1/2 hog
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My won a raffle for 1/2 hog tonight. I need to contact the locker tomorrow. The win includes "basic" processing. We'll pay the extra for bacon and ham likely. I've never bought a 1/2 hog before. Any suggestions on cuts? I know we want thick cut pork chops and pork steak. Does sausage cost extra typically? I want the jowl sliced too. We're not much for pork roasts other than the very occasional pulled pork. How about ribs? We much prefer baby backs to St.Louis or spare ribs.
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Re: 1/2 hog
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Jamie, I'm not a butcher but I believe if you want the bone in your pork chops, baby backs are out.
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Re: 1/2 hog
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someplace won't give you your head or half head , the just cut and toss them.
I would tell them all the chops , steaks and bacon you can make , cut ham steaks off the hams , easier for us to cook than a big ham
I never did sausage from the locker there was only maybe 10 pounds trim so it would have meant giving up other meat
I would grind my trim and make venison brats at home.
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Re: 1/2 hog
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01/17/23 11:02 PM
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Leave one of those hams "unhammed"..... In other words FRESH HAM.... Not processed or smoked!
It's delicious, slow cooked in cider and homemade apple or pear sauce!
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Re: 1/2 hog
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Lots of choices, some lockers offer shaved ham, half dozen flavors of brats or brat patties, breakfast links, you can tell them thick cut for chops, bone in or out, loin, you can have canning meat cut some places call it stew meat, can get fresh or smoked choices on many cuts also, just placed cutting order for half hog and half beef this week
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Talk to the butcher. Tell him what you want. He can tell you suggestions. May have pay a few bucks over basic. Ever had menudo?
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Get the lion in 2 pieces, great for smoking. Get the bacon Get their sausage (never know till you try) +shoulder is your pork butt +if you really want outta the box have a lot of it ground, might change your thinking of pig! +if you want ribs, go to the store personally I'm a sausage guy, so I'd have a lot of sausage, bacon, shoulder roasts, and loins cut in 2...you do you though!
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First question what's the hang weight on the half?
Front shoulder/ Picnic/butt roast or grind for sausage lower rib plate/bacon and ribs Chops from the spine cut. Tenderloin from the underside top of rear quarter/ham steak, rump roast or more grind lower quarter more steak or whole ham. front and rear shank for shank and beans
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