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Half hog
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Kidney and leaf lard
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How to hold a knife
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leaf lard
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Pork skirt steak
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_MG_6212
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First we take off the head
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Finding the seam with the knife
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Removing the head
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Removing the pig cheeks
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Finding another seam
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Yep, a saw
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Removing the front shank
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_MG_6224
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Finding the last seam
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_MG_6228
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Rob is preparing to split the body into sections to create some of the most common and most popular cuts on a hog.
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He's not cutting all the way through the bone, just through all of the meat around the bones.
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The Sewing Machine Cut
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_MG_6232
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_MG_6233
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