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Knowing the difference between good butchery and ordinary requires understanding what happens before meat reaches the counter. Source matters—where animals come from, how they're raised, how the carcass is handled and aged. Skill matters too: how a butcher breaks down meat, what cuts they offer, whether they understand the difference between what supermarket meat and properly prepared meat should look like. Experience teaches what works for different cooking methods and what customers actually want when they ask for something. In Pretoria, where there's genuine appetite for quality meat, a butcher who sources carefully and cuts with intention builds a different kind of reputation—one based on what regulars know, not on advertising.