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DigitalMerlin

Carnivore Meat Options From Butchers

Newbie Question:doge:

Does anyone make any carnivore specific meat requests from their butcher? I'm not sure what ratios of fat to protein most cuts of meat are but I'm wondering if some cuts are purposely trimmed to be leaner on the fat. Has anyone asked their butcher to get them something fat trimmed for a carnivore instead of what is usually out on display (my assumption being that lean trimmed cuts are often the norm). I'd love to hear any advice on what to ask for when getting meat from a butcher who will make cuts to order. Thanks.

Posted Nov 7, 2022, 5:41 PM UTC

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l06ic•

Untrimmed ribeye

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DigitalMerlinOP•

Thanks, I just googled what untrimmed ribeye looks like so I could see how much fat is often removed. That led me to finding some videos of people cutting up ribeye roasts. That might be a good option.

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l06ic•

That's what I do. I buy cryo sealed rib roasts from Costco and cut them myself. Always the right size, all the fat.

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HammaBurger•

My butcher sells me the beautiful pieces of fat he cuts off his Wagyu steaks and would otherwise throw away. (note:these are not the steaks I'm buying but steaks he's preparing to sell to others) Omg! So good! I cook them down to tallow or cook the strips as added fat to my own steak.

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WavySignals•

Most of your cuts will be trimmed to varying degrees, yes. Of course it depends on where you are, but customers generally prefer very lean trim on steaks etc.

Also, yes they will be more than happy to leave fat untrimmed for you if you ask them. Depending on the shop's workflow, you may have to call ahead.

If you prefer it actually attached to your steaks (say) then you will likely pay full steak price for the extra fat, though you might be able to negotiate a deal if you buy enough. If you don't care if it comes attached or not, you can simply ask to buy some beef trim fat. This will often come at a discount.

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felidao•

No such thing as "fat trimmed for a carnivore." Even people on this diet have different preferences for the amount and kind of fat they like.

You can ask for completely untrimmed cuts, or ask for pure fat trimmings, and then from there you'll have to figure out what works best for you.

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DigitalMerlinOP•

I often hear "eat a lot fat" or "get more fat" and also that eating too lean can be problematic, so in my head carnivore and fatty meat have become sort of synonymous.

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felidao•

Oh, certainly there's probably a minimum level of fattiness you don't want to go below. 70% of calories by fat and 30% by protein (this is calories, not gross weight) is probably the leanest I'd personally go. Most people are probably around 85% fat calories, and 90% or over is ketogenic.

However, these numbers are mostly academic; you can weigh your meals for a few weeks, to get a ballpark sense of what 80% fat looks like, but it's impossible to get perfect numbers. If you're buying real cuts there will always be chunks of bone, unknown quantities of connective tissue, etc., and ground beef is a dice roll.

In the end there's nothing to do but start somewhere, see how you feel, and then add/subtract fat based on subjective preference.

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fullstack_newb•

My butcher has beef trimmings for sale, and usually their offal is cheap.

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Ketosheep•

Just dont trim any fat, or ground meat 70/30, please sell me fat trims, I want my bacon as thin as possible. Those are my usual uncommon requests.

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adamshand•

I get fatty ground beef (~ 70/30) made and just ask for any other meat to be fatty or untrimmed. At least in nz basically all cuts of meat have most of the fat trimmed off.

They think we’re crazy but happily find us the fattiest cuts they have.

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Lazy_Conversation818•

I always ask for untrimmed or fatty cuts. Many will throw away the fat trimmings so I get them to save them for me during the week. Once you’ve been in a few times and had a chat with them they’re usually pleased to help.

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vapetall•

Personally i just ask for kidney fat ( sometimes i take the kidney as well ), most of the time they give it to me for free since i buy so much meat.

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lcpljoe84•

Bacon ends and pieces. Cook them until they look done and then cook another 2 minutes. Delicious and cost effective.

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