Anyone else do their own meat cutting?
 

I am curious how many here do their own butchering at home. I dont hunt normally but I do periodically raise my own hogs or beef and butcher them myself. Also I do get a few guys from time to time bring me a road kill they need cut up quickly since I have a building set up permanently to do it in. Not much better eating than some homemade sausage or brats fixed on the grill.

i fillet my own fish and shuck some scallops does that count

I do with game but not cattle or pigs ! Not set up for that amount !

I do my own wild game, but like C.A.P I dont have the space or cold storage for farm raised, so I take them to a local butcher and let them do their thing

Yeah I know it can be labor intensive to some degree. At least I have most everything power. If I have a hog hanging already and skinned, by myself I can cut and wrapped and sausage ground and stuffed and have it in the freezer in a day. I still am lacking on the cold storage so I usually have to do my butchering when the weather permits. With hogs I like lots of sausage so I save the ribs, half of one ham, all the chops and some bacon and then grind the rest. I have a power cuber so I take the center of the ham and slice 3/4 inch steaks and then bone it and run it thru the cuber 2x rotating a quarter turn each run thru. Its ALMOST like the tenderloin sandwichs you buy at a restaraunt. What takes the longest is boning and grinding and stuffing the casings. But boy is that some tasty meat off of the grill.:c:

Have to agree with you there on the tasty part!!
As far the boning, damn I hate that part, it does take alot of time, grinding isn't that bad, stuffing cases.... a pain in the arss, but the final product.... when done your way....... Well you just can't beat it with store bought!!

I do the Smoked Deer Sausage and Hot Sticks, the recipe we have now is alright its one of dads favorites, a 50/50 mix.
I think I am going to change it up a bit when we do the next batch of hot sticks, this next time around I am thinking less pork in the mix about an 80/20 ratio and bit more time in the smoker

We did when I was a kid my parents still do, but not so much since they can’t find time to hunt and live alone now. They still get a beef from one of neighbors only use an electric grinder did have a hand one a while back we made everything sausage etc. They have 4 deep freezes and 1 10'x10' walk in fridge, but some of it was storage for the orchard stuff they sell.