How to Butcher a Cow | ENTIRE BREAKDOWN | by The Bearded Butchers!

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  • Опубліковано 19 вер 2019
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    Seth Perkins is going to show you how to butcher beef the right way and describe all the cuts of beef. This is not a beef butcher chart or a beef cut chart, this is the ultimate guide to how to cut beef with just your butcher knife and your butcher saw from your favorite butcher shop, Whitefeather Meats.
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    Index:
    Starting with the front quarter of beef (beef brisket, beef foreshank, beef arm roast, beef chuck roast, beef neck) : 1:18
    Dry Aged beef ribs and removing the skirt steak (beef ribs, beef short ribs, beef ribeye steak, beef prime rib, beef rib steaks): 5:51
    Breaking down the beef rib section: 9:04
    Breaking down the rest of the beef front quarter (beef pot roast, beef chuck roast, beef neck, beef soup bones, crosscut shank, beef brisket): 12:20
    What is beef brisket :15:41
    What is beef chuck roast, remove the beef gristle (beef flat iron steak is the second most tender cut of beef, mock tender steak, beef stew meat or ground beef, beef chuck eye steak, beef blade roast, beef short ribs, top blade steak): 17:41
    Beef arm roast cuts (bone in pot roast, mock tender steak for beef stew): 25:56
    Overview of all of the cuts and steaks from the front quarter of beef: 29:20
    Netting the beef chuck roasts: 30:05
    Starting the hind quarter cuts of beef (beef flank steak): 31:00
    Beef round tip roast, beef tri tip steak and beef sirloin tip roast: 33:25
    Remove the beef suet (beef kidneys, suet soap): 35:45
    Remove the beef sirloin and the beef short loin (beef sirloin steak, beef tenderloin steak or beef filet mignon (most tender steak), new york strips same as striploin, pin bone steak): 36:37
    What is a tomahawk steak, t bone steak, sirloin steak, porterhouse steak, ribeye steak: 46:32
    Onto the beef round portion (oyster steak, top round roast can be London broil or how to cut beef jerky, eye of round roast, bottom round roast makes for good beef jerky or beef cube steak): 57:31
    Cutting up the beef hind shank for beef soup bones: 1:04:22
    Cleaning up the trimmings for ground beef: 1:04:54
    Overview of all of the cuts of beef and steaks from the hind quarter of beef laid out on the butcher table: 1:07:33
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  • @MrXantrias
    @MrXantrias 4 роки тому +7088

    Am I ever going to butcher a cow? No.... Did I watch the entire thing? Of course I did!

    • @frogman79106
      @frogman79106 4 роки тому +13

      Me too!!!!

    • @Landonboshers
      @Landonboshers 4 роки тому +62

      @@frogman79106 I as well but you never know when sh*t might hit the fan and you may have too!

    • @mrsanity
      @mrsanity 4 роки тому +24

      I've turned a cow (actually more than a few in the year I worked in an abattoir) from a mooing beastie into the half carcass hanging in the fridge, but never done the butchery process. With my luck with knives though, I'd likely end up with a finger-steak to add to the pile.

    • @locoboto6183
      @locoboto6183 4 роки тому +4

      I would probably Bucher a cow

    • @oskr19871
      @oskr19871 4 роки тому +4

      I probably will butcher a cow after this video.

  • @ZaMPATESTE
    @ZaMPATESTE 3 роки тому +4778

    Two weeks ago I wanted to be a woodworker. Last week I wanted to be a professional welder. This week, I want to be a butcher. Thanks, UA-cam for the career advice

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +532

      Hope you finally find what you're passionate about!

    • @tamasseres4021
      @tamasseres4021 3 роки тому +143

      Just try something out. Actually do some work that's relevant to the field you're interested in. For years I was dreaming about raising cattle and I was planning in my head. This wednesday I actually showed up to a place for a day of volunteer work. It was great! I was watching over goats and sheep, feeding, cleaning, all kinds of stuff. And now I want to try out working in a kitchen, working in a butchershop, helping a hunter out for a day, and whatever I'll think of. Point is: just get some actual real life experience. For the more cliché version: Just do it! Good luck, best wishes!

    • @blackcraft3465
      @blackcraft3465 3 роки тому +28

      I'm a meat cutter myself in NE Ohio so I love seeing these guys! I've been a cutting for about a full 3 years.. so I've for sure learned a lot from these legends!

    • @otze999
      @otze999 3 роки тому +18

      You and I are the reason this algorithm is what it is! See you in the next theme

    • @hardcoredemise
      @hardcoredemise 3 роки тому +8

      Becoming a meat cutter.. So thought I'd find a video and I found many videos.. I subscribed and will continue to watch! I'm learning so thank you!

  • @majorgillis4082
    @majorgillis4082 2 роки тому +191

    As a novice butcher, man you seriously helped me learn alot, especially in a small 5 man retail store, I'm still learning and with the high pace of 7 beef a day there isn't alot of time to really watch and learn. I've watched this about 3 times now and even impressed our 22 year vet. Amazing job explaining things. I got questions about a few things, but I'm sure you're too busy for all of that. Please keep up the amazing job, you make this process look very simple compared to what I see at work.

    • @Taygio
      @Taygio 2 роки тому +6

      The sky is the limit kid.

    • @nathanscott-jb1ho
      @nathanscott-jb1ho Рік тому +6

      Keep at it kiddo, butchering is an art. It takes lot of doing it to master.

    • @geoffl
      @geoffl 36 хвилин тому

      ask your question. He can answer here in due time.
      As a benefit, the rest of us will get to read it too

  • @jasoncramer6651
    @jasoncramer6651 Рік тому +88

    A true mark of a master craftsmen is being able to make a job look easy as hell to an amateur observing him work. Well done.
    Note to everyone: this is in no way as easy as dude makes this look. Trust me!

  • @ricardocruz4235
    @ricardocruz4235 3 роки тому +1069

    I couldn't stop thinking about how sharp this dude's knives must be. Looks like a hot knife through butter!

