Fancy a slavink?

If you know me even a little, you’ll know you can wake me up for a good, thick steak. That steak just isn’t something you eat every day, though. Not even me. What I really appreciate on a regular weekday? A properly rolled meatball, a bratwurst from our very own sausage-making shop, or a juicy slavink with a classic Dutch meat-and-potatoes dinner.

That’s why we have such a wide range of everyday meats available online, and we’ve rounded up our bestsellers for you.

Stocking your freezer? Easy peasy!

Filling your freezer with meat sounds like something that takes a bit of effort. It doesn’t. With our wide range of everyday meats, you can stock up on minced beef, chicken breast and pork steaks all at once. The only thing left for you to do is open the freezer door. That’s it.

Flash-frozen on delivery

Did you know there’s quite a difference between your freezer at home and ours? Your freezer uses still air at around -18°C, so things freeze relatively slowly. Ours uses a blast freezer that circulates ice-cold air around the meat all day, freezing it solid in under an hour. Faster freezing means smaller ice crystals, and smaller ice crystals help preserve the structure of the muscle cells. In other words: the quality is preserved as much as possible.

Our Master Butcher cuts the meat the same day, immediately vacuum-seals it to protect against freezer burn, and places it loosely in crates so the cold air can circulate properly. Within an hour, it’s completely frozen. It then arrives at your door packed with dry ice in an insulated bag, ready to go straight back into your freezer. Just as deeply frozen as when it left us.

Thawing? Here’s how to do it without the fuss

The only time you need to plan ahead is when it’s time to thaw. You have two options:

• Plan ahead: put the meat in the fridge the day before. Slow and steady, just the way your meat likes it.

• Forgot? No panic: put the meat in a sealed bag and place it in cold water. Within half an hour or so, you’ll be ready to go.

What you’re better off avoiding: lukewarm or warm water, or using the microwave. That heats the outside faster than the inside can thaw, which is exactly how you undo some of the benefits of carefully frozen meat.

A well-stocked freezer means you’re always prepared

Build up a good supply in one go and top it up once a month. No more extra trips to the store on a busy Wednesday evening. Just grab what you need from the freezer, thaw it the night before (or use the cold-water method), and you’re good to go.

Everyday meat, boring? Not at all

Everyday meat. It can quickly sound like the usual routine: minced beef on Wednesday, schnitzel on Thursday, fresh sausage on Monday. But boring it isn’t, and that starts with the way we look at it. Further down this page, you’ll find recipes to turn those everyday cuts into something a little more exciting.

Why “everyday” doesn’t mean “ordinary”

Our Master Butcher selects minced meat and schnitzel with the same precision as our more special cuts. After all, what’s on your plate matters every day. Freshly cut, neatly trimmed, and with the same provenance as the rest of our range. The difference isn’t in the meat, but in what you do with it.

One staple, five different dinners

Take minced meat. Meatballs in tomato sauce today, a hearty chili tomorrow, stuffed into a bell pepper the day after. One type of meat, plenty of variety for your weekly menu. Schnitzel and fresh sausage work the same way: make a small change to the seasoning or preparation, and you’ve got a completely different dish on the table.

Keep scrolling and you’ll find some of those recipes ready to go. Handy for those evenings when you still have to cook and don’t feel like coming up with something yourself.