Blue River Meats — Local services in Crete

We buy most of our meat from blue river meats, it's worth the drive from Lincoln. Small little shop, with high quality products at reasonable prices. Not substantially cheaper, but we like to shop local businesses when it makes sense. My husband is really into smoking and curing meats and they've always either had or been able to get whatever chunk of muscle he's looking for.

I wanted to write a review today because hubs sent me to pick up a brisket. I don't usually pick out the meats, I have no idea what I'm looking at. I asked at the counter for a 10-12lb brisket and the butcher cut me one special while I waited and then I left. Little did I know, I had brought home the most beautiful chunk of cow my husband had ever seen. So if a butcher were to sell inferior products, you'd think it would be my clueless self--but no....

Ethen and Ryan had processed a wild boar for me in April of 2021, turned out GREAT! This year, August 2022, I had them smoke 10 pounds of my Alaskan King Salmon, I picked it up this morning and having some on my fresh sliced tomatoes from my back yard. Ethan and Ryan you made my Salmon PERFECT, flavor, texture all turned into an exceptional treat for the taste buds. Many Thanks, Bill Hanson,...

Every steak I've bought at Blue River Meats is the best I've ever cooked. Yesterday they cut 2 filets for me. Again FANTASTIC. Recently someone opened a steakhouse in Ashland, buying meat from a ranch out west. The steak I got there was a 6, someone should do the same in Crete with steaks from Blue River Meats. I'm always impressed, make the drive...