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Big Beef · Big Beef

Sorry I haven't been on lately folks As you know starting a new store is very hard but starting one like Standard Market is even harder We just had our open house (grand opening) 4 months after we open yesterday. I thought we did serious business before but yesterday we got killed. All you could see is peo...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Thanks Debbie Roos for the the excellent photos- folks, please check them out at the link below and stay connected with NC Choices on Facebook and www.carolinameatconference.com for some exciting announcements and new conference dates soon! -NC Choices NC Choices conducted a Whole Animal Butch...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Pink Slime, social media and the truth By Patrick Pilz Principal Solution Consultant for Food and Beverage at CSB-System I perhaps should not use the term “Pink Slime” as somebody that caters to the meat industry, I think it illustrates a point. I was travelling for 8 days visiting my favor...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Marvell Foods is introducing our exciting new private label line, Lovella Cuisine. We trust that our products will fill a recognized and rapidly growing market segment that provides your customers with a value-oriented Italian-style fare that is nutritious and can be prepared in minutes. Lo...

apcowboy · apcowboy

How many of you remember merchandising Ham Roast for Easter ? This use to be a big seller till they started selling us Ham Butts & Portions. In a lot of markets I worked in in the old days we sold more butts portions & butt halfs then shanks. An a lot of Ham Roast. One of the tricks I used to get rid of t...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Our Brother of the knife, John W. Lindsay Has his Face Book page up now for his Meat shop and his Grizzly’s Meat Products. HE GOT SOME GREAT PRODUCTS !! YOU KNOW IF HE CUTS THIS HE KNOWS HIS STUFF !! href= HE CAN EVEN TAKE CARE OF THE HUNTER GO CHECK HIM OUT, HE GOT A LOT OF PICTURES THERE & WHILE YOU THE...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Industry News - PMBPI suspends operations at three plants (updated) By Lisa M. Keefe on 3/26/2012 Beef Products Inc. today suspended operations at three of its locations: Garden City, Kans.; Amarillo, Texas; and Waterloo, Iowa, affecting 650 jobs. A fourth plant, in South Sioux City, Neb., wi...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Bandiola SpiceGourmet specialty seasoning and spice company LOOKING FOR WHOLESALERS FOR Bandiola Spice Company, Enhancing The Simple Pleasures 24 to a case. $3 each for small orders which is $72 per case. Retail at $5.99 = $143.76 Contact InfoMichael Gochnourmgochn...

mimeatguy · mimeatguy

My father was a barber way back before and during WWII and used strops for his straight razors. He passed away a few years ago and recently on a trip home to visit my mother I brought back with me a couple of strops he had just to see what if anything they might do for me. One was a horsehide that was like new. I h...

apcowboy · apcowboy

A global management consulting firm, wants to speak to experts who can comment on the lamb and rabbit meat in the frozen food industry. • For frozen lamb, The client wants to know the main products consumed in Middle East, HK and Europe and other international markets, and import policy of lamb, key b...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

Have you ever walked off a job, or just quit showing up with no notice? So far, no. Never felt like it yet.

apcowboy · apcowboy

http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/kroger-positioning-varies-market

RIBEYE1877 · RIBEYE1877

the old meat cutter that trained me allways said that a good meat cutter is only as good as the knife in his hand. how true is this to you? and what kind do you use?

rd68910 · rd68910

Hey all! I have my block test scheduled for Thursday at 12. The Meat/Seafood Coordinator/Dept head and store manager are present, along with a merchandiser who was a cutter for years to administer the test. I was told they are looking for me to merchandise as much as possible, and have good explanatio...

Dalthyrian · Dalthyrian

This cut is the bane of my existence. I can't find a decent hi res video on how to cut these... always have confused me and I've been taught a few different ways to break them down. Is there one right way?? :)

Grindmaster · Grindmaster

http://www.davisonsbutcher.com/search.php?search_query=scabbard&x=0&y=0

apcowboy · apcowboy

Club member Joe Parajecki hits front page of Progressive Grocer Check it out http://www.progressivegrocer.com/inprint/article/id2618/store-of-the-month-raising-the-standard/

Pete the Meat · Pete the Meat

I don't know if any of you guys have heard of bone tint,I had a box of spainish vac pack b/less shins in this week and it seems that most of them have a strange smell. I know this would be down to the carcase not cooling down quickly enough before cutting and packing, hence the smell. I wont sell this as it's b...