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +116

      Thanks! Wait till you see more of our latest videos -- its like cutting air. 😉

    • @ricardocruz4235
      @ricardocruz4235 3 роки тому +12

      I just found your channel an hour ago. Thanks for the like! :)

    • @blitz7488
      @blitz7488 3 роки тому +3

      Well their is a lot of fat in a cow, and it is usually as soft as bbutter which helps, especiallly in higher marbling meat, but its super satisfying

    • @MuXucal
      @MuXucal 3 роки тому +6

      Cuts like hot butter through knife

    • @jordonflexer9415
      @jordonflexer9415 3 роки тому +1

      same thought

  • @borax4881
    @borax4881 4 роки тому +2456

    This is what UA-cam should be about! People sharing their knowledge with the world.

    • @JMRabil675
      @JMRabil675 4 роки тому +121

      Yet youtube is actively trying to shut channels like this down to feed the masses mindless drivel

    • @shodan785
      @shodan785 4 роки тому +11

      honestly, that's not education. If by any chance you would need to butcher a cow i highly doubt you would have access to all the tools they use and the time they have. So this knowledge is kinda pointless

    • @borax4881
      @borax4881 4 роки тому +93

      @@shodan785 Never said its education, I said its sharing knowledge

    • @shodan785
      @shodan785 4 роки тому +4

      @@borax4881 well, it doesn't change my argument much tho. Pointless knowledge is harmful unless you have a perfect memory. On the other hand, there are videos about field dressing animalx on this channel too - these, i imagine, can come in handy

    • @borax4881
      @borax4881 4 роки тому +53

      @@shodan785 probably still better than the majority of videos on yt

  • @DavidBalabantttt
    @DavidBalabantttt 8 місяців тому +15

    I have cut meat for 52 years and even though some of the cuts were a little different I believe this to be one of the finest instructional videos I have seen. I have worked mostly retail stores as a manager of a meat department , some slaughter house. did my own farm kill butchering, and now I work for a USDA inspected plant for wholesale. So as I watched this I really enjoyed it. These men KNOW what and how to do it right.
    THANK YOU

  • @jesseterrill5413
    @jesseterrill5413 Рік тому +32

    Very educational. As a butcher of 10 years i am still learning . Good work fellas 🙂

  • @toqstotoqsto1687
    @toqstotoqsto1687 4 роки тому +9008

    Man this whole Corona virus shutdown got me learning all type of things on UA-cam

    • @doms9428
      @doms9428 4 роки тому +68

      No cap

    • @fenwickrysen
      @fenwickrysen 4 роки тому +64

      Word, yo.
      I was always curious about my cuts; now I truly know. Great video! Love their method, skill, and philosophy.

    • @stayluvin
      @stayluvin 4 роки тому +50

      Toqsto Toqsto welcome to UA-cam University lol

    • @angelolinks6361
      @angelolinks6361 4 роки тому +7

      Lol that makes 2 of us

    • @cornelldavis6703
      @cornelldavis6703 4 роки тому +19

      Me too I want to chop up some shit now!!! Lol

  • @gregmunson7320
    @gregmunson7320 4 роки тому +1104

    Is it just me or is anyone else fascinated with the sharpness of the knife and how little effort he uses with it?

    • @dawsonlalande8845
      @dawsonlalande8845 4 роки тому +20

      yea i was looking for a comment lol

    • @AllDayFinesse
      @AllDayFinesse 4 роки тому +10

      I had to double check cause I’m like that thing is so thin

    • @snewcomer22
      @snewcomer22 4 роки тому +8

      Look at the video description it’s $45 through his link. Victorinox Swiss Army Boning Knife!

    • @erranthawk
      @erranthawk 4 роки тому +14

      it also helps that the meat is cold, not frozen but cold. But yeah sharp knife for sure

    • @jimmyz7218
      @jimmyz7218 4 роки тому

      Yes

  • @DT8888
    @DT8888 Рік тому +127

    I really love beef, but I thought this video would be a case of “you don’t want to see how the sausage is made” but honestly this has been an absolutely fascinating and educational video.
    Really have a deeper level of appreciation for the profession and the skill that goes into getting a steak on my plate.
    Well done guys, it’s not often an 1hr+ video on UA-cam can be so captivating!

    • @ashleymeggan
      @ashleymeggan Рік тому +11

      When meat production is done right, it isn’t disgusting and filthy. Now, don’t go visit a commercial feed lot. That might impact your love of beef, but the butchering process is really interesting.

    • @samrusoff
      @samrusoff Рік тому +6

      The slaughter house handled most of the mess to deliver a good looking carcass to the butcher

  • @afilthycasualplays4007
    @afilthycasualplays4007 Рік тому +76

    I'm honestly just really impressed that you use SO much of the carcass. I find that very encouraging that even the bones and suet are going to be put to use for something. Very awesome and educational!

  • @floridashores4997
    @floridashores4997 4 роки тому +182

    I'm never going to do this myself but my local butcher who deliveries to me just gained so much respect from me

    • @chefgiovanni
      @chefgiovanni 3 роки тому +5

      Yes, support the locals ! We got the same Butchers table, knives and Butchers steel @ chefdepot.com

  • @maryanneking1942
    @maryanneking1942 2 роки тому +39

    It was such a pleasure to watch you doing your craft. My significant other who passed away in 2016 was a journeyman meat cutter for 41 years and I was a meat wrapper for 25 years. We worked for Schnucks Markets. I live in Saint Louis Missouri. Thank you so much for sharing.

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  2 роки тому +11

      So sorry to hear about your significant other. We're sure those were treasured memories you've had with him. 🙏

  • @caleblevasseur2657
    @caleblevasseur2657 Рік тому +29

    I have watched this video about 8 times now and I myself never thought about working in a butcher and grocery shop until I watched this. This video got me into meat cutting and selling it to our clientele. So now, I work at Bourques in Lewiston, Maine selling and handling meat. I really love your videos more for the information, but also how smooth the knife goes through is oddly satisfying

  • @Daveyrawrz7
    @Daveyrawrz7 4 роки тому +315

    He is a very intelligent person, the way he speaks and performs at his job. Respect 100%.

