Before there were supermarkets and chain stores with a butcher shop in every store, there was the good old-fashioned butcher shop in your local neighborhood. It had a fully stocked facility, or so it was thought at the time.

It had everything that was considered necessary back then, but now we live in the modern age and more butchery equipment is available for efficient butchery operation. Additionally, there have been wonderful improvements to many of the essential butchery products. All of these products give the butcher a huge advantage because he can improve his efficiency.

Band saws are designed and manufactured to be ergonomic and efficient. They have more power than before. Also, the blades are sharper and stronger. Modern band saws can cut through the toughest meat (and bone) with ease. This dramatically increases productivity, leading to higher customer satisfaction. These days, no one wants to wait long for anything anymore, so if you can improve the time spent cutting meat, you could increase the number of customers visiting your butcher shop.

A butcher who makes their own ground beef and sausage has more control over what goes into these meats. The grinders are designed to quickly and consistently grind the meat you feed into this machine. A stuffer also prepares sausages quickly and efficiently. With both machines you can add herbs and spices to flavor the minced meat or sausage and make it unique to your establishment. Get creative with the flavors and encourage your customers to try it. If you have a good recipe, they will come back for more.

Keeping meat fresh is always the main concern of any butcher. A vacuum sealer is a great way to seal meat, sausage, or ground beef in an airtight package. This will allow the customer to take fresh meat home or you can store it in the freezer if you prefer.

It might be worth upgrading your butcher shop so you can increase your customer base. It can be a challenge to get all the carnage equipment at the same time, but you can get creative and come up with a little strategy to get everything you want. Make a list of everything you want to get and set a budget, then sign up for caterer newsletters and keep an eye out for catering equipment sales. This will give you more control over your butchery because you will be more organized.