Used to break down primals by feel, now I actually measure everything

For 5 years I just went by touch and eye on my beef primals, but after one bad batch of ribeyes last October I bought a scale and calipers. Any of you guys track exact trim weights or am I overthinking this?

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hunt.nora29d agoMost Upvoted

Measuring everything changed my game completely. Thirty bucks on a decent digital scale saved me from another disaster batch like yours. I track ribeye cap to eye ratio now, weirdly satisfying. Those calipers really show how much yield you're actually working with.

umar5929d ago

Ngl, used to think tracking was overkill but you make a solid point.

alice_hart29d ago

Totally feeling that... once I started weighing my trim it clicked too.