    • @CiroqLee
      @CiroqLee 4 роки тому +7

      Digital Bear Productions being intelligent and knowing how to do your job are two different things bud. Dude just knows what he’s doing cause he’s been doing it for so long, along with good speaking skills, like MOST people. Has nothing to do with being intelligent. It’s called being an adult lmfao

    • @noe29933
      @noe29933 4 роки тому +1

      The smallest knife my god he is good at it

    • @christopher480
      @christopher480 4 роки тому +1

      intelligent compared to what....in his first sentance he made a mistake.

    • @mercyspells6498
      @mercyspells6498 4 роки тому

      @@CiroqLee pp0 Co

    • @aaronjoyce9569
      @aaronjoyce9569 4 роки тому +2

      @@christopher480 sentance? 😂🙈

  • @Rumplesink
    @Rumplesink 4 роки тому +812

    There's a degree of skill here that I feel most people don't appreciate.

    • @samuelpierce1665
      @samuelpierce1665 4 роки тому

      Same.

    • @claytonjohnston6916
      @claytonjohnston6916 4 роки тому

      VinegarBob definitely!

    • @claytonjohnston6916
      @claytonjohnston6916 4 роки тому +12

      Deere2154D so I assume you’re posting a video ASAP to show him how it’s done. Because it looked fine to me.

    • @redpillretail
      @redpillretail 4 роки тому

      Yh it's called a butcher

    • @claytonjohnston6916
      @claytonjohnston6916 4 роки тому +8

      Deere2154D while I’m not trying to be a dick, but unless you’re willing to produce your own video to prove this guy wrong don’t even say anything about his work. Because nobody cares about talk. And yes I’ve never butchered a cow and I’ll admit that. I’ve always looked at this type of work as interesting and honestly it’s a good skill to have.

  • @karjackson8859
    @karjackson8859 9 місяців тому +7

    I am a Culinary student , I have been in restaurants , mostly Management, life gives us turns, I have cooked all my life. So for some reason Culinary came into my life and my adoptive Papa is a Meat Artist as I call him, for so many years, actually his whole life. I am gonna share this with him. You actually brought tears to my eyes, I have heard him talk about work . He was so good at what he did and still gives back to the community every week. He misses this work, he can still do it, he has took me in grocery stores and taught me what to buy and what not to. I subscribed to your channel, I will try to keep up , best I can with school but, I will tell Papa Mr. Milred , maybe he will follow you, Ill let you know. Awesome!!!!!

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  9 місяців тому +1

      thanks for sharing!

    • @corinthian123
      @corinthian123 8 місяців тому

      You should get certified in butchering. Butchery is an important skill for chefs to have. And not all of them know how to butcher properly

  • @ianmeadows8719
    @ianmeadows8719 Рік тому +6

    I quit cutting meat eight years ago but started back up a month ago, as soon as I walked my meat room on my first day the smell of meat and cold hit me and reminded me why I love being a meat cutter. Been watching you guys since I started back and love your videos.

  • @pijiu4u
    @pijiu4u 3 роки тому +1232

    never thought i'd watch an hour of a guy playing with his meat

  • @mrjupiter80
    @mrjupiter80 3 роки тому +134

    This guy is the Bob Ross of butchers. His calm voice while casually creating a masterpiece is hypnotic.

    • @Balegrian
      @Balegrian 2 роки тому +6

      ill bet in his job are no happy little accidents :D

  • @SeanLovesRosie0206
    @SeanLovesRosie0206 2 роки тому +8

    Been a cutter for 10 years
    Seth you are the man. Absolutely love watching you work bro

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  2 роки тому +2

      Awesome! Thank you!

    • @johnbsys1846
      @johnbsys1846 2 роки тому

      My uncle butchered for 47 years for DnC in Winchester ohio and Whites Peebles Ohio Mr Art Hanshaw one of the best.

  • @glennplumb2313
    @glennplumb2313 10 місяців тому +3

    I’m an Aussie butcher my family have owned shops for generations I was a clean up kid before I could reach the sink I could break beef before I started my apprenticeship in the 80s I’ve worked in Victoria’s biggest retail shops & Boning rooms for 37yrs I know 5 different ways to break a FQ but I have never seen a FQ cut through 3-4 ribs then sliced 2” thick on bandsaw not only are our cuts completely different but we break beef into completely different primals it was interesting to watch.👍

  • @judiththornton4482
    @judiththornton4482 4 роки тому +89

    One of the best UA-cam presentations I've ever seen!!!!

  • @michaeleverson3801
    @michaeleverson3801 4 роки тому +298

    The amount of care that he's taking to ensure that each cut is perfectly trimmed is proof positive that having a good butcher in your area is legitimately a quality of life issue. Even going to places like Whole Foods, I find myself having to spend a good 10 minutes trimming up Hangar steaks that had all sorts of sinew left on them.
    This is a true craft, pure and simple.

  • @allnuts666
    @allnuts666 Рік тому +8

    Absolutely the best butchering video by far....hands down!! Thank you for taking the time, great work fellas!!

  • @rileyrogers3117
    @rileyrogers3117 Рік тому +6

    Just found this channel. I like how you guys seem to be experts but exhibit your methods with an attitude of “people do it different ways this is how WE like to do it”. Makes the content more enjoyable and easier to digest for me. Learned a lot - thanks for the post!

  • @judsonkr
    @judsonkr 4 роки тому +402

    This is, oddly enough, one of the most interesting things that I have ever seen.

    • @HyperNz27
      @HyperNz27 4 роки тому

      Facts right?

    • @Gardis72
      @Gardis72 4 роки тому +2

      It was spellbinding, truthfully. I cannot imagine how he keeps all those cuts separate. I think it's easier to learn how to split the atom!

