Preserving A Year's Worth Of Beef || Canning, Rendering, Freezing, Drying
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2024
- Our home-grown beef harvest continues, and today we are doing a lot of value-added preservation like canning stew meat, rendering tallow, and grinding organ meat into the burger meat.
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Intro: Let Me Love You by Loving Caliber
Black Margarita by Arc Du Soleil
Come 2gether by Ooyy
On The Trail by Tigerblood Jewel
Salamanca by Sarah, The Illstrumentalist
Stuck In The Moment by Alexa Cappelli
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Ben, showing how long butchering a cow takes you is fine with me. It's just how it is. You never thought this steer was 1300 lbs. Take your time and get what you want and prefer. Good job by all!😊
We don’t care if you showed us the same thing all week. We love watching your videos.
Awesome job on that beef it’s amazing watching how efficient you are on it.
Speak for yourself
I'm loving watching Ben butcher the beef too!!! That's a lot of beautiful beef!!!
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@@user-oi3su7sw5n I was making a point but ok. 🥰 will do!
I'm sure you know how blessed you are having children so competent. I think I'm most impressed with Corbin, even though he's so young he is always there working side by side helping with whatever the project de jour is. My hat's off to you young man.
Processing your own meat is hard work but the feeling of accomplishment at the end is priceless. Well done Hollars
Your like “oh we’re doing the same thing again today. I don’t know if you want to see this again but it’s what we doing.” Honestly, Ben, I learn something new every time from you and your family. Also Meg is really great at editing. I really appreciate all her hard work too. Happy New Year! God bless
👏👏👍Ben you heard it before I'm a retired butcher I have to say watching you the last two days of your video with your butchering of the beef Sir you do a better job than any of the young butchers that are in grocery stores nowadays. I started being a butcher when I was 18 and everything came in hind quarters fronts a whole lambs side the hogs but you are butchering that beef up so beautifully it looks like you've been doing it for years and it looks like it's gonna taste absolutely fantastic. Happy new year God bless and give you all the blessings you deserve this year.
Need to give the little guy a special award for hanging in there helping out since minute 1!!!!!
I would love love love if Meg could do a dedicated meat canning video. Especially one that touched on canning meat that you pull from the freezer.
Canning raw pack meat is one of the easiest things to do. Cube raw meat into 1 inch cubes, put in a jar, add salt if you choose, pressure can 75 min. For pints 90 min for quarts. No water or broth... just raw meat. It makes its own broth.
I think they got to start her own channel.
@@roseeckstein6534 They're busy enough with life and this family channel.
From the freezer just defrost cube and can as described above
I appreciate the "how to". Thanks gang!!!
I've seen a couple of videos from others and read the blue ball book and have venison in the freezer. I just need to pull the trigger.
I still would love a video from meg though. I'm sure they are too busy for anything, with no spare time, but I know trying to get content ideas can be a struggle as well.
I had in mind, lol, just the camera set up filming her. Then come edit time she can do an in depth voice over.
Grandpa's recipe for burger from half a cow. He'd use the whole cut for each of these. Chuck, heart, navel, short ribs, bottom round, half a liver. Mix them as small chunks, grid coarse, then grind fine. Just FYI, I thought it was fun when I found it in mom's cookbook.
Ohh, I bet they were delicious with all the good stuff 🤩🤩👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Whole lotta work but totally worth it ! Can’t wait to see how the tallow comes out Meg ! Ben you are amazing ! The boys helping is awesome !
I used to work in a hole in the wall butcher shop in Montgomery, Al called Mr. Meat and Grocery. They custom ground meat for a local hamburger place that included the beef heart. The place was a Mom and Pop shop and often had a line outside the door. I hope your grind turns out just as good!
Thank goodness your boys are old now and such a great help to you in this massive operation. So much work. You are blessed.
I don't mind the repeat of working on the beef at all. This is real life and what your doing. I think its important for people to understand how much work is involed. I compare it to the $280 I paid the butcher shop for half a beef. Your saving over $100 a day doing it yourself.
Wow what a lot of beef, I never realised how much meat there is off a cow, and it looks so good. I can honestly say that you all earned all the food you have grown, anyone who has a small/large bit of land and lives off it gets my vote.
I, for one, never realized how much work goes into cutting up a cow, not to mention the processing before you can even start cutting up the cow! Y’all accomplished a lot in the last two videos and it was amazing to watch!
Loving seeing you process this meat. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Yay for referencing Ruthann Zimmerman!! I love it when my favorite homesteaders follow my other favorite homesteaders!!
Meg, I’m glad you found RuthAnn she seems to do some awesome things!😊
I am so impressed with your dedication and willingness to do difficult things!
There is nothing better than beef raised on your farm/homestead. When your beef melts in your mouth, and you want more to eat...you know you've raised it properly.
