PSA: saw a butcher in Cleveland break down a whole hog in 38 minutes, and his bench scraper trick is the one I stole
Stopped by a shop on West 25th while visiting my cousin and the guy there kept his bench scraper in a cup of hot water the whole time so it glides through fat instead of dragging. I tried it on my next 3 pork shoulders back home and the silverskin came off way cleaner. Anyone else keep a hot water cup on the block or is that just a Cleveland thing?