We can guarantee that our beef is selected from heifers and bullocks that are U.T.M. (Under thirty months). This means we will receive a heifer (a female that has never calved) or a bullock (a male that has been castrated to stop excessive muscle growth) with good muscle conformation, fat covering and marbling. We refer to this as “clean beef”. It’s more expensive but in a different league to anything else.
First Things First
Quality & Traceability
All of our beef is sourced from within the UK. No ifs or buts, it’s grass fed and UK bred beef. It would be madness to buy it from anywhere else when we have the greatest suckler heard on the planet. It is predominantly from Scottish farms.
All of our beef is sourced from within the UK. No ifs or buts, it’s grass fed and UK bred beef. It would be madness to buy it from anywhere else when we have the greatest suckler heard on the planet. It is predominantly from Scottish farms.
The Details
If we allow beef to be taken from O.T.M. (Over thirty months) cattle, there are several distinct traits that can be spotted in carcass form. Older females tend to lose their muscle mass and their fat loses it colour. Whilst the males will be extremely tough with poor marbling. It’s all very well saying that an animal has been procured from the UK, but unless it is from clean beef, it’s an inferior product that no amount of dry hanging can bring up to speed.
After going out and procuring clean beef, it would be folly to fall at the final hurdle by not allowing the beef to be finished in the proper way. Dry hanging beef has gained in popularity recently, but in order to do it properly, you must use a dehumidifier. This allows the moisture in the chills to be removed and the beef can be hung for longer without a build-up of bacteria.
Different cuts require different forms of hanging. For example, our fillets are vac packed after 14 days due to their very low fat content, but a rib eye on the bone can be left up 35 days. Most of our beef will be ready to cut down at 25 days.
Local Produce
If you would like us to source beef from your Local County or area, please give us a phone and we will do our best to get it to you. We love to help fill requests in order to make a special occasion even more special and it would our pleasure to do so.
If you would like us to identify where your beef has come from, please get in touch and we will get all the information you need.
That’s our guarantee, clean beef from the UK that is dry hung and cut by an experienced butcher.
