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10-15-2012, 10:08 AM | #1 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-28-11
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Name/Nickname : Chad
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FBA pretrimming meats?
Doing our first FBA comp this weekend, and just want to make sure it's OK to pre-trim meats. The rules don't say anything explicitly about it, but I figured better safe than sorry.
Thanks!
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10-15-2012, 10:55 AM | #3 |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: 04-08-04
Location: Marianna, FL
Name/Nickname : Tim
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What DAWG said.
FBA requires USDA inspected meat and you need the labels. Almost bit me a few years back at Tallahassee with some Cornish parts I trimmed at home. For meats that come in a case lot and not individually marked, I always cut out the end of the box and kept it in the trailer. Never a problem. You must be doing Jesup this weekend. Great contest. Lots of great guys there who will answer questions if you ask--don't be bashful. Good Luck and have fun. TIM
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10-15-2012, 10:56 AM | #4 | |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-28-11
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Name/Nickname : Chad
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10-15-2012, 12:06 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 09-25-06
Location: Winter Haven, FL
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See you there!
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10-15-2012, 02:30 PM | #6 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-28-11
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Name/Nickname : Chad
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10-15-2012, 03:07 PM | #7 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-18-10
Location: Millville NJ
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Okay playing devils advocate what if you get your meat from a butcher like I do? All the meat I get is wrapped in butcher paper. How would that fly with the meat inspectors?
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10-15-2012, 03:12 PM | #8 |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: 04-08-04
Location: Marianna, FL
Name/Nickname : Tim
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I am not a FBA rep, but as a cook team I would just have the butcher annotate "USDA inspected" and I bet it would all be good.
You in NJ? Coming down to cook FBA?? TIM
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10-15-2012, 03:37 PM | #9 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-18-10
Location: Millville NJ
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Might be moving south. Most likely the Savannah area so I am doing a little checking of the rules for other associations.
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10-15-2012, 03:43 PM | #10 |
Babbling Farker
Join Date: 02-28-11
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Name/Nickname : Chad
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Not much KCBS around Savannah for whatever reason. There's FBA and SCBA events pretty close. GBA seems to be more west and north.
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10-15-2012, 03:48 PM | #11 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 08-18-10
Location: Millville NJ
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Its all good as long as I get to compete!!! Heading to Savannah this coming weekend to see our daughter and do a little fishing. Hopefully something is biting!!
I have been known to drive 8 hours to compete so I think I will be able to find something. LOL
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10-15-2012, 04:15 PM | #12 | |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: 04-08-04
Location: Marianna, FL
Name/Nickname : Tim
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1.5 hours away in Jesup, GA is a great FBA contest next weekend. You probably have a full schedule already, but they will be a lot of Brethren Teams there if you want to swing by. Welcome to the South if you head this way to visit or move. TIM
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FBA and KCBS Cook and Judge. Former owner of a WSM, a Smokey Joe, a Charbroil Commercial gasser (junk), the legendary "StudeDera", a FEC100, a Fast Eddy PG500, and Sherman the Wonder Trailer. Just sold Yoder YS640 due health New Ninja Woodfired Grill for Christmas 2023 |
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10-15-2012, 04:23 PM | #13 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-16-09
Location: Anniston, AL
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How about you get from creekstone farms or srf and there is no sticker on the meat, save a piece of the cryo that has the name? Nothing in the FBA rules says that you have to have the label, but just because you have the price sticker doesn't mean that is inspected or am i wrong about that. I have gone to several contest and not had a label and it was not an issue.
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10-15-2012, 04:30 PM | #14 | |
Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: 04-08-04
Location: Marianna, FL
Name/Nickname : Tim
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From the FBA rules: 4. MEAT INSPECTION - All meats must be USDA or state DA inspected and passed. No pre-seasoning, injecting, marinating or cooking of any entry is permitted until after inspection by the Official Meat Inspector as appointed by the FBA Representative or the contest organizer. After one professional REP called me on the Cornish (rightfully so) in TAL, I just made sure I had "Something" to show I was in compliance. EASEY PEASEY TIM
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FBA and KCBS Cook and Judge. Former owner of a WSM, a Smokey Joe, a Charbroil Commercial gasser (junk), the legendary "StudeDera", a FEC100, a Fast Eddy PG500, and Sherman the Wonder Trailer. Just sold Yoder YS640 due health New Ninja Woodfired Grill for Christmas 2023 |
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10-15-2012, 04:54 PM | #15 |
On the road to being a farker
Join Date: 07-16-09
Location: Anniston, AL
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no i agree kapn about bringing the labels with me, which i now do just in case, what i am wondering is that the labels just tell what the meat is price and such but dont have anywhere on them that they are usda or da inspected that i can see. so i am wondering how the label is really any good for proving that the meat has been inspected. labels in pics are examples and don't say anything about usda or da inspected. from the brisket you can keep the grading part that is stamped on the cryovac, but how can you prove that the chicken(well it usually shows grading on package somewhere, but not label), ribs, or pork are inspected if all you have is the labels.
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