We Raised ALL This MEAT | Freezers Are FULL

[@puremayhelm]

370 lbs. What a blessing to have full freezers and pantry.

[@danniemcdonald4903]

It's nice to know that you took such good care of your piggy and now he (she?) will take care of you for a couple of years. Those freezers look beautiful!

[@mp-hc7uh]

Pig in the freezer is a wonderful thing. Raising a hog is a wonderful thing. All that work leads to a great reward.

[@kellyhawes9293]

A stuffed to the max freezer is truly a blessing. ♥️

[@juliewilliamsnewzealand818]

Crikey! I am AMAZED you didnt have to go buy another freezer!!! Take your time getting over your surgery Rachel - you can be healing really well but your stamina takes a hit doesnt it? you feel fine and then all of a sudden feel absolutely exhausted. We know you are there and we can rewatch older videos and of course Todds videos to keep your numbers - cos we love you both :) xxx

[@shermdog6969]

We butchered a pig last year that was 589lbs. Trying to make room for our 100 meat birds, 10 turkeys and still have an elk hunt in December.

[@laurenj.5312]

Wow! We want to learn how to hunt.

[@scorpio7938]

@@angelikabertrand4045 I was wondering the same thing how big is their family that's alot alot of meat

[@jd37691]

An almost 600 lb hog?? How old was that hog?

[@sitsngigglesful]

I had beef processed at Jerome's this year. They do a great job at such a reasonable price and they are such nice folks. And it is such a beautiful drive. Your freezers are PACKED full, you are truly blessed!

[@sharonallen805]

It's a wonder that those freezer work being that full lol

[@showard866]

My husband prefers a freezer to be full. He says the freezer works better full and it doesn’t have to work as hard to freeze and keep things frozen. If we have a freezer that is too empty we put jugs of water in it to fill the empty space just for the purpose of it not having work hard to freeze the empty space.

[@zozo411]

Great haul! My only suggestion is to take all products out of bags - replace with plastic freezer baskets from the dollar store. Bags or boxes don’t allow equal air flow and you’ll have frost issues eventually

[@SimplyStacyL]

Wow! What a blessing to have all of that food from a well loved animal!

[@lavernebufmack5091]

We have bacon cooked with garlic over spaghetti at least once a week was always a family favorite. I usually cooked it on a Monday night a 30 minute meal with a salad. Love you guys!

[@laurielyon1892]

How wonderful to have that peace of knowing you are good for a while! Such a blessing!

[@zormier2002]

With everything going on it is a real blessing for them.

[@tiffanyfelkner8995]

This was like watching Todd play Tetris with your freezer! What an amazing pork haul!

[@ourhomesteadclassroom]

#homesteadinggoals You two are such an inspiration to me and my spouse on our own homesteading journey. Thanks for sharing your hog haul with us all!

[@nancypatterson868]

We started parting out our chickens when we processed them so that we could get them in the freezer. Can't wait for your "What's for dinner?" videos. They are the best.

[@pamschonfarber1041]

So nice to go into winter knowing your freezers are full as well as a full pantry.

[@jonathangreene4223]

Very satisfying video. A full freezer is a true blessing. Plus the paper bag crinkle sounds were great.

[@tracyzabelle]

This video was like watching little kids open their Christmas presents you guys were so excited great job on raising your food

[@karenm7433]

Yes! Get a deli slicer!! I use mine all the time for bread, cheese, ham, roast pork loin, and roast beef. It’s so handy. I got a cheaper one from Amazon about 8 years ago and have not regretted it.

[@charlottesloan3165]

What's for dinner is ALWAYS inspirational. While it's hard to put the videos together sometimes, just know it always gives us ideas about what to do with the things that we grow. THANK YOU! It is most certainly appreciated in our household.

[@sandraburke1258]

I bought a Cuisinart Meat Slicer just for making my own lunch meats and WOW what a game changer. Subs are definitely on the menu more often.. The savings alone is wonderful not to mention my choice of fresh farm meats. $100 for the slicer, I've done steaks, pork tenderloin cuts and I really don't know WHY I waited so long to purchase one. Raised 4 of my own children [single parent] and have been raising 3 grandsons for nearly 13 years I could have used the slicer as a helping hand many many times. Great for jerky slicing too. Easy cleanup as well. It's not huge which doesn't take up much space yet it does a big job.

