1 lb or 4 Slices.

Made in Small Batches with Local Pasture Raised Pork.

Eckerlin Meats at Findlay Market is an old-fashioned butcher shop that has been family owned and operated since 1852. They are well known as "the place to get homemade Award-Winning Goetta."

When Findlay Market opened for business in 1855, Eckerlin Meats was there. Until recently, Bob Lillis, Sr. was the fourth generation to run Eckerlin Meats. Bob's great-grandfather, Ernie Eckerlin, came from Baden, Germany. The first Eckerlin Meats was a Cincinnati slaughterhouse that Ernie opened. Ernie expanded the business to include a retail stand at Findlay Market where his daughter, Frieda, worked. She married another Eckerlin employee, Al Lillis. Their son, Bob, continued the business. Bob's six siblings have all been a part of the family business at one point or another while they were growing up. When their dad retired in 1983, it was Bob who carried Eckerlin Meats into its fourth generation. He was 23 years old, and had been behind at the store every Saturday since he was a kid.

Traditionally, goetta was eaten for breakfast. Get a hot skillet or pan and fry a piece of goetta. It’s a fully cooked product. When cooking it at home, you just want to get it golden brown and crispy on each side. Try putting goetta in an omelet. It’s a great alternative to sausage.

We’ve seen people use goetta in a bunch of different ways. In omelets, on sandwiches, on pizza, in a burrito, the possibilities are endless! Serve it on its own with some maple syrup, some grape jelly. We’ve even seen a gentleman eat it with horseradish. Pretty crazy don’t you think?

Eckerlin Meats - Family Owned

Cincinnati, OH