apcowboy · apcowboy

PARIS, March 19, 2012. The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive — as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive. The chang...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Please share any personal/professional meatcutter experiences using vacuum tumbling/marinades on meat, and add any personal customer experiences. Our member Richard Lichtfus of www.marinadeexpress.com is wanting a meat man's experiences with these products.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Open House (Preview) Sorry I haven't been on lately folks As you know starting a new store is very hard but starting one like Standard Market is even harder We just had our open house (grand opening) 4 months after we open yesterday. I thought we did serious business before but yesterday we got killed. All you could see is peo...	Big Beef	3	525	Mar 29, 2012 by masteryeti
	NC Choices Butchery & Charcuterie Workshop‏ Photos (Preview) Thanks Debbie Roos for the the excellent photos- folks, please check them out at the link below and stay connected with NC Choices on Facebook and www.carolinameatconference.com for some exciting announcements and new conference dates soon! -NC Choices NC Choices conducted a Whole Animal Butch...	apcowboy	0	538	Mar 29, 2012 by apcowboy
	Pink Slime, social media and the truth, A GOOD READ (Preview) Pink Slime, social media and the truth By Patrick Pilz Principal Solution Consultant for Food and Beverage at CSB-System I perhaps should not use the term “Pink Slime” as somebody that caters to the meat industry, I think it illustrates a point. I was travelling for 8 days visiting my favor...	apcowboy	0	444	Mar 29, 2012 by apcowboy
	Marvell Foods is introducing new private label line (Preview) Marvell Foods is introducing our exciting new private label line, Lovella Cuisine. We trust that our products will fill a recognized and rapidly growing market segment that provides your customers with a value-oriented Italian-style fare that is nutritious and can be prepared in minutes. Lo...	apcowboy	0	529	Mar 28, 2012 by apcowboy
	Easter Merchandising (Preview) How many of you remember merchandising Ham Roast for Easter ? This use to be a big seller till they started selling us Ham Butts & Portions. In a lot of markets I worked in in the old days we sold more butts portions & butt halfs then shanks. An a lot of Ham Roast. One of the tricks I used to get rid of t...	apcowboy	4	517	Mar 28, 2012 by RJ
	Check out Club member meat shop & New Face Book Site (Preview) Our Brother of the knife, John W. Lindsay Has his Face Book page up now for his Meat shop and his Grizzly’s Meat Products. HE GOT SOME GREAT PRODUCTS !! YOU KNOW IF HE CUTS THIS HE KNOWS HIS STUFF !! href= HE CAN EVEN TAKE CARE OF THE HUNTER GO CHECK HIM OUT, HE GOT A LOT OF PICTURES THERE & WHILE YOU THE...	apcowboy	9	799	Mar 28, 2012 by PorkBelly
	NOW IT STARTS !! JOBS GONE OVER BS (Preview) Industry News - PMBPI suspends operations at three plants (updated) By Lisa M. Keefe on 3/26/2012 Beef Products Inc. today suspended operations at three of its locations: Garden City, Kans.; Amarillo, Texas; and Waterloo, Iowa, affecting 650 jobs. A fourth plant, in South Sioux City, Neb., wi...	apcowboy	9	689	Mar 28, 2012 by RJ
	Bandiola Spice looking for WHOLESALERS (Preview) Bandiola SpiceGourmet specialty seasoning and spice company LOOKING FOR WHOLESALERS FOR Bandiola Spice Company, Enhancing The Simple Pleasures 24 to a case. $3 each for small orders which is $72 per case. Retail at $5.99 = $143.76 Contact InfoMichael Gochnourmgochn...	apcowboy	2	923	Mar 28, 2012 by Pops6927
	Does anyone else use a strop on their knives? (Preview) My father was a barber way back before and during WWII and used strops for his straight razors. He passed away a few years ago and recently on a trip home to visit my mother I brought back with me a couple of strops he had just to see what if anything they might do for me. One was a horsehide that was like new. I h...	mimeatguy	6	572	Mar 28, 2012 by JimmyMac
	Global Management Consulting Firm seeks experts (Preview) A global management consulting firm, wants to speak to experts who can comment on the lamb and rabbit meat in the frozen food industry. • For frozen lamb, The client wants to know the main products consumed in Middle East, HK and Europe and other international markets, and import policy of lamb, key b...	apcowboy	0	470	Mar 27, 2012 by apcowboy
	Have you ever walked off a job, or just quit showing up with no notice? (Preview) Have you ever walked off a job, or just quit showing up with no notice? So far, no. Never felt like it yet.	Burgermeister	18	794	Mar 27, 2012 by Pete the Meat
	Kroger may be the closest thing the U.S. has to a national, traditional supermarket chain (Preview) http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/kroger-positioning-varies-market	apcowboy	0	455	Mar 26, 2012 by apcowboy
	only as good as your knife (Preview) the old meat cutter that trained me allways said that a good meat cutter is only as good as the knife in his hand. how true is this to you? and what kind do you use?	RIBEYE1877	18	2276	Mar 26, 2012 by Pete the Meat
	Block Test (Preview) Hey all! I have my block test scheduled for Thursday at 12. The Meat/Seafood Coordinator/Dept head and store manager are present, along with a merchandiser who was a cutter for years to administer the test. I was told they are looking for me to merchandise as much as possible, and have good explanatio...	rd68910	23	3545	Mar 26, 2012 by rd68910
	Knuckles... (Preview) This cut is the bane of my existence. I can't find a decent hi res video on how to cut these... always have confused me and I've been taught a few different ways to break them down. Is there one right way?? :)	Dalthyrian	13	668	Mar 25, 2012 by Mainemeatman
	Scabbards scabbard (Preview) http://www.davisonsbutcher.com/search.php?search_query=scabbard&x=0&y=0	Grindmaster	10	978	Mar 25, 2012 by mimeatguy
	Club member Joe Parajecki hits front page of P.G. (Preview) Club member Joe Parajecki hits front page of Progressive Grocer Check it out http://www.progressivegrocer.com/inprint/article/id2618/store-of-the-month-raising-the-standard/	apcowboy	16	890	Mar 24, 2012 by butcher29
	Bone tint/summer beef (Preview) I don't know if any of you guys have heard of bone tint,I had a box of spainish vac pack b/less shins in this week and it seems that most of them have a strange smell. I know this would be down to the carcase not cooling down quickly enough before cutting and packing, hence the smell. I wont sell this as it's b...	Pete the Meat	3	723	Mar 24, 2012 by JimmyMac
	French has 4,000 unfilled job offers in their meat industry today (Preview) PARIS, March 19, 2012. The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive — as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive. The chang...	apcowboy	2	554	Mar 24, 2012 by Pete the Meat
	LETS talk about your experiences using vacuum tumbling/marinades (Preview) Please share any personal/professional meatcutter experiences using vacuum tumbling/marinades on meat, and add any personal customer experiences. Our member Richard Lichtfus of www.marinadeexpress.com is wanting a meat man's experiences with these products.	apcowboy	16	4799	Mar 24, 2012 by Pete the Meat
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