Tiny Butcher Shop
Custom Container: Tiny Butcher Shop
Tiny homes have become increasingly popular in recent years—but what about a tiny butcher shop?
We recently had a customer come to us with a unique idea: transform a 40-foot refrigerated shipping container into a fully functional meat-processing and charcuterie shop. The result was a custom-built tiny butcher shop designed specifically around his craft, equipment, and love of hunting.
A Custom Shop for a Charcutier
Our customer is a charcutier—someone who practices the art of preparing and preserving meats, including cured meats and other specialty meat products.
He needed a dedicated workspace that was climate-controlled, sanitary, durable, and easy to clean. It also needed to be versatile enough to handle a variety of meat-processing tasks, including processing wild game from his hunting trips.
A refrigerated shipping container provided the perfect starting point.
From Refrigerated Container to Butcher Shop
We started with a new 40-foot refrigerated container and divided the interior into two separate areas.
One side serves as an aging room for meats, while the other functions as the main processing and packaging area. This layout gives our customer dedicated space for both meat storage and production while keeping the workflow organized.
The container was customized with a variety of features and equipment, including:
- Interior LED lighting
- Electrical receptacles
- Meat grinder and saws
- Stainless steel work tables
- Stainless steel sink
- Hanging meat rail system
- Dedicated aging and processing areas
The hanging meat rail system is designed to handle up to half of a beef, providing the capacity needed for larger meat-processing projects.
Keeping It Cool
Temperature control was especially important for this project.
The container is equipped with two 24,000 BTU air-conditioning units, each fitted with a CoolBot controller. The Wi-Fi-enabled CoolBot system allows the customer to monitor and control the temperature using a mobile app.
With this setup, the container can maintain interior temperatures around 35°F when needed, making it an ideal environment for meat processing and cold storage.
See the Tiny Butcher Shop in Action
Want to see what this custom container looks like inside?
Watch the walk-through video of this custom meat-processing container:
Watch the Video on YouTube
Your Idea. Your Container. Your Custom Shop.
This project is a great example of what can be accomplished when you think outside the box—or, in this case, inside a shipping container!
At USA-Containers, we enjoy building custom containers around our customers’ specific needs. Whether you’re looking for a butcher shop, commercial kitchen, hunting cabin, concession stand, workshop, cold-storage space, or something completely unique, we can help turn your idea into a functional space.
Every custom build is different. We work with our customers to determine the layout, equipment, electrical needs, insulation, temperature requirements, doors, windows, and other features needed to make the container work for its intended purpose.
Have an idea for a custom container? We’d love to hear about it.
