Happy Christmas to all our customers

Leech & Sons would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our customers.

Thank you so very much for your custom. This enables us to continue to provide you with the very best that we can in "REAL FOOD" and to also pass on the skills that enable this to continue to the next generation of quality food producers that work at Leech & Sons.

We look forward to seeing you very soon.

Turkey cooking tips

For Turkey cooking instructions http://www.appledoreturkeys.co.uk/cooking-tips/ gives great advice to ensure a perfectly cooked turkey.
For Three Bird Roasts and Turkey Rolls we would recommend:
Ensuring any bird is fully thawed if frozen prior to cooking.
Cover with tin foil and place in oven at 160ºC. Cook for about 30mins/500g (1 hour /Kg) removing tin foil for last 30 minutes until golden. Ensure bird roast is fully cooked with juices running clear.
For Turkey Breast Roll - Rest for a minimum of 30 minutes prior to eating.
For Three Bird Roast - Rest for a minimum of 30 minutes prior to eating.
Enjoy.

Please note these are given as guidelines and all ovens vary.

Leech & Sons Voucher

Why not consider a Leech & Sons Voucher for a Christmas present - These can be bought at any value and do not have to be spent all at once. Our feedback suggests that these have been very much appreciated in the past! Why not pick one up when in the shops or order one via email or telephone and we'll send one via the post with it becoming valid on receipt of payment.

Winning sausage initial development sampling

We have have been busy developing the new winning Chorizo & Balsamic Onion recipe this week and at Melbourn today we will have first stage sampling for your initial feedback. - if you are around pop in and try some!

Thanks to everyone who entered our Sausage Competition.

Leech and Sons would like to thank everyone who participated in their Sausage competition and congratulations to Natalie for the winning recipe. Please everyone keep looking our website and facebook page as the winning recipe, Chorizo and Balsamic Onion, will be on sale soon and some of the other suggestions may well be made and on sale at Leech and Sons in due course.

Sausage Competition winner to be announced

Tonight on Star Radio 7pm Foodie Show we announce the winner of our Sausage Competition and a £40.00 Leech and Sons voucher!

New display cabinets to rear of shop in Melbourn

Just had some new cabinets installed in the rear of our Melbourn shop. This will allow us to extend and better display our superb range of quality ready meals, pies and frozen products. Please come and check it out.

Coffee machine now up and running

We're pleased to say our coffee machine is now fully operational.

It's Turkey time - Star Radio Tonight 7pm

Tonight we discuss the types of turkey available in the market at Christmas and why some cost more and taste better than others!

Listen to the Foodie show 7pm tonight to find out more. Also information is available at http://www.leechandsons.com/suppliers/  (look for Appledore turkeys). Before you buy your Christmas turkey ensure you know exactly where and which farm your turkey originates from - even the top end turkeys vary considerably! 





Sausage Competition.

This evening a Sausage competition will be announced on our slot on the foodie program: Star Radio 107.9FM at 7pm, to celebrate National Sausage Week.

A Leech and Sons £40.00 Voucher is up for grabs!

New website Launch

We are pleased to finally have our new website up and running live.

Listen to us on Star Radio 107.9FM Tonight

Tonight! NEW foodies' radio show
7pm on Star (107.9fm Cambridge 107.1fm Ely) 
All about LOCAL food, wine and dining
Features Le Gros Franck, Bacchanalia wines and Leech foods
Dear Neal,
We are proud to announce the inaugural Star 107 FM radio show this very evening of a regular Wednesday for foodies in Cambridge and region. The show, hosted by Mark Peters, features interviews each week with a leading local chef or restaurateur, and on on-air recipe demonstration. Award-winning chef Franck Parnin at Le Gros Franck on Hills Road starts the line up tonight.
The show, sponsored by localsecrets.com, also includes featured interviews of local experts Paul Bowes of Bacchanlia wines in Cambridge and David Leech of Leech and Sons in Melbourn on specialty foods
Don't miss it! 7pm Wednesdays starting from TONIGHT! 

New shop at Burwash Manor

The region’s finest family butcher has brought its rich heritage and unrivalled quality to Burwash Manor.

Leech & Sons are a rare breed. One of only a handful of butchers in Britain to run their own abattoir, they are master butchers in the truest sense. From control of farming and selection through to cutting and hanging, these craftsmen make sure you always know exactly where your meat is coming from: from pasture to pantry.

The family-run business, which celebrated its 75th Anniversary last year, is thrilled to have opened its second shop at Burwash Manor, and they look forward to welcoming you there!