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Burgermeister · Burgermeister

Back in the early 1980's at the company I worked at, there was a meat manager who had a reputation of being hard to get along with. He transferred lots of people out of his shop. A few 2nd men stepped down, meat wrappers hated him, clean up boys quit, etc. But he was doing a good job. Good gross, things like th...

apcowboy · apcowboy

US loses COOL appealMeatPoultry.com, June 29, 2012by Meat&Poultry Staff GENEVA – The US may have to stop requiring retailers to display country of origin labels on meat after losing the bulk of its appeal against a World Trade Organization ruling on meat labeling June 29. In its ruling the WTO A...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

A customer complained about our bone in pork loin chops. She didn't like how the rib bone in it was cut sort of diagonally rather than straight. There were a couple pieces of rib bone rather than one single rib going straight. She wanted a refund. She got it of course. I showed her a loin and how some of the l...

Dan Dan the Meat Man · Dan Dan the Meat Man

Our warehouse, Spartan out of Grand Rapids, started a new return policy. As of now they will not write a pick-up for less than $250.00. Today I was billed for 5 cases of Drumsticks. My cost $247.56. I recieved 5 cases of Boneless Chicken Breast. Should cost $487.00 dollars, I called them in for pick up. (...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Have you heard how the new Obama Tax will affect you ?? I heard on the news this morning since yesterday 31 companies told their employees to get signed up as they were going to drop everyone and just pay the fine instead of carrying coverage for them

Club Member Karen Hits The Newspaper · apcowboy

Hugo's first female apprentice meat cutter embraces the challenge When a job requires slinging around 72 pounds of meat and standing in ice cold rooms for hours at a time, even the hardiest North Dakotan might pass on the offer. But Karen (Weets) Scharmer, Hugo’s first female apprentice meat cutter...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Vilification Of LFTB Reaches From Industry To Consumers by Steve Kay in Meat Matters The LFTB controversy hasn’t hampered consumers’ taste for ground beef but they are paying more. I bought a package of fresh ground beef at the grocery store the other day. It was a good deal at $2.49/lb., as retail gro...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA – P.L. 111-148). FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin commented on the ruling:“Today’s Supreme Court ruling uphol...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Question, back in the 60's and 70's I always had to have a Health Certificate to be able to cut meat, we had to go twice a year to the health dept and get a test. when I left out of Atlanta and worked in Tn. I never had to get one and when I came back to Georgia years later we didn't have to have one. Anyone here rem...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Club Member Derek Adams Who became Meat Dept. Manager at Family Fresh Market a few weeks agogot a new market yesterday at Farmington, Minnesota. New Store, New Meat Cases

Dan Dan the Meat Man · Dan Dan the Meat Man

With the Fourth of July on Wednesday this year, I was just wondering if we are going to have 2 weekends, one weekend or no weekends at all?? When are you expecting your biggest sales?

apcowboy · apcowboy

How many of you have ever had a "Meat Cutter" license ?? County Food Code requires individuals who are engaged in cutting fresh beef, veal, lamb and/or pork within a meat establishment to obtain a personal occupational "Meat Cutter" license. The Meat Cutter exam is a basic test designed to check for...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Below is a link to Canadian Meat Business, there is a story there by Club member Alan Mackenzie, the Excutive Editor of Canadian Meat Business about the shortage of meat cutters in the US and Canada. I gather some info for Alan for this story, he has mention me and the Meatcuttersclub in it. there is one...

Culb Member Dexter Video · apcowboy

Club member Dexter put this video of his self on the chat box I moved it here so it wouldn't get loss.

apcowboy · apcowboy

Ticks causing mysterious meat allergy http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/meat-tick-bite-allergy/index.html

apcowboy · apcowboy

Slaughterhouse helps Highland farmers make their living http://www.newsleader.com/article/20120624/NEWS01/206240332/Slaughterhouse-helps-Highland-farmers-make-their-living?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage

Jason19991 · Jason19991

Can someone explain to me how to use this?

KevinJRS · KevinJRS

Did 17000 last month. This month I've done 53 meat packs so far and another 19 scheduled through the rest of the month. Direct mail went out yesterday. 2 more months and well officially been open a year.

apcowboy · apcowboy

Does the number of companies pushing full service meat cases and the wave of butcher shops opening across America suggest the pendulum is swinging back to good cuts of meat because customers are demanding better than prepackage. Is this why Companies like standard meat market.com see the dem...

apcowboy · apcowboy

MASTER YOUR CRAFT. knew everything about being a butcher. you make recommendations based on the best choice, TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. That customer may be a real customer. Whoever it is, talk to them. Learn about them. LEARN HOW TO COOK Once you know about your customers, make suggestions about h...

