A homekill and meat processing service that travels across the top of the South Island with a chiller trailer, so animals are handled on the property where they are kept. The website says the animal is calmed in its own surroundings, electro-stimulated, then chilled for seven days to improve flavour and tenderness. Beef is cut to the customer's order and packed, and small goods come in a wide range of flavours, with dietary needs and allergies catered for. The service is described as "from the farm to the freezer", and the meat is tagged with the customer's name so it is their own back. The business says it has more than 50 years in homekill and meat processing, and was founded in 2008 by James. The website gives its butchery as 25 Salisbury Road in Richmond.
Customers say the work is excellent and the staff friendly, and that the meat is quick and humane, well cut and packaged. One who comes up from Christchurch to hunt says it is the best butcher in the South Island, and is happy to pay extra for the work. Another reports extra costs at payment that were not on the website or given by phone, and found the bill higher than expected. Nearby, Heck! German Smallgoods, 0.7 km away, is rated 4.9 from 103 reviews. Our pick in Nelson for homekill beef and small goods that come back as your own meat.