    • @keepmehomeplease
      @keepmehomeplease 4 роки тому

      @@Gardis72 nuclear fission is a simple concept to grasp although obtaining the substances and building the tools necessary for substaining the nuclear reaction or even hitting the atom with a neutron all together would be merely impossible for the average person

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 4 роки тому +1

      Raago Lino: All you need’s a 12 acre cyclotron, a bit of U-235 and a physics degree for gawd’s sake. What’s the problem?

    • @keepmehomeplease
      @keepmehomeplease 4 роки тому

      @@rayray8687 how did we go from butchering a cow to talking about nuclear physics :/

  • @tabel4844
    @tabel4844 3 роки тому +1616

    Me: "I better watch the whole video just in case the opportunity presents itself"

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +198

      That's a great idea. You'll never know, right? 😉

    • @mathkiller66666
      @mathkiller66666 3 роки тому +23

      I did my butcher's course in 2018 unfortunately in Quebec the salaries are not so great but it was still an awesome course to take and if I could I would go work at a butchers shop but unfortunately I need more more money than they can offer :/

    • @randomzach2190
      @randomzach2190 3 роки тому +9

      This is one of the biggest reasons I never live alone.
      When I find a job I like, I don't want to be held back by the pay. As long as the pay is decent, then you can just split the bills with whoever you live with.

    • @mathkiller66666
      @mathkiller66666 3 роки тому +1

      @@randomzach2190 i don't live alone but making 17$/hour or so at max pay as i was told it is, is not that appealing when i currently make 19 as a starting salary where i work in a whole other field so yeah

    • @randomzach2190
      @randomzach2190 3 роки тому

      @@mathkiller66666 well I can't argue that.

  • @finnmaccool3385
    @finnmaccool3385 Рік тому +6

    Personally, I don't eat meat but I really appreciate the skill level that you display ensuring the best use of all facets of the animal.

    • @Jaegarenffs
      @Jaegarenffs Рік тому

      You really should eat some meat my friend.

  • @ywlmni
    @ywlmni Рік тому +3

    Sleeping schedules so messed up it has me learning how to butcher a damn cow

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  Рік тому

      That's all thanks to a combo of UA-cam algorithm and meat cutting

  • @1pepituh
    @1pepituh 4 роки тому +50

    How does this video have 5 million views?
    Why is this video so entertaining?
    Why did this end up in my recomented?
    How does this guy show how nice, respectful and grateful for his life he is by butchering a cow?
    Why do I want to watch the "pig" version next so much?
    SO MANY QUESTIONS!!!!

    • @heymichaelvsaucehere9944
      @heymichaelvsaucehere9944 4 роки тому

      Butchery was very enjoyable for me. I did a pre apprenticeship course when i didnt know what job i wanted to do and i loved this kind of work afterwards

    • @dbirdeycapozzi9807
      @dbirdeycapozzi9807 3 роки тому +1

      * It is very possible that this kind of knowledge will come in handy for many of us in the not so far off future.

  • @finw-k6805
    @finw-k6805 3 роки тому +706

    I love how he gives instructions like we’re all gonna be watching with an entire dead cow in front of us🤣

    • @madsenmotorsports9950
      @madsenmotorsports9950 3 роки тому +44

      I was... lol

    • @bvpyro3070
      @bvpyro3070 3 роки тому +12

      Watching this in the evening to use this tomorrow at work and make my boss mad for not getting the most out of a cow

    • @skylarcameron902
      @skylarcameron902 3 роки тому +4

      I feel so bad for the cows

    • @nikola8619
      @nikola8619 3 роки тому +2

      I also do this jpb and it really good to inprovw skills

    • @tomgucwa7319
      @tomgucwa7319 3 роки тому +1

      Deer bear dearly departed neighbor , waste not want not. ... Ya know?

  • @joshuaweaver5069
    @joshuaweaver5069 2 роки тому +1

    Something so amazing about watching a butcher cutting meat.

  • @onknorr984
    @onknorr984 Рік тому +6

    May God bless all of the butchers out there. You do valuable work.

  • @greghiggins8871
    @greghiggins8871 2 роки тому +213

    As a teenager I would bone out as dad butchered. He would show, and teach as he did so. Time passed and I have forgotten most of what he taught me. Thanks for a wonderful video. Not only reminded me of those forgotten lessons, but also let me spend time with dad again. At least in my mind.

  • @Uradamus
    @Uradamus 3 роки тому +824

    This may gross some people out, but it's got me salivating, lol.

    • @garrettnagode7969
      @garrettnagode7969 3 роки тому +12

      Same

    • @xxx_motherz_milk_xxx8617
      @xxx_motherz_milk_xxx8617 3 роки тому +25

      Yeah it kinda makes me hungary

    • @Mustardknuckles
      @Mustardknuckles 3 роки тому +7

      🤤🤤🤤🤤

    • @carey_metv
      @carey_metv 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mustardknuckles 🤤🤤

    • @arsensaakyan6289
      @arsensaakyan6289 3 роки тому +4

      I am buying beef,lamb and chicken from small shop for a years but i like this presentation and I wonder where are located?can i get your adress please. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY SPELLING .THANKS .

  • @kingexpert4498
    @kingexpert4498 2 роки тому +2

    I’m from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 and this is what I do for a living right now…. But I do really need a bigger platform to expose my talent 🇯🇲🇯🇲

  • @jhford1234
    @jhford1234 Рік тому +56

    These guys are true professionals! What a treat to watch. Thank you!

  • @bukowski20
    @bukowski20 3 роки тому +835

    Thought I'd be grossed out by this, but it's fascinating. Dude is an artist.

    • @SiboWoW
      @SiboWoW 3 роки тому +16

      It is. The man that buchers my pigs keeps the halves hanging and cuts each portion away with the same elegance of the artis painting a canvas.

