Part of the Wey Valley Meadows SSSI
5kg Small Beef Box
Whats in the Box?
Our 5kg box is a selection of the cuts we offer, in a smaller size than our 10kg box whilst still being cheaper than buying the cuts individually. This makes its ideal for people with limited storage. The box contains a varied mix of cuts ranging from Steaks to Slow Pot-Roasting Joints, and to make the most delicious meals from them a range of cooking styles are required.
Steaks:
Prime Steaks:
The box contains around 1-2 packs of the following: Fillet Steak, Ribeye Steak, Sirloin Steak, Prime Rump Steak, Flat-iron Steak or Bavette Steak. All of which are suited to frying, and can be served from blue-rare through to well done.
All Steaks are vacuum-packed into packs of two, with most packs averaging a weight of 500g, some packs will be bigger to ensure a suitably thick cut for the best results when cooked.
Braising, Stewing & Other Steaks:
The box contains 1-2 packs of the following: Chuck Steak, Boneless Shin, Bone-in Shin (Osso Buco), Braising Steak, Blade Steak, Stewing Steak. All of which are best braised or stewed gently in liquid.
All of the above Steaks are vacuum-packed into packs of around 500g.
Roasting Joints:
The box also contains around 1kg of roasting joints, with approximate weights of 750-1500g. They may be one of the following: Topside, Silverside, Top Rump or Rump.
All Roasting joints are vacuum-packed, hand tied and where required additional basting fat is added to ensure they remain flavourful and juicy.
Slow Roasting Joints:
The box contains around 1kg of slow roasting joints, with approximate weights of 750-1500g. These include: Rolled Brisket, Flat Brisket, Chuck Roll or a Leg of Mutton Cut.
All slow roasting joints are vacuum-packed, hand rolled and tied and trimmed to ensure an even fat coverage.
Everyday Essentials:
The box also contains 1kg of our Minced and Diced Beef, this is made from the trimming from all the other cuts offered and is packaged in either 500g or 750g packs, for an additional fee, we can offer our Burgers or Beef sausages instead of mince or dice, for more please click here.
About our Beef & The Farm
About the Beef.
Red Ruby Devon Cattle, The future of Farming.
The choice to breed and raise Red Ruby Devon cattle was obvious to us, as the end product is highly regarded as some of the best Beef one can get, thanks to the natural tendancy to develop intramuscular fat deposits, which provide much of the tenderness and flavour wanted by the descerning meat eater, but unlike some of the other more common cattle breeds such as Aberdeen Angus or Hereford, the Devon cattle are able to be raised with mininal grain or concentrate feed, and are even renowned for getting "fat" too easily, which makes them an ideal fit for conservation grazing sites, which often have poor quailty grasses, sedges and wildflowers. Thanks to the varied diet of cattle from these sites the beef takes on a unique flavour profile thanks to the unique selection of herbage the cattle have access to.
This is combined with modern "seam butchery" style to ensure every part of the animal is showcased to its full potential. Seam Butchery by ensuring muscle groups are seperated into individual muscles, allows them to be selected by cooking style, which we feel provides us with a unique product that, thanks to its origin and the way in which its prepared, is of unsurpassed quailty.
About the Farm.
Here at Upper Unstead Farm, since 2016 there has been a suckler herd of Red Ruby Devon's, introduced to enhance the areas of the Wey Valley Meadows SSSI that we manage, which they do with ease. Since 1972, we have had numerous cattle on the farm, Originally to supply the family's butchers shops. Since 2016 we have made a slow return to the retail meat trade, but with a focus on providing the very best quality beef, whilst on a sustainable footing. With the farm having recently passed to the Third Generation within the family, we are focused on the future, both with regards to ensuring the sustainability of the farming and farm business, but also ensuring we strive to offer the best produce with innovative butchery backing up traditional breeds and ways of farming.
