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Pro tip: A chat with a retired butcher at the county fair changed how I look at lamb shoulders.
He was running a demo booth and said, 'Kid, you're fighting the seam, not working with it,' while watching me trim. I've been cutting for eight years and that one line made me slow down and actually feel for the natural separation. Anyone else have a simple piece of advice that just clicked recently?
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tara_palmer2mo ago
Sounds like that butcher saved you from a lifetime of fighting imaginary enemies in your kitchen. Sometimes the pros just see things we're blind to after years of doing it wrong. Guess the real pro tip is to hang out at more demo booths.
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nina_hall2mo ago
My grandpa taught me to find the seam in a chicken thigh before you even pick up the knife. Just press with your thumb along the back and it pops right open. It's all connective tissue, not muscle.
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