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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 18, 2020 11:21:48 GMT -5
There is no place locally to get good fried chicken and it's one of those dishes I just have not managed to be able to master. Also I seldom see cut-up fryers in the store any more. I see a lot of whole chickens and then packs of breasts, legs, etc. But seldom cut-up fryers. I remember my Dad cutting them up on the band-saw when I was young and he was a butcher. Yeah I can butcher a chicken, but it's generally more work than I want to put in if I can avoid it. I am a fully trained Journeyman Butcher (used to be licensed, but that was waaay 35+ long Years ago) and still know how to section off a chicken or cow or pig or fish and STILL don't want to put the effort into it. Unless otherwise necessary, it is far easier to just cook the stuff until it is so tender that it simply falls off the bone. My Dad was a butcher for 40 years. I learned a thing or two. I can definitely cut up birds and cut steaks off a line. But I would not be able to break down a cow or a pig...however I can tell when it's not done right. We went in with some family on a steer a few years back and a number of the cuts we got were...weird. I'd never have the shop that did the cutting do work for me again.
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Post by brutalis on May 18, 2020 11:50:42 GMT -5
I am a fully trained Journeyman Butcher (used to be licensed, but that was waaay 35+ long Years ago) and still know how to section off a chicken or cow or pig or fish and STILL don't want to put the effort into it. Unless otherwise necessary, it is far easier to just cook the stuff until it is so tender that it simply falls off the bone. My Dad was a butcher for 40 years. I learned a thing or two. I can definitely cut up birds and cut steaks off a line. But I would not be able to break down a cow or a pig...however I can tell when it's not done right. We went in with some family on a steer a few years back and a number of the cuts we got were...weird. I'd never have the shop that did the cutting do work for me again. Believe me I know what you are saying. There are no "TRUE" instructors or learning how to properly slaughter/butcher/cut up any animal these days. It is all fairly well automated at the slaughterhouses with only a handful of people on the floor monitoring in case the machines mess up. At the store levels, there are only a handful of us "old timers" who trained and learned properly as now it all comes in pre-processed cut up portions for the most part and all these new "butchers" have to do is set the saw for how thick and then cut into portions. Trained monkey's could probably do the job now. When the last of the old folks retire there won't be anyone left to do things properly. Kind of like NASA when they still had "old" satellites and equipment around with nobody knowing how to repair or work on the stuff
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 19, 2020 12:02:01 GMT -5
I've had tripe, chitlins, gizzards, turkey hearts and frog legs. (Among many other things people find odd to eat.) But I am not going to eat mountain oysters or lamb fries. That's where I draw the line.
There I said it.
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Post by impulse on May 19, 2020 12:51:50 GMT -5
I've tried frog legs. Not a fan. It tasted like fishy chicken, but the mental squick factor ruined it. Same with rabbit - mentally ruined. I found escargot to be delicious though, especially in Paris.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 19, 2020 15:15:20 GMT -5
Rabbit's okay, but tends to be more muscular, if you are eating wild rabbit. Squirrel is similar.
Yes, squirrel. My father grew up on a farm, in southern Illinois, during the Depression and they hunted and fished to supplement their crops and butchering and preserves. Rabbits and squirrels were plentiful in the woods around the farm. I've hunted rabbit, but never shot a squirrel and have eaten my kills. i tried a bit of squirrel, which my brother killed. Stewing them is different and flavor is more in the other ingredients, as it is for things like hassenpfeffer .
I drew the line at possum, though.
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Post by Duragizer on May 26, 2020 19:25:51 GMT -5
Internet puritans who can't handle even the mildest of ribald humour get my @#$%ing goat.
There, I $%^&ing said it.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 27, 2020 7:30:18 GMT -5
Internet puritans who can't handle even the mildest of ribald humour get my @#$%ing goat. There, I $%^&ing said it. I've come to the conclusion (whether I am right or not) that 95% of all interactions on the internet are for attention and have no other motivation outside of that. People being contrary about anything just so that have something to *itch about. That's why I appreciate the genuine people in this community. Where you are always encouraged to speak your mind with courtesy and respect and you will get the same from others.
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Post by brutalis on May 27, 2020 7:36:39 GMT -5
Internet puritans who can't handle even the mildest of ribald humour get my @#$%ing goat. There, I $%^&ing said it. I've come to the conclusion (whether I am right or not) that 95% of all interactions on the internet are for attention and have no other motivation outside of that. People being contrary about anything just so that have something to *itch about. That's why I appreciate the genuine people in this community. Where you are always encouraged to speak your mind with courtesy and respect and you will get the same from others. Here for the beer and peanuts whilst conversing with hospitable comic loving old farts like myself. Young farts welcome too. And even green rabbit farts can join in. No better place for fine amiable discussion as a distraction from the days work strife if you ask me...
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 29, 2020 7:04:36 GMT -5
Yes, we get it, face masks leave funny tan lines.
It made for funny cartoons and memes the first ten times. That was a long time ago.
There! I said it.
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Post by brutalis on May 29, 2020 7:41:46 GMT -5
Used to be you could tell the bad guys from the good. In the bank and wearing a face mask and sunglasses usually meant you were there to rob the place. Now? Not sure who are the customers and who are the thieves? There I said it!
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2020 10:12:53 GMT -5
Used to be you could tell the bad guys from the good. In the bank and wearing a face mask and sunglasses usually meant you were there to rob the place. Now? Not sure who are the customers and who are the thieves? There I said it! In Washington, the thieves are the ones without the face masks.
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Post by brutalis on May 29, 2020 10:15:55 GMT -5
Used to be you could tell the bad guys from the good. In the bank and wearing a face mask and sunglasses usually meant you were there to rob the place. Now? Not sure who are the customers and who are the thieves? There I said it! In Washington, the thieves are the ones without the face masks. Does a bad toupe count as a mask?
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2020 10:17:29 GMT -5
In Washington, the thieves are the ones without the face masks. Does a bad toupe count as a mask? Yes, especially if it looks like a dead weasel.
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Post by brutalis on May 29, 2020 10:23:10 GMT -5
Does a bad toupe count as a mask? Yes, especially if it looks like a dead weasel. Please don't insult the dead sir. Weasels can't defend themselves once run over and decomposing or put into a pot of stew...
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Post by Prince Hal on May 29, 2020 10:29:15 GMT -5
Yes, especially if it looks like a dead weasel. Please don't insult the dead sir. Weasels can't defend themselves once run over and decomposing or put into a pot of stew... Or dyed orange-yellow.
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