SWP Butcher Shop has stood on the same corner since 1994. Whole animals come in through the back on Tuesday mornings, and everything you see in the case was broken down in the room behind it.
Whole-animal butchery, still
Buying the whole animal means we are responsible for all of it, not only the popular cuts. That is why the case has shanks and marrow bones next to the ribeye, and why the sausage recipes change with what came off the block that week.
What that means at the counter
- Nothing is pre-portioned. Tell us the thickness and we cut it while you wait.
- Bones, fat and trim are bagged separately at no charge if you want them.
- Every parcel is weighed twice and labelled with your name and the cooking times.
- If we do not have it in the case, we will tell you when it is coming in.
We buy from five farms, all within a day’s drive, and we can name the one every cut came from. Ask — we would rather answer than have you guess.
