Thank you so much for sharing. Your animals are all very lucky to have you both as their keepers . The world is going nuts around us , let’s just pray for a return to proper family values, playing and eating together,and valuing the things that really matter . Materialism,selfishness and to some degree technology are the things pulling the world into the abyss . Xx
Kevin and Sarah. This is a humane/diplomatic video of real life on the farmstead. I am 25 years your senior and have seen neighbors dress out their pigs. And I agree that it stresses the pigs to take them off the farm. That is what I did, because we were not set up. The irony was that, no sooner had I put the meat in the freezer, our neighbor called and asked us to help them with their three pigs! They used the scalding method, in freezing cold weather. It was a LOT of work! But having neighbor participation made a difference.
I always skin then gut, helps keep stuff out of cavity of pig. That hide makes great dog treats. If you use a fillet knife, the fat off hide is easier to deal with. A electric chain saw is great if you do very many larger animals. Looks like you guys have the right ideas, and a well done video. I do think kids should be involved so they know where meat comes from, and gives them a first hand look of the respect the animal should get. There are way too many that think it's all magic. Great job guys.!!!
Thank you for being mindful of the killing process for your viewers. And it was really interesting to see how much of the weight of the pig was lost during the gutting and skinning process. I'm glad you let us know that.
I had to watch this out of the corner of my eye, lol tender stomach here, lol but I just wanted to pat y'all on the back for the humanely way you cared for your pig! And the great information you shared during the process. Godspeed!
@Donna Jo Acrey , If you want to see something that will REALLY turn your stomach try watching how commercial meat is processed ! The pig is scalded to loosen the hair from the skin. But they do everything so fast that there is some chance that the pig is still alive and aware when it is dipped into the boiling water . Yet people BUY their bacon and ham without a thought and think that home butchering is so terrible .
You may know already but I heard you say you have to keep lard in the fridge but you can can the lard and it will keep a long time in a cool room and just the open jar you need to refrigerate. I enjoy watching you two learn homesteading, it takes me back to younger days. Thanks.
I am too old to do much of what you do on homestead but I respect what are you are doing. I especially appreciate how you two work together. It is humbling to watch what do...you work so hard you approach everything so intelligently. Thank you so much for sharing. You are educating me!This channel is so addicting!
I love this. We raised our family with 1 milk cow and raising 1 or 2 pigs and gardens every year. We had 3 children. They learned the good stuff. We called it survival. I'm 68 and it's a lost gift. I appreciate your videos, precious to me and so many memories
Beautiful job at cleaning up the pig and very respectful of you to do what you did. Y'all are awesome. You can tell that it was a very healthy pig with that liver. Job well done on caring for those pigs. You are a pro with the skinning, great job. And I am glad Y'all are making sure you don't waste anything. Good learning process. I went to culinary school and you definitely are better than I am at cutting and meat prep. Great job, thanks for sharing this! So happy for Y'all!
I like how you decided to put the pig down, it’s VERY humane in my books. Thank you for showing how to do this and demystifying the process so others can do this and not rely on off farm help.
You are kind and humane. I was raised on wild foods animal and plants. So I appreciate that everyone needs to know where their food comes from. I have eaten dandelions, lambs quarters (plant), collards and other greens. My dad and mom loved their children and took care of us. Thank you.
Thank you both for showing the process, it's been a labor of love and great to be able to feed your family from your own animals. Appreciate all your hard work and videos!! Keep up the great work. 😀
People have been doing this for thousands of years. Some places actually just cut their throat and let them run around until dead. You are doing the right thing. My grand parents did it for decades. It is not bad, wrong, or in humane. Excellent comprehensive video about the facts of surviving and fundamental butchering. My grandparents told me very early never name them and only mess with them enough to make the tame not your friends. God Bless you.
Of all the folks I have known who harvest their livestock, ALL have been concerned to be as humane as possible when dispatching the animal and many, including myself, say a prayer thanking the Lord for his provision. Unfortunately too many people today have become totally detached from the source of their provision and food. Thank you for the mindful consideration in producing a "public" "family" friendly video.
