Butchering Workshops
Homestead Hog Butchering Workshop
Join Reformation Acres in Ohio each December to learn how to butcher a hog and the art of Charcuterie with Hand Hewn Farm.
Home Butchering
Old Hickory Knife Set
Quality carbon steel knives.
Leather Strop
Sharp knives are humane knives. Keep your knives sharp on butchering day.
Wusthof Bone Saw
A bone saw is necessary for butchering large livestock like hogs or beef.
Meat Totes
Easy to carry, easy to clean. Lots of totes are helpful on butchering day.
Bone Dust Scraper
Clean bone dust off meat after sawing.
Outdoor Burner
An outdoor burner has more uses than on butchering day so we use it instead of a turkey fryer.
Coated Butcher Freezer Paper
After trying every method of packaging out there, we came back to using coated butcher freezer paper as the best for freezing meat (except for whole chickens and ground meat.)
Poultry Shrink Wrap Bags
Our favorite way to package whole chickens. Easy and no freezer burn!
Ground Meat Freezer Bags
Easiest way to package ground meat.
Tape Bag Sealer
For using with the ground meat freezer bags.
Vacuum Sealer
We still use a vacuum sealer for curing bacon, guanciale, pancetta, and hams.
Cleaning Table
Great for butchering chickens. Keeps them from slipping all over and the faucet & drain keeps the workspace clean.
Chicken Plucker
Once you butcher chickens with a plucker, you’ll never go back to hand-plucking.
Stainless Steel Pot
Use for dunking chickens prior to plucking, making headcheese or stock, for packaging chickens in the poultry shrink bags.
