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http://www.progressivegrocer.com/inprint/article/id2753/for-seasons/

apcowboy · apcowboy

Since we are short on meat cutters across the country, an companies don't want to pay to train young cutters, Do you think your company would go for Internships ?? Internships are a huge value for students and employers...Why should I host an intern from Career Pathways?You will be giving a student...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Remember "Alphy", the Alpha Beta grocery store chain mascot? They were a California chain. Sometimes dressed like a cowboy and later as a more "mature" alphy in a blue suit. In 1979, Skaggs Drug (an operation founded by the original Safeway founding family) purchased American Stores and assumed...

Club Member Carl Pursh gets the vote · apcowboy

Carl Pursh gets the vote as a meat cutter who's a cut aboveBy Suzanne Martinson / Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWhen a customer points out a chuck roast in the meat case and asks butcher Carl Pursh to cut it into stew meat, he may cut a few pieces, then turn to the cook and ask, "Are these the size you want?" S...

apcowboy · apcowboy

CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE http://meatcuttersclubmeatsellersbuyers.activeboard.com/t49178149/cheese-cheese-cheese/ I have a bid of $ 1.00 pound on all ,,will anyone give me $ 1.09 ??????????? 200 CASES CHOCOLATE OREO LAYER CAKE http://meatcuttersclubmeatsellersbuyers.activeb...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I would like some members views on what makes a Good Meat cutter. Some of your replies will be used in a article I'm writing to a Georgia State Rep & Congressman that I'm trying to get help from in starting a Meat Cutting Course in a local college here in Dalton, Ga.

MMEIRING · MMEIRING

THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD "SIRLOIN GRILLERS" ON SALE...THEY ARE CUT FROM THE SIRLOIN BALL TIP....MY QUESTION IS WHERE DOES THIS PIECE COME FROM....I ASKED MY MGR, AND HE SAID HE WAS GONNA ASK ME WHERE IT CAME FROM...WE BOTH DIDN'T KNOW, AND NEITHER ONE OF US HAD HEARD OF IT TILL WE STARTED WITH THI...

Dalthyrian · Dalthyrian

Any of you cut this? I know it's a big west coast USA thing but I want to give it a chance on the east coast. I asked my vendor about Bottom Sirloin and he told me that in that category I could purchase it as either Tri-Tip or Ball-Tip - what the fudge is ball tip? I'm assuming I would cut Tri-Tip steaks out of...

apcowboy · apcowboy

[ncchoicesnews] Poultry Mobile Processing Unit for sale See the details below. This unit is in New Jersey. Please use the contact information provided for inquires. -NC Choices Hello everyone, After much debate I have decided to sell my MPU due to downsizing and lack of willing help. The unit is a 12...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Chefs and the charcuterie gap http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/chefs-and-the-charcuterie-gap/2012/05/07/gIQAZIRqAU_story.html

apcowboy · apcowboy

FUN QUESTIONS !! What was the first Grocery store you ever remember going into as a kid ? What one thing that you remember about it ? Is it still in business ?

apcowboy · apcowboy

Southern Butchers Have Serious ChopsCaroline Allison http://gardenandgun.com/article/southern-butcher-shops Revisiting a bygone tradition one cut at a time by Hanna Raskin - April/May 2012 Between the farm and the table stands the butcher, an old-school craftsman whose techniqu...

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Purkiss Store Thomas F. Purkiss first opened the doors of the Purkiss Store at 1305 Lapeer in about 1895. Thomas’s son Fred, grandson Art, and great- grandson Charles T. “Tom” locked those doors at the same location for the last time in 1957. Between those years, the Purkiss Store continually offere...

Dan Dan the Meat Man · Dan Dan the Meat Man

My owner spends a lot of time on the golf course in the summer, which is great. The problem is he tends to talk shop and take special orders for steaks and brat's, which is great also.... But he also forgets to tell me, which isn't so great when customers show up to get their orders and I dont have a clue what t...

matt_the_meat_man · matt_the_meat_man

What is your Management Style? -is a happy worker a busy worker? -dictatorship? get the job done my way or the highway -democratic? everyone gets an opinion I think management styles need to be individual to each employee, a 60 something close to retirement will not have the same motivation as an 18 y...

