craftyhunnypie Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Last night I went to my local butchers for a meat / butchery course. To watch and learn what all the different cuts of meat are & how & where from they are cut. From carcass to table. Last night was lamb, quite a large sized lamb. The butcher cut the breast, the fillet (very small thing), the shoulder, chump steaks, lamb chops. He boned & rolled a leg of lamb, showed us how to tye the knots & also made a guard of honour (2 racks of lamb together). At the end we had tasters. Yummy. Next week is pork & poultry (full pig & a chicken / turkey) Following week is Beef (quarter cow). Nearer to Christmas they are doing one on Game. It was really good. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 What a great idea! Not only is it a good way of learning how to use most of an animal it could save you some money too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 That sounds like a great course. I will have to look out for something like that near us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 That's a fantastic evening to attend, I wish we had something similar here in Canterbury. I did look tentitively about doing a fish course at Bilingsgate as it is beside Canary Wharf, but the price was horrendous for one day - the poor fish I fillet will have to take their chances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Huggers R Us Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 What a great idea! I wish our local butchers would do something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 The course is only £10! Why not suggest it to your local butchers? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 That sounds really interesting. I might suggest it to our butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I'd love to go on a course! We never visit a butchers now but I might go back to the one we used to use and suggest it....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysia Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Sounds great 'i would love to do one. Where abouts in cheshire is your butcher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hiya - It's in the main street of Sandbach (Steve Brookes). Fabulous meat, friendly banter & lots of jokes when you go in! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 sounds good from a meat eaters point of view ! (im a veggie) married to an ex butcher too! I agree though, if more butchers shops offered this sort of thing I think it would be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs and chickens Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Wow, I would love to do a course like that. We buy 1/2 a lamb every few months and it takes me ages to label and work out what is what I would love to learn and understand the cuts better. Would also be really good to know how to bone a chicken or joint it, I have tried doing this from books in the past and have failed badly . Sounds great lucky you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