Thank you for sharing your pig journey with us. Both of you give me hope that my husband and I can raise and butcher our own pigs. May God bless your family!
Thank you both for taking the time Out of your day to bring us along on your homesteading journey. What I appreciate the most is how you both care for your animals, even through the harvesting process. God bless you both.
I am 20 years old and getting married next summer. My fiancé and I want to homestead and this is exactly why! There is so much respect for the animals! I hope I will be able to do it just as you! Love&Blessings
In reading all of the wonderful comments below mine I realize I've led a very sheltered life, lol. So many of you have had very rich lives where you've raised your own food and made the most of all you processed. What wonderful memories many of you have of living 'off the land' so to speak, and how lucky you are to have experienced that!! Your parents and grandparents graced you with an education that not many people today receive. Good video, Kevin and Sarah. As I said before, I'm never going to be doing what you do but I do find it SO educational and interesting to watch.
I used to skin wild hogs professionally, and we always said that hog yields are about 30% of live weight. You're doing just fine. Your first looks a lot better than my first Haha. Good work y'all!
Great video. It's so wonderful how you guys are so respectful of the animal, it must be hard for you Kevin since they are your favorite, they had a good life , tfs
We have been saving our bacon drippings for many years to use with things like frying eggs, cooking beans, soups, etc. but it had never occurred to me to use the drippings to pop popcorn. I can hardly wait to try it. Sounds delicious. Thanks. Another GREAT VIDEO. I especially like the part about the pig being "completely dead." It reminded me of a great line from the movie "The Princess Bride" about the hero being "all dead."
@roundmot , I have watched videos of commercial butchering. Everything moves so fast that there is potential for a pig to still be alive when dipped into the scalding water . The squeals of pain are horrendous ! I don't know how anyone can work there ! The same thing can occur with all other commercially processed animals . It's the price we pay when we pay someone else to process our meat for us . That is to say , supermarket meat .
Kevin, I appreciate your respect for the animals & the careful way that you take their life. God said that man has dominion over the animals. Some ppl have that fact "bass-ackwards" 👍 Thank you, buddy. Sarah is a perfect help-meat to you. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Who'd how you're right I appreciate the way they do it too the way they take care of their animals I've been watching their channel for a long time I have a lot of respect for them and you too
Hello from TN! This was a great video! Thank you! I've been thinking of growing/raising 2 or 3 pigs for this purpose. Now that I've seen this process, it's not as daunting as I had feared! I just need to know the brand of tractor you have and which kind it is, the edition, I guess! Thanks again! Bee blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster Ridge
Keith S, thanks Keith. I have a lot of respect for you too, my friend. You've had life altering events to your health & you didn't give up. You are a good, Godly man. May God continue to bless you!
Dominion over animals and eating animals are two very different things. God did not allow man to become carnivorous until after the flood and the harsh living conditions that followed. Likewise, we will be vegetarians in Heaven. I am not sure how Heaven can be Heaven without bacon. So, I better try that bacon popcorn now!
We're trying to show the grandkids where we get our meat from so I got them to help with bagging the meat we killed for the freezer. When our kids were small we lived in the outback so our kids grew up around both new life and death. They appreciate the world around them more if they know. Also as you skin poke a hole for your fingers in the skin so you can pull the skin as you cut, it comes off easier
Thank you for loving and respecting your animals all the way to the end💕 I can’t believe I was able to watch this process but I was able to because of the humane way you presented the entire video. Thank you
My husband wants to do pigs and I thought I wouldn't be able to do it because I get intensely attached and thought there wasn't a humane way to do it, but the way you cared for and dispatched your pigs really changed my mind.
I love the way you humanely process your meat. Great job. Your family comes first over any animal. Animals are for man to eat. God bless you and your family.
Outstanding video y’all! Thanks for educating us! I truly appreciate your attitudes and independence in going start to finish with your pigs, and sharing it all!
