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Platinum Jubilee 2022 Carving Set - DukesHill
Platinum Jubilee 2022 Carving Set
Creating an exceptional carving knife set to commemorate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022.Here at Dukeshill, we are extremely excited and overjoyed to be celebrating Her Majesty’s historic 70-year reign with... Read more...
A Turkey Update - DukesHill
A Turkey Update
Our award winning Dukeshill Free Range Bronze turkeys reared by Rosie Wadlow, are something we’re incredibly proud of. The turkeys are able to roam around green pastures, being able to... Read more...
Round the Table - DukesHill
Round the Table
Autumn is here, and with the cold weather comes a yearning for warming comfort food. Going out to eat and drink has been restricted under the current government regulations, but... Read more...
The Pig Diaries Take 1 - DukesHill
The Pig Diaries Take 1
Once upon a time there were three little pigs. Here follows my account of Neale's first of many ventures into rare breed pig keeping back in 2010, charting the antics... Read more...
The Pig Diaries - Take 2 - DukesHill
The Pig Diaries - Take 2
The further adventures of Neale's second foray into rare breed pig keeping. Here follows the diary I kept following his antics back in 2011, with his new clutch of Gloucester... Read more...
What is "Nitrite-Free" Ham? - DukesHill
What is "Nitrite-Free" Ham?
The growing number of manufacturers using “Nitrite Free” as an advertising slogan to sell hams and bacon is one of my biggest bugbears of late. Okay, it may not be... Read more...
What is "Formed Meat"? - DukesHill
What is "Formed Meat"?
From time to time I’m asked if we ever use “formed meat”… No! Unlike most “supermarket” ham, ours is never “formed”, “reformed” or “reconstituted”. Here’s the text of an article I... Read more...
A Brief History of English Ham... - DukesHill
A Brief History of English Ham...
…and how Dukeshill is keeping an ancient tradition alive. A few years ago I was asked by Fortnum and Mason to talk about the history of English ham to a... Read more...
Sweet Virginia - DukesHill
Sweet Virginia
It all started when one of my colleagues called me over to speak to an American lady, now living in London, who had called for advice: “Is your York Ham... Read more...
The Ultimate Bacon Sarnie - DukesHill
The Ultimate Bacon Sarnie
Is there any problem for which bacon isn’t the solution? Slap said bacon between two slices of bread, and we’re into near religious territory as far as I’m concerned. There... Read more...
Paddington Bear's Seal of Approval - DukesHill
Paddington Bear's Seal of Approval
We were so sad when we heard of Michael Bond’s passing here at Dukeshill. Apart from creating one of the most enduring and loveable children’s characters Paddington Bear, he had... Read more...
Dukeshill Ham - A Proud Pedigree - DukesHill
Dukeshill Ham - A Proud Pedigree
Aside from being descended from ten generations of butchers dating back to 1545 did I ever mention Neale Hollingsworth, proprietor of Dukeshill Ham happens to be related to the Marsh... Read more...