1. Will there be meat shortages this Christmas?

    29/11/2021

    Will there be meat shortages this Christmas?

    By now, the idea of meat shortages this Christmas probably doesn’t come as a total shock, even though it’s never welcome news. But as ever...
  2. Top tips to keeping your butchers knives sharp

    17/11/2021

    Top tips to keeping your butchers knives sharp

    Put simply, using a sharp knife makes the art of butchery safer. If you use a dull knife to cut through tough cuts of meat...
  3. What to look for in an electric meat grinder

    28/10/2021

    What to look for in an electric meat grinder

    Although manual meat grinders are becoming increasingly popular in home kitchens, electric meat grinders remain an essential piece of butchers machinery. Using a manual meat...
  4. The meat industry faces a reckoning in the run up to Christmas

    14/10/2021

    The meat industry faces a reckoning in the run up to Christmas

    The UK’s shortage of butchers is not news within the industry. In fact, it’s been something that’s been foreseen for quite some time, and just...
  5. Here's why meat presentation is so important in a butchers shop

    27/09/2021

    Here's why meat presentation is so important in a butchers shop

    Many things are considered essential in a butchers shop. Having the proper tools (such as our BEW butchers knives), having competent staff and, of course...
  6. 5 reasons to choose F Dick knives for your commercial kitchen

    14/09/2021

    5 reasons to choose F Dick knives for your commercial kitchen

    If you’ve taken even a cursory look around our site here at Butchers Equipment Warehouse, you’ll probably have already seen that we stock an extensive...
  7. The 5 best cuts of meat to barbecue this summer

    25/08/2021

    The 5 best cuts of meat to barbecue this summer

    Summer is the perfect time to get the barbeque out and invite everyone round. With evenings spent with friends, beers, and the smell of meat...
  8. Cultured meat is on the rise - what does this mean for butchery?

    28/07/2021

    Cultured meat is on the rise - what does this mean for butchery?

    You may or may not have heard of ‘cultured’ meat. No, it’s not a specific term for a particularly prestigious cut. It’s actually one of...
  9. How to debone specific cuts of meat - leg of lamb, chicken, and fish

    16/07/2021

    How to debone specific cuts of meat - leg of lamb, chicken, and fish

    If you read our recent post on the basics of de-boning meat, you should now be pretty up-to-speed on the essentials - and that includes...
  10. The bare bones - a quick introduction to boning meat

    01/07/2021

    The bare bones - a quick introduction to boning meat

    De-boning meat is one of those many butchery skills that’s relatively easy to pick up, and undeniably hard to master. But it’s worth putting the...