Posted By: 7ARanch
Aging Hog Meat - 12/19/13 04:07 AM
So we pulled the hide off a large sow today after it had been in the cooler for 10+ days. It was incredibly easy. I was very surprised since hogs are usually tough to take the hide off if. What was different? Several things; one was we aged the hog in or cooler at about 37 degrees for 11 days (I do deer two weeks but can't do it due to other commitments). I've never aged it myself before, having always had hog made into sausage by someone else. The near was so tender it was ripping.
The other thing is I bought one of the Outdoor Edge flipping blaze knives. Using it to cut the hog hide was so easy it was bizarre. It makes using a gut hook like using a rock (I've done several deer with the same ease but hogs are in a special class). Because I could cut the hide without cutting into the meat so easily I was able to quickly cut the hide into strips and pull them off with my hands.. It could not have been simpler.
The meat is so tender I'm going to grill the loins.
If you know of a problem with ageing pork please let me know before the weekend, otherwise I highly recommend it.
The other thing is I bought one of the Outdoor Edge flipping blaze knives. Using it to cut the hog hide was so easy it was bizarre. It makes using a gut hook like using a rock (I've done several deer with the same ease but hogs are in a special class). Because I could cut the hide without cutting into the meat so easily I was able to quickly cut the hide into strips and pull them off with my hands.. It could not have been simpler.
The meat is so tender I'm going to grill the loins.
If you know of a problem with ageing pork please let me know before the weekend, otherwise I highly recommend it.