<![CDATA[No pork fat]]>Hey guys so I’m having a really hard time trying to find pork fat local to me. Every butcher I’ve gone to says they don’t have any for me to buy. I’ve gotten excuse after excuse as to why and they all say “just use beef fat”

Now will this really make that big of a difference? I’m making some breakfast sausage today and have enough pork fat on the picnic but when I’m making other items I’m not sure if this will taste different.

Any input? I really wish I had lamb fat available to mix with my pheasant but that’s even further out of the question lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/1939/no-pork-fatRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 19:56:15 GMTSat, 11 Jan 2020 19:48:46 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:11:01 GMT]]>Thanks, that is good to know about Choice Meats. I do have a couple local butchers here but lately I process most things by myself when I can.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29069https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29069Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:11:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:17:26 GMT]]>Big Game lol I just aked where you were from in another post. If you see this 1st no need to respond to that. We don’t have a ton of customers we have great relationships with in LA. I think Choice Meats was one I used to work with when I was in CS but they wouldn’t be able to do a bear.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29041https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/29041Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:17:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:53:00 GMT]]>I am in L.A. of all places. I found a local butcher shop that processes wild game. They regularly order fatback so that they can make sausages for their customers. They wouldn’t sell what they had, but they would order for me from their source, just took a day or so to get. I think they charged me $3 lb but I use only 20% fat rather than 50% pork butt at similar prices. Plus I am trying to use my meat, not buy more meat that I don’t want or need.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28999https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28999Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:15:24 GMT]]>If you are going to use ground pork in this case, look for Regular (not lean or extra lean), which generally tops out at 30% fat content (in Canada); you may also find 50/50 labelled pork in some shops. Go with that if you find it, and calculate the amount you want for end product (I aim at 30% or so for most of mine). Good luck finding fatback or trimmings!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28865https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28865Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:15:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:15:24 GMT]]>If you are going to use ground pork in this case, look for Regular (not lean or extra lean), which generally tops out at 30% fat content (in Canada); you may also find 50/50 labelled pork in some shops. Go with that if you find it, and calculate the amount you want for end product (I aim at 30% or so for most of mine). Good luck finding fatback or trimmings!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28864https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/28864Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:15:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:38:36 GMT]]>BobbyMac Sometimes you can and sometimes you can’t support local businesses! In our opinion, it’s usually best to try but when there is a price disparity like that, you can’t ignore it!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12086https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12086Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:48:30 GMT]]>Hey guys just wanted to post a little update today, went to my local BJ’s wholesale club and they actually sell pork butts for $1.39 per pound. Nice and fatty too haha. I was trying to avoid going to the larger box retailers as I do like to support local business however for $3.99 per pound on pork butt just to use it for fat doesn’t make sense.

Thank you all for your input and I will let everyone know when I start another project. Thank you again!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12044https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12044Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:48:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:35:54 GMT]]>srg158 Interesting, id be better off buying a whole hog and doing the butchering myself lol.

So far I have still searched all around for a butcher or local Asian market to sell it to me and had no luck.

However I do have a restaurant depot that someone mentioned and I just need to purchase a membership. I could also find where the butcher get their meat from and cut the middle man out lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12003https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/12003Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:36:16 GMT]]>BobbyMac Hog is about $0.60-$0.75 per pound hanging weight this time of year, plus killing fee. You get all the trimmings and fat you need. A small half might be 115 lb and once broken down will be a lot less. That’s an option. If we are making several products we just by a half skinned.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11999https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11999Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:36:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:31:11 GMT]]>I am able to find specials and get pork butt for 99 cents. Also found a butcher down the road who can provide pork fat for 50 cents a pound as they butcher every couple days.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11773https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11773Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:15:34 GMT]]>lamurscrappy thank you

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11725https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11725Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:15:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:34:42 GMT]]>Deepwoodsbutcher Good information and thanks for sharing!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11651https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11651Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:34:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 20 Jan 2020 02:21:32 GMT]]>Deepwoodsbutcher i like reading that. Someone that actually understands 🙂

