How do you cut frozen meat?

[watervole]

 We were given part of a pig for Xmas.  We're wanting to cut it into smaller pieces as there's half a dozen meals in it, but how can we cut it up without defrosting it?

any suggestions?
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[lonemagpie]

With a jigsaw. Seriously, that's what they do in the meat industry.

[inamac]

Not a jigsaw, but a hacksaw. They do sell special meat ones, but you could probably buy a sterile meat hacksaw blade to fit a standard carpenter's hacksaw frame.

Either that or a heavy duty meat cleaver.

[del_c]

Could you pop into a butchers and ask if they could do it for you?

[decemberleaf]

For years I've had a small (9" long) "Frozen Food Saw." Easy to store, and very handy, all this time.

[vjezkova]

Frankly, I am not sure. Well, I know that there are special saws for these cases but ... without much ado, I would go to the cellar, put a clean cardboard on my log where I cut wood - and with a big care, I would cut it into pieces. Or - it is possible to let it de-frost mildly and then you can divide the muscles nicely. As far as i know, there is no harm done to meat.