I appreciate your handling of your livestock. My grandmother caught the blood and headed to the house to make blood pudding. Next brains were harvested for frying for lunch. It amazes me how different people were who went through the Great Depression when everything was used but the squeal. You have brought back many memories, thank you.
Hoorah to Sarah. I can't help my husband butcher animals. My stomach is just to squeamish and we always processed all our meats. My parents did to. I just have never gotten over that part. Once that part is done I can step in. Hats off to you, Sarah.
Popcorn with bacon grease is awesome. Sarah, you are a braver woman than me. You guys work great together. Kevin is very skillful with the knife. Bless you guys. Lard makes the best pie crust too.
I really appreciate the total respect you have given this piggy from start to finish. I'm still sad about the whole process. Do you use the entirety, i.e., what happens to the head, ears, snout, hoofs?? Thank you both!
Great video. I don't eat pork but I am so impressed that you raised your own meat and processed it. You know everything about your food. That has to be an awesome feeling.
I’ve been waiting patiently for you to show the gutting process. I’m really glad that I got to see it! I think you both did it like pros in my book. Growing up we had a small farm with horses, cows, chicken, and one time pigs. I’ve seen my dad shoot one of our two year old cows, and it would fill our freezer for quite some time. So I’ve seen my dad do the skinning and gutting. But that was a long time ago. After he skinned and gutted our cows, the mom we kept for milking, he would send it to the next town over for a butcher to cut up. I’m glad to watch the process you both are showing, because I’ve always been curious about that. So thank you again for sharing this!
That's awesome. I tell my son this is the way to do it. He has 3 kids and this would be perfect to fill his his freezer. Omg seriously bacon popcorn. Ok I think I may have stumbled into heaven with that thought. I am definitely going to try it. DEFINITELY! thank you for a great video and God Bless you and yours
I had my own butchery, though did not do the cutting as I had Butchers for that, but worked with quite a lot of meat and watched while hunters' meat were processed. This was really interesting to watch though I had a bit of a pang seeing the pig dead after being so alive, but God provided the animals for us, so it is part of the circle of life.
When we skin a hog. A way we found that it is quicker for us and more fat stays with the carcass. Use a razor blade utility knife. Before the animal is gutted. We make 1-2 inch wide strips along the body from the back feet all the way down. Make sure the blade is set so it is just through the skin. Then use a pair of fish skinner pliers to start taking strips off. Once the strip is started you can just pull long strip off with your hand. But it is a work out. Lol. We just find this way quicker for US. Have a blessed one.
Having processed 4 boars in the week after My husband returned from a trip...He brought home 5, but I did send one to our Butcher...Mine were not as beautifully done, but I did feel like I had done justice to the animals who stocked my freezers. I was a complete novice on the first one, but by the 4th I really felt like I knew what I was doing. My knowledge had come completely from books. So I really think this video is an excellent overview of the process.
It is respect to be responsible from beginning to end of every harvesting process from gardening to animal husbandry......respect to you and I am sure the Lord is exceeding pleased with you both.
That was quite the undertaking! I have 2 pigs ready to butcher in January. Seeing this video helps me know what to expect for weight vs usable meat. Thank you!
Hi guys, I love this video, am from Jamaica and dad used to raise domestic animals, I used love watching him butcher them meat, instead of skinning they scraped the hair off. And everything was used. Dad had one friend helped him and mom had one friend helped her to clean the belly. So the head and two feet would be salted, peppered and rub with pimento leaves, and stored in a bucket. The belly then cleaned and smoked dried for cooking soup. The meat he would sell some ,give away some and keep the rest for cooking. Am living in the States now, I really miss those days, watching your videos, kind of keep those memories alive. Thanks guys and keep doing what you’re doing, love them.
Great video, very informative. Thank you for the humane way you raised and dispatched your pig, that is so important. BBQ pork loin sounds SO good right now! Be blessed....
