Who is doing what to celebrate National Braai Day?

Maplassie said:
Lazy Aged 500g Rump > all
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I agree that's fantastic, but where do you buy your meat dude? I'm finding it more and more difficult to get good quality aged meat. So far the aged rump at Woolies is better than the rest (but so much more expensive).
 
Neo said:
I agree that's fantastic, but where do you buy your meat dude? I'm finding it more and more difficult to get good quality aged meat. So far the aged rump at Woolies is better than the rest (but so much more expensive).
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Woolies is quality. Problem with many butchers is that some of their cuts are plain horrible.
 
DenSweeP said:
Woolies is quality. Problem with many butchers is that some of their cuts are plain horrible.
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Quality employment.

In the old days the butcher (single owner type) would take on a single appy and teach him all the tricks of the trade, and the bloke wouldn't get anywhere near the cutting board unless the boss was happy with his skill. But it's considered unskilled labour, so any Tom or his dog can apply - and anybody gets pushed into the butchery - the small butchers need to take people who will accept low paychecks or they can't compete with the big players (Shoprite et al) who don't give a crap either way.

That's my theory anyways.

Woolies has never skipped on quality though ... but yes, the prices are frightening.
 
Neo said:
I agree that's fantastic, but where do you buy your meat dude? I'm finding it more and more difficult to get good quality aged meat. So far the aged rump at Woolies is better than the rest (but so much more expensive).
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Ek koop al my vleis en spices by Woolies in Gezina - Pretoria
 
That's one advantage of living in the Karoo,cheap excellent quality meat all year round!!Rump steak R55.00/kg at my local butcher(he cuts them for me in 1kg pieces!!) and the quality is superb!!

Enjoy your braai dudes!!

Cheers
 
shadowfox said:
Quality employment.

In the old days the butcher (single owner type) would take on a single appy and teach him all the tricks of the trade, and the bloke wouldn't get anywhere near the cutting board unless the boss was happy with his skill. But it's considered unskilled labour, so any Tom or his dog can apply - and anybody gets pushed into the butchery - the small butchers need to take people who will accept low paychecks or they can't compete with the big players (Shoprite et al) who don't give a crap either way.

That's my theory anyways.

Woolies has never skipped on quality though ... but yes, the prices are frightening.
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My grandfather was a butcher. A very good one must I say. He won an award.
 
Damn straight!!Been living in the Karoo for 4 years now and its a meat lovers paradise!!My local butcher does the most amazing game sausage en sosaties.

Cheers
 
Tsar said:
My grandfather was a butcher. A very good one must I say. He won an award.
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My point exactly. Just to clarify - when I say old days I'm not talking about 50+ years ago ... as recently as maybe 15 years ago - when most people would go to the local cafe for bread and milk, and the local butcher for meat. Your nearest mall was a drive away, and you had one Checkers/Pick n Pay per town.

Nowadays you open your door, throw a brick ... and it will likely bounce off 3 shopping malls before hitting the ground. Small operators barely stand a chance. Same with quality. All about quantity these days.
 
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Hmm, I think I must be an adopted foreigner, as I hate Braai's O_O

Not much for teh stench of smelling like a Braai, nor much for the taste of braai'ed meat except for when im drunk :D Then a boerewors roll sure does taste good.
 
TimstaH said:
Hmm, I think I must be an adopted foreigner, as I hate Braai's O_O

Not much for teh stench of smelling like a Braai, nor much for the taste of braai'ed meat except for when im drunk :D Then a boerewors roll sure does taste good.
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Toemaar dis ok, ek is afrikaans en Ek haat rugby.
 
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