One Fine Acre - 2023 4H Steer Project Update

[Goat Whisperer]

 

[Mike CHS]

I love the way every butcher uses vacuum sealers anymore. That is some pretty pork.

 

[OneFineAcre]

 

[Bruce]

Since it is "virtual" there is enough for all of us! We need "smell-a-vision" though.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I didn't have time today I just dumped it in the freezer
Tomorrow I'm going to sort and weigh the different cuts
We got everything but the head
I don't know why we didn't get the head
Maurine probably told them we didn't want it
I'm
Going to get it off of the next one
We are giving Mairines mom and dad one of the other two to even out the deal on the steers
They just have to pay the butcher
The butcher fee on this one was $200

 

[OneFineAcre]

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It is un-cured
We always called it streak of fat streak of lean
We always had collards with it

 

[Mike CHS]

That isn't a bad butcher fee. We paid $175 for a half steer that wound up with about 320 pounds of beef.

 

[Bruce]

Un-cured is GOOD! I get migraines from nitrates/nitrites. Not sure why they still use that stuff, there are some studies that suggest they can cause cancer. Seems it isn't necessary since everything is so well vacuum packed and refrigerated. The un-cured bacon I can find at the store looks no different from the cured stuff yet NOT adding nitrates/nitrites makes it cost more.

 

[OneFineAcre]

That isn't a bad butcher fee. We paid $175 for a half steer that wound up with about 320 pounds of beef.

That's consistent with this guy
Steers are $350 flat
Pigs are $.86 per lb

 

[OneFineAcre]

Un-cured is GOOD! I get migraines from nitrates/nitrites. Not sure why they still use that stuff, there are some studies that suggest they can cause cancer. Seems it isn't necessary since everything is so well vacuum packed and refrigerated. The un-cured bacon I can find at the store looks no different from the cured stuff yet NOT adding nitrates/nitrites makes it cost more.

A friend of ours has a system to soak and smoke
Gonna try it