Great Taste Awards 2011

Written by Lizzie on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 03:10PM
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Now in their 18th year the 2011 Great Taste Awards have been the biggest yet, with 7481 products entered this time. It took 350 experts 34 days to blind taste all the entries and decide which entries would achieve the coveted one, two and three star gold awards. After waiting with baited breath, the results have been announced and we are delighted to reveal that we've won five awards! We really think our products taste fantastic but it's great for the quality to be recognised on a national level and by judges described as having the most rigorous judging standards in the UK!

Top of the list was our Oven-Ready Chicken which won a brilliant Two Star Gold Award. Judges described it as a fantastic bird with a lovely flavour that melted in the mouth. Before any products were awarded two stars, at least 25 experts needed to reach unanimous agreement that the entry was absolutely stunning. So we are justifiably proud of this achievement!

Our Unsmoked Saddleback Ham, Red Ruby Sirloin Steak and Saddleback Pork Tenderloin all won One Star Gold Awards, with the judges impressed by the pork's depth of flavour. Our Ragu Bolognese ready meal also won a One Star Gold Award, being described as having a good flavour and aroma with moist and tender meat and vegetables.

Peter was very pleased, saying “We take great care in producing everything ourselves with the ultimate goal of delivering an absolute eating sensation. We've spent the last 20 years perfecting every detail and so nothing is more satisfying to us then to know that we have really delivered on taste. Recognition like this from such a respected organisation is a very exciting reward for everyone who is part of the Pipers Farm team.”

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Two Gold awards - one for our Handmade Lamb & Mint Pie and one for our Red Ruby Steaks.
We are one of Rick Stein's Food Heroes — "Dedicated to supplying excellent-quality produce" Rick Stein
We are delighted to have been awarded Silver in the Taste of the West Retail awards! The category recognises food shops who excel in offering local produce, along with superb standards of customer service and a good overall shopping experience at Pipers Farm Shop.
Our Whole Plain Oven Ready Chickens were awarded Two Star Gold Stars!
They said our Ragù Bolognese had "Good aroma with complex notes of meat, herb & pepper. Meat is moist and tender, as are the vegetables. Overall flavour is good." Gold Stars for our Unsmoked Saddleback Ham, Sirloin Steak and Pork Tenderloin too!
Our Lamb, Aubergine & Tomato with Couscous was awarded 2 Gold Stars — at least 25 experts needed to reach unanimous agreement that the entry is absolutely stunning! "Very tender, excellent quality lamb. Good spicing. For a ready meal it's good quality, really well balanced."
One Star Gold Award goes to our Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings and our Handmade Lamb & Mint Pies — "Good looking pie. Golden top and bottom. Good smell of lamb and mint. Good thin pastry that's crisp. Well filled with tender lamb with good flavour."
Great Taste Award Gold Star Winner our sensational Lamb Burgers!
Winner of the BBC Best Food Producer Sophie Grigson said "Pipers Farm meat combines everything that I look for – it comes from contented animals that have been well cared for, it’s hung, trimmed and prepared with dedicated expertise, and above all it tastes marvellous."
Pipers Farm Red Ruby Beef was the overall winner at the Taste of Excellence Awards held at House of Commons - Food and Farming Industry Awards
Our Red Ruby Beef Mince was awarded Silver at Taste of the West Awards. "Scrupulously trimmed of any gristle and with just the right amount of fat. No shrinkage and full of flavour."
We were awarded a Bronze Taste of the West Award for our Red Ruby Silverside of Beef "Versatile boneless joint with thin layer of natural fat cover."