A customer in my shop asked for a 'soft cut' on a pork shoulder.

This was about two months ago at my counter in Spokane. He was an older guy, maybe in his seventies, and he said his wife's arthritis made it hard for her to chew anything tough. He asked if I could cut the shoulder so it would 'fall apart like a promise.' I've been cutting meat for fifteen years and never heard that phrase before. Has anyone else gotten a request that made you think about the meat in a different way?

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mitchell.daniel14d ago

Man, "fall apart like a promise" is a new one. That's some serious poetic pressure to put on a pork shoulder. I'd be sweating over the band saw trying to live up to that. Hope it worked out for his wife.

jesse_west14d ago

Ever try to live up to a metaphor, @mitchell.daniel?