Food Blog

If you live in a decent sized city, you will find that there are at least one or two butchers in your area. The classic days of going to the meat man or meat woman are fading away, but there are still a few places where you will see the art of meat in action.

Food is pleasurable, and there’s nothing wrong with taking pleasure from what you eat, and how you eat it. You will just need to make sure that you focus on the bigger picture and think about what type of cuts you want, as well as what the butcher can do for you.

One of the biggest things that the butcher does for their customers is give them information. If you want to know what to do with a really tough cut of meat, the butcher can help. If you want to know what the most budget friendly cuts are going to be, you can ask your friendly butcher. They thrive on people getting more educated because that means that they’re going to be a lot more likely to come back to see the butcher again. On the other hand, if you only shop at the supermarket where everything is already precut, then you’re really missing out. Going back to the butcher means that you will have things cut to your specifications. If you want something ground up for you — you can have that. If you want something cut off the bone, your butcher can also do that for you. It’s just a matter of making sure that you know exactly what you want and then let the butcher know too.

If you need animal fat of some kind, the butcher is also one of the best sources to get that. You can get lard, tallow, and other animal fats from the butcher will generally no problem. The prices are also hard to beat, considering that you aren’t going to have to render the fat yourself in all cases.

A lot of people complain about the downfall of big “mega marts” and how it’s hard to find good service. If you really want good service and friendliness as well as education, you really owe it to yourself to stop by the local butcher. They are a direct link to the community and they would love to help you out!