Atlanta etc.: Marilyn Wolf's Food Blog and Restaurant Blog

I stopped by Tucker Meat Market to try one of their burgers. I asked for protein style, which isn’t their typical style, but they accommodated me nicely. Here is my beauty. It was huge and delicious. Using freshly ground beef clearly makes a difference: the taste is beefier, the texture is looser. It turns out that ground beef isn’t supposed to feel like Play-Doh in your mouth. The burger’s aftermath left a huge smear of wonderful juice across my face. I also picked up a steak to wet age. I will report on that later.

SL Sausage on Georgia 300 isn't anywhere near the town of Cordele, but in this neck of the woods it's close enough to count. It serves as a general store and gas station in these parts with the butcher shop in back. As you can see, the butcher shop is very well appointed with both smoked and fresh meats. I purchased two smoked pork chops, bacon, smoked sausage, and some beef jerky. The beef jerky was excellent. Most of the so-called jerky you find shrink-wrapped in stores is chemically processed and harsh on the stomach. This was naturally made and delicious. Unfortunately, the restaurant attached to the store was disorganized enough that I didn't eat there.