I say, I say, I say, what do you call a pottymouth
Mancunian butcher holding a shotgun? Not a Bernard Manning joke but a genuine
description of one of UK butchery’s most controversial figures - real name Lee
but universally known as Frosty. I asked for three word descriptions of the man
and received these:
“F***ing good butcher” – Damien Boswell
“My deadweight boss” – Anonymous
“Always top quality” – Asked to remain anonymous
“Knobhead on Twitter” – About 40-50 different people
Some slightly unfair comments there maybe. WH Frost
supplies many top quality establishments in the Manchester area so they must be
doing something right. We’ve ordered beef bacon from them a few times and were
impressed at the quality and service, therefore we decided to road test the
pork and wild garlic sausages.
Frosty gathers the wild garlic for the sausages
during his shooting expeditions. All natural, all organic, and they don’t have
to pay a random wholesaler serious money for it, which would then be added onto
the retail price. Well played. Not worried about getting his hands dirty on his
customers’ behalf, or ending up with smelly fingers....
Where To Find Them:
I haven’t visited the premises, but if you want to
pop in the address is 12-14 The Square, Wilbram Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy,
Manchester. If using SausNav type in M21 9QA. I ordered on the phone, the
number you need to call is 0161 881 8172, then select Option 3. Ask for Warren,
he’s friendly and efficient and talks through all the prices and costs. Again,
well played.
Opening Hours:
Monday – 0700 to 1700
Tuesday – 0700 to 1700
Wednesday – 0700 to 1700
Thursday – 0700 to 1700
Friday – 0700 to 1700
Saturday – 0700 to 1700
Sunday - Closed
Flavour:
As you’d expect the wild garlic dominates the
flavour here. If you are a fan of all things garlic then you’ll love these
sausages, if you’re not then steer well clear.
It’s a powerful, heady mix of the garlic backed up with great provenance
pork. You won’t be kissing many people after you’ve eaten these bad boys. To
paraphrase an old TV advert, ”These sausages do exactly what it says on the tin”.
Texture:
The skins stand up very well to the extra time in
the pan that these phat boys require. The last few reviews we’ve written show
average cooked weights of the sausages as 59, 56, 55 and 55 grams – these monsters
average 81. Natural casings provide a stand-out snap when you cut into these
sausages, and when you do so you’ll find one of the juiciest fillings we’ve
found. Oozey and juicy, the moistness here is very much to my preference, I
have no idea how Frosty and the boys do it. The filling is “quite” coarse which
for me is the only slight criticism – I have always preferred huge clumpy
chucks in my sausages – these are a pretty good attempt though. The squeak when
you chew is ace.
Vital Statistics:
Average Weight Uncooked = 91 grams
Average Weight Cooked = 81 grams
Meat Content = 88 %
These bangers are big bolshy bruisers, proper logs
of porky perfection.
Value For Money:
£5.15 for 6 sausages weighing 545 grams. This works
out as £9.45 per kg and 86p per banger. This is substantially more than the
vast majority of sausages that we review, but it’s also substantially better
quality.
We rate this as tremendous value for money. You
might not be able to buy these every week, but please try some soon, you can
thank me later. You get what you pay for...
The "Aah, Bisto" Factor:
If you leave this pack of bangers in your fridge
overnight you will be welcomed with a mouth-watering olfactory assault of
alluring garlicky aroma in the morning. You will almost certainly hurry to
chuck them into your frying pan, whereupon an even more enticing aroma will
spring forth. You’ll be flipping starving well before these sausages are
cooked, but don’t be tempted to dive in too early. From start to finish these
sausages are a scent-sation.
And Finally, Esther:
Superb quality sausages. You pay a little more but
Oh My Goodness, it’s well worth it.
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