apcowboy · apcowboy

California Cook: The return of the butcherThe art of meat cutting is being revived in L.A. It's part of the know-your-food trend. Nathan McCall shows off a variety of fresh meats at his McCall's Meat & Fish Co. in Los Feliz. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times / May 3, 2012) Photos: The return of th...

apcowboy · apcowboy

http://www.addisonindependent.com/200910fingers-bone-demand-local-meat-grows-processors-feel-crunch This is a good read, hope you take time to read it RUPERT LAROCK MOVES a quarter side of beef from the cooler to the cutting room in his Sudbury custom-cutting butcher shop. LaRock is p...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Derek stated out in the business when I was 14. He would bike 3 miles out to the local butcher shop to help cut wood, clean holding pens and meat shop. From there he went to work for Hy-Vee in Waseca,MN as a seafood and service meat clerk for five years. he then spent a year with Econo Foods in New Prauge, Whic...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The Cleaver Awards were presented on 18 April to the best butchers and blockmen selected from 21,895 consumer nominations. The awards, introduced in 2005, assure consumers that they can purchase South African beef from the award winners with confidence. http://www.supermarket.co.za/news_a...

Club member Bryan moves to better job · apcowboy

Bryan at his new job slingin steaks!! Nice to "meat" you! Bryan at new Earth Fare Columbus, Ohio meat department saying, "Beef, it's what's for dinner!"

