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Mainemeatman · Mainemeatman

A Boneless Pork Loin weighs 8 lbs at a cost of 1.75 We want to sell whole, at 20% margin, what is the retail? Waste = .75 lbs What is the saleable yield? What's the realized sales value at an average sell of 3.69 lb what's the gross profit dollars, and margin % at an average selling retail of 3.69lb If it ta...

apcowboy · apcowboy

I came up in a differ time when people worked hard, if you a meat cutter you work hard, trying to get ahead and move up. you learn more about the trade, you even take courses to extended your knowledge of it. when I saw this my first thoughts were, If these people would channel that energy into a career,...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Brockton supermarket wars to heat up as Market Basket gets ready to open The location will employ 500 people, 75 percent of whom will be part-time, said operations manager David McLean. The shelves will be stocked with 50,000 to 55,000 items, McClean said, including ethnic items in demand locally,...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

A "new" cut? I bet most of you know what this is. I wonder how it would be fried. Tender? tasty?

apcowboy · apcowboy

NC Cooperative Extension &NC Cattlemen’s Association Announce an upcoming Regional Hands-On Beef Cattle Workshop Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1 PM - 4:30 PM To be held in Guilford County, at the farm of Don York, 4627 Old Julian Road, Julian NC 27283 AGENDA: The NC Cattle Industry Assess...

apcowboy · apcowboy

COMING SOON !! WATCH FOR IT !! MEATCUTTERSCLUB TALK RADIO & CHAT http://www.blogtalkradio.com/47292 FDARN NOW HAS OUR PAGE UP FOR PROMOTING OUR TRADE. IF YOU KNOW ANY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITHOUT A JOB, LOOKIN FOR A CAREER, YOU MAY WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE SOME GRANTS AVAILABLE T...

Big Beef · Big Beef

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...

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	Basic Cutting Yield Math Questions (Preview) A Boneless Pork Loin weighs 8 lbs at a cost of 1.75 We want to sell whole, at 20% margin, what is the retail? Waste = .75 lbs What is the saleable yield? What's the realized sales value at an average sell of 3.69 lb what's the gross profit dollars, and margin % at an average selling retail of 3.69lb If it ta...	Mainemeatman	9	1976	May 23, 2012 by jimhenry2000
	Would you want this in front of your meat case ?? (Preview) I came up in a differ time when people worked hard, if you a meat cutter you work hard, trying to get ahead and move up. you learn more about the trade, you even take courses to extended your knowledge of it. when I saw this my first thoughts were, If these people would channel that energy into a career,...	apcowboy	18	738	May 24, 2012 by butcher29
	Brockton supermarket wars to heat up (Preview) Brockton supermarket wars to heat up as Market Basket gets ready to open The location will employ 500 people, 75 percent of whom will be part-time, said operations manager David McLean. The shelves will be stocked with 50,000 to 55,000 items, McClean said, including ethnic items in demand locally,...	apcowboy	0	486	May 23, 2012 by apcowboy
	another "do you know what this is" threaad (Preview) A "new" cut? I bet most of you know what this is. I wonder how it would be fried. Tender? tasty?	Burgermeister	9	540	May 23, 2012 by Burgermeister
	Regional Hands-On Beef Cattle Workshop (Preview) NC Cooperative Extension &NC Cattlemen’s Association Announce an upcoming Regional Hands-On Beef Cattle Workshop Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1 PM - 4:30 PM To be held in Guilford County, at the farm of Don York, 4627 Old Julian Road, Julian NC 27283 AGENDA: *The NC Cattle Industry Assess...*	apcowboy	0	481	May 21, 2012 by apcowboy
	TWO NEW ITEMS FOR THE SITE (Preview) COMING SOON !! WATCH FOR IT !! MEATCUTTERSCLUB TALK RADIO & CHAT http://www.blogtalkradio.com/47292 FDARN NOW HAS OUR PAGE UP FOR PROMOTING OUR TRADE. IF YOU KNOW ANY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITHOUT A JOB, LOOKIN FOR A CAREER, YOU MAY WANT TO TELL THEM ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE SOME GRANTS AVAILABLE T...	apcowboy	6	675	May 20, 2012 by Meatman 7615
	Value Added Meat Article (Preview) http://www.progressivegrocer.com/inprint/article/id2753/for-seasons/	Big Beef	4	470	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	656	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	518	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	595	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	418	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	744	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	1101	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	2969	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	1132	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	450	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	506	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	474	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	715	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	440	May 14, 2012 by trave
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