[@lispottable]

You guys are definitely set for a couple of years. Way to go. I’m jealous of your pork!! I love your “what’s for dinner”. I get so many great ideas from you. What in the world will you do with yourselves next year. I admire you taking a sabbath. I’m not sure I can do it. Lol. I’ll enjoy watching your experience.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

They said they’re going to do some remodeling projects.

[@1870s]

A lot of projects planned, plus more cabin trips and maybe we'll even take you guys out on our boat again to do some fishing. There's so much more to a homestead than just a garden ♥

[@a.7811]

Wowowow! So glad the whole pig situation ended up being ok! I was so crushed for you after the last video, so this was a lovely surprise! Thanks as always!

[@sandrad682]

Wow guys!. I never would have thought that piggy was so meaty!!!!. Kind of weird luck that you only ended up with one. Glad to see you're set for the coming year and I'm looking forward to more what's for dinner and pantry tour. I just reorganized mine. Thanks guys!!!

[@ageoflistening]

You are both so inspirational and such a lovely couple. It always blesses me watching your productivity.

[@debbiemusgrove676]

Your pantry is absolutely amazing. Being able to go downstairs and pick ingredients to make a meal must be a true blessing. All that hard work pays off.

[@RiceaRoni354]

Irish hills is simply beautiful.

[@vjohnson2400]

What a beautiful sight, all that glorious pork meat - good job Tamworth (a town in Staffordshire, England) piggies. Thank goodness you didn’t have to find space for two piggies worth of meat. Hope you’re making good progress Rachel and that Tod’s back is improving too. So looking forward to the pantry tour, you guys cannot have worked any harder this year.

[@carens7344]

Wow. I guess we all now know what kind of pigs to look for. You guys did great.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I’m so happy for you to get all that amazing looking pork! I don’t know what I would have guessed, I’m not familiar with the difference between the on-the-hoof weight and hanging weight. It’s hard to believe that much pork could have come from one pig, amazing!

[@janicecraig2364]

We have two chest freezers and one upright. Raise our own chicken lamb and beef. I’m nervous about canning meat so freezing it is. Buy our pork and Turkey from farm neighbours. My husband wanted to process another cow but I asked him to check our freezers first, take an inventory and be good stewards first. Looking forward to the inspiration from what’s for dinner.

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

I guessed 225!! SO close! Wonderful that you have your freezers and pantry stocked to the hilt. Enjoy that lovely food!

[@ruby-rose5729]

Wow!!! Absolutely brilliant!!!!! There is such joy in stacking freezers and such peace in food security ♡ LOVED this video. ❤️ I am close to fully carnivore so I run my body on fat, it fuels my energy 100% so a fatty pig is perfect for me. But I love either. Well done Mike and Chelsea too!!! Woah!!!!!! My guess was 188lbs!!!!!! That is amazing!!!! 🥰

[@centraltexashomestead-mike4956]

219 lb. WOW that's a lot of meat. Todd your going to need to build a walk in freezer or buy another freezer. That's a great idea about getting a slicer. We have one and we slice our own lunch meats from beef, ham, turkey and we will by whole salami, copa, pepperoni. That pork looks amazing and the bacon does have lot's of meat on it. We are looking forward to what's for dinner. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

[@user-hq3gn5xy3m]

So looking forward to your pantry tour! My pantry is full, no more shelf space and I only have 5 quart jars left empty. So I can use that for dehydrated stuff too. Think I need another set of shelves next year. And another dehydrator.🎉 well done!

[@tanyabucel628]

He looked like he was about 400+ lbs lol but I could be wrong! We are really thinking of doing this :) Thanks for all you do and share with us! Bless you both!

[@pjk1714]

Glad your freezers are stuffed and you have plenty of generators. Thanks for sharing

[@ht6684]

Freezer puzzles are so fun!!

[@TheWyomingHomestead]

Thank you so much for sharing! We are having the same problem so much meat and such limited space! Congratulations on such a successful season raising him! Looking forward to seeing all the yummy things you make with it!

[@madmecyr]

I think I tend to can and hoard my canned stuff :P Hubby was just complaining how he doesn't have room to stack his winter wood anymore; my canned goods are taking up wayyyy too much room!!! haha! He put in a giant tool cabinet he picked up somewhere and I got everything off the floors, sills and even some off his piled wood. :) A good problem to have although I would complain if I'm cold this winter with no fires getting built..

