Re: Food Thread : Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:04 pm
knockersbumpMKII wrote: Yeah, persistance and trial and error...I'm more critical now of my cooking than I was when I still did it for a living..lol. It's nice to hear though of someone going to a fair bit of effort. I always said I'd get a mincing attachment for the Kenwood but never did. We have one decent butcher in Hitchin the next town to me but isn't cheap by any stretch even for affluent Herts(though it's always busy) Our last real butchers in Letchworth dissapeared a few years ago, the Heritage foundation (owners of the majority of the town's land) ousted them from the indoor market (moving Argos there..grrrrr) and by charging massively high rents on the high street which effect the shopping here hugely. I found a nice butcher in Hull when visiting the folks who'd do me a nice course sausagemeat but then they packed up too. There's a few up there still dotted around and think there is a little bit of a resurgence in places.. I realise that the supermarket giants have a draw for those on more modest incomes but they have almost killed off the high street grocer/butcher..shame really. Luck with the perfect banger Get registered on this forum, a few small holders offering half/whole pigs for sale (among other surplus meats and veg) - butchered and packed. Seem a pretty helpful bunch of people too, prices for a side of pork seem to range from £90-£130 ish, and most will be outdoor reared and well looked after. I have even had an invite to see the porker before it goes to meat his maker. Need to know what breed to go for next! http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/fo ... board=18.0 |
knockersbumpMKII wrote: Yeah, persistance and trial and error...I'm more critical now of my cooking than I was when I still did it for a living..lol. It's nice to hear though of someone going to a fair bit of effort. I always said I'd get a mincing attachment for the Kenwood but never did. We have one decent butcher in Hitchin the next town to me but isn't cheap by any stretch even for affluent Herts(though it's always busy) Our last real butchers in Letchworth dissapeared a few years ago, the Heritage foundation (owners of the majority of the town's land) ousted them from the indoor market (moving Argos there..grrrrr) and by charging massively high rents on the high street which effect the shopping here hugely. I found a nice butcher in Hull when visiting the folks who'd do me a nice course sausagemeat but then they packed up too. There's a few up there still dotted around and think there is a little bit of a resurgence in places.. I realise that the supermarket giants have a draw for those on more modest incomes but they have almost killed off the high street grocer/butcher..shame really. Luck with the perfect banger Get registered on this forum, a few small holders offering half/whole pigs for sale (among other surplus meats and veg) - butchered and packed. Seem a pretty helpful bunch of people too, prices for a side of pork seem to range from £90-£130 ish, and most will be outdoor reared and well looked after. I have even had an invite to see the porker before it goes to meat his maker. Need to know what breed to go for next! http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/fo ... board=18.0 |
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