[{"id":13131743260,"handle":"cured-meats","updated_at":"2024-03-29T10:15:01+11:00","published_at":"2023-07-04T14:22:02+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Cured \u0026 smoked pastured meats","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eAll of these products go beautifully together on a grazing platter with a jar of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/cured-meats\/products\/organic-chicken-liver-pate-2\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Organic Chicken Liver Paté\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOrganic Chicken Liver Paté\u003c\/a\u003e, our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/cured-meats\/products\/wild-ale-honey-mustard\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Wild Ale \u0026amp; Honey Mustard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003emustard\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/cured-meats\/products\/pickled-cucumbers\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pickled Cucumbers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003epickled cucumbers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll our cured pork products are made from slow-growing, pasture-raised pigs and this is a rare thing. Think about it this way. Around 3% of Australian pigs are raised outside on pasture, healthy and free to do their piggy thing. Between 50-75% of most pigs are cured for ham, bacon, salami etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich means that, at most, only about 1.5% of the cured pork sold in restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, butchers and delis is made from pasture-raised pork.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other 98.5% is made from intensively-raised pork, often imported. Pigs squashed together inside, restricted, medicated and definitely not free to do their piggy thing. Who wants to eat that?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/blogs\/chew-the-fat\/pastured-pork-is-hard-to-find\" title=\"Pastured pork is hard to find\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead more about pasture-raised pork.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2018-04-17T17:20:27+10:00","alt":"","width":1665,"height":1508,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Air_cured_pork_shoulder_whole_small.jpeg?v=1685690633"}},{"id":266784899158,"handle":"shop-grass-fed-beef","updated_at":"2024-03-28T07:10:04+11:00","published_at":"2022-10-07T10:26:13+11:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"SHOP PASTURE-RAISED BEEF","body_html":"\u003cp\u003ePasture-raised, grass-fed beef direct from ethically-managed local farms. Slow or fast cooking, we have it all - premium steaks, ribs, burgers, bones or mince - cut from whole animals that are minimum 24 months old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca title=\"Beef and Veal Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/collections\/pastured-beef\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efull list of Beef and Veal cuts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e"}]
‘When you think the taste can’t possibly get any better it proves you wrong. It’s like it gets better and better every time I buy it. As we say in Italian, it’s so delicious it could resuscitate the dead!’
This product is fresh, not frozen.
The Producers We buy whole bodies of beef on a rotating basis from a number of farms and your cut will come from whichever beef is available and sufficiently aged when you order. The beef we source is:
packed with the farm, certification (if applicable) and breed clearly labelled;
dry aged for between two to six weeks, depending on the cut;
minimum 24 months old and could be up to 36 months or older (most beef is yearling);
hormone and antibiotic-free;
grass-fed and finished on chemical-free pasture (except in conditions such as drought where there is insufficient grass available when silage or sprouted grains may be used);
a mix of breeds including Galloway, organic Wagyu, Scottish Angus, English Long Horn;
from NSW, Victorian and Tasmanian farms.
The producers we work with are entirely transparent about their processes and welcome all questions.