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1st beef… lessons learned

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  • K knifemaker3

    8EA0D148-CA8E-4546-9BE1-88808800B89C.jpeg

    Finally figured out how to load the photo of the cooler.

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    cdavis
    Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
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    knifemaker3 nice cooler. Good luck 👍

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      beef osso bucco!!!

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      • K knifemaker3

        First ever beef. Huge learning experience.

        1: Don’t use your son’s gun to make the kill shot. Discovered it shoots 3” low for me. A half mile chase and a .243 finished the job. Hopefully the stress didn’t ruin the meat.
        2: A skinning cradle that I don’t have to bend over with is in my very near future!
        3: A wheel barrel with a flat tire doesn’t help when trying to get the quartered beef in the cooler.
        4: A 12” pruning blade on the saws all doesn’t always stay on track when halving the carcass.

        Good learning curve. Thankfully I’m just grinding this wild heifer into burger. I’ll let her hang until next weekend and start grinding her up. May keep a few steaks just to see how a grass fed heifer straight off the cow tastes……

        Can’t figure out how to upload the picture of the beef hanging in my cooler. Says it’s too large.

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        knifemaker3 said in 1st beef… lessons learned:

        First ever beef. Huge learning experience.

        1: Don’t use your son’s gun to make the kill shot. Discovered it shoots 3” low for me. A half mile chase and a .243 finished the job. Hopefully the stress didn’t ruin the meat.
        2: A skinning cradle that I don’t have to bend over with is in my very near future!
        3: A wheel barrel with a flat tire doesn’t help when trying to get the quartered beef in the cooler.
        4: A 12” pruning blade on the saws all doesn’t always stay on track when halving the carcass.

        Good learning curve. Thankfully I’m just grinding this wild heifer into burger. I’ll let her hang until next weekend and start grinding her up. May keep a few steaks just to see how a grass fed heifer straight off the cow tastes……

        Can’t figure out how to upload the picture of the beef hanging in my cooler. Says it’s too large.

        Words of wisdom

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        • Denny OD Denny O

          knifemaker3 said in 1st beef… lessons learned:

          8EA0D148-CA8E-4546-9BE1-88808800B89C.jpeg

          Finally figured out how to load the photo of the cooler.

          Wholey Carp, you have a commercial cooler and no meat saw?

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          knifemaker3
          Masterbuilt
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          @dennyo nope not commercial. Strictly home use.

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            knifemaker3
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            Update. Got the beef cut up with no problem. She was smaller than I thought. 127 pounds burger, 2 brisket, 2 chuck roast, and one side of boneless ribeye steaks(10 steaks).

            Guessed her at 650-750 live weight.

            I will be getting a bandsaw soon. Grizzly if I can’t find a small used commercial close.

            Going to eat some ribeye for supper tonight!

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            • K knifemaker3

              Update. Got the beef cut up with no problem. She was smaller than I thought. 127 pounds burger, 2 brisket, 2 chuck roast, and one side of boneless ribeye steaks(10 steaks).

              Guessed her at 650-750 live weight.

              I will be getting a bandsaw soon. Grizzly if I can’t find a small used commercial close.

              Going to eat some ribeye for supper tonight!

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              bocephus
              Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Veteran
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              knifemaker3 Sounds like you learned a lot and got the job done, win, win.

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              • K knifemaker3

                Update. Got the beef cut up with no problem. She was smaller than I thought. 127 pounds burger, 2 brisket, 2 chuck roast, and one side of boneless ribeye steaks(10 steaks).

                Guessed her at 650-750 live weight.

                I will be getting a bandsaw soon. Grizzly if I can’t find a small used commercial close.

                Going to eat some ribeye for supper tonight!

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                cdavis
                Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User
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                knifemaker3 sounds like you did a great job. Congrats 👍

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                • K knifemaker3

                  Update. Got the beef cut up with no problem. She was smaller than I thought. 127 pounds burger, 2 brisket, 2 chuck roast, and one side of boneless ribeye steaks(10 steaks).

                  Guessed her at 650-750 live weight.

                  I will be getting a bandsaw soon. Grizzly if I can’t find a small used commercial close.

                  Going to eat some ribeye for supper tonight!

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                  craigrice
                  Power User Canning Team Orange Regular Contributors Veteran Masterbuilt
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                  knifemaker3 a band saw and a meat cutting bandsaw are a different setup , I have looked on the net for them myself

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                  • craigriceC craigrice

                    knifemaker3 a band saw and a meat cutting bandsaw are a different setup , I have looked on the net for them myself

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                    knifemaker3
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                    craigrice said in 1st beef… lessons learned:

                    knifemaker3 a band saw and a meat cutting bandsaw are a different setup , I have looked on the net for them myself

                    Aware of that grizzly sells a meat bandsaw

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                      Jonathon
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                      knifemaker3 That is great, thanks for sharing and enjoy those ribeyes!

                      Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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                      • JonathonJ Jonathon

                        knifemaker3 That is great, thanks for sharing and enjoy those ribeyes!

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                        Jonathon said in 1st beef… lessons learned:

                        knifemaker3 That is great, thanks for sharing and enjoy those ribeyes!

                        The ribeye was great! Little salt and some Weber steak n chop seasoning pan fried…… good eats!

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                        • K knifemaker3

                          8EA0D148-CA8E-4546-9BE1-88808800B89C.jpeg

                          Finally figured out how to load the photo of the cooler.

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                          calldoctoday
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                          knifemaker3 We are all proud of you. That is a small feat in itself. Enjoy them rib eyes as a reward.

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                          • K knifemaker3

                            Update. Got the beef cut up with no problem. She was smaller than I thought. 127 pounds burger, 2 brisket, 2 chuck roast, and one side of boneless ribeye steaks(10 steaks).

                            Guessed her at 650-750 live weight.

                            I will be getting a bandsaw soon. Grizzly if I can’t find a small used commercial close.

                            Going to eat some ribeye for supper tonight!

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                            kyle
                            Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide
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                            knifemaker3 nice job and thanks for sharing you journey with us.

                            hey vegetarians, my food poops on your food!

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                              Great read, congrats! Thx for posting!

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