FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

If you would like to purchase a whole, half, or quarter beef we would kindly ask that you contact our sister store, Mitchell's Butchery. To minimize confusion and to make sure that we are able to have clear communication with the processing plant, we are only taking these kinds of orders at Mitchell's Butchery. Mitchell's Butchery 2678 NC HWY 89 E Walnut Cove, NC 27052 Mitchellsmeatnc@gmail.com (336) 591-1052

Yes you can! Due to the limited space of our butchering area, we ask that any order requests be placed at least one week in advance to ensure we have the primal sections of meat to complete your request. Please call (336) 937-6328 or pop by the shop to speak with an employee to place your order.

We are currently in the process of getting USDA approval to process our own tallow for sale and will announce via social media when it will be available for purchase. We do have bought in tallow available for purchase until then.

Yes, we offer beef and pork fat in our freezer section on a first come first serve basis. If you are looking for a large quantity of fat please visit Mitchell’s Meat Processing in Walnut Cove, NC. They have larger quantities available on a regular basis.

Yes, we offer beef and pork bones for sale in our freezer section on a first come first serve basis. If you are looking for a large quantity of bones please visit Mitchell’s Meat Processing in Walnut Cove, NC. They have larger quantities available on a regular basis.

No, our processing plant does not have the equipment required to remove the hair off of the hogs during processing.

Yes, we offer marrow bones whole in our freezer section. If you would like canoe bones (the marrow bone split down the middle length wise) we ask that you request these at least week in advance to allow our butcher time to prepare them. If you are looking for a large amount of them we may need more than a week notice, there are only get 8 marrow bones per cow.

Our local products come to us from the farmers on our “Meet our farmers” page and are processed at our USDA inspected processing plant in Walnut Cove, NC For our beef that means they are less than 30 months of age before slaughter and get dry-aged for 14 days at our processing plant before we receive them at our store. For our pork and lamb that means they were slaughtered at our processing plant and then brought to us within ___ days. USDA products come to us through a supplier from a USDA inspected facility that is typically in North Carolina, but not always. We have no way of knowing who the farmer was or the condition they were grown in. We like to offer these products for our more economically conscious customers. We do not offer any products that we do not see as quality.

Dry-aging is the technique of hanging a freshly slaughtered beef and storing it for an extended period of time in a temperature and humidity controlled environment. We age all of our local beef for 14 day at our processing plant in Walnut Cove, NC.

During the dry-aging process, the three primary things that occur are tenderization, flavor, and flavor concentration. While the beef is hanging, the natural enzymes start to break down within the muscle and connective tissues. This process acts as a natural tenderizer and the longer the beef is dry aged the more tender the meat can become. Like wine and cheese, the flavor of the beef also changes as enzymatic breakdown is occurring. Common flavor notes of dry-aged beef is a stronger beefy flavor, nuttiness, and some earthiness. The length of time a piece of meat is hung in the dry-aging environment changes the flavor concentration of the beef, this is due to moisture evaporation. As moisture loss occurs, the flavor in the muscle of the animal becomes more pronounced and your perception of its flavor changes. This is similar to the difference in flavor/ sugar concentration between a grape and a raisin.

At the Chop Shop location, we do not offer deer processing services due to our VERY limited space. However, our processing plant in Walnut Cove offers this service for our customers. Mitchell's Meat Processing 401 Mitchell Street Walnut Cove, NC 27052 (336) 310-9538 www.mitchellsmeatnc.com

We understand there is very limited parking in Downtown King. There are a few parking spots in front of our store and we have mapped out where the other parking locations are in the picture below.

Yes, we have gift cards available for purchase in our store.

As of right now no. We are working on making gift points transferable to both locations but it will take us some time to iron out how it will work.

As of right now no. We are working on making gift cards usable at both locations but it will take us some time to iron out how it will work.