The Meat Hook

It’s been a long and (mostly) great year for everyone here at The Meat Hook!  We hope it’s been the same for you.  Remember to stock up this weekend before you go out and commit uncompromising, absolutely lacking in morality decisions that you would regret for the rest of your life if you remembered them at all.  We’re here for that.  Roasts, steaks, hams, smiles, shots, beers, … Read more …

Nitrates and nitrites get a bad rap.  I don’t know exactly how this all started if I’m honest; the crusade against all preservatives.  Can anyone give me a date?  Did someone just flip a switch?  Does anyone have the number for the guy who started all this?  I’d like to talk to him. We get questions pretty often in the shop asking if our bacon has nitrates. … Read more …

Get ready to start the new year right, fat kid!  We have a bunch of classes that The Meat Hook crew is teaching this January.  Whatever you’re looking to do, I think we got it covered…possibly in pig fat and braising liquid. On Tuesday, January 17th, Ben Turley will be doing what he does best–making juvenile jokes about phallic objects in the Sausage-Making course!  You’ll get to … Read more …