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Toffer

Joined: 01 Nov 2009
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Location: Greenwich (ish)

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:40 pm Post subject: Young butcher of the year
Did anyone see this on BBC3 earlier this week? Good to see this sort of thing championed but it was a slightly weird programme, all artificial pressure and the winner made a viking longboat out of pork! Maybe there should be a young downsizer of the year?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:42 pm Post subject:
I saw that it was going to be on and then forgot about it. Viking longboat made of pork eh?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:43 pm Post subject:
I thought it was great, not enough time spent on each section, but how wide is the appeal? Nice to see people showing real skills.

Toffer

Joined: 01 Nov 2009
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Location: Greenwich (ish)

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:47 pm Post subject:
It's true, he made oars out of ribs and a sail out of a celery srick and a cabbage leaf...

jema
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:48 pm Post subject:
I learned a few things, not least how long things can take. I thought the first exercise where they had 45 minutes to prepare some cuts sounded like plenty of time.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:48 pm Post subject:

Toffer wrote:

It's true, he made oars out of ribs and a sail out of a celery srick and a cabbage leaf...

Bit surreal, but it was definitely an eyecatching display. I thought the Scots fella was a great butcher, shame his sausage was rubbish.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:49 pm Post subject:
Was annoyed by the format but the content made a change.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:49 pm Post subject:

jema wrote:

I learned a few things, not least how long things can take. I thought the first exercise where they had 45 minutes to prepare some cuts sounded like plenty of time.

It took me the best part of a day to do that

Toffer

Joined: 01 Nov 2009
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Location: Greenwich (ish)

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:50 pm Post subject:
That was an eye opener, I had to laugh at the shot where that beef quarter dwarfed even the bigger lads getting it off the truck and then they didn't show the last two, I think they needed help to lift the thing!

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 4:51 pm Post subject:

Toffer wrote:

I had to laugh at the shot where that beef quarter dwarfed even the bigger lads getting it off the truck and then they didn't show the last two, I think they needed help to lift the thing!

Yeah

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Young butcher of the year

Toffer wrote:

the winner made a viking longboat out of pork!

I thought it was lamb?

Toffer

Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Posts: 86
Location: Greenwich (ish)

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 09 8:46 pm Post subject:
Well that explains it, a viking longboat out of lamb makes much more sense! (I think you're right now I think about it)

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 17567
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 09 12:05 pm Post subject:
Yeah, enjoyed it. Wonder how thye picked the topcis for the series? Butcher, chef, mechanic, hairdresser. Eclectic mix. Wonder how many people will be eating Viking longboat for Sunday lunch this week.

The.Grange

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 962
Location: Derbyshire

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 09 1:50 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Yeah, enjoyed it. Wonder how thye picked the topcis for the series? Butcher, chef, mechanic, hairdresser. Eclectic mix.

Wonder how many people will be eating Viking longboat for Sunday lunch this week.

not I, i don't like lamb

unlacedgecko

Joined: 21 Nov 2009
Posts: 5

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 09 9:25 pm Post subject:

thought it was a good programme that did well to show p[eople where food comes from. i enjoyed the butcher profiles, and liked that several kept their own stock. i did feel that it was overly dramatic, and as has been said full of artifical pressure. i did write to the beeb and tell them my comments. hopefully we will see more food/meat programmes in future. i think it is important that we speak to the beeb, as after all, it is out licence fee.
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