We purchased meat from a farmer three years ago and it was so chewy with really no true flavor to it. We changed who we purchase beef from. We went to another farmer recommended by a local news anchor friend. OMG, the beef was amazing! It melts in your mouth....and makes you want to eat more (like your beef). For the past 2 years we've purchased beef from this farmer, and have become dear friends (family). We no longer purchase beef from the grocery store. We buy 1/2 to a cow yearly from our friends. Now to find a pork source locally.
Making a face cream, lotions, or soaps from the tallow is a good thing. With having your business with soap, I can see everyone being interested in the tallow products.
I love watching this. I miss butchering our own well raised and well cared for animals.
All that beef looks so delicious! Nice how everyone works together! Bet it’s a nice feeling to have your freezers full! Great job!
Hello Ben, Meg, and family. When Ben held up the leg bone, the first picture that came to mind was Fred Flintstone😂. Nice work on the processing of the steer. Like I’ve heard you say numerous times, the only way to get good at it, is to get your hands dirty and do it. Thank you for sharing 👍🙌💪
And your kids are going to grow up with MAD skills and knowledge. Way cool and huge respect!
Hi guys, I'm from Quebec, Canada, I just want to tell you, your youngest son is such a good helper, every video I see he is right there by your side, may God protect him and all your children, they have been raised right bless you all💖💖💖💖💖
Ben your doing a wonderful job 👍👏.
Meg my mouth water’s thinking about all those delicious meals your going to feed your beautiful family .
This is how family’s pull an work together.
A Hugh credit to the parents 👏👏👏👏👏👏
I love how knowledgeable and helpful even your youngest kids are in the process. These are life skills in the making! ❤
You guys are so impressive! I thought it was fantastic that Munchie and Jack hung in with you to get everything done! Biscuit was worth every bit of the work you put in with him…it’s gonna be sad to not see him anymore but he sure gave back to you in an amazing way! Blessings guys❤
your son stuck with you the whole time.What a fine young man.What a gift .Hes learning. Hes going to follow you.
These folks are amazing. I know every family in the world has their problems and none are perfect, but it seems like Meg and Ben have figured out a good way to live and raise their family. Working together and with love they can do anything. Megs laugh is so comforting. She is such a kind hearted person. 😊
Loving these videos. Not a problem at all watching the beef processing.
So healthy! The summer I lost weight and really shaped up was in high school when my parents butchered our own beef. I practically lived at the river, ate steak and salad almost every day when I got home and had the best tan ever, which is very hard to do with my Irish dna lol. ✌🏻
I love Mrs. Zimmerman and her family. Another honest and caring social media person, like you. Not too many out there, unfortunately.❤❤❤
It is so wonderful to see the whole family working together! Way to go Hollar kiddos! You give me hope for the future!
Growing up working a farm during the summers I saw firsthand how families that work together generate a lot of respect and good work ethic. Love seeing the boys helping mom and dad. Buggy is not far behind. 😊
When I saw the large beef bone, my first thought was, “Where is Dino?” Your purple dinosaur.
Nothing beats home grown,home processed meat..and you do a fantastic job cutting it up...the whole family working together is the best...great job...
What an amazing young man. Not one whine out of him. Not one protest. Just the willingness and respect for his elders. Great job. God Bless. 🙏😘
Wish I could start life all over again doing 'The Hollar' thing. Keep on doing what you love.
Ben & Meg have sustained their family so thoroughly through their own efforts and off their own land. Every single morsel of that beef was also completely sustained from their care and off their land right down to every blade of grass and hay it ate. Congratulations Ben and Meg. I’m sure you realise it, but you ARE living your dream. Well
Done to you both. Warmest wishes from Australia. 👏🏻🇦🇺🦘
Nothing like having the right tools to get the job done. Money well invested. I have a lot of fat to render from our 1/2 beef too. I did it from the beef of last year and use it almost every day-a mason jar of it sits by my stove. I’m working on cycling through it and have started gifting it to friends. For many it is an introduction to tallow as a cooking fat-how far we’ve come from as little as 50 years ago! My tallow has rendered with a nice subtle flavor, not ‘beefy’ at all. My last straining is with a very fine sieve.
You have the best eatin’ there is! You will have more pork than beef, but there’s nothing wrong with pork, as it’s delicious, too! You freeze some of the meat and Meg also cans some of it! It’s great that you have a farm where you can grow lots of veggies and have your own pork and beef! You know what’s in these cuts of meat; and it’s absolutely 100% clean! Enjoy! I’ve also noticed that your youngest son is helping you a lot, which he does on most every job, regardless of what you are doing! Your children are all treasures!