    • @user-sx6rm9uu7q
      @user-sx6rm9uu7q 3 роки тому +7

      Now imagine human anatomy. We had pathology classes where our professor did obduction. Really fascinating thing to see

    • @mitchyt7906
      @mitchyt7906 3 роки тому +8

      @George sweet raw meat! You’re weird

    • @fencserx9423
      @fencserx9423 3 роки тому +16

      @George sweet I mean. Our species has been eating meat since before it was our species. Not too weird to look at meat and want to eat it

    • @frederikpiillaursen2035
      @frederikpiillaursen2035 3 роки тому

      Nah mans a magician he made me start drooling

  • @alyssacartwright3300
    @alyssacartwright3300 3 роки тому +184

    I’m throughly impressed with this guys knife skills. The sharpness of his blades. His through attention to detail. I’m pretty confident I can now properly butcher a cow. If an apocalypse means for me to do so.

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +25

      We appreciate that, Alyssa! 😀

    • @dynamiklp
      @dynamiklp 3 роки тому +6

      New enchantment: sharpness 5

    • @hrobmaster
      @hrobmaster 3 роки тому +1

      @@dynamiklp 😂

    • @mxschrtt9194
      @mxschrtt9194 3 роки тому

      @@TheBeardedButchers thanks a lot for this simple but great video👍👍

  • @tonsta1703
    @tonsta1703 Рік тому +4

    And I thought I was clever de-boning a lamb leg 🤣 you sir are a genius 👍

  • @definutlynotbert4197
    @definutlynotbert4197 2 роки тому +1

    These guys are still reacting to comments more than 2 years later. Just shows you they actually about this community, unlike other youtubers. Respect to the brothers!

  • @keyrussell2567
    @keyrussell2567 4 роки тому +2742

    Me : “Im gonna sleep”
    UA-cam: how to butcher a cow 🐄

  • @waynebeaver4096
    @waynebeaver4096 4 роки тому +710

    Wife: You wanna fool around?
    UA-cam: You wanna butcher a cow?

    • @Maclovin2895
      @Maclovin2895 4 роки тому +5

      Wayne Beaver same same

    • @kelaarin
      @kelaarin 4 роки тому +1

      Yes. Yes I do.

    • @ne9835
      @ne9835 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @ethanparsons887
      @ethanparsons887 3 роки тому +6

      local man charged with butchering his wife

    • @jenniferneff2885
      @jenniferneff2885 3 роки тому +1

      I drive my husband watching this stuff....

  • @mikesaucier5457
    @mikesaucier5457 2 роки тому +1

    One of the best videos I've watched on UA-cam

    • @lauraonline3251
      @lauraonline3251 2 роки тому

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  • @deniseshephard3347
    @deniseshephard3347 2 роки тому +3

    Its lovely to see the professionals doing this who genuinely care about not just the profession but the animal as well

  • @mystiqueufopirate218
    @mystiqueufopirate218 4 роки тому +104

    Shows up in my recommendations. I say to myself, “ok fine I’ll watch a couple mins or skip around on it..” uhhhh 34 mins in, I still can’t bring myself away from this video!! 😊

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  4 роки тому +14

      😃

    • @warwizard217
      @warwizard217 4 роки тому +3

      Valuable life skills right here

    • @Jamoke1206
      @Jamoke1206 4 роки тому +2

      Mystique Ufo Pirate i am 100% in the same boat. Came here after watching hunting videos and this was recommended

    • @angelalvarado8533
      @angelalvarado8533 4 роки тому +2

      Lmfaoo I did the same was like I'll just watch a bit , nope...

    • @chrismackzum666
      @chrismackzum666 4 роки тому

      I watched to learn more about the cuts. I ended up trying to pay attention the the video angles and his narrative. Very professional, and I am hoping to use some of his presentation skill for my own videos

  • @martynabaranska9641
    @martynabaranska9641 4 роки тому +552

    Teachers when I go back to school: so did you learn anything useful during quarantine?
    Me: I now know how to butcher a cow...

  • @captainbeard3709
    @captainbeard3709 Рік тому +7

    I can’t tell you guys how much you have helped me! I have been a box cutter for 7 years and just started a job with Nocona Meat Company! I have watched your video at least 50 times trying to get down how to break down a beef and I have to say” thank you”! So much because of your guidance i have continued to impress my boss every day! Any other advice would be helpful! Awesome job you guys please keep it up!
    Also try to incorporate deferent cuts Into your counter like kabobs or pen-wiles or roses for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day just special cut that most people don’t see daly.

  • @alishasmith9789
    @alishasmith9789 2 роки тому +1

    “You want to take your time with this” does it in 1 second 😂😂 this was a really great video, my 3 year old definitely enjoyed it

  • @xacerylo3
    @xacerylo3 3 роки тому +367

    Him: "Sort of like taking the sinoo out of a venison back strap."
    Me: "Yes of course."

  • @matsow1704
    @matsow1704 3 роки тому +135

    That was an hour of my life I thoroughly enjoyed

    • @lancekjohnson4869
      @lancekjohnson4869 3 роки тому +2

      When karma gets you, I wish I could be there.

    • @takshakno7737
      @takshakno7737 3 роки тому

      Same brother you will now be spared even in hell 👍

    • @takshakno7737
      @takshakno7737 3 роки тому

      @@lancekjohnson4869 I have a dozen of people in india slaughtering cow

    • @takshakno7737
      @takshakno7737 3 роки тому

      @@lancekjohnson4869 and then brother that was the hour In my life I enjoyed throughlly 👍👍👍❤️

  • @dylanluepke5538
    @dylanluepke5538 Рік тому +2

    This is hands down the best instructional video on how to break down a cow on the internet.

  • @kellyweagley4941
    @kellyweagley4941 Рік тому +4

    amazing video of breaking down, I grew up doing this at home in winter and am so glad to see an actual butcherer doing what I learned as a kid from the mountains.

  • @jacoblasker7227
    @jacoblasker7227 4 роки тому +101

    I’m not a butcher don’t know anything about it but i’ve been here for 40 mins And I understand that there is art and the craft that goes into this and the passion you and others have for their trade. It’s good to have butchers that care for customers Good on ya mate.

    • @MCPEMINOL
      @MCPEMINOL 4 роки тому

      A passion for carving dead bodies lol?

