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Good Butcher in Slope? — Brooklynian

Good Butcher in Slope?

camaysar
camaysar
edited November -1 in Park Slope
This question surely must have been asked before, but perhaps much time has passed since it was last discussed:

Is there a good, old-fashioned butcher to be found in Park Slope? I mean the kind of butcher who can provide fresh calves feet, brains, chicken fat, and such like.

Thanks!

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  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Organic and pricey or drugged up and cheap?
  • hamilton
    hamilton
    .


    i don't think inquiry is about hookers.
  • camaysar
    camaysar
    Whether organic or drugged, a butcher who can slip you a hoof or head, or an organ that is fresh (not from a Chinese prison). And whatever happened to calf brains? My grandmother used to serve them often, and even LUNGS (the lungs I don't miss - a bloated gray mass).

    Just looking for a good butcher in the Slop who can cut/chop/extrude to order.
  • susan hope
    susan hope
    United Meat Market is a good butcher shop nearby, on Prospect Park West, in Windsor Terrace.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    You might ant to check the meat stalls at the Farmers Market, Paisano's on Smith Street. certainly, any Chinese butcher in the big markets you see in the Chinatowns.
  • MOD
    MOD
    Heloooo A&S Pork Store??? They changed their name in last years move.. on 5th ave
  • voodoonyc
    voodoonyc
    Paisano's on Smith is great. Also Staubitz on Court.
  • veets
    veets
    There are none anymore!

    No kidding....I buy meat somewhere else than here.
  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen
    I haven't been in a while, but the meat department (you can watch them butchering animals) at Western Beef (other side of the park, Empire and Franklin) seemed to offer every part of pigs and cows. I remember seeing "face" as a product and wondering what on earth anyone would do with it.
  • drano
    drano
    No butchers left in Slope. United in Windsor Terrace is excellent.
  • new2hood
    new2hood
    A&S is great on 5th Avenue. I like them better than United.
  • drano
    drano
    Yeah, well, I don't.
  • camaysar
    camaysar
    Now, now.... let's holster the cleavers. Thanks for the great info!
  • pastoralia
    pastoralia
    A&S, while nice guys, do not have a very good selection of meats. No game, no offal, just the basics and that itself isn't that great. I bought a New York strip there and paid the same as I would at Whole Foods and it was far inferior to the Whole Foods steak.

    I went to A&S asking for some ox-tail once and they said they would have to order it. Sorry guys this is not an "exotic" request. The best butcher in the area is Los Paisanos by far but that's in Carroll Gardens.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    In addition to having a large selection of meats, Western Beef has a large meat room cooled to 40 degrees you get to walk around in.

    ....excellent on a hot day.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    This topic is near and dear to my heart, since it's the question that first led me to this message board back in 2005 when I moved to Prospect Heights. Staubitz and Paisanos are best. A&S is limited but local. Western Beef is fine, but it's more about quantity than quality. Union Market is excellent, but you'll pay a premium. The GAP green market on Saturdays is great, but some stuff will be frozen. I still haven't tried United.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    I concur, Western Beef has a good variety of cuts from a good variety of animals ....but it is not competing on the basis of quality. It never reaches "great".

    It is far better than most supermarkets Pathmark :? , Key :? , C-town :shock: , etc. ....but it does not reach deluxe "butcher" level.
  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen
    When I used to do most of my shopping at Western Beef, the produce was usually in great shape and far cheaper than other stores. And like others said, it's not about quality there (no best cuts of steak) but they did seem to have everything. For those with cars, they have a parking lot.
  • camaysar
    camaysar
    I'm mostly interested in exotic things like those I mentioned, rather than great steaks. So I called Los Paisanos and everything I asked about, they said they have every day, and would prepare any way I wanted. Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about! I'm off to Smith St. (an easy ride on F or G).

    Btw, Western did not pass the Calf Hoof Test (CHT) while Paisanos did.

    Many thanks.
  • pastoralia
    pastoralia
    Paisanos...for all your offal needs!
  • albertitto
    albertitto
    for what it's worth, I was able to get fresh caul fat only from G Esposito & Sons (357 Court St)
  • camaysar
    camaysar
    albertitto wrote: for what it's worth, I was able to get fresh caul fat only from G Esposito & Sons (357 Court St)
    Caul: "a thin, filmy membrane, the amnion, that covers the newborn's head and face immediately after birth."

    Now that's what I call exotic!
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Isn't caul fat typically the fat from around the kidneys? I've seen it used to wrap roasts and such.
  • albertitto
    albertitto
    It's not just the kidneys. It's a protective layer of fat for abdominal organs. My understanding is that it is equivalent to the human omentum. I bought it to make liver pate. It is also used frequently in asian cuisines to wrap skewers of ground meat before deep frying.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Mmmmm........ Omentu-LICIOUS!
  • camaysar
    camaysar
    I prefer natural caul from field and forest, or as it is known: "caul of the wild".
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Best post of the day!!
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