Recipes & Tips
Get the most out of your meat with our delicious recipes, smart cooking tips and exclusive interviews on the 91¾«Æ·. blog.
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Where is Boswell Farm? (second left past the moon)
Love it or loathe it, supermarket value meat serves a purpose. Recently however the marketing powers that be decided that value meat needed a makeover and to replicate the success of the discount retailers they brought some farm sounding names on board, that don’t actually mean a thing!
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What is Lambing Season
Lambing season is well under way in the UK for our livestock farmers here at 91¾«Æ·mpany, so we thought we’d speak to some about this magical time of year.
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Why you’ll never be as good at cooking as ‘the’ mother-in-law?
It turns out there is actual science behind the reason why he prefers his mummy's cooking over yours - genetics. Find out more...
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Nice to Meat...Graham Johns (Head Chef, The Old Storehouse)
Graham Johns is head chef of The Old Storehouse at Amble in Northumberland. Fiercely passionate about developing young chefs, Graham is responsible for the career progression of a number of the North East’s most celebrated young cooking talents, and we’re delighted he took time to speak to us.
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Don’t Go Bacon My Heart - Why Brexit could kill the Bacon Butty
With public outcry still ringing about the new shape of Toblerone, we are issuing a warning cry to Britain about the humble bacon sarnie. While freshly cooked bacon nestled on a pillow of soft white bread, with a splash of sauce, is the simplest of British breakfasts, it could also about to get chopped and changed in this crazy post Brexit world we are living in.
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The Secrets of Stewing Success
Slow cooking has made a resurgence over the past few years, and although it is really easy, you need to master the basics. Whether you use a slow cooker, one-pot pan or casserole here are some meaty tips to improve your slow-cooking.
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Nice to Meat...Gareth Rodgers
Long term GBMC customer Gareth Rodgers is a 35 year old Information Manager from Newcastle upon Tyne. He recently used our lean meats to fuel a body transformation programme, so we caught up with him to find out what his road to success was...
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Top tips for frying meat
One of the most popular ways to cook meat is by frying. Mostly because it’s quick, easy to do and if you’re not the greatest of cooks its a skill that’s moderately quick to learn
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Boston Butt - best cut for pulled pork
Until recently a Boston Butt was not something many people had heard of. That's changed, with Boston Butt more widely available, but it's still not very common so we wanted to tell you all about what is widely recognised as the best cut for pulled pork - the Boston Butt.