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When it comes to choosing the best meat for smoking, you’ll want to look for meat that has the same thickness and consistency throughout. Plus, you’ll also want to look for marbling which helps hold the smoke flavoring. Watch and learn as we share our favorite tips for choosing the best meat for smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eovjOts2yw Video Transcription What do I look for When Picking the Meat I would Like to Smoke? Hey, this is Alfonso with North 40 Outfitters. And today I'm going to talk to you about meat selection for your smoking purposes. When it comes to smoking and meat selection, what I really look for is a piece of meat that has nice presentation on it. What I'm really looking for is some consistency throughout the piece of meat. So, I just want things to be the same thickness throughout. O...

Preparing pork for smoking in a smoker is easier than you think. Watch and learn as we share our simple step by step instructions for delicious and savory smoked pork. Video Transcription How do I Prepare my Meat for Smoking? Hey everybody, this is Alfonso with North 40 Outfitters. And today I'm going to show you how to prep pork for smoking on your grill. First thing we're going to do is going to take a look at our meat and do a little bit of trimming. Really what I'm looking for is I want to have good presentation to whoever I'm serving this. You want to have something that looks nice and is pleasant to eat. I'm going to trim a little bit of this fat on there. How do I Trim and Season my Meat Properly for the Best Smoke? This is a pork butt which is a pretty big piece of meat. As you can see, it's got a lot of fat on ...

Ribs are a delicious summer grilling must do, but where to start? Watch and learn as Discount Meats helps us to better understand the difference between Spare ribs, Baby back, Country style ribs. Then, go get your grill on! https://youtu.be/VASqVIWxLgg Video Transcription Why Should I Choose Baby Back Ribs? There's three styles of ribs that come from pork. There is spare rib, baby back rib, and country style ribs. So starting out, we'll go with the actual baby back ribs. They're smaller, meatier. With your baby back ribs, they don't have the fat content as spare ribs do so they don't have that rendering of the fat to keep that moist. So they will dry out if you tend to cook them longer, faster. So something to keep an eye on when you do smoke them. They actually come out of this section rig...

The Tomahawk steak is a show-stopper steak that every grill master should learn how to grill. But what is a Tomahawk steak? Start at the beginning, watch and learn as Discount Meats explains why the Tomahawk steak is so special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Rz1Ylh9lA Video Transcription What Cuts do I Need to Make for a Tomahawk Steak? What's going on guys. My name's Garet. I'm from Discount Meats. I'm here with North 40 today. I'll be showing you how to turn this bad boy here into a Tomahawk steak. This is called the wing rib. It's the midsection of a cow. You can get rib-eyes, rib steaks, cowboy steaks, but we're going to be focusing on the Tomahawk steak today. First thing I'm going to do is cut this bottom section off right here. That way you get your standard rib bones coming off of there...

Grilling the perfect steak begins with the perfect cut of meat, but how do you know what makes for grilling perfection? It all starts at the beginning. Watch as local favorite, Discount Meats, help us better understand which cuts make the best steaks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfIF1dAG9SA Video Transcription What to Look for when Purchasing your Steak? Hi, I'm Ben with Discount Meats. I'm here today with North 40 Outfitters going over some basic steak info for you guys. So when you're looking to cook your next steak or pan fry it, whatever you need to do. Some things to look at when you're buying a steak is what do you want for texture wise? There's a couple of different steaks here that are going to have different textures and flavor in them. What Options do I have with a T-Bone St...

Spring is when seedlings need more room to grow and transplanting them into larger containers is really easy to do. Plus, transplanting seedlings helps them grow bigger so that they can be ready to plant into a garden. Lawn and Gardening Expert, Amy Grisak, explains the easy steps you need to take to get seedlings to thrive and grow into full-grown healthy plants. https://youtu.be/yiqw3sPqaVw Video Transcript What is the best method to transplant my seedlings? Hi, this is Amy Grisak for North 40 Outfitters, and today I'm going to give you a few gardening tips. Now, in the spring when you have all your seeds starting to grow, it's time to give them a little bit more room. When you have them in a tight little container like this, it's fine to get them started, but now they need some more space t...

Winter here in the Northwest is hard on everyone even the birds. If you are an adamant bird watcher, amateur birder or just like to see a little activity outside your window during the deep cold, then you'll know having a bird feeder is a great way to insure you keep a lively line of wildlife flitting through your backyard to break up the bleak winter white. Buy bird seed from us online here, or check out our bird feeders online here. How do birds stay warm? They eat more food to build up fat stores and keep themselves warm. You can help your backyard birds stay warm we've got a few local tips for you to keep your birds fat and happy through the winter months. Five Steps to Get More Birds to the Bird Feeder this Winter Keep your feeders full and stock with high calorie seeds like Black Oil Sunflower or suet cakes as these pack a...

When it comes to giving vaccines and injections to livestock, there are any number of experience levels. From the veteran cattle rancher to the first time pet owner looking to help their puppy be healthy, there's always an opportunity to learn more about the devices and medications you use. Below you will find a great resource to help you get a grip on what you're doing and how to help your livestock, whether it's for a commercial operation or a single dose, you'll learn something. DO's when Administering Vaccinations or Medication with a Needle Mark and separate syringes: use different syringes for modified live vaccines and for bacterines or killed products. It helps to mark the modified live syringes with red paint or tape and keep them separate. Clean the injection site: Injecting into a spot that is damp, muddy or covered with manu...

There are two distinct camps of pet owner: the cat person and the dog person. Finding common ground between these two species of people is- well, there are many analogies I could make here, some relevant some not so relevant. If you can think of analogies, please, put them in the comments and start them like this: "Finding common ground between cat people and dog people is like..." But back to this article, the original question was, "What should I buy in preparation for homing a new kitten?" Well, when getting ready to receive any new pet or animal into your home, you should be ready for some changes. If you're a new pet owner, there will probably be more changes to your home and life than to a person who is adding to an existing family of pets. So, when buying or adopting any type of pet you will need some basic items: food, a pet bow...