My grandma, born in 1894, and my mom, born in 1917, were both outstanding pie bakers. They both always used only lard for making pie dough for crusts. The pie crusts were delicious and so flakey. As a treat for us kids on pie baking day, my mom would take the crust scraps, coat them in cinnamon sugar and bake them for us kids. Truth be known, I think she make extra pie dough so there would be more "scraps" for treats. I'll never forget the aroma in the kitchen and the excitement of us three kids waiting for the pie crust treats to come out of the oven.
Tho the focus of the BIBLE reference to laying up treasure that can't be stolen or corrupted is different, those memories you speak of are indeed treasures that can never be stolen. There's a world of love in those memories - l can almost smell the pies baking and waiting for the treats. Thanks Paula
@@sissydewoody8717 Just to let you know, this is Phil. Sadly my wife Paula went to be with the Lord 4 years ago. I will carry the pie and pie crust memories with me to heaven one day. I look forward to sharing these memories with my grandma and mom in eternity.
I have total respect for you and your family for the way you raised, dispatched, and butchered your pigs. I think I could do the raising but the butcher.. naw I'll pay the couple hundred bucks for that. LOL. I'm so glad you are able to do that and see the process through from purchased to your table. God bless you guys and enjoy your well deserved pork.
I agian am so very proud of you both. You know exactly what your putting in your familys body. Dont forget to make cracklins.mmm good stuff. Prayers for steady hands, hugs to help warm yall up.
Hello Kevin and Sarah, enjoying your videos! I'm a butcher by trade from Germany. I really liked your video about butchering the pig! I wish I could be your neighbor because I would be able to help you with from skinning, deboning and processing to get most out of the whole process. I'm impressed how good of a job you did for your first pig. Congratulations!!!
Thank you so much for sharing. Your animals are all very lucky to have you both as their keepers . The world is going nuts around us , let’s just pray for a return to proper family values, playing and eating together,and valuing the things that really matter . Materialism,selfishness and to some degree technology are the things pulling the world into the abyss . Xx
Kevin and Sarah. This is a humane/diplomatic video of real life on the farmstead. I am 25 years your senior and have seen neighbors dress out their pigs. And I agree that it stresses the pigs to take them off the farm. That is what I did, because we were not set up. The irony was that, no sooner had I put the meat in the freezer, our neighbor called and asked us to help them with their three pigs! They used the scalding method, in freezing cold weather. It was a LOT of work! But having neighbor participation made a difference.
I always skin then gut, helps keep stuff out of cavity of pig. That hide makes great dog treats. If you use a fillet knife, the fat off hide is easier to deal with. A electric chain saw is great if you do very many larger animals. Looks like you guys have the right ideas, and a well done video. I do think kids should be involved so they know where meat comes from, and gives them a first hand look of the respect the animal should get. There are way too many that think it's all magic. Great job guys.!!!
Same here.....skin first, gut second. I use an electric sawsall for splitting the carcass
Skin first gut second at our house. Multi Tool for Bones here.
Thank you for being mindful of the killing process for your viewers. And it was really interesting to see how much of the weight of the pig was lost during the gutting and skinning process. I'm glad you let us know that.
Thank you so much! We can see the love you pour into the pig even as you process it ♡
I had to watch this out of the corner of my eye, lol tender stomach here, lol but I just wanted to pat y'all on the back for the humanely way you cared for your pig! And the great information you shared during the process.
Godspeed!
@Donna Jo Acrey ,
If you want to see something that will REALLY turn your stomach try watching how commercial meat is processed ! The pig is scalded to loosen the hair from the skin. But they do everything so fast that there is some chance that the pig is still alive and aware when it is dipped into the boiling water . Yet people BUY their bacon and ham without a thought and think that home butchering is so terrible .
@@donaldmiller8629 I won't argue with that
Worse still, watch halal or kosher slaughter. Ugh... Humane dispatch with a rifle or forget it.
Awesome.
Just awesome.
From the respect for the animal to polite and honest demenour and the husband and wife teamwork from start to finish.
You may know already but I heard you say you have to keep lard in the fridge but you can can the lard and it will keep a long time in a cool room and just the open jar you need to refrigerate. I enjoy watching you two learn homesteading, it takes me back to younger days. Thanks.
