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Barbecuing Meat: Hints and Tips
When you’re choosing meat for a barbecue, you can’t afford to skimp. Cooking over coals or gas is unforgiving if you have poor quality materials to start with, so...
Healthy Meat Cookery
Meat is an essential part of a balanced diet for many of us, but there have been several recent scares about E. coli and mad cow disease as well as the increasing...
How to Cook Different Cuts of Meat
Too many of us are used to cooking the same dishes over and over again. We get stuck in a rut with repetition of meals and it can be difficult to think of new ideas...
How to Cook the Perfect Steak
Ask people what their favourite meal is and steak and chips in some guise is likely to crop up again and again.
It is worth your while learning how to cook...
Is It Worth Buying a Meat Thermometer?
As trends in cooking change, so too do the tools we use. Meat thermometers have been a popular cooking tool for many years, but they have...
Meat in the Slow Cooker: Should You Seal It First?
For many people that use a slow cooker, or are thinking about getting one to add to their collection of kitchen gadgets, it’s all about saving...
Meat Stews from Around the World
When we think of meat stews, we often remember the boring and greasy stews of our childhood school dinners, but around the world there are fantastic recipes for...
Old Fashioned Meat Dishes
A good way to increase your cooking repertoire, support your local butcher and save money is to try some old fashioned meat dishes.
The popular meals of...
Pot Roasting Chicken in a Slow Cooker
Rather than think of a whole chicken cooked in the slow cooker as a poor imitation of an oven-roasted chicken, see it as a different dish. You...
Respect The Animal - Using the Whole Chicken
One of the best ways to do your bit to discourage intensive farming is to buy the best quality meat you can afford and don't waste anything....
Slow Cooking Beef and Lamb: Using Cheaper Cuts
Learning to cook with the cuts of beef and lamb that are traditionally used in slow cooking can add some delicious dishes to your repertoire, as...
Slow Cooking Pork: Safety Rules and Tasty Recipes
Pork is one of the most versatile meats for slow cooking, not just because it is tasty but because even processed pork meats such as sausage and...
Tips For Meat Barbecues
A good barbecue is a real joy - it can make a wonderful family get together or a party for friends.
Although most barbecues are perfectly good, a great barbecue...
Unusual Meats
The most popular meats in the UK are beef, pork, lamb and poultry. Beef is the most popular, with a roast dinner on a Sunday being a key part of traditional family...
Using Left Over Meat in Your Cookery
Using leftovers is a great way to save money, reduce food wastage and respect the lives of the animals that have been killed for our benefit.
It has been...
Vitamins in Meat
All meat is a great source of protein.
A grilled, skinless turkey breast contains only 160 calories per 100 grams and 35 grams of protein – this is now...
