Pork: charts, cuts and recipes
Everything we have on pork in one place: the plant’s processing info, the charts and guides you can download, the illustrated cut guide, and the recipes and how-tos from the Meat Blog.
Charts & downloads
Print them, pin them in the shop, hand them to a customer. Each one names the group that made it and is shared for education and information only, never for sale. About these files.
Pork · historic chart, 1929
The whole hog laid out into hams, loins, shoulders, bellies and trimmings, with the percent of the carcass for each.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Public domain, published 1929. Free to print and share.
The illustrated cut guide
Tap any cut for what it is, where it comes from, how tender it is and the best way to cook it.
From the Meat Blog
6 articles, sorted by what you want to do.
Cut Guides & ChartsPork Cuts Guide: Primals, Chops, Roasts & HamEvery pork cut from shoulder to ham: where it comes from, how to cook it, USDA safe temps, hog yield, and what to put on your pork cut sheet.Nov 4, 2026 · 9 min read · Pork
Cut Guides & ChartsBBQ Pork Cuts: Butt, Ribs, Belly & Hog Cut SheetBoston butt, picnic, spareribs, baby backs and belly for barbecue: cook temps, hog yields and what to put on your hog cut sheet in eastern NC.Nov 4, 2026 · 6 min read · Pork
Doneness & Food SafetySafe Meat Cooking Temperatures Chart (USDA)USDA safe internal temperatures for beef, pork, lamb, venison, poultry and sausage, with whole cuts vs. ground meat explained. Printable chart.Nov 4, 2026 · 5 min read · Beef & Veal, Pork
Doneness & Food SafetySausage Doneness: Safe Temps for Every KindFresh pork and beef sausage is done at 160°F, chicken and turkey at 165°F. How to temp a link, keep casings from splitting, and store sausage.Nov 4, 2026 · 5 min read · Pork, PoultryCall or text 252-885-1892. Weekday mornings are the easiest time to reach us.
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