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”.