    • @dairepurnelll
      @dairepurnelll 4 роки тому +9

      @@MCPEMINOL yup I knew someones dumbass was going to comment what you said

    • @TheCurtisdavies
      @TheCurtisdavies 2 роки тому

      @@dairepurnelll vegans everywhere mate

  • @vincentbitterling7248
    @vincentbitterling7248 4 роки тому +139

    100% profesional. The way he talks and his knowledge about meat. I ‘ve enjoyed every second of this hour+ video. Things we eat everyday and not knowing where it really comes from.

    • @NaptownRugger
      @NaptownRugger 4 роки тому

      Vincent Bitterling Absolutely! That’s one of the main reasons why I got into cooking and ended up working at a seafood market for a while after college. There’s a lot of crossover from meat to seafood with regards to blade work (cutting for yield and making sure the product looks good for the case). There’s a Whole Foods near where I used to live and they had whole animal carcasses hanging in the meat department and people freaked out about it. Amazing how people don’t want their food looking at them...

    • @joaovitorturchetti188
      @joaovitorturchetti188 4 роки тому

      You're the only one not knowing where it comes from

    • @vincentbitterling7248
      @vincentbitterling7248 4 роки тому

      João Vitor Turchetti like bacon comes from the back of the pork en not from the belly. What do you mean. I am the only one? Do you realize how many do not know where it comes from?

    • @joaovitorturchetti188
      @joaovitorturchetti188 4 роки тому

      @@vincentbitterling7248 it's just a thing that north Americans live in such a bubble, eating mainly processed food, that they don't know where real ingredients come from. Here in Brazil is much more common to take children to the farms and fields to show them how nature works

    • @poeleloele
      @poeleloele 4 роки тому

      99% hence the broken glove.. ;)

  • @lindavancleve9363
    @lindavancleve9363 Рік тому +2

    I just discovered you guys. This is what i was looking for. I am about to bring 2 heifers to be butchered. We brought a steer to be butchered a few years back. Unfortunately for us, he was less than reputable, and after watching this, i realised we were not given all the good cuts we should have gotten. These new people are very good. We just brought them a couple of pigs last year. What a difference. Thank you for showing people how it is done.

  • @arekku3370
    @arekku3370 2 роки тому +3

    i can't help but think of an alternate universe where it was a cow teaching how to butcher a human

  • @gavinhunt4024
    @gavinhunt4024 4 роки тому +151

    I find it so cool and interesting watching people who are experienced or just masters of their crafts do their thing

    • @devinhotline2721
      @devinhotline2721 4 роки тому

      Don Mega honestly that’s true. Wow. Maybe my problem eh?

    • @kronos7678
      @kronos7678 4 роки тому

      I just can't prevent myself from being inspired by this man cut into the lifeless corpse of a once sentient being. Great stuff...

  • @gordietatman7540
    @gordietatman7540 3 роки тому +71

    Butchering my first cow this weekend! This has been my favorite video to learn from. I've probably watched it 20 times in the last month. I'm fairly confident at this point. Thanks for a great tutorial! Even if I end up with 800 lbs of ground beef, I'm ok with that.

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +27

      You got this! Thanks for watching!

    • @kanyesmemeemporium836
      @kanyesmemeemporium836 3 роки тому +2

      How did it go?

    • @gordietatman7540
      @gordietatman7540 3 роки тому +12

      @@kanyesmemeemporium836 honestly, it was uneventful. The super nice guy at the meat locker that killed and chilled it for me pretty much had it all done when I picked it up. Very nice of him and I'm not complaining, but I did watch a lot of videos and was looking forward to it. Maybe next time...

    • @NinjaSushi2
      @NinjaSushi2 3 роки тому +3

      @@gordietatman7540 damn. You bought 800 lbs of meat to butcher yourself only to have someone else take the fun away and leave you with the meat and bill.

    • @gordietatman7540
      @gordietatman7540 3 роки тому +3

      @@NinjaSushi2 basically, yes. But they didn't charge me, so the bill wasn't much. I had a talk with them and since then, we've butchered 5 cows and 28 hogs! All is going very well!

  • @xxJayDee
    @xxJayDee Рік тому +14

    Very insightful, great at the commentary as you do the cuts, no distractions. 🙌 And it always amazes me hot quick that band saw goes through the meat and bone all at once, scary tools and I respect this job massively.

  • @joshdenton611
    @joshdenton611 2 роки тому +1

    i had no idea that there were so many cuts of beef. i've fallen in love with devouring the New York Strip as of late.

    • @lauraonline3251
      @lauraonline3251 2 роки тому

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  • @amineaiffa
    @amineaiffa 4 роки тому +47

    Never realized how much of an art this profession can be. Well done sir.

  • @Cloeyzoey
    @Cloeyzoey 3 роки тому +119

    This is amazingly educational. It always makes me happy seeing people teach and explain a craft they’re passionate about.

  • @Kat10375
    @Kat10375 10 місяців тому +1

    That was AMAZING!
    They used EVERY SINGLE PIECE of that animal. Like. Zero waste.
    Great job guys!

  • @buzzthebiker3294
    @buzzthebiker3294 Рік тому +8

    So pleased that I've found these tutorial videos as they really do go the extra mile when explaining the process of butchering different carcasses, and how to get the correct cuts with minimal wastage. This was what I wanted to learn when I left school, but regrettably the opportunity didn't come my way.

    • @BornotB-ij9xk
      @BornotB-ij9xk Рік тому +2

      It's never too late my man,follow your dream

  • @alvindriffield3462
    @alvindriffield3462 3 роки тому +77

    This dude was extremely patient and detail about his presentation well done.

  • @demodibrani7263
    @demodibrani7263 4 роки тому +394

    " What did you do last night before falling asleep? "
    I watched a dude cutting a whole cow for an hour straight.

  • @wadescheppert6465
    @wadescheppert6465 Рік тому +1

    love how these brothers work so good together, no words are needed. me and my rother used to do that building stuff like houses and barns. miss those days

  • @noocnosaj
    @noocnosaj Рік тому +2

    I may never have a need for the knowledge given in this highly informative and first-rate production. Very interesting. Thank you.

