1. What makes Icel such a highly sought-after brand?

    31/01/2022

    What makes Icel such a highly sought-after brand?

    When searching for quality butchers equipment, whether you’re looking for butchers knives or cleavers, you’ve probably come across the brand known as Icel. This Portuguese...
  2. Taking stock - top targets for inspection in your butchers shop

    28/01/2022

    Taking stock - top targets for inspection in your butchers shop

    With 2022 now in full swing, it’s time to take stock of the year that’s gone. For the vast majority of butchers, the Christmas period...
  3. The 5 most frequently asked questions of butchers at Christmas

    20/12/2021

    The 5 most frequently asked questions of butchers at Christmas

    Christmas is an exceptionally busy time of year for butchers, and just with any other sector, the key to success is all about being prepared...
  4. How to maximise efficiency for your store this festive season

    17/12/2021

    How to maximise efficiency for your store this festive season

    After a traumatic 2020, things have been more positive for butchers in 2021. Customers have continued to shop locally, and an ease in coronavirus restrictions...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...