Question about the old way of hanging a side of beef

An old timer named Gus at the St. Paul meat market in '98 showed me his trick for hanging a hindquarter using just a single hook and a specific twist of the Achilles tendon, saying 'that's how we did it before every cooler had a rail system,' and I still use his method when the power's out.

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derekjenkins6mo ago

Before every cooler had a rail system" is a cool line, but honestly how often is the power out long enough for this to matter? Seems like a neat party trick more than a serious skill these days.

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fox.matthew6mo ago

We lost power for four days after that ice storm last year. My dad's old hand saw was the only thing that kept our pipes from freezing.

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annas876mo ago

Man I used to think that too! Then my freezer died for a week during a heatwave. That old trick SAVED a whole side of beef. It's not a party trick, it's real.

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