I watched a guy at the county fair break down a whole hog with just a boning knife and a cleaver.

Forget the speed, @the_dylan. The real skill is knowing the exact spots to cut so you don't ruin the good meat for sausage or bacon. It's about using the whole animal right, not just doing it fast. A messy fast job wastes food. That fair guy probably learned from someone who did it for fifty years. That kind of knowledge beats a clock any day.

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the_dylan6mo ago

Saw a video where a butcher did that in under ten minutes.

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fisher.diana6mo ago

Yeah, @the_dylan, that's some serious skill right there.

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