Friday, December 19, 2008

Butcher Boy Podcast #3: Prime Rib... King of Meats

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There’s Only One Choice….
Did you know that Butcher Boy is the ONLY retail market that carries nothing but Choice and Prime grade meats? The USDA inspects meat for two different reasons, Wholesomeness and Quality/Grade. The wholesomeness inspection is mandatory and all meats sold for consumption go through the process. This inspection ensures that the meat is safe to eat and the process was completely sanitary. Grading is an optional inspection that is paid for by the meat processor to ensure flavor, tenderness and juiciness are rated in each animal.

The three most common grades in markets are select, choice and prime, with prime being the most sought after by meat lovers. Since all of our meats are graded Choice and Prime, you can be guaranteed that it is the best quality available. The USDA grading is the ONLY industry accepted measure of these qualities in meat. Some retailers offer “reserve” or store brand items that do not go through the grading process. These proprietary brands are usually purchased as “no roll” which means that they were never graded for quality so it is unclear what you are paying for.
With us, you can always be sure that you are spending your hard earned money on the best.

All of our famous Christmas Rib Roasts are USDA Choice or better, and of course have NOTHING artificial added to them. In fact, this shipment of ribs that we got from Nebraska has some of the best looking marbling we have seen in a while and I would be surprised if it wouldn’t pass for prime grade. And only $11.98- trimmed, seasoned and ready for the oven!! Trust your taste buds, it will be money well spent!

Please let us know if you have any questions at all via email at cjolly@butcherboy.us. And for more information go to USDA Inspection and Grading.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Butcher Boy Podcast #2: Holiday Ham



Many years ago the Jolly family set out to create an original recipe for holiday ham. After months of curing, smoking and testing recipes they settled on what we believe to be one of the finest hams available.

Most mass produced hams are injected and tumbled with a cure and liquid smoke, then vacuum packed in a plastic bag and boiled!!! Others are wood smoked with some artificial flavoring and coloring added. These usually start as a less than perfect grade of meat since all the flaws can be hidden during the manufacturing. In our opinion, that’s not the best way to serve our customers.

Here at Butcher Boy, we still do it the old fashioned way. The big boss, Ken Jolly, starts with a huge pile of fresh PREMIUM quality, all natural pork legs. He then removes the skin and hand trims each and every one. Each ham gets infused with our brown sugar and honey sweetened brine before it is hung in a cheesecloth “sock” on the smoking rack. 14 hours of low heat and hickory smoke later, the emerge glistening the color of caramel.

We have many customers ask if our ham’s have nitrates in them. They do; it is necessary to include nitrates in the brine. Sodium Nitrate is a slow dissolving salt that has a few major purposes in a ham cure. The first purpose is to keep bacteria from growing during the smoking process. The bacteria that causes botulism is one of only a few that can survive the lack of oxygen in the smokehouse and the nitrate keeps the product safe by dehydrating and killing these organisms. The second purpose and benefit of the nitrate is color retention. The only other way to get a good looking cooked ham is by adding artificial colors, a big no-no at Butcher Boy.

Check out the video of our fresh pork being transformed into a tasty, tender and delicious ham. If you are ready for your holiday ham, call today to place your order. (775) 359-7445

Happy Holidays!!!

Friday, December 12, 2008

Weekly Special


Seasoned, Oven Ready Prime Ribs - $11.98/lb.
Dungeness Crabs - $7.98/lb. Did you know! We are the only shop that offers live Dungeness Crab. Check this bad boy out that Mike's holding.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Back to Basics

If you're like us, you had WAY too much to eat over the holiday. Well, the best way to cure that food hangover is get back to basics - like our 50 Cal Salad!

BABY GREENS WITH CUCUMBER, TOMATO, AVOCADO, BOILED EGG AND 4‐BEAN SALAD 7.95/HALF 4.95

Or, click here to see the rest of our great lunch selections.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Weekly Special: Fresh, Natural Turkeys $2.69/lb

Drop us an email or call 775-853-6686 Ext. 208 to order the most savory bird you'll ever present to that gaggle of persnickety turkey gobblers. But hurry... times-a-wastin'!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Butcher Boy Podcast #1: Preparing your holiday turkey

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