Blog & Articles
Sep 29, 2017
GET BUFF: Tips & Tricks for Cooking Bison
Bison is a delicious, lean meat that is regularly used as a substitute for beef. Because of its lower fat content, bi...
Aug 30, 2017
Our Favourite BBQ Sauce Recipe (And When to Use it!)
Creating a homemade BBQ sauce is the perfect way to finish off your next set of ribs and impress your family and frie...
Jul 30, 2017
READY, SET… GRILL! 5 BBQ Maintenance Tips
Here in Alberta, grilling season can last all year round– but no downtime doesn’t mean you can’t keep your BBQ in tip...
Jun 30, 2017
BBQ&A: Choosing the Best Meat for Your Backyard Bash
Summers on the Canadian prairies bring out another side of home cooks– many of us leave the stuffy kitchen behind and...
May 31, 2017
BBQ DIY: 5 Secrets to Slinging a Savoury Secret Sauce
Western Canadians have cooked food outside for a long time, but recently specific barbecue traditions from across the...
Apr 30, 2017
4 REASONS TO BUY MEAT FROM A BUTCHER
Over the last few decades, food markets have been dominated by huge “box-store” chains thanks to a culture of conveni...
Mar 30, 2017
HOW TO: Build A Better Butcher’s Board
We’ve come a long way since sliced cheddar, garlic sausage and some saltines– a nostalgic classic that lacks some of ...
Feb 28, 2017
DOMESTIC GOURMET: 5 Tips for Cooking Wagyu Beef at Home
Now a mainstay on gourmet menus, wagyu (literally: “Japanese cow”) was widely mislabeled as Kobe beef. While Kobe bee...
Jan 30, 2017
PORK BELLY: At Home
If you have been out to eat in the last few years, you probably have heard or seen the words “pork belly” on a menu o...
Dec 29, 2016
JERKY TO SUCCESS: What’s the Story on Beef Jerky?
Beef jerky– we’ve all seen the processed stuff: cookie-cutter bits of greasy meat, hanging in a row of colourful plas...
Nov 29, 2016
Learn More about Mangalitsa Pork
Mangalitsa or Mangalica (pronounced man-gal-eets-a) is a breed of pork that is gaining both recognition and appreciat...
Oct 15, 2016
The 411 on Hormones & Antibiotics in Meat
Once groundbreaking, scientific discoveries, the words ‘hormones’ and ‘antibiotics’ have almost become curse words in...