Fun Meat Fact Friday: More on Pink Slime
Sorry folks, fun meat fact Friday has been on hiatus for too long but it’s due to the fact that the past two weeks I was gone visiting North Dakota and this week, North Dakota is visiting me. Most people…
Debunking Pink Slime
I’ve said it before on here and I will say it again… “If you watch the news, you should probably be in fear every time you eat.” Fact of the matter is that news media is especially good at what…
Is Your Steak Done..? Meat Temperature Chart
How many of you out there know what temperature your ground beef should be cooked to? What about pork? Chicken? As producers, it is our duty to provide consumers with the safest possible product we can. And in the scheme…
Marinating Meat 101
“I like a nice rare steak, delicious. However, now I hear that some “pre-marinaded” meats are actually “injected” with marinades during processing. Does this mean bacteria on the outside of the meat could now be on the inside? Should I…
Wordless Wednesday: An Ode to Mercedes
Meet Mercedes: Our Handtmann Sausage Stuffer (named Mercedes b/c well, she costs about as much) Dear Mercedes, Since we’ve purchased you, you’ve changed our lives. Many a sausage, salami, and pepperstick you’ve stuffed. Thank you for making our job easier,…
How to Process Your Deer
The first and foremost thing I cannot stress enough to hunters is this: your number one goal when hunting shouldn’t be to shoot the biggest deer or bag the trophy buck. Your number one goal should be this: keeping your…
Meat Myths: Inspection, My Musings
Food safety is something that the public is becoming more and more concerned about now more than ever before. And USDA (FSIS) understands this as well as the people processing and making your food, specifically meat. But to make statements…
Is Our Food Really Safe?
If you watch the news, you should probably be in fear every time you eat. Between E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella the news media hypes up food born illness like never before and usually the meat industry is the scapegoat.…