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11600https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11600Mon, 20 Jan 2020 02:21:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:16:59 GMT]]>Joe Hell that’s great! And thank you.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11561https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11561Sun, 19 Jan 2020 19:16:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:57:07 GMT]]>Deepwoodsbutcher That is excellent advice and information! We have more fat and hard to find stuff than we know what to do with at times. We make a lot of ‘food for pets’ with offal and trim and have also started saving some for bears! Next spring we will be donating to the WSU bear rehabilitation center.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11558https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11558Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:57:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:43:13 GMT]]>This is why there needs to be more information about the differences between butchers and meat cutters. Meat cutters (which I was for almost 7 years) open boxes and cut mostly pre-trimmed, subprimals into roasts and steaks. They mostly work with pre-ground products for burger and only the little bit of trim they produce from steaks and roasts is truly ground fresh in store. (I’m only commenting on things in the USA by the way, other countries can be very different.) These hardworking guys and gals make up the vast majority of what people mean when they say “butchers”. While the amount of knowledge they may have varies on the individual, they just don’t work with the same products or produce the same materials. Butchers (which I am now) on the other hand, work with primals, whole carcasses and even the living animals. Because they work at the beginning of the process, they often have access to all of the animal (in cases of plants where slaughtering is also done) or at least more bones, fat, offal and specialty cuts (like hanger steak ect.) then a meat cutter would. Often shops focused on retail direct to customers, do not have butchers, but meat cutters. If you are looking for fat (or anything else your local meat cutter can’t get for you) look for a USDA inspected butcher. Call and see if they can put some aside for you or even ask them which of their customers sell it. Especially, with smaller plants who do a lot of butchering for people that buy whole, 1/2, or 1/4 animals, there is usually a surplus of “by-products” like fat.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11503https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11503Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:43:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:31:46 GMT]]>BobbyMac Seriously, try a local asian market, my butcher was out and I called them and they had some. Those places are generally gold mines.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11255https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11255Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:31:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:19:12 GMT]]>Jonathon said in No pork fat:

BobbyMac I’m a fan of pork fat obviously but if it is that hard to find then I wouldn’t worry too much about it with venison or even elk or moose. 50/50’ing that is fine, not as good in my opinion but most people would say you don’t notice the difference that much and the upside is that you do end up witha lot more product. Pheasant, goose, and other bird (anyone ever make duck snack sticks?!) is where I think it becomes more important.

I’ve said ti a few times but your local Asian supermarket is usually a great resource for stuff like this!

Thanks Jonathon for the advice, unfortunately that’s what I’m using it for is Pheasant. I’m going to call a few more places and ask if they can order it for me

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11201https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11201Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:19:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:32:31 GMT]]>BobbyMac I’m a fan of pork fat obviously but if it is that hard to find then I wouldn’t worry too much about it with venison or even elk or moose. 50/50’ing that is fine, not as good in my opinion but most people would say you don’t notice the difference that much and the upside is that you do end up witha lot more product. Pheasant, goose, and other bird (anyone ever make duck snack sticks?!) is where I think it becomes more important.

I’ve said ti a few times but your local Asian supermarket is usually a great resource for stuff like this!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11141https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11141Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:32:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:53:01 GMT]]>akdave I better not tell you guys what we charge at the shop for pork

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11130https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11130Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:53:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:59:39 GMT]]>From what I’ve learned over the years, pork fat will take on the flavor of whatever you add it to. Beef fat will add a beef flavor to it. We’ve had to scramble for fat a time or two and depending on what we were making, it never has made enough difference to worry too much. Boston Butts are my go to in a pinch.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11124https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11124Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:38:57 GMT]]>BobbyMac don’t know if you have Gordon food service/GFS over that way was just in my local store and butt was $1.69, bought whole 8-9lb. Pork loin from Kroger supermarket wasn’t looking for it but sale price was $1.49 today!!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11094https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11094Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:38:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:14:45 GMT]]>akdave Oh I know, it’s absolute robbery. That’s the price from ALL local butchers however it’s about $2.69 per pound from our food store. We try to support local business and small businesses as much as possible but sometimes we get tired of the higher prices too lol

Cheapest I’ve seen it this week

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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11088https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11088Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:14:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to No pork fat on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:03:20 GMT]]>@s-a-m
$3.99 for pork butt is outrageous we only pay under $2.00 a pound for it in Alaska

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11086https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/11086Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:03:20 GMT