‘Tis the season for festive feasting! Christmas is traditionally a time of gift giving, happiness, and lots of food, so what better way of attracting people to your butcher’s shop than with the perfect festive themed meat hamper? Here at Butchers Equipment Warehouse, our wide selection of butchers knives, butchers tools and butchers supplies are all designed to help you make easy work of all your butchery pursuits, including curating the perfect festive meat hamper!

So, what are the key features that make up the ultimate Christmassy meat hamper? Well, it’s subjective up to a point – but here are some of our suggestions!

Quality cuts

Now, this one goes without saying, but it’s absolutely vital that your Christmas hamper only contains the finest selection of meats from your stores. Keep in mind that people will likely be looking to give your hamper as a gift, so whoever is purchasing it will be looking to make a heartfelt gesture with your product so they’ll be expecting the best! As a general rule of thumb, quality is always better than quantity, so you’d be better off creating a smaller hamper that contains a few specially selected products, rather than one filled to the brim with lower quality cuts. People want the best at Christmas!

A varied selection

Variety is the spice of life, and this time-honoured saying rings just as true when applied to the perfect Christmas meat hamper. We can’t imagine that there will be many people out there looking to purchase a meat hamper that’s filled solely with Christmas themed sausages (as good as they may be!). People are looking for variation in their Christmas meat selections, even if it’s being tailored to someone who only likes turkey, you can do a lot of different things with the same meat – so don’t be afraid to get creative!

A practical selection

Unlike other Christmas gifts, meat hampers are not meant to be kept for long. Obviously, meat products are perishable goods and should be consumed right away, so the size of your hamper needs to be carefully thought out to ensure that whatever you put in it can be consumed within a relatively short space of time. If you’re creating a standard hamper that you can easily replicate and sell in bulk, then you need to take into account how many people the hamper is intended for (say a standard family of four) and the storage time of the meat items you are including in it.

What’s more, it’s worth assessing the size and weight of your finished hamper to make sure it’s easy enough to carry! Most people don’t want a weight lifting session to go along with their Christmas hamper shopping, so as a general rule, if you don’t think your grandparents could easily carry the hamper, then it’s probably a little bit too big!

So, by sticking to these basic principles, you’ll be able to put together a Christmas hamper that anyone would be over the moon to receive as a gift. A premium meat hamper also requires premium butchers’ equipment to create it, so if you find that you need some new tools to help you through the festive season, you’re in exactly the right place.

At Butchers Equipment Warehouse we have all the equipment and tools you need for cutting and preparing meats at Christmas. If you have any specific questions or you need any advice, feel free to call us on 01254 427761, and we’ll be happy to help however we can.