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Swapped from hand saws to a bandsaw for breaking down primals
I used to spend 20 minutes hacking through a whole ribeye with a hand saw, then I grabbed a used Hobart bandsaw off Craigslist last year for $300. Now I can break down a quarters worth of beef in under an hour without my shoulder screaming at me. Has anyone else made the switch and found their yield changed at all?
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henrycooper25d ago
A bandsaw cuts cleaner so you lose less meat to sawdust and uneven trimming.
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bettyfox25d ago
Question how much meat you're really losing to sawdust though. Is it enough to actually matter or are we splitting hairs over a few scraps?
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gavin_hill2725d ago
@bettyfox that sawdust loss is a real thing, but @henrycooper is wrong about cleaner cuts. Those bandsaw teeth tear through the meat differently than a sharp hand saw, and you end up with more tiny bits stuck in the blade and thrown off as dust. I ran a test last month with a whole brisket and lost almost 3% more to sawdust compared to my old hand method, which adds up fast if you're doing volume.
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