Cutting frozen meat....

[Doug Crann]

I will be buying a 15 or so pound Pork Belly from Cash & Carry here shortly. It is frozen. I would like to cut it in at least half. Should I fire up the chainsaw?
If not, any suggestions? :redface:

 

[yakdung]

Sawsall my choice :-D

 

[Blanton]

Not familier with cash and carry. Do they have a meat counter. Have them cut it with their bandsaw

 

[Doug Crann]

Not familier with cash and carry. Do they have a meat counter. Have them cut it with their bandsaw

No meat counter. It is a restaurant supply place...sort of...

 

[Ron_L]

A band saw would be ideal, but you may be able to cut it with a hacksaw (clean blade, of course) :-D

 

[Bludawg]

Everyplace I buy meat has a Band saw in the back have it cut & repacked before checkout.

 

[smoke ninja]

Make the market do it.

Hack saw

Sawzall (thats the most fun)

 

[Doug Crann]

Everyplace I buy meat has a Band saw in the back have it cut & repacked before checkout.

No band saw, it is a restaurant supply place

 

[legendaryhog]

Is it a problem to thaw it out cut it in half and refreeze? Cutting a frozen pork belly with a sawsall is going to be a pain in the arse and get your sawsall all gross. How would you control the belly while you cut with a sawsall? Clamp it down to your work bench? No thanks.

 

[smoke ninja]

Is it a problem to thaw it out cut it in half and refreeze? Cutting a frozen pork belly with a sawsall is going to be a pain in the arse and get your sawsall all gross. How would you control the belly while you cut with a sawsall? Clamp it down to your work bench? No thanks.

Im pretty surgical with a sawzall, it wouldn't be hard. Sawzall are pretty easy tools to handle, theyre safe for women and small children to use.

 

[Teleking]

I've cut steaks off frozen salmon with a skill saw in the past. Works very well.

 

[markdtn]

Im pretty surgical with a sawzall, it wouldn't be hard. Sawzall are pretty easy tools to handle, theyre safe for women and small children to use.

I cut a coconut with a sawzall once. That is the direction I would go.

 

[churrodog]

 

[Doug Crann]

Sawzall , don't got one. Suppose I could go buy one. But if a new cheapo hacksaw with an unpainted blade will work. Hmmm....my neighbor just got home from his hunting trip, Jim butchered his own critters...bet he has a saw that he uses....

 

[Joe Black]

Get a good meat hand saw at a restaurant supply place. It comes in handy for cutting ham bones, frozen meat or anything with a bone. Good luck.

 

[yakdung]

Sawzall , don't got one. Suppose I could go buy one. But if a new cheapo hacksaw with an unpainted blade will work. Hmmm....my neighbor just got home from his hunting trip, Jim butchered his own critters...bet he has a saw that he uses....

I believe a battery operated sawsall is the go to tool for dressing deer these days.

 

[BigOldMrKnish]

Meat/Bone Saw will do the trick may be difficult to make small and or uniform cuts but certainly effective for slicing a pork belly in half. Sawzall will also do the trick and may be more fun. I dont know if you would be best with a bi-metal or pruning blade though.

 

[yakdung]

My first choice for blades would be Diablo:
http://www.homedepot.com/b/Tools-Ha...ciprocating-Saw-Blades/Diablo/N-5yc1vZc2jgZge