Butcher’s Knot

Butcher’s Knot

The butcher’s knot is mainly used to prepare meat for roasting. However, it also has applications in tying the first loop around a package or parcel. It is best tied with twine material and generally at one-inch intervals around a roast. It can also be tied with cords and strings. It is easily adjustable meaning you don’t need to use your hand to hold it in place while tightening.

How to Tie a Butcher’s Knot

How to Tie a Butcher’s Knot

Tips

1. Note that the knot formed by steps 1 and 2 is an overhand knot. It prevents the knot from slipping undone when it has not been cinched down properly and is free to move.

Uses

1. Tying roasts or other types of meat for pickling, marinating or cooking.

Video on Tying a Butcher’s Knot

How to Tie a Butcher’s Knot Step by Step

1. Encircle the object with the end of the rope
2. Loop around the standing part and pass the end through it
3. Make a loop with the standing part
4. Pass the end through it
5. Hold and pull to tighten
6. The knot is made