XMAS MEATS

PRE ORDER IS REQUIRED FOR XMAS HAMS AND TURKEYS

Pick up and deliveries will be from the 17th - 24th Dec.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

• Hams (free range, ethical, nitrate-free)
• Turkey (certified organic, free range)
• Duck (SORRY NOT AVAILABLE 2018)
• Lamb (certified organic)

TRUE FREE-RANGE - HOLISTIC, ETHICAL, PASTURE RAISED

BOSS MEATS is a small cottage producer who are also gourmet butchers with a processing facility on their property at Stanthorpe. Greg from BOSS MEATS has been involved with the Organics industry since the early 80's and has been an organic farmer. ALL animals are either rasided on the property, or souced locally from farmers who are raising both certified organic and true free range holistically farmed animals.

ABOUT THE PIGS

Boss Meats are artisan growers and butchers that produce:

• Heritage breed pigs (predominantly black, though some are white/pink or two color) which are resistant to disease naturally
• True humanely raised: organic and holistic, free-range and pastured, non-intensively raised prigs
• healthy and well cared-for pigs
• very flavourful, quality and fresh
• NO: GMO, growth promotants, antibiotics, steroids, hormones, pesticides or chemicals goes into our animals or any of the products
• NO: added non-naturally occuring nitrates or artificial preservatives and is cryovac packed fresh

HOW ARE THE HAMS MADE AND WHAT'S IN THEM:

• pickled for 10-12 days in brine of natural Pacific Ocean sea salt & pink rock salt
• cured for approximately 12 hours in wood smoke consisting of 80% local Iron Bark wood, saw dust and Birch wood
• cyrovac packed
• no articifically introduced nitrates (the salts convert to a natural preservative)
  
  

HOW TO STORE HAM:

Rinse Ham Bag in a solution of water and one tablespoon of vinegar and squeeze out the excess.

• Wipe ham clean with a damp cloth.
• Place ham in the ham bag and refrigerate.
• Rinse out your Ham Bag every 3 days to retain freshness.
• Keep your ham bag moist.

ABOUT THE TURKEYS

GreenAG Farm is located on the northern side of Toowoomba, in the small farming district of Cutella near Kingsthorpe.  GreenAg produces certified organic free-range traditional turkeys which are outstanding for tender and succulent quality and flavour:

• organically farmed
• grown in small groups
• stress-free in an open
• fed an organic blend of grains and ingredients combined with fresh air and sunshine with the inclusion of assorted traditional herbal plantings
• free from GMO, hormones, steriods, growth promotants, antibiotics
• GreenAG products are all GF and contain no artificial preservatives or nitrates

HOW TO CHOOSE AND COOK A TURKEY:

• ALLOW 300-350G PER PERSON WHEN CHOOSING SIZE
• FROZEN TURKEYS ALLOW 1 x DAY PER 2KG TO DEFROST IN THE FRIDGE
• LEAVE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE COOKING
• COOK 180C / 25-40 MINS PER KG