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	Value Added Meat Article (Preview) http://www.progressivegrocer.com/inprint/article/id2753/for-seasons/	Big Beef	4	444	May 20, 2012 by outbackalice
	Do you think your company would go for (Preview) Since we are short on meat cutters across the country, an companies don't want to pay to train young cutters, Do you think your company would go for Internships ?? Internships are a huge value for students and employers...Why should I host an intern from Career Pathways?You will be giving a student...	apcowboy	11	630	May 20, 2012 by Seattle2TexasX
	Anyone remember this one ?? (Preview) Remember "Alphy", the Alpha Beta grocery store chain mascot? They were a California chain. Sometimes dressed like a cowboy and later as a more "mature" alphy in a blue suit. In 1979, Skaggs Drug (an operation founded by the original Safeway founding family) purchased American Stores and assumed...	apcowboy	5	491	May 19, 2012 by RJ
	Club Member Carl Pursh gets the vote (Preview) Carl Pursh gets the vote as a meat cutter who's a cut aboveBy Suzanne Martinson / Pittsburgh Post-GazetteWhen a customer points out a chuck roast in the meat case and asks butcher Carl Pursh to cut it into stew meat, he may cut a few pieces, then turn to the cook and ask, "Are these the size you want?" S...	apcowboy	0	563	May 17, 2012 by apcowboy
	Buyers and Sellers board deals (Preview) CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE http://meatcuttersclubmeatsellersbuyers.activeboard.com/t49178149/cheese-cheese-cheese/ I have a bid of $ 1.00 pound on all ,,will anyone give me $ 1.09 ??????????? 200 CASES CHOCOLATE OREO LAYER CAKE http://meatcuttersclubmeatsellersbuyers.activeb...	apcowboy	0	365	May 16, 2012 by apcowboy
	What Makes a Good Meat Cutter? (Preview) I would like some members views on what makes a Good Meat cutter. Some of your replies will be used in a article I'm writing to a Georgia State Rep & Congressman that I'm trying to get help from in starting a Meat Cutting Course in a local college here in Dalton, Ga.	apcowboy	10	711	May 16, 2012 by cuttyy
	DUMB QUESTION (Preview) THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD "SIRLOIN GRILLERS" ON SALE...THEY ARE CUT FROM THE SIRLOIN BALL TIP....MY QUESTION IS WHERE DOES THIS PIECE COME FROM....I ASKED MY MGR, AND HE SAID HE WAS GONNA ASK ME WHERE IT CAME FROM...WE BOTH DIDN'T KNOW, AND NEITHER ONE OF US HAD HEARD OF IT TILL WE STARTED WITH THI...	MMEIRING	4	1059	May 16, 2012 by MMEIRING
	Bottom Sirloin / Tri-Tip (Preview) Any of you cut this? I know it's a big west coast USA thing but I want to give it a chance on the east coast. I asked my vendor about Bottom Sirloin and he told me that in that category I could purchase it as either Tri-Tip or Ball-Tip - what the fudge is ball tip? I'm assuming I would cut Tri-Tip steaks out of...	Dalthyrian	19	2927	May 16, 2012 by Burgermeister
	Poultry Mobile Processing Unit for sale (Preview) [ncchoicesnews] Poultry Mobile Processing Unit for sale See the details below. This unit is in New Jersey. Please use the contact information provided for inquires. -NC Choices Hello everyone, After much debate I have decided to sell my MPU due to downsizing and lack of willing help. The unit is a 12...	apcowboy	1	1097	May 16, 2012 by Butcherben
	Chefs and the charcuterie gap (Preview) Chefs and the charcuterie gap http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/chefs-and-the-charcuterie-gap/2012/05/07/gIQAZIRqAU_story.html	apcowboy	1	422	May 15, 2012 by butcher29
	What was the first Grocery store (Preview) FUN QUESTIONS !! What was the first Grocery store you ever remember going into as a kid ? What one thing that you remember about it ? Is it still in business ?	apcowboy	6	479	May 15, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	Southern Butchers Have Serious Chops (Preview) Southern Butchers Have Serious ChopsCaroline Allison http://gardenandgun.com/article/southern-butcher-shops Revisiting a bygone tradition one cut at a time by Hanna Raskin - April/May 2012 Between the farm and the table stands the butcher, an old-school craftsman whose techniqu...	apcowboy	0	448	May 14, 2012 by apcowboy
	Purkiss Store (article) (Preview) Purkiss Store Thomas F. Purkiss first opened the doors of the Purkiss Store at 1305 Lapeer in about 1895. Thomas’s son Fred, grandson Art, and great- grandson Charles T. “Tom” locked those doors at the same location for the last time in 1957. Between those years, the Purkiss Store continually offere...	-	0	686	May 14, 2012 by -
	Fix this for me! (Preview) My owner spends a lot of time on the golf course in the summer, which is great. The problem is he tends to talk shop and take special orders for steaks and brat's, which is great also.... But he also forgets to tell me, which isn't so great when customers show up to get their orders and I dont have a clue what t...	Dan Dan the Meat Man	6	416	May 14, 2012 by trave
	What is your Management Style ? (Preview) What is your Management Style? -is a happy worker a busy worker? -dictatorship? get the job done my way or the highway -democratic? everyone gets an opinion I think management styles need to be individual to each employee, a 60 something close to retirement will not have the same motivation as an 18 y...	matt_the_meat_man	16	634	May 13, 2012 by butcher29
	The return of the butcher (Preview) California Cook: The return of the butcherThe art of meat cutting is being revived in L.A. It's part of the know-your-food trend. Nathan McCall shows off a variety of fresh meats at his McCall's Meat & Fish Co. in Los Feliz. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times / May 3, 2012) Photos: The return of th...	apcowboy	4	868	May 13, 2012 by butcher29
	Fingers to the bone " GOOD READ " (Preview) http://www.addisonindependent.com/200910fingers-bone-demand-local-meat-grows-processors-feel-crunch This is a good read, hope you take time to read it RUPERT LAROCK MOVES a quarter side of beef from the cooler to the cutting room in his Sudbury custom-cutting butcher shop. LaRock is p...	apcowboy	0	403	May 12, 2012 by apcowboy
	Club member Derek Adams accept managers position (Preview) Derek stated out in the business when I was 14. He would bike 3 miles out to the local butcher shop to help cut wood, clean holding pens and meat shop. From there he went to work for Hy-Vee in Waseca,MN as a seafood and service meat clerk for five years. he then spent a year with Econo Foods in New Prauge, Whic...	apcowboy	2	362	May 12, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	The SA Beef Cleaver Awards (Preview) The Cleaver Awards were presented on 18 April to the best butchers and blockmen selected from 21,895 consumer nominations. The awards, introduced in 2005, assure consumers that they can purchase South African beef from the award winners with confidence. http://www.supermarket.co.za/news_a...	apcowboy	1	425	May 12, 2012 by butcher29
	Club member Bryan moves to better job (Preview) Bryan at his new job slingin steaks!! Nice to "meat" you! Bryan at new Earth Fare Columbus, Ohio meat department saying, "Beef, it's what's for dinner!"	apcowboy	2	328	May 12, 2012 by butcher29
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