[@ladyblue9278]

Wow!!! Blessed beyond measure ❤️ that’s wonderful! Looking forward to seeing all the delicious meals you will be sharing with us❤️

[@teresaroubal7237]

We do a whole hog each year, I finally broke down and bought a meat slicer at Fleet Farm for under $80.00 last year

[@MJM8715]

All I see I good eating for the winter months and beyond 🥰

[@lindagraff2484]

I get bacon from a local farmer, it's a full pound, not the smaller package at the store. It's very lean, and tastes great. I also get chops, roasts and ribs, chicken and eggs. So mmm e beef as well. I am blessed, I don't have a homestead, but I do what I can.

[@aliceagoddard7219]

What an absolute blessing for you to have the ability to do this!! You are such an inspiration to me and my family. We love watch you. God bless you both.

[@terinaleblanc9196]

Great job Rachel and Todd! So awesome! That was quite a nice pork haul. Looking forward to your Whats for dinner videos.

[@heathermartin8202]

Oh I was so close, I told my family 225lbs. 😃 That meat looks fabulous! Well done! 👏👏🤗🐷🐖

[@deborahtheodore5407]

Yay, I love going grocery shopping in your pantry.

[@missreynolds3637]

Y'all should have wi fi freezer alarms if there is such a thing. I know there's regular freezer alarms. But with all that meat I think I'd have a few freezer alarms. Yes indeed y'all are both blessed. I have three pounds ground in fridge I am turning into Italian sausage to can probably. Three pints pork chunks and two pints leftover chili in my small batch canner right now.

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

So y’all are good to go for your year off.

[@julieoneil1279]

wow that piggie went to market not a day too soon- it appears Congratulations!!!

[@michelehidgman3864]

That is amazing the amount of meat from just one pig. I'm thinking of raising 2 pigs next year

[@rangertherambler9813]

And Now I want to raise a tamworth hog! That Bacon looked amazing!

[@rangertherambler9813]

What was his hanging weight?

[@1870s]

227#

[@kellys405]

Buying a meat slicer is amazing for the lunch meat but also great for finely sliced beef bottom roast for French dip.

[@dramafan2440]

Congrats on a wonderful growing season

[@karinwithaneye]

YES! I love "what's for dinner" 😍

[@ericawaymaster2919]

We always get a half a beef every year, and I agree I wish the butchers would date the packages. At least the year would be nice. The packages all look the same and we rotate it oldest on the bottom but those round rolls mix in easy. LOL

[@NatureHeadSupreme]

Legendary. Beautiful work by beautiful people.

[@ElizabethStapleton_Ohio]

We butcher our 1st kunekune this year he was a little over a year old he weight 190 but we got so much meat from him we gave it all to family we don't eat pork lol but we rasie kunekune pigs....❤️ your big gave you alot of meat thanks for sharing with us ❤️

[@sylviaking314]

Good evening, 450, it looks great!! Blessings to you!!

[@jessicagibson9591]

thank you for sharing this what a wonderful video.

[@donnamcknight3175]

Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!! God Bless!

[@genjoce]

Rachel carbonara is one of my favourite pasta !! I asked my butcher this year to have the ends of bacon they can’t slice no more I will cube them and use them for carbonara !! So good

[@2007KB]

Thats amazing! You must have at least 2/3rds more pork! No comparison. Thanks for sharing

[@kellymiller615]

Irish Hills! Jerome! That's just under an hour from where I lived...in Coldwater! I-69 goes right though it. So you were in my old stomping grounds. Two of my kids, my in-laws, and a whole passel of my friends live there. Beautiful country side, but it's lower in elevation so it gets bitter, bitter cold in the dead of winter. In 2015, we maxed our school snow days due to sub-zero temperatures for several days.

[@DreamweaversHomestead]

We are raising red wattles. Ruben goes to butcher 12/12 I'm eager to see how it goes!

[@triciasklodowske5653]

Looks like you're getting another freezer for some beef! Thanks for sharing. God bless.

[@RiceaRoni354]

Love your what’s for dinners

[@toniatalley1977]

Wow! What a pig. I have never had fresh meat like that. Not pork or beef. People have told me it's so much better than what you get in the store

[@AdirondackJenScott74]

Oh heavens, if you had TWO pigs to put in the freezers, you would need more freezers!!!! :) :) Now I want to raise/harvest a pig! Fresh and cut to order, that sounds terrific!!

[@mikecohen2400]

The only issue when doing this kind of storage is the need for power backup, in case of a blackout, given the amount you have invested in your freezers, and refrigerators.

