Meat Processor in the Denver Area

[Deleted member 28227]

Anyone got a recommendation for a good processor in Denver? I know there are several but was hoping I could get the skinny on a good one from a past customer.

I typically quarter my animals in the field and cut all my own steaks/grind my own burger, but since I'm living in a tiny apartment I can't make any of my own sausage or specialty meats easily. Really I'm looking .for a processor which will let me bring in a cooler of trim and could do good brats, salami, pepperoni ect.

 

[Bambistew]

Steve's Meats, in Arvada. They're quick and do a great job.

 

[Oak]

I'll second Steve's. Not cheap, but you'll get what you pay for.

 

[Zach]

I'm not discounting the opinions given on Steve's, but not all opinions agree on the quality of service.

Personally, I use Ted Baker out in Peyton if I do go to a processor. His summer sausage is pretty dang good. It's a drive from Denver.

 

[LuketheDog]

Steve's in Arvada. He's only expensive if you have a bunch of sausage or jerky made, but he makes really good sausage and there are sample trays to try when you place your order...

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Has anybody used Rocky Mountain? Also I just looked at the reviews of Steve's online and they are brutally bad. Typically if a business has 15 different people ranting about how utterly terrible they are I steer clear.

Blows my mind that Bozeman has 4 decent processors and I'm having a hard time finding one on the front range.

 

[LuketheDog]

Has anybody used Rocky Mountain? Also I just looked at the reviews of Steve's online and they are brutally bad. Typically if a business has 15 different people ranting about how utterly terrible they are I steer clear.

Blows my mind that Bozeman has 4 decent processors and I'm having a hard time finding one on the front range.

Don't believe the bad reviews, Steve's does a good job. I've personally seen guys threaten to leave bad reviews on Steve's because they didn't bother to get there early enough to get their animal processed the day they wanted it done. It is first-come-first-served until the coolers fill up, people seem to have a hard time with that concept. Steve and his employees are all good people, just very busy so they aren't always going to hang out a chat with you for an hour. The first time I went there Steve gave me a 15-minute tour of the place just because I asked how my deer would be handled, and a new-hunter friend of mine took his first deer down and they showed him how to field dress an animal, pretty cool and good customer service in my book...