No pork fat
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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
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Wow, I don’t get that. My butcher will toss it in a 5 gallon bucket in the cooler for me if I take him the bucket. lol The grocery stores even sell the trim for about a buck a pound if you’re not as cheap as I am.
I’m in Colorado and you can source it anywhere if it’s not to far.Ask your butcher what you’re suppose to make cracklings or pork rinds out of…
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If you are talking to a supermarket butcher, they don’t have fat since their meats come from a central processing location without the trimmings. Contact a butcher shop which only sells meat or smaller grocer who cuts their own meat. I rarely see a pheasant sausage recipe, what’s in yours?
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I talked to the meat manager at my local supermarket and he tells me that the pork that they get is pre-trimmed and they just don’t have any pork trimmings. He says that the beef is also pre-trimmed, but that there is a bit of fat that they trim off, so they have a bit of beef fat, but no pork fat. I think that it is mostly a waste of time to ask at chain supermarkets. Either they don’t have any fat to trim or they are not allowed to sell it. That’s a management decision, not theirs. I did find a meat market about fifteen miles south of me that will sell me pork trimmings and untrimmed pork butt.
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In my opinion there is a definite difference in the taste between beef and pork fat.
One option if available to you is to use pork belly. Grind it up and most are pretty fatty. Or use boston butt.
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MT Elk Hunter I didn’t even go to my local food store because I had a feeling they get their meats pre trimmed.
I ended up going to 3 local small business butchers one was actually 40 minutes away. It seems butchers hoard pork fat here in NJ
Just another thing we can’t get in NJ I guess.
Ended up buying a large pork butt, but @ $3.99 per pound that gets expensive
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BobbyMac said in No pork fat:
MT Elk Hunter I didn’t even go to my local food store because I had a feeling they get their meats pre trimmed.
I ended up going to 3 local small business butchers one was actually 40 minutes away. It seems butchers hoard pork fat here in NJ
Just another thing we can’t get in NJ I guess.
Ended up buying a large pork butt, but @ $3.99 per pound that gets expensive
Wow $3.99 for pork butt!! And I thought $1.54 was high! Guess I’d better count my blessings!
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s.a.m just use 50% wild game and 50% ground pork. You wont be disappointed, my opinion
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s.a.m said in No pork fat:
BobbyMac said in No pork fat:
MT Elk Hunter I didn’t even go to my local food store because I had a feeling they get their meats pre trimmed.
I ended up going to 3 local small business butchers one was actually 40 minutes away. It seems butchers hoard pork fat here in NJ
Just another thing we can’t get in NJ I guess.
Ended up buying a large pork butt, but @ $3.99 per pound that gets expensive
Wow $3.99 for pork butt!! And I thought $1.54 was high! Guess I’d better count my blessings!
YEAH, tell me about it lol. This state sucks, everything’s expensive
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twilliams said in No pork fat:
s.a.m just use 50% wild game and 50% ground pork. You wont be disappointed, my opinion
Got the wrong guy I believe!
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s.a.m yes i did, sorry
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twilliams no prob
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Well I made the breakfast sausage anyways, just used the fat that was on the Boston butt. They don’t give much as they trim it down ahead of time.
Looks great, stuffed great, taste dry as hell and could of used more fat.
Looks like I need to move out of state to get some pork fat or start going on hog hunting trips I guess lol.
Anyways here’s some pictures!
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BobbyMac you could always raise a few it only takes 4 months if you start with a 40-50 lber.
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s.a.m said in No pork fat:
BobbyMac you could always raise a few it only takes 4 months if you start with a 40-50 lber.
Hahaha I wish I could!
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BobbyMac I know what you mean! We’re thinking about raising a few this summer, just more work!!
But the flavor is so much better
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BobbyMac you have absolutely no local butcher shops? And im not talking grocery stores
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twilliams said in No pork fat:
BobbyMac you have absolutely no local butcher shops? And im not talking grocery stores
He’s in new Jersey, doubt there’s many left in that state unless he gets out where the small truck farms are at.
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twilliams That’s where I went, 3 local butchers and all said no but would give me beef fat for free.
My only option is to call a local deer butcher and ask where he gets it from or maybe can point me in the right direction.
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BobbyMac Looks good! When in doubt, just add bacon!
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