Your videos are always humbling. Nice to see how you honor your animals and use as much as you can.
Your so blessed to have each other and the life you have. Very inspirational.❤️
I am too old to do much of what you do on homestead but I respect what are you are doing. I especially appreciate how you two work together. It is humbling to watch what do...you work so hard you approach everything so intelligently. Thank you so much for sharing. You are educating me!This channel is so addicting!
I love this. We raised our family with 1 milk cow and raising 1 or 2 pigs and gardens every year. We had 3 children. They learned the good stuff. We called it survival. I'm 68 and it's a lost gift. I appreciate your videos, precious to me and so many memories
It would be great to see "nerdy pig math" on what your whole beautiful process embodied cost wise :) Love you guys and your channel!! :)
Thank you for the respect and love that you show. We live together on this planet.
Well done Kevin and Sarah! Thanks for sharing. God Bless ~Lisa
Very respectfully done. Great job.
Beautiful job at cleaning up the pig and very respectful of you to do what you did. Y'all are awesome. You can tell that it was a very healthy pig with that liver. Job well done on caring for those pigs. You are a pro with the skinning, great job. And I am glad Y'all are making sure you don't waste anything. Good learning process. I went to culinary school and you definitely are better than I am at cutting and meat prep. Great job, thanks for sharing this! So happy for Y'all!
Bacon popcorn. Its like god smiling at you. -kevin
Another recipe i need to try!
Try frying sweet potato fries in bacon fat....you're welcome.....
Wire Cheese slicer works good too
Great video -- thanks for sharing. Humane harvesting is the way to go...being your own butcher is money saved...God Bless you both.
I like how you decided to put the pig down, it’s VERY humane in my books.
Thank you for showing how to do this and demystifying the process so others can do this and not rely on off farm help.
i really enjoy your "tutorial" videos. another fine edition, thanks
You are kind and humane. I was raised on wild foods animal and plants. So I appreciate that everyone needs to know where their food comes from. I have eaten dandelions, lambs quarters (plant), collards and other greens. My dad and mom loved their children and took care of us. Thank you.
Wow! I am amazed at how humane this process is. You are both blessed with such a gift. I enjoy your videos immensely!! God Bless you and your family!
I admire both of you so much. Thank you for the care that you show your animals and for sharing your life with us. I'm so glad I found your channel.
Thank you both for showing the process, it's been a labor of love and great to be able to feed your family from your own animals. Appreciate all your hard work and videos!! Keep up the great work. 😀
I have not watched many hog butchering videos but it looks to me that with only two previous butcherings the two have you have nailed it. Thanks.
People have been doing this for thousands of years. Some places actually just cut their throat and let them run around until dead. You are doing the right thing. My grand parents did it for decades. It is not bad, wrong, or in humane. Excellent comprehensive video about the facts of surviving and fundamental butchering. My grandparents told me very early never name them and only mess with them enough to make the tame not your friends. God Bless you.
Great job you two ! Such respect for the animal! Bravo Kevin!
Of all the folks I have known who harvest their livestock, ALL have been concerned to be as humane as possible when dispatching the animal and many, including myself, say a prayer thanking the Lord for his provision. Unfortunately too many people today have become totally detached from the source of their provision and food. Thank you for the mindful consideration in producing a "public" "family" friendly video.
Thank you for being discrete about your butchering process. I enjoy watching your farm and how you guys live so true.
Thank you for sharing your pig journey with us. Both of you give me hope that my husband and I can raise and butcher our own pigs. May God bless your family!
Great tutorial guys, and kudos on how much you showed, and chose not to, but especially to the amount of respect you've paid these animals
Thank you both for taking the time
Out of your day to bring us along on your homesteading journey. What I appreciate the most is how you both care for your animals, even through the harvesting process. God bless you both.
Thx for sharing. Very educational and respectful most of all.
I am 20 years old and getting married next summer. My fiancé and I want to homestead and this is exactly why! There is so much respect for the animals! I hope I will be able to do it just as you!