Historically meat was butchered towards winter when they had no food to feed the animals and less bugs around, meat turned in the hot weather so they eat game and fowl in warm weather. Nice to watch your family working together to preserve the harvest, the gift of life from your animals. ❤
Homesteading at its finest. True life. That's why I always watch your channel.
6:33 I love how all the kids help at some point. They are learning so much
I am loving how long this is taking actually. As a suburban mama in Southern California who gets her meat from the local grocery store, this really shows me how disconnected I am from the meat I am feeding my family. What you're doing is beautiful because it's how it should be. And seeing the quality difference from a farm raised, home butchered animal is just insane to me. This year I will be putting a bigger effort into sourcing quality meats for my family. Thanks for sharing.
We love you folks: Blessings on you folks-
Psalm 9:37 “They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
41 But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
42 The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.”
Wonderful video ,Family working together and having fun while doing it , Steaks looked good
I love the idea of making soap and face cream from the tallow! Let us know how that works out. I know tallow makes a wonderfully hard soap but I've never used it. Watching the beef be cut and trimmed from quarters to beautiful meat cuts is great, and that beef looks so delicious- dark red, wonderful home grown meat.
Love love watching you all work together and processing food from your farm! Never gets old.
Man that is a lot of work but so worth it. In my area at the grocery burger is around five dollars a pound and up with steaks going around twenty dollars a pound. You are going to be eating "rich" for a while on all of that compared to folks buying at the store. Plus so much healthier and a known quality that brings a major premium. Living the good life with sweat equity in it. Well done.
Dam Ben, the bone you pulled off of that was so clean! Amazing. It’s not the same thing everyday because we see something different every time! Good job guys!😊
Your are both a force to be reckoned with, the boys are following in your footsteps. AMAZING!
Teamwork makes the Dream work!!!❤
I’ve got a huge dog who would love that bone. 😂
I love too see how much your kids like helping you
What a blessing to say that the freezers are full❤
I could never get sick of watching you process meat pleaseshow everything!! love all your processing videos
It's good for me to watch this and remember how hard my wonderful husband works to provide our meat. He has two deer to butcher this weekend.
That meal looks amazing. We bought an entire steer this year and had it butchered. I'll never eat store bought beef again if I can help it.
I used to work at the boning table in our local meat locker and the way you cleaned that leg bone was immaculate!! So Clean! Great job :)
Blessings on you folks-
Psalm 107:37 “They sow their fields, plant their vineyards, and harvest their bumper crops.
38 How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
41 But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.
42 The godly will see these things and be glad, while the wicked are struck silent.
43 Those who are wise will take all this to heart; they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.”
Your blonde helper is ALWAYS helping his dad. If all your boys were as helpful as that one, you'd be very fortunate.
I love seeing your boys being a part of the process. Nothing squeamish about those guys. Good work family❤
I have learned so much from Ruthann from homesteading with the Zimmermans. They grew up old order Mennonite, so have a lot of knowledge and hacks. Plus the lil boys are cute 🥰
Brings back so many memories! Many hands make light work, eh? Can you imagine how much it would cost for your family to have a dinner like that at a restaurant? And it probably wouldn’t taste nearly as good! I’m really interested to see how the tallow turns out. Thanks for sharing!
My sister and her family raised a beef steer named Fred that nursed off his mom for at least 2 years as well. Pasture raised, he loved to sneak under fences to steal sweet feed from the horses and polish off bags of stale donuts from the grocery store. He refused to be weaned, busting through fences and barn doors to get to his mama. For her health and everyone's safety Fred went to freezer camp. Fred was the best beef we had ever tasted and have yet to match. Every bit of the meat was so rich, buttery, sweet, and melt in your mouth tender. Packages in the freezer were simply labeled Fred and the cut. Every bite was savored, and his life remembered and appreciated. It's been about fifteen years since Fred went to greener pastures, but everyone still speaks of him with such awe and love.
I would love some for liver and onions,yummy,we have it as a tradition for Christmas at my nieces house!
Yall are doing an awesome job 👏. So happy to see family work together ❤️. Sending love and hugs
The meat grinder is incredible. No one could ever say that you guys waste anything. Awesome!!
We have a dairy and pretty much only eat Holstein beef and honestly find it hard to eat any other type of beef. The meat has a slightly sweeter profile and it's the best. We also started doing American Wagyu Akaushi cows just to eat and man, they are something else. We always throw some Worcestershire on them, as well as our burgers with some Montreal seasoning and it's unbelievable. Also, we marinate our jerky in Worcestershire and top with a bit of Montreal and it tastes like steak but jerky texture. Slightly thicker cut, and I really prefer a tiny bit of marbling from something like a bottom round over the eye of round with no fat. Worth trying out while you're doing all this!
Sustainability at its finest. Yall are blessed
Hi. ..... Meg and Ben thanks you for showing your video homestead bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋
Can’t wait to see what you do with the next quarter!!!
