliged.
...and here is the final butchering:
and two go out to pay homage to the meat god via the Kettle/Vortex combo
After about short spell, and a few Genny's they got flipped.
A little over-cooked for our liking, but still tasty and tender.
Neither of us could finish these. So I gave the leftovers a vacuum sealing and popped them into the freezer for a later date.
Thanks for staying with me. Now all I have to do is learn how to break down these cuts and relearn how to cook thick steaks.
Chris
One 15+ lb. full packer and a 17+ lb. Prime rib roast.
The brisket went into the freezer. That will be cooked another day.
But the rib-roast got hacked up by me immediately.
Here's a shot of the victim before I did my best Hannibal Lecter impersonation on it.
...and here is the final butchering:
and two go out to pay homage to the meat god via the Kettle/Vortex combo
After about short spell, and a few Genny's they got flipped.
A little over-cooked for our liking, but still tasty and tender.
Neither of us could finish these. So I gave the leftovers a vacuum sealing and popped them into the freezer for a later date.
Thanks for staying with me. Now all I have to do is learn how to break down these cuts and relearn how to cook thick steaks.
Chris