Arapahoe Meat Co. - catering, retail meat, meat processing and BBQ.

Arapahoe Meat Company

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We are open from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Saturday we are open from 8:00am to Noon. We close daily from 12:00 to 12:30 for lunch. You can find us at: 12420 Arapahoe Rd. Lafayette, CO. 80026 phone: 303-673-9165 phone: 303-673-9200 fax: 303-665-7011 *Catering and hunter drop-off hours vary by appointment...

How Much Eating Meat?

Take home the meat you can expect

These charts will help you understand that “its not all meat.” They show the amount of meat to be processed, the weight that you can expect to receive and the percentage of loss through boning, fat removal and trimmings. These authoritative charts are the results of many cutting tests made by meat experts. Of course, it must be realized that the size of the animal, the amount of fat, the grade of meat, and the amount of trimmings and bonding that is...

How to cook grass fed beef

Cook your meat to perfection!

Do not overcook Because grass-fed beef is leaner than grain-fed, it doesn’t have a lot of spare fat to keep it moist when cooked too long or at temperatures that are too high. Beef with lots of fat is more forgiving of sloppy cooking, but grass-fed cuts need a little extra attention and care. So, rule number one: don’t overcook. Grass-fed beef needs about 30 percent less cooking time than most common beef and is best if cooked medium-rare...

Wet Aged vs. Dry Aged

Two types, you decide. There are two major ways of aging beef, wet aging being the industry standard. This is a process done in almost all meat producers. This is the meat you’re going to find at the local grocery store. This process happens when you cut the side of beef into primals, which are the major chunks of meat you get before you cut as steaks or roasts. These primals are then bagged and wet aged for 7-14 days. The product is cost efficient...

Testimonials

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I would like to let you know how very pleased we were with the job you did processing our beef. We have used many different facilities for our beef processing but have never had the results we did from your facility. Everyone was very helpful and eager to please. The beef was aged perfectly and cut to our specifications exactly. The flavor of every piece we have used is outstanding.

Thank you for a job well done!!
— Ronald Hocker, Single Hand Ranch

Timely Processing

Beef Processing is done based on the individuals’ request and should not be looked at “how fast can I get my meat”. To achieve a maximum flavor experience and tenderness age at least one week.

Pork Processing is normally done inside of a week. It is a more involved process which includes: cutting on Monday, curing on Wednesday, smoking on Thursday and cutting & wrapping hams and bacon on Friday. *Pork should never be aged.*

Lamb/Goat Processing is done as soon as we get the cutting instructions. Some choose to age their animals but in the end we end up trimming excess waste.

All Game Processing is done as soon as we can get to it. Turn around time can be as quick as the next day unless we have to work on special products.

Hunter Check List

Before you bring your meat please view our check list:

1. Make sure your tags are punched and signed.
2. Be sure to leave proof of sex/species.
3. Properly wash and protect your meat during transportation.
4. Cash only, no exceptions!

As much as we would like to be meat magicians, we ask that you clean your harvest as soon as possible. The sooner you wash your harvest of any feces, hair or debris, the less we will have to trim off. By the time it gets to us, the muscle layers are drying which traps debris on the surface. Also, this is your food! So, be aware there will be a charge if we have to spend extra time cleaning…

Amanda Wright, Dustin Goodew, Lisa Goodew

The family- Amanda, Dustin, Lisa

We have a retail store! We sell steaks, burger, brats, jerky, smoked and fresh sausages, bacon, chops and award winning bbq sauce!!

Arapahoe Meat Co. is a full custom slaughtering facility. We slaughter beef, pigs, lambs, goats, yaks, buffalo. Bring in your wild game animals such as deer, elk, antelope, geese, pheasant, wild boar.

We are also a catering company. We specialize in whole roasting pigs for any occasion. We have mobile units for rent.

We are also the proud owners of Arapahoe Hog Roasters

Arapahoe Meat Co. is inspected and regulated by the U.S.D.A.