Love&Blessings
Excellent presentation, very articulate and respectful. Kevin, you are a gifted teacher! TY I made it through!!! A reality of eating meat!
Good job Kev and Sarah. Very humane.
You guys are amazing! Thank you for sharing.
In reading all of the wonderful comments below mine I realize I've led a very sheltered life, lol. So many of you have had very rich lives where you've raised your own food and made the most of all you processed. What wonderful memories many of you have of living 'off the land' so to speak, and how lucky you are to have experienced that!! Your parents and grandparents graced you with an education that not many people today receive. Good video, Kevin and Sarah. As I said before, I'm never going to be doing what you do but I do find it SO educational and interesting to watch.
I used to skin wild hogs professionally, and we always said that hog yields are about 30% of live weight. You're doing just fine. Your first looks a lot better than my first Haha. Good work y'all!
thank you. pigs and chickens got people though the 1930 depression
and I believe we're in the beginnings
of a greatest depression now
Me again... Sarah ... love your smile and good natured person... love you both !!!
Great video. It's so wonderful how you guys are so respectful of the animal, it must be hard for you Kevin since they are your favorite, they had a good life , tfs
We have been saving our bacon drippings for many years to use with things like frying eggs, cooking beans, soups, etc. but it had never occurred to me to use the drippings to pop popcorn. I can hardly wait to try it. Sounds delicious. Thanks. Another GREAT VIDEO. I especially like the part about the pig being "completely dead." It reminded me of a great line from the movie "The Princess Bride" about the hero being "all dead."
@roundmot ,
I have watched videos of commercial butchering. Everything moves so fast that there is potential for a pig to still be alive when dipped into the scalding water .
The squeals of pain are horrendous ! I don't know how anyone can work there !
The same thing can occur with all other commercially processed animals .
It's the price we pay when we pay someone else to process our meat for us . That is to say , supermarket meat .
Kevin, I appreciate your respect for the animals & the careful way that you take their life. God said that man has dominion over the animals. Some ppl have that fact "bass-ackwards" 👍 Thank you, buddy. Sarah is a perfect help-meat to you. 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Who'd how you're right I appreciate the way they do it too the way they take care of their animals I've been watching their channel for a long time I have a lot of respect for them and you too
Hello from TN! This was a great video! Thank you! I've been thinking of growing/raising 2 or 3 pigs for this purpose. Now that I've seen this process, it's not as daunting as I had feared! I just need to know the brand of tractor you have and which kind it is, the edition, I guess! Thanks again! Bee blessed Danny and Rita in TN on Rooster Ridge
Keith S, thanks Keith. I have a lot of respect for you too, my friend. You've had life altering events to your health & you didn't give up. You are a good, Godly man. May God continue to bless you!
Well said🙌🏽
Dominion over animals and eating animals are two very different things. God did not allow man to become carnivorous until after the flood and the harsh living conditions that followed. Likewise, we will be vegetarians in Heaven. I am not sure how Heaven can be Heaven without bacon. So, I better try that bacon popcorn now!
We're trying to show the grandkids where we get our meat from so I got them to help with bagging the meat we killed for the freezer. When our kids were small we lived in the outback so our kids grew up around both new life and death. They appreciate the world around them more if they know.
Also as you skin poke a hole for your fingers in the skin so you can pull the skin as you cut, it comes off easier
Y’all work great as a team. I enjoy seeing that dynamic. Good work!
Thank you for loving and respecting your animals all the way to the end💕 I can’t believe I was able to watch this process but I was able to because of the humane way you presented the entire video. Thank you
Alot of people dont like our lifestyle buts its been this way for years ! I wouldnt have it any other way...Great job as always!!
So proud of you guys!! You've come along way from the subdivision of Arizona! So empowering! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing and I respect you both for being so humane about it.
My husband wants to do pigs and I thought I wouldn't be able to do it because I get intensely attached and thought there wasn't a humane way to do it, but the way you cared for and dispatched your pigs really changed my mind.
