One of the disadvantages of not having a Mum around once I’d left home, is that I had no idea how to buy or cook meat.
I would stand in the meat section of the supermarket, and have no idea what to buy. There were so many different cuts of meat that I’d never even heard of – let alone have a clue how to cook them!
I Must Confess: for the first few months after leaving home, my diet consisted of canned soup, toasted sandwiches and grilled lamb chops if I really had a craving for meat, because that was the extent of my cooking knowledge ;-).
Fast forward more than twenty-five years, and I’ve learned a lot – as you do when you are married to a man who is a big fan of “feed the man meat”!
So when the people at Meat Cart in Brisbane asked if I’d like to review their product, I had to say yes – if only to impress the hubster that I was bringing home the bacon with this blogging caper! Well, not bacon in a literal sense – in actual fact we received some pork chops, which is still from a pig after all, and a selection of other meaty goodness goodies.
Hubster honey glazed the pork chops (I run an equal opportunity kitchen I’ll have you know!) which we enjoyed with mashed potatoes, carrots and beans, one night when the kids were out. The meat arrived in 500g packs, which according to Meat Cart is about the right size to feed two adults. If you are are on a weight management plan of some sort, Meat Cart has a Correct Weight page on their website just for you.
It’s true, Meat Cart is more expensive at first glance than your local supermarket or butcher, but they pride themselves on providing excellent quality – which I can confirm after trialling their products.
But the best thing about Meat Cart is convenience. Your order is delivered to your door, in a special cooler bag packed with ice, designed to keep the contents cold for at least 5 hours – so that unlike a supermarket delivery, you don’t even have to be at home when it arrives. You can arrange to have the same delivery each week, or a one-off order before your throw a barbecue.
The website has a blog of useful tips and information to help you understand the various cuts of meat, as well as how to cook it – perfect for somebody like I was, all those years ago – totally clueless when it came to meat!
And, seeing as this IS the Australia Day weekend, it seems appropriate to mention that Meat Cart uses 100% Australian meat – supporting our Aussie farmers.
Do you understand the various cuts of meat, where they come from and how to cook them, or is it all a bit of a mystery to you?!
NB This is not a sponsored post. We did however receive a free sample of Meat Cart products to review.
Linking up with My Home Truths for a Monday edition of “I Must Confess”.
I only knew the one or two dishes when we first started living together and somehow managed to fake it, until hubby took more than an interesting in cooking. Meat wise, we tend to stick with what we know but we do also experiment. Crispy Skin Pork belly is now a family favourite, we poach it in milk and the meat just melts in your mouth and the crackling is divine.
I’ve never cooked pork belly and wouldn’t know how – recipes please!!!
I grew up on a farm so yes, I know what to do with meat. I find it funny that the random cuts of meat that we used to give to our farm dogs (lamb shanks & ribs) are now the best cuts in restaurants! The MeatCart is a great idea, hopefully it will catch on in your city. My fave is Pork belly, lamb roast and beautiful steak (porterhouse or t-bone). I might be going to the Meat Mart for more recipe ideas.
I know! All my old cookbooks rave about lamb shanks being a “cheap” meal … umm HELLO?!!! Not!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever tried pork belly – wouldn’t know what to do with it – just roast it I guess?
As a girl born and bred on the farm, I do know my way around meat, and yes it can be so expensive, and usually CRAP from supermarket, this looks like a good idea, if we had more money!
My S-I-L lives in the country and they get a whole pig/cow slaughtered and that fills their freezer – not something us city girls have easy access to though.
I still have no idea about meat. I always seem to buy the worst cuts, let alone even trying to cook them (usually, very badly!) I leave the meat to my husband who is a deft hand at selecting and cooking the best!
Thank heavens for hubbies hey 🙂
I know enough about meat cuts to make my way around a kitchen but Paul is so much better. He cooked a roast lamb Christmas Eve and it was divine.
Mmmm hang on to that one Tegan!
I’m not a great meat chef … and I generally over cook out of fear. I’m not too bad at a roast dinner though. Meat Cart looks like a fab thing to get into. Love the fact that they deliver in a bag which keeps the meat cool for a few hours 🙂
That’s why I chose to cook a roast for the outlaws – I thought it was idiot-proof – until I got burnt!!