Always fun to join your family , what ever is happening... I guess you'll be having very nice eating in the future for your growing family . Ben and Meg , you deserve the best of the best ... God Bless ,Amen..
I'm so happy you all are enjoying the fruits of your labor. You work hard enough that its a reward y'all have truly earned.
Thanks for the sharpening tips on the last video! Y'all are awesome! Keep Going!💖
I purchased a front quarter of a steer over a year ago from the farmer. Had it processed locally, and there is still some of this delicious beef in our freezer. I rendered the fat into tallow and that's what i cook with. Learned how to cook tongue, heart, etc.
I don't know why, but watching this it came to mind what I've heard y'all share about a couple of times, that your decision that ended up with you homesteading started as a statement of commitment toward each other and the realization of how important you were to each other. I'm so glad you did. That was wonderful and look what happened. I couldn't tell you why it feels so important to me but it is. It's just right. Imagine if you hadn't. Both of y'all are so supportive of each other and the strength that gives you makes you creative, and good parents, and all sorts of good things. It even got you a little one to tell the plants to grow.
I was thinking the exact same thing. The pure joy and accomplishment was truly felt in this whole video!!
Ben, Grass fed beef you raise is so far superior, that boggles the mind and when you eat it you just smile,chew,smile,chew...There may be another steer in the future come to live with you on the homestead...you could do a Dexter Breed which is not as tall but the meat will be outstanding...I always enjoyed the grind nights, cause Grandma always cooked a few burgers as our reward...Cheers from S/B 10" Snow Maine this Weekend🤪🥛🍪🦞
Love seeing the kids learn and do this!
My mouth is watering for your beef . You have been blessed with your large variety of foods. 😊❤
Have you ever thought about making a cook book with some of your favorite meals with caning tips
Looks delicious! Beautiful color 😋
I’m thinking that the marrow from those roasted bones would be so so so delicious and some of Megs homemade bread❤😋❤
I’m also thinking the cracklings left over after rendering would be delicious in the bread on top of salads within meat loaf………. Think of them as beefy bacon bits
Really enjoyed the butchering! Dinner looked fantastic!
Love to watch your videos and the way your children eat foods that so many would turn from without ever tasting. I grew up eating every part of whatever. Nothing was wasted! I loved pork brains and eggs scrambled together with gravy and biscuits. Loved pork souse meat. Loved any beef and goat! We would eat pork chops or fried chicken for breakfast sometimes! Food was not boring.😊 We had a hand grinder attached to a 1x6 board for grinding our meat. I appreciate modern equipment!Congratulations on the food you produced. You have worked very hard and know you will enjoy your earned bounty!❤
Love the grinder, back in the 70's we just had a hand crank grinder
We raised our own beef when I was a kid. I can still taste it.
I rendered tallow for the first time this fall. Dis not think to strain it. Took 5 renderings to get to water clear. Thanks for the tip!
All the sons are willing to help when asked, but the young one is always jumping in no matter what. He loves to work with his dad.
Hail to Biscuit! You don't call him out by name...for a reason, I surmise. I think of the beautiful, blond, Jersey..as you continue to process..💚
No wasting anything! Good stewards of the land and respect for the animal. I worry abut Ben’s chipmunk cheeks. I can’t help myself. ❤️
Our beef was the same. A jersey angus mix. Lots of good fat and meat. And he nursed till he was 2 1/2 yrs old. It’s been the best beef we have had. And we butcher one ever couple of years. He was grass and some grain feed. We are going to do the next one the same way.
The Breaded Butchers channel is very good to learn cuts!
You guys are reminding me that I need to can more stew meat. I LOVE having cubed beef (or ready to shred) beef on the pantry shelf!
Your kids are so cute. Great helpers. I was hoping you would slice the heart fry it. I love the heart.
Amazing job family!
Definitely a labor of love, but well worth all the work!
Look at all that beef! It's my favorite meat. My mouth was salivating as Meg was packing the cubes into the canning jars. If you have never tasted canned beef, it's dinner in a jar, and Oh! So good!. It has been a long time since I have canned beef, but the yummy memories of it live on. Ben, I bet you're happy to see the end in site of prepping the carcass, but all that tasty beef will nourish your family for a long time. Meg, could I come to dinner sometime when you are serving beef.😄☺
I too, like to clarify lard or tallow with water for a cleaner product. After straining and refrigerating, I will scrape some debris from the fat, then repeat until the level of cleanliness is achieved. (Scrape into a bowl to save your plumbing.)
I am eating a grass fed T-bone as I watch you work. An indescribable delicious taste! 💙
Great accomplishments; thanks for sharing! That beef looks delicious. Blessings to all 🤗💕🇨🇦
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Three! I'll Be Okay Tomorrow... Much Love and Blessings