[Airhead]

Heres what I do.

Backstraps cut into about 6" lenghths (1 meal), frozen individually. We cut into steaks later. The less surface area exposed, the better the meat.

3 roasts on the hind q's, rump (duh), flank (outside roast) and p.roast (inner roast). Each frozen seperately.

Front shoulders all ground. Sometimes at the time of processing, sometimes I bag them up in ziplocs to grind later. You can refreeze up to 3 times.

Choice scraps for stew meat.

Foodsaver makes the best vacuum sealer, buy the best you can afford, cheaper ones will not last a season. (Even the cheaper "Foodsaver" will not last).

 

[jim570]

I have a meat slicer and like to make some thin sandwich steaks. They are good fried up in butter. Take the deboned hind quarters and put them in a plastic bag and put in the freezer until the meat starts getting stiff but not frozen. It is much easier to cut steaks of any width with a knife or slicer once it has stiffened.

 

[LiteSpeed1]

Heres what I do.

Backstraps cut into about 6" lenghths (1 meal), frozen individually. We cut into steaks later. The less surface area exposed, the better the meat.

3 roasts on the hind q's, rump (duh), flank (outside roast) and p.roast (inner roast). Each frozen seperately.

Front shoulders all ground. Sometimes at the time of processing, sometimes I bag them up in ziplocs to grind later. You can refreeze up to 3 times.

Choice scraps for stew meat.

Foodsaver makes the best vacuum sealer, buy the best you can afford, cheaper ones will not last a season. (Even the cheaper "Foodsaver" will not last).

This is pretty much the way I cut up my deer. The only difference is, I'm cheap and don't own a vacuum sealer. I put the steaks and roasts in a quality zip-loc freezer bag squeezing out all the air I can. Then I put that bag inside another freezer bag, again squeezing out the air.

 

[My2Sons]

You don't need a grinder either. My butcher grinds mine for really cheap. Some years he has only charged me for the fat he mixes in. He just bulk packs it in a box, I pick it up and vacuum seal it myself. The vacuum sealer is a great investment.

 

[Airhead]

This is pretty much the way I cut up my deer. The only difference is, I'm cheap and don't own a vacuum sealer. I put the steaks and roasts in a quality zip-loc freezer bag squeezing out all the air I can. Then I put that bag inside another freezer bag, again squeezing out the air.

Double ziploc works very well. I have done it after burning up a vacuum sealer, or when out of bags.

 

[tatersdad]

Go to the Wild game cooking section of this forum. there is a sticky there that shows every thing. its called butchering a deer or processing a deer.

 

[PAstringking]

Go to the Wild game cooking section of this forum. there is a sticky there that shows every thing. its called butchering a deer or processing a deer.

thats the thread i was referring too....

my question is how to cut the meat after you have it deboned?

how to butterfly the steaks?? which pieces do you cut for steaks and which ones are for the grinder??

it the thread you are talking about....he freezes large roasts of meat...and i dont want to have to defrost it everytime i want to cook some steaks...you know what i mean??

i want to be able to package exactly what i think my GF and I could eat in a sitting. taking the guess work out of it!

thanks for the suggestions so far guys. going to Cabelas this weekend to get stuff...hopefully start on a doe next weekend

 

[OCD-Bowhunter]

PA...I do my own processing. I've sent you a pm with my cell phone number...call me and I can tell you what I know. I've been processing my own deer for 6 years now...call me if you need to.

OCD

 

[smokin x's]

butterflying is very simple. when you get the loins out all you have to do is cut into about 1- 1 1/2 inch steaks. then take those steaks and cut them again but not the whole way through leaving a little bit of meat to connect the two halves at the bottom. open 'er up and there you go. sorry no camera for pics other wise i would. im just about to cut up some steaks in a few minutes:wink:

 

[jim570]

I cut up the doe my boy shot with a flilntlock in January. It was my first try at processing. Took it right home and hung it in the garage and skinned it while it was still warm. The skin came off almost as easy as peeling a banana. Quartered it and put it in the garage fridge and cut it up when I felt like it. My boy wanted a lot of jerky. That was a bit time consuming, but not terrible. Luckily, I have a meat slicer.

A friend had a processing video. It was worth watching.

Not all that difficult to do. Skin it before it cools off. I have helped skin deer that have been hanging till it was cold. That is a job compared to a warm carcass. Having an extra fridge for the quarters makes the job much easier.

Good luck,

Jim