[{"id":385948169,"handle":"pastured-beef","title":"Pastured beef","updated_at":"2023-12-04T06:45:03+11:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're old fashioned whole body butchers and we source our beef and veal directly from NSW producers practising regenerative farming. All cattle are hormone and antibiotic-free and are born and raised on chemical-free pastures - no grain. They arrive to us via the abattoir as whole carcasses that we dry age and break to order. Your cut will be labelled with the farm it came from and breeds include English Longhorn, Galloway, Old breed Black Angus, Wagyu and Specklepark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause we buy the whole body (no boxed meat) we can usually cut anything you require. So if you don't see a product you're after here, just email or call and we'll make it for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-04-13T09:06:33+10:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Pastured beef"}],"published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2018-04-17T16:55:39+10:00","alt":"","width":1497,"height":1114,"src":"\/\/featherandbone.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Rob_with_cattle_-_home_page.jpeg?v=1523948139"}},{"id":457174417709,"handle":"quick-order","title":"Quick Order","updated_at":"2023-12-04T06:45:04+11:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-08-15T13:28:14+10:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"quick","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":266784899158,"handle":"shop-grass-fed-beef","updated_at":"2023-12-04T06:45:03+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"}]
Boned brisket is the classic, flavoursome secondary cut used for braising, whatever your preferences - Texan, Chinese, French, Italian - everyone loves brisket. Roast long and slow and serve sliced, braise so it pulls apart and serve stuffed in a roll, cook with mushroom and red wine in a pie or braise with aromatics and chilli.
A NOTE ABOUT FAT:
We don't trim our brisket the way most butchers do for several reasons.
We think that fat is flavour and when the fat in good quality brisket melts it's really, really good. It should be left on the brisket during cooking so it can do its job of providing flavour and keeping the meat moist and tender. Most of it will render out in a long, slow cook.
Our beef comes from two to four year old, slow growing cattle breeds that are selected and pasture raised (no grain, no feed lots), with the goal of achieving an optimum table product as well as the best possible outcome for animal, environmental and human welfare.
The result can be very different from the standard 12-18 month old, fast-growing, grain-finished breeds that dominate the beef market, particularly when it comes to fat. Older, slower-growing animals generally provide much more flavour but can also include a higher fat cover.
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 bio-dynamic Red Angus, Belted Galloway, Speckled Park and Wagyu;