  • @trekgod3
    @trekgod3 2 роки тому +495

    I'm a meat manager at Winn-Dixie. It's nice to see the entire cow being broken down. All most grocery stores get are vacuum sealed primals, and we have basically become an industry of "meat slicers", instead of actual butchers. Thanks for the video

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 2 роки тому +35

      not just you, genuine craftsmanship is dead in all industries =/

    • @BonzoGal1980
      @BonzoGal1980 2 роки тому +21

      My grandfather was a butcher for A&P for 40 years. He shook his head seeing the vacuum sealed cuts and tubes of ground beef.

    • @natashaoneill3203
      @natashaoneill3203 2 роки тому +3

      You said it. - a butchers daughter

    • @cloudwalker2730
      @cloudwalker2730 2 роки тому

      Poor cow

    • @IceWarm
      @IceWarm 2 роки тому +2

      I used to manage a meat department as well and we were mostly cutting steaks out of primals.

  • @riz56
    @riz56 3 роки тому +393

    I see the almighty algorithm has brought us all together again ✌🏻

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +39

      Must be fate! 👀

    • @zacharyganpat477
      @zacharyganpat477 3 роки тому +7

      @@TheBeardedButchers Your reply game is insane, this video came out in 2019!

    • @tawpgk
      @tawpgk 3 роки тому

      The Almighty Algorithm sounds way too Aldous Huxley or George Orwell. It really monitors us all in ever phase of our life

    • @chicoc2544
      @chicoc2544 3 роки тому

      Seems as though the algorithm is still going and I’m not sad about it😍

    • @Amin10XD
      @Amin10XD 3 роки тому

      Lmao I searched for it

  • @TheMandon
    @TheMandon Рік тому +1

    When I was in highschool I used to butcher chickens for my culinary class whenever we had them, something therapeutic about losing yourself to the rhythm of it.

  • @markgroom5337
    @markgroom5337 Рік тому +3

    Excellent job breakdown the beef. You guys do a super job. Thanks for all you do!!!!
    I noticed your headline said COW..? I just want to leave you with this -U.S. beef industry--specifically raising cattle for meat for human consumption--is focused exclusively on producing steers (castrated males). Cattle in feedlots are steers. No milk cows here.

  • @nopandakit8051
    @nopandakit8051 4 роки тому +10

    I love that custom butchery is being kept alive by artists like this. Watching the unbelievable skill of this man is beautiful. You know how skilled he is by now easy he makes it look.

  • @buickjam
    @buickjam 4 роки тому +149

    He still has all of his fingers, so I trust him.

  • @callumwoodward1591
    @callumwoodward1591 2 роки тому +1

    Anyone else find the membrane removal really satisfying.

  • @michaelgraber5750
    @michaelgraber5750 2 роки тому +1

    Great tool to hold them hooks from falling off the track. Had a lady picking up a 200lb roasting pig one day. I was grabbing it by myself, lifted the hog up but the hook was caught in the jaw, lifted up the entire thing and it fell off the track and smashed me in the eye. Made my eye black and blue, cut me on my cheekbone, had grease in my eyeball but I didn’t drop the pig 😂

    • @colleenross8752
      @colleenross8752 2 роки тому +1

      Yikes! Glad your okay

    • @michaelgraber5750
      @michaelgraber5750 2 роки тому

      @@colleenross8752 yeah I was fine just looked like someone kicked my ass

  • @roscoerascon5248
    @roscoerascon5248 4 роки тому +212

    Idk why I watched this but I straight up enjoyed watching this.

    • @tylerbrandt4671
      @tylerbrandt4671 4 роки тому +1

      Bro me too. Ive never been so fascinated by a dead cow! LOL

    • @ginonet
      @ginonet 4 роки тому +1

      Right? It's very intriguing. I've always been in the dark when it comes to knowing where the various cuts of meat are located on a cow.

    • @brand0nn
      @brand0nn 4 роки тому +1

      I’m here saying the same thing lol

    • @kingkai5703
      @kingkai5703 4 роки тому

      Me to lol🤣😂

    • @er8923
      @er8923 4 роки тому

      Waking up butcher in you :)

  • @tantrictriathlete
    @tantrictriathlete 4 роки тому +317

    It’s so satisfying to watch a skilled craftsman like this. Truly art. Nicely done.

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 4 роки тому +4

      i just wanna eat all the scraps xD

    • @passie29
      @passie29 4 роки тому +3

      This is a meat cutter, not a butcher !

    • @buitenhofclick
      @buitenhofclick 4 роки тому +1

      I have nothing with the process but i was watching the whole thing for the exact same reason!

    • @tierracooper3356
      @tierracooper3356 4 роки тому +1

      What if that was you being cut up and not that poor animal who was killed ?
      Would you still think it’s cool ??

    • @buitenhofclick
      @buitenhofclick 4 роки тому +1

      @@tierracooper3356 nope.. but it is not...

  • @shanelindemanmusic2650
    @shanelindemanmusic2650 Рік тому +1

    I'm a butcher on a beef farm. Enjoying your content.

  • @ammarkhulood
    @ammarkhulood Рік тому +2

    here in south-east Asia the butchering style is complete different, we don't trim meat of our beef, we mostly trim fat.

  • @Midnightlvr100
    @Midnightlvr100 4 роки тому +34

    As city guy I've never seen or know exactly how butchering a cow was done. Thank you for the behind the scenes look.

  • @dxi8
    @dxi8 4 роки тому +171

    Well I was just planning on going to sleep but I've definitely got to go get me a cow tomorrow, now.

  • @TheJcrhodes30
    @TheJcrhodes30 Рік тому +4

    Y'all make it look so easy!!!

  • @les8518
    @les8518 2 роки тому +1

    I was a butcher in New Zealand for years. You break down a body of beef very different to the way you do it.
    Very interesting. Thank you.
    I was impressed as to how sharp your knives are.

