Become a butcher for a day and earn your chops
Most people know how they like their steak cooked. But when it comes to selecting and cooking it, how many know what each cut of meat is best used for?
Take the skirt steak. According to Charles R. Nell Quality Meats butcher Taylor Kuhns, the skirt steak is making a comeback and is great for beef tacos and fajitas.
“If I was given a penny every time someone asked me how to cook this, I’d be a rich man," Kuhns said.
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That is one of many cooking tips Kuhns will share at a beef cutting demo at Stoney Point Farm Market in Littlestown on Saturday, April 1. The amateur butchers will put on aprons and gloves and come behind the counter to the custom cutting room where Kuhns will teach about 25 people how to break down a chunk of beef, where all the cuts come from and suggested ways to cook each one.
“At the grocery store you don’t know when it was cut or who cut it," Kuhns said. "Here you can actually interact with the butcher."
As part of the $30 ticket cost, each new butcher will get two steaks, two pounds of ground beef, two pounds of loose sausage and two pork chops. The family store owned by Bruce and Michelle Arndt does everything from slaughtering the meat, much of which comes from a local Hanover farm, to the preparing and custom cutting.
"Everything's done in house. That’s what we pride ourselves on," Kuhns said.
The butcher shop dates back to the early 60s. The Arndt family ownership dates back to the 1980s.
"For us, it’s a matter of changing with times and helping customers with the knowledge of how to prepare it," Ardnt said.
Ardnt said that includes providing local meat, grass-fed meet and providing a great customer experience.
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If you go
When: 1 p.m., Saturday, April 1
Where: 1318 Frederick Pike, Littlestown
Cost: $30
How to sign-up: Call 717-359-7591 or visit either location in Littlestown and Hanover. Payment due at time of signup. Spots are limited to 25