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	A clever way to get someone (who's lazy or incompetent) transferred out of your shop. (Preview) Back in the early 1980's at the company I worked at, there was a meat manager who had a reputation of being hard to get along with. He transferred lots of people out of his shop. A few 2nd men stepped down, meat wrappers hated him, clean up boys quit, etc. But he was doing a good job. Good gross, things like th...	Burgermeister	0	547	Jul 2, 2012 by Burgermeister
	US loses COOL appeal (Preview) US loses COOL appealMeatPoultry.com, June 29, 2012by Meat&Poultry Staff GENEVA – The US may have to stop requiring retailers to display country of origin labels on meat after losing the bulk of its appeal against a World Trade Organization ruling on meat labeling June 29. In its ruling the WTO A...	apcowboy	0	755	Jul 2, 2012 by apcowboy
	Would you be impressed if a customer told you her husband is a "Kansas City Barbcue judge"? (Preview) A customer complained about our bone in pork loin chops. She didn't like how the rib bone in it was cut sort of diagonally rather than straight. There were a couple pieces of rib bone rather than one single rib going straight. She wanted a refund. She got it of course. I showed her a loin and how some of the l...	Burgermeister	15	685	Jul 2, 2012 by Seattle2TexasX
	Return policy? (Preview) Our warehouse, Spartan out of Grand Rapids, started a new return policy. As of now they will not write a pick-up for less than $250.00. Today I was billed for 5 cases of Drumsticks. My cost $247.56. I recieved 5 cases of Boneless Chicken Breast. Should cost $487.00 dollars, I called them in for pick up. (...	Dan Dan the Meat Man	9	585	Jul 2, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	Have you heard how (Preview) Have you heard how the new Obama Tax will affect you ?? I heard on the news this morning since yesterday 31 companies told their employees to get signed up as they were going to drop everyone and just pay the fine instead of carrying coverage for them	apcowboy	1	473	Jul 1, 2012 by T-Bone
	Club Member Karen Hits The Newspaper (Preview) Hugo's first female apprentice meat cutter embraces the challenge When a job requires slinging around 72 pounds of meat and standing in ice cold rooms for hours at a time, even the hardiest North Dakotan might pass on the offer. But Karen (Weets) Scharmer, Hugo’s first female apprentice meat cutter...	apcowboy	8	882	Jun 30, 2012 by Burgermeister
	Ground Beef a good deal at $2.49/lb.??? (Preview) Vilification Of LFTB Reaches From Industry To Consumers by Steve Kay in Meat Matters The LFTB controversy hasn’t hampered consumers’ taste for ground beef but they are paying more. I bought a package of fresh ground beef at the grocery store the other day. It was a good deal at $2.49/lb., as retail gro...	apcowboy	7	633	Jun 30, 2012 by Big Beef
	restaurant menu labeling requirement could expand to supermarkets in Obama tax (Preview) Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA – P.L. 111-148). FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin commented on the ruling:“Today’s Supreme Court ruling uphol...	apcowboy	0	338	Jun 29, 2012 by apcowboy
	Question (Preview) Question, back in the 60's and 70's I always had to have a Health Certificate to be able to cut meat, we had to go twice a year to the health dept and get a test. when I left out of Atlanta and worked in Tn. I never had to get one and when I came back to Georgia years later we didn't have to have one. Anyone here rem...	apcowboy	8	418	Jun 29, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	New Market Manager, New Store, New Meat Cases (Preview) Club Member Derek Adams Who became Meat Dept. Manager at Family Fresh Market a few weeks agogot a new market yesterday at Farmington, Minnesota. New Store, New Meat Cases	apcowboy	7	1297	Jun 27, 2012 by Master of the Squeegee
	Prediction Please.... (Preview) With the Fourth of July on Wednesday this year, I was just wondering if we are going to have 2 weekends, one weekend or no weekends at all?? When are you expecting your biggest sales?	Dan Dan the Meat Man	1	408	Jun 27, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	"Meat Cutter" license. (Preview) How many of you have ever had a "Meat Cutter" license ?? County Food Code requires individuals who are engaged in cutting fresh beef, veal, lamb and/or pork within a meat establishment to obtain a personal occupational "Meat Cutter" license. The Meat Cutter exam is a basic test designed to check for...	apcowboy	5	513	Jun 27, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	Canadian Meat Business Shortage of Meat Cutters Story (Preview) Below is a link to Canadian Meat Business, there is a story there by Club member Alan Mackenzie, the Excutive Editor of Canadian Meat Business about the shortage of meat cutters in the US and Canada. I gather some info for Alan for this story, he has mention me and the Meatcuttersclub in it. there is one...	apcowboy	2	705	Jun 26, 2012 by matt_the_meat_man
	Culb Member Dexter Video (Preview) Club member Dexter put this video of his self on the chat box I moved it here so it wouldn't get loss.	apcowboy	1	422	Jun 26, 2012 by meatlady1
	LISTEN UP, BEWARE !! (Preview) Ticks causing mysterious meat allergy http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/meat-tick-bite-allergy/index.html	apcowboy	1	521	Jun 25, 2012 by -
	LEADING THE WAY (Preview) Slaughterhouse helps Highland farmers make their living http://www.newsleader.com/article/20120624/NEWS01/206240332/Slaughterhouse-helps-Highland-farmers-make-their-living?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage	apcowboy	0	471	Jun 25, 2012 by apcowboy
	Cutting Test (Preview) Can someone explain to me how to use this?	Jason19991	4	505	Jun 24, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	UPdate on the shop (Preview) Did 17000 last month. This month I've done 53 meat packs so far and another 19 scheduled through the rest of the month. Direct mail went out yesterday. 2 more months and well officially been open a year.	KevinJRS	3	462	Jun 24, 2012 by KevinJRS
	Question, Is the Pendulum swinging back??? (Preview) Does the number of companies pushing full service meat cases and the wave of butcher shops opening across America suggest the pendulum is swinging back to good cuts of meat because customers are demanding better than prepackage. Is this why Companies like standard meat market.com see the dem...	apcowboy	3	492	Jun 24, 2012 by Meat Monkey
	Three Tips to make you a better meat cutter (Preview) MASTER YOUR CRAFT. knew everything about being a butcher. you make recommendations based on the best choice, TALK TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. That customer may be a real customer. Whoever it is, talk to them. Learn about them. LEARN HOW TO COOK Once you know about your customers, make suggestions about h...	apcowboy	5	844	Jun 23, 2012 by Meat Monkey
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