I love the way you humanely process your meat. Great job. Your family comes first over any animal. Animals are for man to eat. God bless you and your family.
Outstanding video y’all! Thanks for educating us! I truly appreciate your attitudes and independence in going start to finish with your pigs, and sharing it all!
Enjoyed the video, and how you end the pigs life as easy as possible.
I could of stood to watch every detail of the process but I understand some people cant. You guys did a great job at doing a G rated video
I appreciate your handling of your livestock. My grandmother caught the blood and headed to the house to make blood pudding. Next brains were harvested for frying for lunch. It amazes me how different people were who went through the Great Depression when everything was used but the squeal. You have brought back many memories, thank you.
Hoorah to Sarah. I can't help my husband butcher animals. My stomach is just to squeamish and we always processed all our meats. My parents did to. I just have never gotten over that part. Once that part is done I can step in. Hats off to you, Sarah.
Popcorn with bacon grease is awesome. Sarah, you are a braver woman than me. You guys work great together. Kevin is very skillful with the knife. Bless you guys. Lard makes the best pie crust too.
I really appreciate the total respect you have given this piggy from start to finish. I'm still sad about the whole process. Do you use the entirety, i.e., what happens to the head, ears, snout, hoofs?? Thank you both!
you do take care of your animals. very nice job
,thank you and god bless you all
Good job you made that look easy and fun. Only by the setting sun could you tell that was all day chore.
good day to you Kevin and Sarah !! thanks for sharing another awesome update and adventures on & off the homestead 👨🌾🎥👍✝
Growing up on a farm, we butchered all our meat. It was the best. Thanks. Great job!
Very tastefully presented good job....!!!Joe
Great video. I don't eat pork but I am so impressed that you raised your own meat and processed it. You know everything about your food. That has to be an awesome feeling.
Great video. I like how each of your videos are made from an educational standpoint.
I’ve been waiting patiently for you to show the gutting process. I’m really glad that I got to see it! I think you both did it like pros in my book. Growing up we had a small farm with horses, cows, chicken, and one time pigs. I’ve seen my dad shoot one of our two year old cows, and it would fill our freezer for quite some time. So I’ve seen my dad do the skinning and gutting. But that was a long time ago. After he skinned and gutted our cows, the mom we kept for milking, he would send it to the next town over for a butcher to cut up. I’m glad to watch the process you both are showing, because I’ve always been curious about that. So thank you again for sharing this!
Thanks for showing this! It's going to be a great help for me for next year.
Very well done video. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome job! Just put a lamb and a goat in the freezer. Pig was a month ago. Bacon popcorn sounds delish! Thank you for such a respectful processing.
Nice work you guys. Learning to do it yourself is the way to go.
This processing is very fascinating.
That's awesome. I tell my son this is the way to do it. He has 3 kids and this would be perfect to fill his his freezer. Omg seriously bacon popcorn. Ok I think I may have stumbled into heaven with that thought. I am definitely going to try it. DEFINITELY! thank you for a great video and God Bless you and yours
A I love the way you to work together Sarah don't even seem to squeamish. You guys just get in there and get what needs to be done. God bless you both
I recommend a fleshing tool for scraping off the fat from the skin
I had my own butchery, though did not do the cutting as I had Butchers for that, but worked with quite a lot of meat and watched while hunters' meat were processed. This was really interesting to watch though I had a bit of a pang seeing the pig dead after being so alive, but God provided the animals for us, so it is part of the circle of life.
You both did a great job in explaining the process.
Thankyou so much. I learned so much about this process through you guys. Again thankyou for all that you do in sharing with us as you learn.
Very informational..thanks..
Your channel is awesome..actually one of the most honest and reliable on information!
Much respect given!!
When we skin a hog. A way we found that it is quicker for us and more fat stays with the carcass. Use a razor blade utility knife. Before the animal is gutted. We make 1-2 inch wide strips along the body from the back feet all the way down. Make sure the blade is set so it is just through the skin. Then use a pair of fish skinner pliers to start taking strips off. Once the strip is started you can just pull long strip off with your hand. But it is a work out. Lol. We just find this way quicker for US. Have a blessed one.
