I’ve been away from blogging for some time. I would have posted sooner but I’ve been trying to decide what to blog about to come back. I know you all must have been wondering what’s going on? In two words: A lot! It makes sense for me to start where I left off.
In the spring, since I last blogged, hubby and I worked on building a walk-in cooler so we can butcher and hang any time of year. We butchered the steer we’ve been raising for 2 years and hung it in the cooler.
But the project wasn’t without problems. The room itself is awesome! It’s well insulated, and well designed. The air conditioner we purchased to cool the room was insufficient, it needs to be larger. Until we remedy the air conditioner, we will use the room at the times of year when cooling is natural. Such as the fall or early spring when temperatures are cold but not freezing.
After a week of hanging, the beef needed to be cut up and frozen or fear losing it. Live and learn, huh? We cut it up into large portions and froze it. We still need to cut roasts, steaks, ground some etc. We were able to cut 4 roasts as we went and we’ve really enjoyed them!
Grass-fed beef roast + slow cooked = delicious!!! Oh my! I look forward to the rest!
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