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Cooking Tips: Slow Cooked Roast Pork Shoulder

Choose a piece of Pork with a generous covering of fat and rind. Remove Pork from Cryovac packaging (taking note of the weight of the roast) the day/night before you intend to cook it. Pat dry with paper towel to absorb any moisture on the rind. Wrap in a tea towel (or more clean paper towel) and leave in the fridge. Remove...

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How to Choose Ethical, Sustainable and Traceable Food this Christmas

One of the loveliest things about Christmas is getting together with family and friends and enjoying beautiful food. Given our climate in December there’s an increasing trend towards cold dishes like ham and seafood, rather than the traditional roast*. What’s also changing is consumer awareness around food production....

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An Old Habit Re-ignited

I’ve recently taken up an old habit; having steak and eggs for breakfast. Besides the fact that I’m up early and keen to get out the door after a few Weetbix, I’m not sure the smell of steak and eggs is something that my household would enjoy waking up to. I expect that when the young troops arise there...

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All About Pork – The Other White Meat

How to cook – Medium heat prevents your pork from drying out. We recommend 180°C as a rule. Nutrition – Pork is a low fat alternative. It offers trimmed cuts with less fat than skinless chicken breast but with a range of nutrients such as Iron, B12, Thiamine, Omega 3 and Zinc, as well as Protein. Taste and...

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