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c/butchers•the_zarathe_zara•7h ago

Pro tip: Switching to a hand saw for certain joints changed my game

I used to rely only on my electric saw for everything, thinking it was faster. After messing up a shoulder cut on a pig, I tried an old hand saw my grandpa left me. The control let me feel the bone and cartilage, so now I use it for tricky spots. It sounds slow, but I waste less meat and get cleaner breaks.
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the_wendy
the_wendy10m ago
Seriously? Who cares what you call it, the right tool gets the job done. Sounds like you figured that out.
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the_wyatt
the_wyatt7h ago
You said "shoulder cut on a pig" but called it a joint. In woodworking, joints are for wood. For meat, it's just a cut or a break.
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bailey.nancy
Read that butchers use 'joint' for meat cuts, doesn't that blur the lines?
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