Meatshop101.com is born, as are most services, out of a percieved need. There are a good number of excellent online meat markets offering an impressive lineup of fresh cuts – but few if any other sites providing a simple, attractive and enjoyable method for learning just about anything to do with fresh meats…
Enter meatshop101.
As a veteran butcher and primary contributor to meatshop101.com, it is of utmost importance to me that you are confident in the resources available here. So maybe a little about my experience and history in the meat business will help…
Way back in my high school days, I worked sacking groceries at a local supermarket in my hometown of Crossville, Tennessee. It was quite busy at the store one summer afternoon, and my manager asked that I go back to the meat department and help out. “What should I do back there?” I asked – a little nervously – never having set foot in a meat shop before. “Whatever they need..” To my surprise, I found the work very interesting and wanted to learn more. I put my heart into it and soon gained the trust of the meat market crew – not an easy thing to do because meat cutters, by and large, are a rugged bunch and a tight community. Soon after, my manager offered me a full-time position in the meat market. I took it.
Though I didn’t know it then, that fateful summer day had set me on a path. Over the next 20 years, I would bloody my hands for six regional and national grocery chains, including stints as meat market manager, bringing me invaluable experience in the trade. Proudly, I also served as Meats Production Manager for a Fortune 500 wholesale distributor based in Richmond, Virginia.
I include this little bit of history because I want all my visitors to meatshop101.com to know this: you can trust and rely on the help and information available here. Since I no longer pick up a knife every day, meatshop101 will be my little meat market now, and I want all of you to share it with me! And as you like, you can help me build it with your comments and suggestions!
So when you’re kicking around ideas for that special dinner guest, or you want to create the perfect meat centerpiece on your family’s favorite holiday – or you simply want to better know your cuts and cuisine…jump online and stop by meatshop101.com!
There are really only three things you can do here…
learn. click. savor!
