Netting a Pork Loin

[Walking Dude]

anyone got pics of it being done?

Ken, got your voicemail i "THINK". it was pretty garbled. Phone died.

size of netting for a whole pork loin? I know that is subjective.....but pall park? Ken sez he uses a flexable cutting board. i semi grasp the concept, but i am a visual type og guy.

TIA

[Critterhunter]

I use a Plastic place mat for Canadian Bacon.I got it from one of E's post's.Spin it into a funnel put the netting around it with the seam on top.Then ya need someone to push it thru while you adjust the mat.After a couple it works slick and a helluva lot cheaper than a netting tool.Takes a little practice but works good.Sorry no pics

[nickelmore]

WD Here is a picture of a stainless one. I also use a flexible cutting board.



Just put the netting on the small end and slide up enough to cover the meat.

On the side with the larger opening put the loin, chicken or what ever.

The trick is getting everything to cooperate the first time. A little spray or olive oil on the meat side will make things slide a little easier.

Adjust the netting and remove the cutting board.

I can get some pics tomorrow of my super duper blue cutting board that I borrowed from the wife's kitchen.

I don't know what size netting I have but I have taken 2 or 3 loins together and put them into the small netting, works real good. I hear they have glue for that now.....

[Jimh]

I just use butchers string and tie it up with 1/2 hitches then turn it over and loop it through the hitches on the opposite side, do this 4 times and its tied nicely. I think i watched on youtube.

[Drawerdoc]

I use a two liter soda bottle with the bottom cut out. Bacon goes in the hole on bottom, slide the netting over tapered end, pull meat and netting from bottom.
Bottle cost 5 cents.

[erain]

I use a Plastic place mat for Canadian Bacon.I got it from one of E's post's.Spin it into a funnel put the netting around it with the seam on top.Then ya need someone to push it thru while you adjust the mat.After a couple it works slick and a helluva lot cheaper than a netting tool.Takes a little practice but works good.Sorry no pics

they get a ton a money for them stainless roast funels, close to a couple hundos... i even went to an auction of a meat processing shop a few years ago in a lil town nearby. was a mom and pop deal went out of business. the ones they had, 3 of them, they were old and still in good shape. dont know if they were better than what you can buy these days or what but they were right up there too... and for how often i would use just couldnt justify...

so went to the fleet store, and found this plastic cover or mat... while not food grade, washed it up and here how i used it... even have pictures for Dude...

Here are some butts halved lengthwise for BBB


rolled the cover around the meat forming a funnel sorta and slipped the netting over it


and pushed the meat thru the funnel dealy and into the netting.


ended up with these... kinda sloppy job but next time be better looking.


hope this helps ya Steve. if i had to find that cover today dont know where its at but i would do like Ray and use them plastic place mats, or they have these plastic flexible cutting surfaces... would work awesone.

[Jimh]

WoW, Erain That is so simple I am wondering why I am still doing it by hand

[sweet_magnolia]

WoW, Erain That is so simple ...

Next time I do some BBB, I'm giving this a try!

[DanMcG]

I use a two liter soda bottle with the bottom cut out. Bacon goes in the hole on bottom, slide the netting over tapered end, pull meat and netting from bottom.
Bottle cost 5 cents.

I do the Bottle trick too. but Erains idea is a good one also.

[Bearcarver]

Great idea, Erain!!!

Thanks,
Bear

[DDave]

hope this helps ya Steve. if i had to find that cover today dont know where its at but i would do like Ray and use them plastic place mats, or they have these plastic flexible cutting surfaces... would work awesone.

HA!! That's pretty cool!! I'll have to give that a try on my next CB. Makes 'em look pretty I'll bet.



Dave

[Gunslinger]

I do it like Erain does it, per his post. I use the a big flexible cutting mat though.