OT: Do You Eat the Gristle?

[JohnL]

>Does eating the cruckhy part of a chicken leg bone count?

Count for what? Making people think you're strange? Making people gag? Yup, I'd say it counts. :)

[Ash]

I stated in a previous thread about if any of you knew a trade that I was interested in learning the trade of butchering.

I still think it would be cool to know how to professionally butcher up a cow.
I'm not interested in working in one of those meat factories like in "Rocky".
I want to do the butcher's thing...AFTER the animal has been slaughtered.

My father always told me, "Son, always learn a trade because if your primary career of choice happens to fail for whatever reason, be it a bad economy or whatever, you'll always have your trade to fall back on."

I have looked and looked on the internet and have found nothing on how to go about learning that particular trade.

Can any of you find something for me?
I'd really appreciate it.

[Acidburn]

  Ash I found a nice article on how to butcher a cow.  Some good pics too. :) So enjoy
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/geissal23.html

[Vyse]

I eat everything that I can get to. Fat, gristle and even that solid white joint gristle in chicken. I have even been known to eat entire wing tips, bone and everything. I'll suck the marrow out of a bone if the opportunity presents itself. It's all just a part of the dining experience to me.

[Ash]

Dang!  I wrote this thread almost 5 years ago!
It's weird to read old stuff I've written.  I look at it and sometimes think I sound like a grade schooler.  
Funny thing is, I was thinking about this thread just last week while eating a steak.

Even funnier is the fact that Vyse (the person who resurrected this thread) was obviously using a search engine and had "gristle" in their search words.  

[RCMerchant]

Fat and Grizzle is the best part. 

[Jack]

I usually cut off the excess fat around the edges. 

[RCMerchant]

When I cook a pot roast....or a pork roast...or steak...I have a bad habit of eating the fat left over on the plate when the kids and Tara were done eating...it has all the juicy fatty juices imbedded in all  it's juicy juiciness! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ctBIGTQNp4

[Ash]

Now that I'm getting older, I usually trim the fat off the side of a steak before I cook it.
Or, if I leave it on, I never eat it anymore.
Getting diagnosed with somewhat high blood pressure last year kind of scared me.  I don't want to be one of those guys who drops dead of a heart attack at age 50 so I've been keeping an eye on fat, calorie and especially sodium intake.
Just look at the nutrition labels on some foods at the grocery store.  The sodium and fat in some products are outrageous.
For example, one of my favorite Campbell's soups contains almost 45% of the recommended daily intake of sodium per serving.  And there are two servings in a single can.  Just one can of soup gives me almost the maximum sodium for a day.
Facts like that have made me keep a close eye on what I eat.

Nowadays, the gristle goes in the garbage.

[RCMerchant]

Now that I'm getting older, I usually trim the fat off the side of a steak before I cook it.
Or, if I leave it on, I never eat it anymore.
Getting diagnosed with somewhat high blood pressure last year kind of scared me.  I don't want to be one of those guys who drops dead of a heart attack at age 50 so I've been keeping an eye on fat, calorie and especially sodium intake.
Just look at the nutrition labels on some foods at the grocery store.  The sodium and fat in some products are outrageous.
For example, one of my favorite Campbell's soups contains almost 45% of the recommended daily intake of sodium per serving.  And there are two servings in a single can.  Just one can of soup gives me almost the maximum sodium for a day.
Facts like that have made me keep a close eye on what I eat.

Nowadays, the gristle goes in the garbage.

I know what you mean...I went to the doc last tuesday...she said I have the highest cholestaral level of anyone she has ever seen. Plus she put me on thyroid meds.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Oh, yes. I eat everything but the bone. Of course, I need a real sharp knife and a fork to cut the gristle into bite size pieces, and even then it is heck to chew, but I'll eat the gristle. No use of letting any part of the steak go to waste.

[Bmeansgood]

Dang!  I wrote this thread almost 5 years ago!
It's weird to read old stuff I've written.  I look at it and sometimes think I sound like a grade schooler.  
Funny thing is, I was thinking about this thread just last week while eating a steak.

Even funnier is the fact that Vyse (the person who resurrected this thread) was obviously using a search engine and had "gristle" in their search words.  

I say we put this thread in a jar of formaldehyde and try to bring it back in another 5 years!

[RCMerchant]

Hell yes! When I cook a pot roast, and my kids don't eat the fat, I eat it. Best part. You get all the good fatty,greezy flavor that way. With some bread and butter....maaaan! Life don't get no better! 

[Javakoala]

I know what you mean...I went to the doc last tuesday...she said I have the highest cholestaral level of anyone she has ever seen. Plus she put me on thyroid meds.

Did you have low thyroid activity?  I did and started taking thyroid meds, and after two days, I felt like I could take on the world. I lost my fear of everything, except Polonia Brothers films. That feeling went away after a month, but I feel better.

And your cholesterol isn't based purely on the fat you are eating, but you should reduce the saturated fats. Boost your protein, cut the flour intake way down and keep an eye on your sodium.

Having said that, I don't eat the gristle, but I will eat nicely seasoned fat cooked with a chunk of meat, as long as there is far more meat than fat.

[RCMerchant]

I know what you mean...I went to the doc last tuesday...she said I have the highest cholestaral level of anyone she has ever seen. Plus she put me on thyroid meds.

Did you have low thyroid activity?  I did and started taking thyroid meds, and after two days, I felt like I could take on the world. I lost my fear of everything, except Polonia Brothers films. That feeling went away after a month, but I feel better.

And your cholesterol isn't based purely on the fat you are eating, but you should reduce the saturated fats. Boost your protein, cut the flour intake way down and keep an eye on your sodium.

Having said that, I don't eat the gristle, but I will eat nicely seasoned fat cooked with a chunk of meat, as long as there is far more meat than fat.

Yeah...mine was VERY low. I used to take meds for it...but quit about 12 years ago.
I've already lost ten pounds (now I weigh about 135) and have MUCH more energy...and I've only been on them for about 3 months.