There is a food revolution sweeping the nation, changing the way Americans think
and eat, and meat is at the heart of it. The butcher has reemerged in American
culture as an essential guide in avoiding the evils of industrial meat.which not
only tastes bad, but is also bad for one.s health and for the environment. Joshua
and Jessica Applestone, a former vegan and vegetarian, are trailblazers in this
arena. They run Fleisher.s, an old-school butcher shop with a modern-day mission.
sourcing and selling only grass-fed and organic meat. The Applestones. return to
the nearly lost tradition of the buying and nose-to-tail carving of whole animals.
all humanely raised close to their shop in New York.s Hudson Valley.has helped to
make them rising stars in the food world.

The Butcher.s Guide to Well-Raised Meat is a compendium of their firsthand
knowledge. This unique book.a guide, memoir, manifesto, and reference in one.shares
everything one needs to know about well-raised meat, including why pastured meats
are so much better than conventional ones and how to perfectly butcher and cook
them at home. Readers will learn which cut of steak to look for as an alternative
to the popular hanger (of which each steer has only one), how to host a driveway
pig roast, and even how to break down an entire lamb (or just butterfly the
shoulder).all with accompanying step-by-step photographs. Differences among breeds
and ideal cooking methods for various cuts and offal are covered, and the Applestones.
decoding of misleading industry terminology and practices will help consumers make
smarter, healthier purchases that can also help change what.s wrong with meat in
America today.

Complete with color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and more than
a dozen recipes, The Butcher.s Guide to Well-Raised Meat is the definitive guide
to eating great meat.responsibly.

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