Home meat processing shop
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My little shop is in the final stages of being built. What would you make sure to include in a dedicated processing room? What do you use the most that might be overlooked? Or what would you do differently next time?
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Lots of electrical receptacles
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I don’t have a processing room but think about one now and then. I’d def want a floor drain and hose hookup.
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Tex_77 Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator Kansasreplied to Deepwoodsbutcher on last edited by
Deepwoodsbutcher hot water
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Tex_77 This would be awesome! Someday I may invest in an on demand water heater. For now I have a steamer for cleaning.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
Good quality lighting over your work areas.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
You might want to consider FRP sheets on the walls to make washdown even easier.
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processhead going with a USDA approved poly wall. The floor will be epoxy with a drain. Wash down should be a breeze.
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processhead this is an excellent point! I’ve worked in a few shops with poor lighting, it’s no fun. I will have led strip lights directly over the tables, grinder and saw. I also have 2 windows, roughly 24"x30" each. Hopefully, no shadows to deal with lol.
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mrobisr Team Blue Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Military Veterans Power User Regular Contributors
All the suggestions are wonderful and very useful, so I will say that you really need to pay special attention to all the recommendations because they are all useful and profitable in the long run.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to Deepwoodsbutcher on last edited by
Deepwoodsbutcher might sound dumb, but good locks on the door and maybe a security camera or two. I know that dont help make good sausage, but it’s hard to make good sausage if your stuff gets stolen. I wish you the best, I’m sure it will be great for you. I cant wait to see picks of the finished room
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kyle Not dumb at all! Definitely, will make sure to do this. Especially, since it’s a trailer build. Don’t need anyone just towing it away lol.
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Deepwoodsbutcher I don’t have a shop but my cellar is all about meat and can food the one thing I which I had done different is to go the next size bigger with all my stuff grinder,stuffer and meat mixer
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Go with the best you can afford . Someday the task will be larger than you first planned and you will be happy you have the equipment to get it done.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Deepwoodsbutcher on last edited by processhead
Deepwoodsbutcher said in Home meat processing shop:
kyle Not dumb at all! Definitely, will make sure to do this. Especially, since it’s a trailer build. Don’t need anyone just towing it away lol.
Can you describe the trailer you will be using for your shop?
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
Any idea what the gross load rating of your bed is? You will start accumulating weight in a hurry when you start filling it with equipment + the weight of the structure.
Have you taken an inventory what you plan on putting inside?
On the other hand, if it stays in one spot, you could put it on blocks and have added capacity.
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processhead no weight issues with it at all. Heaviest equipment is the bandsaw which we move around with a hand truck. The floor under it is reinforced and the trailer does sit on blocks when not being moved. It is 2x4 framed with foam walls and a light weight exterior paneling. We can tow it with my old Trailblazer. It was built with much consideration to towing. The dimensions and weight do not exceed any limits to us legally pulling it down the road. That being said, we have no plans to actually take it anywhere, but if we need to we can.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Deepwoodsbutcher on last edited by
Deepwoodsbutcher Sounds like you did your homework.
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processhead That’s all my husband lol. He is very detail oriented and good at planning ahead. I’m pretty lucky he’s willing to work this hard for me. Probably not too many wives out there asking for meat shops instead of jewelry, poor guy…