Having processed 4 boars in the week after My husband returned from a trip...He brought home 5, but I did send one to our Butcher...Mine were not as beautifully done, but I did feel like I had done justice to the animals who stocked my freezers. I was a complete novice on the first one, but by the 4th I really felt like I knew what I was doing. My knowledge had come completely from books. So I really think this video is an excellent overview of the process.
It is respect to be responsible from beginning to end of every harvesting process from gardening to animal husbandry......respect to you and I am sure the Lord is exceeding pleased with you both.
Wow, good deal! Thanks for walking it through!
You are both such great teachers, thank you for this video. I am not yet raising pigs, but it's coming in the future, yes!
You are so brave and inspiring! Hello from Victoria, BC.
That was quite the undertaking! I have 2 pigs ready to butcher in January. Seeing this video helps me know what to expect for weight vs usable meat. Thank you!
Well done guys thanks for sharing your tips!
Hi guys, I love this video, am from Jamaica and dad used to raise domestic animals, I used love watching him butcher them meat, instead of skinning they scraped the hair off. And everything was used. Dad had one friend helped him and mom had one friend helped her to clean the belly. So the head and two feet would be salted, peppered and rub with pimento leaves, and stored in a bucket. The belly then cleaned and smoked dried for cooking soup. The meat he would sell some ,give away some and keep the rest for cooking. Am living in the States now, I really miss those days, watching your videos, kind of keep those memories alive. Thanks guys and keep doing what you’re doing, love them.
Great video, very informative. Thank you for the humane way you raised and dispatched your pig, that is so important. BBQ pork loin sounds SO good right now! Be blessed....
(LARD HAVE MERCY) VERY NICE& KIND VIDEO THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL.
Great that you can be self reliant in all around ways. STAY SAFE
Love your process here. Shows respect for the animal and a real good tutorial on the how to' of processing pork. LOVE
Thanks for your consideration of your audience.
My grandma, born in 1894, and my mom, born in 1917, were both outstanding pie bakers.
They both always used only lard for making pie dough for crusts.
The pie crusts were delicious and so flakey.
As a treat for us kids on pie baking day, my mom would take the crust scraps, coat them in cinnamon sugar and bake them for us kids.
Truth be known, I think she make extra pie dough so there would be more "scraps" for treats.
I'll never forget the aroma in the kitchen and the excitement of us three kids waiting for the pie crust treats to come out of the oven.
What an awesome memory! Wish I had some of those scraps right now! Or the homemade pie! -Kevin
Tho the focus of the BIBLE reference to laying up treasure that can't be stolen or corrupted is different, those memories you speak of are indeed treasures that can never be stolen. There's a world of love in those memories - l can almost smell the pies baking and waiting for the treats. Thanks Paula
@@sissydewoody8717 Just to let you know, this is Phil.
Sadly my wife Paula went to be with the Lord 4 years ago.
I will carry the pie and pie crust memories with me to heaven one day.
I look forward to sharing these memories with my grandma and mom in eternity.
Thank you so much, so educational guys!
My question was put under the next guys post!
I have total respect for you and your family for the way you raised, dispatched, and butchered your pigs. I think I could do the raising but the butcher.. naw I'll pay the couple hundred bucks for that. LOL. I'm so glad you are able to do that and see the process through from purchased to your table. God bless you guys and enjoy your well deserved pork.
I agian am so very proud of you both. You know exactly what your putting in your familys body. Dont forget to make cracklins.mmm good stuff. Prayers for steady hands, hugs to help warm yall up.
Hello Kevin and Sarah, enjoying your videos! I'm a butcher by trade from Germany. I really liked your video about butchering the pig! I wish I could be your neighbor because I would be able to help you with from skinning, deboning and processing to get most out of the whole process. I'm impressed how good of a job you did for your first pig. Congratulations!!!