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Top 10 Tips To Buy Meat Online: Advice on buying and serving.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 09:28PM
Tags: buy meat online, buying meat, online meat, pipers farm meat, red ruby brisket, red ruby silverside, red ruby topside, steaks
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Does choosing an online butcher mean sacrificing advice? At Pipers Farm we think not, and gladly extend the ethics of our friendly shop service to our online customers and visitors. I've put together some of the most popular advice below, but we'd love to hear from you if there is anything further we can help with.

1. Do You Like Eating Fat?
If not then you do not need to pay for it from Pipers Farm! Our animals all grow slowly and reach natural maturity – that is when they develop marbling fat: these are fine strands of fat within the muscle. These cook out and help to add flavour but you don't feel like you are actually eating fat.

2. Do You Like To Eat Meat Rare Or More Well Done?
It is a matter of personal taste, but we would always encourage our customers to eat our meat without overcooking it. There is no need to cook our meat to “make it safe”. The only reason to cook Pipers Farm meat is to enhance the eating sensation, so that it is an absolute pleasure. Clear, simple cooking guidelines are on every pack.

3. Select A Cut Depending On How You Want To Cook
Some cuts are better suited to cooking for longer if that is how you prefer it. For instance, consider these points if you are looking to buy beef. Red Ruby Silverside can be cooked for longer than Red Ruby Topside. Slow-roasting in a casserole on a bed of root vegetables is the best way to cook to “well done”. Red Ruby Brisket or Oxtail are perfect for this.

4. Give It A Rest
After cooking, “Resting” meat is very important – it allows the cooking juices to “settle” within the joint, and the flavour develops as it cools slightly.

5. Carve Thinly
Our Red Ruby silverside and topside benefits from some careful carving, so take a few moments to sharpen that knife. If cooked rare, a thin slice is as good as a lot of Fillet you might buy!

6. Buy The Size You Need
Our meat is always slowly grown and properly hung so it doesn't shrink when you cook it. Our shop pages always give a guide on quantities to allow.

7. Double The Pleasure
Always buy meat to allow enough so you can have some of the joint for a cold meal on another day.

8. Plan Ahead
Our “ready-to-cook” packaging means that each portion is packed separately. Steaks for example can be taken out singly and dropped into cool water so that they can be cooked in less than half an hour...and there is no waste.

9. Try Our Prepared Meats And Meals.
Most of our burgers, some sausages and many of our ready cooked meals are Gluten-Free. Our ready meals are cooked just like you would at home!

10. Your Personal Online Butcher
All our products come with clear cooking guidelines that are simple to follow, and ensure cooking success! And if you like to buy meat and get sound advice, we are always delighted to talk to you on the phone. Our customer service team really do know how to help you, and get the best out of Pipers Farm meat.