Paddock to Plate, Aussie farm style

[17hornet 188]

Some more piggy processing, from a man on the land in Australia.  Not me.

But a man that loves his food fresh. Catman and Catgirl. 

 

Hey guys
been tryin to upload pictures for a while now,see how this goes. Top week....bulking up though 

 

hey folks
seemingly our vintage computer will only load 3 pictures at a time, sorry they are not in the timeline it happened.
Although we are sure u will get the gist cheers catman and the girl....

 

Before....    and after

 

 

 

Alive and kicking

 

This is Pepper Berkshire x wild boar 55 kg live.
Shot with Lithgow 22wmr, Bled out, then ready to be scalded in bathtub.

 

Have about 1/2 a 44 gallon drum of boiling water ready, add to cold water in bath,
about 3:1 hot to cold. Aim for 6o degrees. Put pig in an bob about
for a few mins don't let carcass lie on the bottom for fear of cooking meat.
Use gumboots and push along body skin and hair comes off. You can use hands as well.

 

 

Hi 17 Hornet . this is "the girl" who is only slightly computer savy . I tried uploading photo's one at a time after shrinking them down on my computer but they came up doubled and tripled ? I will try putting up more pics , see how I go ! Cheers the girl . Ps will add text tomorrow , Catman is on holidays .....too many ales now to help me .lol.

 

Splitting rump.

 

Rear leg chops mmmmm one came in at 816 grams.
As we already have several pickled legs in freezer it was decided
to cut this one into mainly chops.

Forequarter with bacon springs still on

Forequarter split may need bigger saw..

 

loin chops 30 mm thick

 

home kill bacon ready to be rubbed and smoked
 

About 34kg of assorted chops cryovacked ready to freeze.

 

That's about it for Catman's post.

He's on the land and has a cast iron stove in house that is used for heating and cooking,

seems that it is just another one of his passions, apart from hunting, told he is a good hand with the stove.

Hope it is enjoyed.

 

[mole trapper 1,646]

Great post thank you.