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Winning at butchery by Ann Morgan
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“There were six competitors and the event is usually supermarket dominated. It is rare that an independent butcher wins,” said Dan. “We had a two hour cutting test on speed, efficiency, saleability of the products, the best yield and the overall
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Owner of Mangawhai Meats, Dan Klink, has won the Upper North Island Regional finals for the Young Butcher of the Year competition through the Meat Retailers Association of New Zealand.
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display and cooking knowledge.” There was a certain amount of compulsory products the butchers needed to produce. “We were given an eye fillet with sirloin attached, a shoulder of pork and a size 20 chicken to see what we could come up with. It shows how creative you can get with meat. I ended up with 34 products. “It is really exciting to win at this level, not only for recognition for the shop and ourselves, but to be able to compete in
something like this makes all the hard work worthwhile and it’s nice to know that you are doing a good job.” Dan will go on to the nationwide competition at the end of August and compete for the national Young Butcher of the Year title. “Winning something like this really sets us apart and gets our name out there. In the four years we have won gold, silver and bronze medals in the sausage competition and this will help push us ahead a bit more.”
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