Home or Away
We offer good old English bacon but if you’re feeling continental why not try some rashers from our Dutch farmers.
To streak or not to streak…that is the question
The age-old argument…streaky or back? We think it depends on what you’re cooking. Traditional bacon sarnie? Surely a bit of back. Those little piggy’s in blankets call for a crispy rasher of streaky.
Our Process
We use traditional methods in the production of our specialty- Dry Cured Bacon. We use salt cure to actively remove water from the bacon, ensuring minimal shrinkage and excess water when cooking. This process also acts to preserve the meat and crucially maximises taste.
Once cured, the bacon can be smoked if required. Cheaper cuts manufactured on an industrial scale for sale in supermarkets tend to be “smoked” using chemicals. At Turners, we have two smokehouses where the bacon is placed overnight in order to produce that traditional and unmistakable smoked taste.
All that’s left is for the bacon to be sliced and packaged, which is all done by our in-house production team.
The Pigs…
Our English Pigs
The traceability of our pork is very important to us. That’s why we use reputable suppliers with whom we’ve had long standing relationships.
Our English bacon is just that- from home-grown pigs. They are outdoor-bred and reared to welfare standards which cover the pigs through-out their lives and ensure they can express their natural behaviour.
While outdoors, the pigs have access to large paddocks and dry, comfortable shelter. Once indoors, they have plenty of space, dry straw to root around in and a comfortable place to sleep. The sows spend their lives outdoors and are not kept in farrowing crates, with space and bedding to build nests.
Their Dutch counterparts
Turners of Bond Street has a long-established relationship with Dutch supplier Van der Mey. They are IKB certified and meet all EU directives with regards to animal welfare and environment. The Netherlands is at the forefront of animal welfare regulations. They are given more space and are generally kept together in their own groups which is important for herd animals such as pigs. The law forbids any physical intervention with the animals unless for health or welfare reasons e.g. ear marking.