Whole animal butchery offers exciting opportunities to be creative with our menu and use every bit of the animals we raise. From premium cuts to scraps, bones to fat, almost everything can be made into useful products that bring tremendous flavor and help us reduce our waste.
There are some unique challenges associated with it as well, like creating enough inventory of a certain cut for select dishes. But this challenge is also an invitation for creativity and fun. Chef specials allow for small quantities of interesting cuts with tasty preparation to shine for a night. We also get to control the intensity of our stocks and create an abundance of cooking additions that are invaluable to our kitchen.
It starts with the whole animal and takes on new meaning with the careful intention of a knife, or saw, or bandsaw, as seen in the video below. The freedom and greater depth of understanding gained from whole animal butchering makes the long process all worth it!
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