    • @realtalunkarku
      @realtalunkarku 2 роки тому

      chur we have some real good butchers in nz

  • @ctdieselnut
    @ctdieselnut 3 роки тому +443

    Always fun to watch someone who is a master do what they do. It's the best way to learn many things, but its satisfying, too. Support your local butcher.

    • @colleenross8752
      @colleenross8752 2 роки тому +4

      And the color of the meat, a deep red, almost a red wine color

    • @kamalhilali
      @kamalhilali 2 роки тому

      Abonii

    • @barkingbunny4689
      @barkingbunny4689 2 роки тому +3

      I agree 100%! I watched a documentary on the journey of walmart beef, from moo to table. Absolutely disgusting, including pink slime in the ground beef, and "meat glue" used to glue scraps of low quality meat together to look like prime cuts. Also, a lot of the beef sold is cloned. I have no idea of how cloned beef fits into the food chain, but you can look it up. God bless our local Butchers!

    • @ctdieselnut
      @ctdieselnut 2 роки тому

      @@barkingbunny4689 it's funny I see your comment now, just finished a cheap steak someone had given me. Tasted ok, but I kept cutting off/spitting out this semi transparent rubbery stuff I initially thought was just grizzle, but I realized was that damn glue. It runs thru the center of the meat where it must of had a split. They glue it to make it look more presentable in the store, apparently that makes it more appealing or trying to make it look like a better cut. I fucking hate it and can't believe the USDA or fda let's this fly. If you put it on the grill and actually swallow that stuff your eating charred glue? Wtf?! Who bribed who to let this happen legally? Like I said, support your local butcher. I seriously doubt any self respecting butcher shop owner uses glue. I hope not at least.

    • @hehushsheheheuse3773
      @hehushsheheheuse3773 2 роки тому

      I don’t know where my local butcher is

  • @heshwuan
    @heshwuan 3 роки тому +135

    Seth is highly skilled, and he is great at narrating for the camera.
    Thank you for this very educational video.

  • @Climbmydicklikeatree69
    @Climbmydicklikeatree69 5 місяців тому

    This man is literally nothing but knowledge! Hands down the best Chanel on this platform!

  • @wesroberts953
    @wesroberts953 7 місяців тому +3

    Does anyone else find this therapeutic?

  • @mscudde2
    @mscudde2 3 роки тому +71

    Despite loving everything about this video, the guy waiting impatiently in the background to do his job cracked me up.

  • @nick-cb6dl
    @nick-cb6dl 4 роки тому +101

    Not sure how I came across this, but this man is a skilled in his craft

  • @joeforsh0
    @joeforsh0 2 роки тому +18

    This video has been instrumental in helping me decipher my butcher's cut sheet while I order a half of beef. My only question after watching this video is how much can Seth bench?

  • @UziLoogies
    @UziLoogies Місяць тому

    Bearded Butchers helped me polish up as I'd been out of the trade for quite some time just had my cut test and got approved for the position I wanted, back doing what I love whether it's behind the blade or cheffing the meat up at home lol. Love to honor the animal and it just feels so ancestral and primal.

  • @omarchaus9521
    @omarchaus9521 4 роки тому +614

    Question: why would 4 million people watch someone cut meat for an hour?
    Answer: because it's so so satisfying to watch an expert do his thing, not because they wanna learn how to butcher a cow.

    • @danagray9709
      @danagray9709 4 роки тому +16

      I actually want to learn...

    • @T3hderk87
      @T3hderk87 4 роки тому +4

      Now these guys are what my old meat cutter used to call himself, a "Cattle Technician".

    • @simon-pierrelarochelle4403
      @simon-pierrelarochelle4403 4 роки тому +3

      Gotta learn before the apocalypse comes lol

    • @wubwubwubwubwubwubwub1871
      @wubwubwubwubwubwubwub1871 4 роки тому +1

      im actually becoming a chef i needa learn these things

    • @1HotSkiBunnie
      @1HotSkiBunnie 4 роки тому +7

      I figure it’s about the same as cutting up one of these mule deer that come through my yard. I’m also watching a vid on making a bow and arrow in the wilderness. Already watched a vid on how to catch birds with a string. Now I have to find an upload on how to charge my phone with a rock.

  • @Kyle11011
    @Kyle11011 3 роки тому +18

    I’m an assistant meat manager, I can say... I really appreciate this man as a human and how great his knowledge/skills are.

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +3

      I appreciate that!

    • @alantaugustin5500
      @alantaugustin5500 3 роки тому +2

      Hey man, What do you do with all the scrap meat?

    • @Kyle11011
      @Kyle11011 3 роки тому +1

      Alant Augustin toss the trim through a grinder (twice) and you have minced ground chuck.

    • @alantaugustin5500
      @alantaugustin5500 3 роки тому

      @@Kyle11011 bones and fat too?

    • @Kyle11011
      @Kyle11011 3 роки тому +1

      Alant Augustin Fat is mixed with the trim for ground chuck. Some fat is too thick to be used. Bones from ribs are short ribs, grilling ribs... most bones that are bare are pretty much garbage. Mostly everything can be used for something.

  • @raybostock5426
    @raybostock5426 Рік тому +4

    I am very impressed by the skill of this butcher, and his obvious love for his domain of expertise. Fascinating video with clear descriptions.

  • @chrissimons9733
    @chrissimons9733 Рік тому +1

    I remember as a butcher 30 years ago ..bolor blade roast steak Dianne skirt steak porterhouse gravy beef so different now with all our multicultural society so good and those ribs looked so good. Its so good to see skilled Butchers i still make all my cuts including mince.

  • @omarrivera0108
    @omarrivera0108 3 роки тому +82

    Don't forget, a sharp knife is a safe knife. Amazing.

    • @TheBeardedButchers
      @TheBeardedButchers  3 роки тому +10

      Very true! 💯

    • @flipballaz93
      @flipballaz93 2 роки тому

      @@TheBeardedButchers Have you ever had specific customer request of just a part of the beef like a whole leg of it?