Blog Dec 21st 2023 Our Guide On How To Stuff Your Christmas Turkey It's never too late to learn how to stuff your Christmas turkey. Our Michelin star chef Jeff has compiled this simple step by step guide on how to perfect your stuffed festive turkey this festive season. "The stuffing can be...
Blog Dec 21st 2023 Guide to Giblets What are giblets? This is a question on many people's minds as turkey season rolls around. If you are one of those who have heard of giblets before, but aren't sure exactly what they are and more importantly what to do with them, then this guide is...
Blog Dec 21st 2023 The 5 Big Tips when Prepping and Cooking Christmas Turkey Here are my tips to take a little stress out of preparing Christmas dinner, as following these tips will make for a much more relaxed day and one perfectly cooked Christmas turkey.
Blog Aug 31st 2023 What Size Turkey Do I Need for Christmas What size turkey do I need is a question which many dinner party planners may find themselves asking. On the one hand, not having enough turkey to go round can be a disaster. On the other hand, order too big a turkey and you are drowning in left...
Blog Mar 14th 2023 How Long to Defrost Leg of Lamb Knowing how long to defrost leg of lamb can be the difference between an Easter feast and an Easter flop. Don't let a frozen centrepiece ruin your Easter celebrations. Plan your timings perfectly with our guide on how long to defrost leg of lamb.
Blog Jan 12th 2023 Where Did the Roast Dinner Go? A roast dinner used to be the focal point of the family week, ending the week with a hearty dinner together before another busy week ahead. But what happened to this English tradition and why are people opting for other dinners to fill a Sunday...
Blog Dec 7th 2022 How Long to Defrost a Turkey Knowing how long to defrost a turkey is an important part of preparing your perfect Christmas feast. Everybody loves roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and other trimmings, but it is the turkey that is the star of the show. Make sure your Christmas...
Blog Dec 1st 2021 What Meat to Have for Christmas Dinner 2022 It is never too early to start thinking about what meat to have for Christmas dinner. Whilst crispy potatoes and hearty vegetables are delicious, the meat is undeniably the star of the show. There are plenty of options out there and each one offers...
Blog Sep 16th 2021 Game Meat Hanging for the Best Christmas Quality Hanged meat can be a topical conversation for the festive period. As a chef, I'm often asked my advice on having a whole turkey or goose at Christmas. I always recommend buying a game hung bird. That's because the bird will have reached its full...
Blog Dec 13th 2020 Freezing & Defrosting: The Ultimate Guide Why freeze meat? What is freezer burn? Does freezing kill bacteria/germs? The 'Danger Zone' The best...
Blog Dec 3rd 2020 How To Butcher Your Own Turkey and Prevent Food Waste This Christmas A staggering 1/3 of food produced for consumption is wasted across the globe. Whilst we're extremely effective at addressing this issue - through nose to tail eating and innovative products - we can always do more. So, we've recently teamed up with...
Blog Oct 22nd 2020 Our 4 Easy Christmas Turkey Leftover Recipes To Try This Season Christmas is a time of celebration and excess, but last Christmas alone it was estimated the UK wasted £485 million on food. It is in some ways understandable. We all stock up for a Christmas cooking and want to make sure there is plenty to go...
Blog Oct 21st 2020 The Golden Rules when Cooking a Christmas Goose The 5 key points on how to cook and serve a Christmas Goose If defrosting a free range goose for Christmas, do this in the fridge, not near a radiator or in contact with direct heat. This may take up to 3 days for a large goose so...
Blog Sep 16th 2020 Farm Visit: A Trip to Meet Our Turkey Supplier ANDY CAVANNA - COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR OF FARMISON & CO The history of the turkey in this country is a curious one. The bird is supposedly named for the country, as merchants first traded turkeys from the Middle East to England. Considering...
Blog May 22nd 2019 Real free range is top of the pecking order Chris Berry talks with Paul Talling purveyor and grower of chicken in their natural environment in North Yorkshire. Chicken is the most consumed meat in the world and yet often the most harangued. While it ticks the boxes of...
Blog Dec 24th 2018 Celebration Beef For The Biggest And Best Of Times Farming and livestock writer Chris Berry, brings beef to the festive feast.It's December and we all know what that means. While 'tis the season to be jolly, although cold inclement weather and shortened daylight hours attempt to give...
Blog Dec 20th 2018 Our Guide To Christmas Meat Cooking Times In this Christmas meat cooking guide, our Michelin star chef Jeff Baker, takes you through the ins and the outs of all you need to know about cooking...
Blog Nov 2nd 2018 How To Carve A Whole Roast Turkey Learning how to carve your festive turkey can be a little daunting, especially if it's your first time hosting this year, however it's surprisingly simple. Here's my complete guide with easy...
Blog Jun 26th 2018 Meet The Farmer: Rowan Simms Chris Berry visits Rowan Simms at Waterfall Farm in Ellingstring for the latest in the Farmison & Co 'Meet the Farmer' series
Blog Jan 10th 2017 Return of Forgotten Favourites Chris Berry takes a look at the cuts making their comeback Nostalgia abounds during wintertime and talk around the festive dinner tables, while tucking in to turkey, goose, beef, duck, lamb or pork, can lead to fond...
Blog Nov 22nd 2016 Beefing up the Christmas Dinner Table Chris Berry tells of how it's not a festive closed shop on the big day. While turkey takes much of the limelight on the festive dinner table up and down the country on...
Blog Nov 15th 2016 Gorgeous Goose: Christmas is Coming Chris Berry follows the continuing revival of a traditional favourite Packed with flavour, rich, dark and succulent it's hard to imagine that
Blog Nov 4th 2016 The Great Christmas Turkey Takeover Chris Berry takes a closer look at the festive centrepiece Every year a familiar conversation, nearly now as traditional an event as turkey at Christmas itself, is held in homes throughout the country and is usually...
Blog Sep 25th 2016 Our October Update: Mutton, Christmas, & Recipes The weather's certainly turned in the Dales, it's getting very blustery and chilly at times, and the leaves are changing colour. There is a silver lining though, warm indulgent slow cooks, and