I've Got A Bone To Pick

[thirdeye]

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I usually get baby backs in the 2 pound range. This weekend every rack in the case were whoppers. The ones I picked out were 3-1/2 pounds each. These bones tell the real story.

 

[bigabyte]

Wow! I'll bet they were filling!:biggrin:

 

[sluvsmore]

Long and clean bones guess someone enjoyed the taste to!!

 

[Crüe-B-Cüe]

Psst...Thirdeye measures his bone....pass it around.

 

[ljh34465]

does that mean there will be a new "tool" available soon?

 

[BobBrisket]

Steroids!:-D Maybe they culled the herd a little bit and some of the older Mommy's and Daddy's got a one way trip on the livestock trailer.:wink: Looks like a good thing to me though:lol:

 

[thirdeye]

Wow! I'll bet they were filling!:biggrin:

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You could say there were a few bigabytes taken. :biggrin:

 

[Jburt]

Steroids!:-D Maybe they culled the herd a little bit and some of the older Mommy's and Daddy's got a one way trip on the livestock trailer.:wink: Looks like a good thing to me though:lol:

Actually the sow herd has been majorly culled recently. Something along the lines of 100,000 sows are earmarked for the packer...

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/21254/wpe-report-sow-retirement-programme-launched

 

[Big George's BBQ]

Nice looking bones Would have liked to see the meat on them

 

[BobBrisket]

Actually the sow herd has been majorly culled recently. Something along the lines of 100,000 sows are earmarked for the packer...

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/21254/wpe-report-sow-retirement-programme-launched

Kinda figured that's what it might be. Not the daddy's, but the mommy's for sure. More for the pit.:-D

 

[bigabyte]

So soon we should see some GREAT BIG BUTTS! I can't wait.

 

[Buster Dog BBQ]

How was the meat? Meaning did those come from an old pig?

 

[thirdeye]

How was the meat? Meaning did those come from an old pig?

The meat was really good, naturally they had more surface fat. I scraped some that was under the membrane, and trimmed some of the thicker fat on the outside of the rack.

As far as being an old pig, processors usually slaughter around 6 months old, and 8 to 10 months is the top end. (at that body weight they are eating so much it's just not profitable to keep them any longer). It's kind of a standing joke with the guys I know that buy whole or half hogs every year.... Sometimes the meat is in their freezer longer than it was on the ground. Heheee.

 

[jeffjenkins1]

Looks great! Send me some.

Jeff

 

[landarc]

Wow, great looking cut o meat there.

 

[Rookie'48]

You could say there were a few bigabytes taken. :biggrin:

Looks like it could have scored very well at the Royal :-D.

 

[HARRYSTOWN]

Anyone figured out how to "refill" the meat on them bones?

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Psst...Thirdeye measures his bone....pass it around.

That bone is on the plus side of average.

 

[bbq ron]

must have been excellent, no meat left for sure. huge

 

[iamuzzyhunter]

The sows end up in whole hog sausage, not as babyback or any other cut of meat.