Getting my pigs

gmac

Just got off the phone with my butcher.  My pigs are being cut today.  I usually get a pig from my neighbour each summer but this year I'm getting two. Cutting as follows:

Loin Chops - 1 inch minimum

Roasts - 3-4 lbs

2 hams cut into steaks, 2 hams frozen whole

4 butts for the Egg

Ribs etc

Pork Belly cut in 2 and froze for future bacon (8 pieces at about 5 lbs each total)

All trimmings frozen as they are in 5 lbs bags for sausages.

I'm excited and the hard part will be remembering to post pictures.

yzzi

Add two pig heads!

gmac

@yzzi  what would I do with those?  

Carolina Q

gmac, apparently, you NEED to call your butcher and tell him you want the heads too.

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1163524/whole-hog-head-results-and-pics/p1

Canugghead

Nice!

TexanOfTheNorth

I just called my local butcher yesterday to order a hogs head and was told that he can not get them now because Quality Meat Packers shut down. He wasn't sure how this was going to affect his pork supply in general.

[Edit]: Here is a more current article

BigGreenCraigdotcom

Carolina Q said:

gmac, apparently, you NEED to call your butcher and tell him you want the heads too.

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1163524/whole-hog-head-results-and-pics/p1

Oh man, that face meat is the best!

gmac

Got my pigs. Worked out to about $2 per lb. Cant wait to try a butt on the egg. 4 bellies for bacon, jowls and hocks and chops...oh my!

Little Steven

Dude,

Make some Guanciale with the faces. Honest

hapster

Very cool...

bclarksicle

What was the total amount of meat you got?

gmac

bclarksicle said:

What was the total amount of meat you got?

One was 230 and the other 220 dressed. After skinning etc, around 375 lbs.