[@1870s]

We saved and invested in a whole house generator last year, so we feel pretty secure

[@JoyfullyOrangeDeborah]

My guess is 335lbs. I know nothing about pig size nor am I sure of what hanging weight means but I'm thinking it's like the Wicked Tuna show with head & tail cut off. Looks like you are recovering well, Rachel, just be sure not to overdo it while you are healing. Todd is able to make up the video slack, like he did such a good job making you a station for dry jar filling. Many Blessings to you both from Deborah in West Virginia!

[@evelynharms3151]

Y'all need another freezer for beef. So blessed that was alot for 1 pig.

[@rebeccawatson9284]

Wow! I was thinking maybe 150! Good for you guys!

[@barbarawinslow5991]

I really love your channel found it through Souper at 60 ! I live in Leslie MICHIGAN so I’m kinda a neighbor

[@suzanneuhl6245]

Thanks for sharing!

[@teresadrigotas113]

We just got our first hog and we were shocked at the amount of meat!!! 😅 We are used to getting a half a cow. But this was our first time getting a whole hog. I had to work some fast magic to get it all to fit and pulled so much to can LOL and we still haven't gotten our hands and bacon yet because I had them cured! 😅 So I still have to make more room somehow!!

[@cindydryersweeley4969]

I live in Michigan too! I see you talked about Jerome. I do have a family member who lives there but I'm in the E Lansing area.

[@pammir6619]

Oh my!!! Great job guys

[@suedalimonte7863]

How amazing. That is beautiful meat. I miss my farm so much.

[@Amaranthgirl92]

Wait... Rachel? You newer had Carbonara? I think you will like it.. BUT also try lemon pasta.. pasta de lemone... Its amazing! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cindyupton7357]

That’s just wonderful. Our family has a farm. And we have. Beef. Pork and chickens. So so nice to have our freezer full!!! Such a blessing.

[@cindyupton7357]

I still find myself buying meat from the store when it’s a good sale. I can’t help myself lol

[@mikecohen2400]

This shows the economy of a home grown pig, yes you have the cost of feed, and processing, but it looks like you can eat for a season or two, great deal.

[@mrodrigues3127]

Beautiful. I raised pigs too. But here, I had to kill it at home and prepare to freeze by myself.

[@rachaelconnelly1974]

Excited your doin what’s for dinners agin soon. We live near Lansing MI. Hello neighbor. Love your channel and if you ever want to do a collaboration I would love to! 😊

[@sararich2026]

Time to buy another freezer.!!

[@kellyharbaugh9391]

Y’all need to have BLT’s every day for a while.

[@themonkeymama]

I am still playing catch up with your videos, but I wanted to play along. My guess on the hanging weight is 225 lbs. I think your last pigs were around 180, and this guy looked longer and chunkier. Also, your meat haul looks like a lot, so that's my guess. 225. Thanks for letting me play along :)

[@brendaturner7112]

As a suggestion write the date on the outside of the freezer for each harvest since it hasn't been put on the individual packaging

[@tonijohnson7132]

Holy ham hocks! I am a bit jealous. That's awesome 👍

[@migdaliadiaz8830]

im coming over tomorrow to eat lol ,i love pork good job raising de cerdos .butcher did great work awesome . video good luck thanks

[@gregnewberry4813]

That's just great! Nice to be self sustaining.

[@leeannandrews932]

Oh I'm jelly. Yum yum 😋

[@wordvendor1]

Hope you do a taste test and cost breakdown like with the IPPs. That meat looks amazing! Did they root very much in your land?

[@X.6113]

That was amazing! By the way the way he looks at you gives me the goosies☺️

[@handcraftedluxuries1980]

Yeah gonna have to can a lot of ham and bean, chicken soup starter to make room for beef. Love your sight

[@SupermodelKara]

WOW!!! I had a pig processed recently too and it is a lot of meat and I'm still waiting on half a steer!

[@musabadjie2969]

Hello how are you guys I missed you so much!🥰👍

[@1870s]

🤗

[@patriciasimmons6067]

Beautiful!! I'd say 350 pounds!

[@sallyboothe911]

Beautiful meat! I wish we could raise our own meat. We were able to get 1/2 beef from a relative a few months ago. Looking for local pork and chicken. We currently get our pork and chicken from Butcher box. Blessings y’all 🙏🏻😋🍁🍂

[@annmariejones4511]

I’ll be curious to hear how you like the flavor compared with last year’s hog!