Allergens

Meat Products:

Many of our marinated meats and speciality products may contain allergens.

If this is a concern, please contact our friendly us before making your purchase.  Please remember to detail which of our products your allergen enquiry relates to.

Pies and Pastry Products:

Our pies and pastry products do contain allergens (gluten). For details regarding the other allergens that are present in our pastry products, please contact us before making your purchase.

We will always do our best to answer your query within 48 hours.

Please note: ALL products made by Nicholson’s Butchers Ltd are made in an environment where traces of nuts, cereals containing gluten (Wheat, Barley & Rye), milk, egg, sesame, mustard, celery, soya and sulphur dioxide may be present.

What to do when your delivery arrives

Thank you for choosing Nicholson’s Butchers Online. Your products were freshly prepared to order and packed on the day of dispatch.

On receipt of your fresh produce, please place it in the fridge straight away. Keep your produce in its original packaging until you’re ready to use it. If you do decide to take your produce out of its original packaging, remember to keep raw products away from cooked products at all times. It’s best to keep cooked products on the top shelf of your fridge and raw meat towards the bottom of your fridge, as this prevents any meat juices from dripping on ready to eat foods.

It’s always best to freeze fresh produce whilst it’s in peak condition. So, if you intend to freeze your fresh produce, please do so on the day that it arrives. Again, keep your produce in its original packaging. The high-grade vacuum bags that we use to pack your meat are great for preventing freezer-burn. These vacuum bags also prevent meat juices from escaping during the defrosting process. Once frozen, use products within three months.

Blooming

Our meat is traditionally matured. This means that it may have a slightly darker appearance when it is first removed from the vacuum bag. There may also be a slight odour. Please do not be alarmed by this. Once the meat has been exposed to the fresh air for around twenty minutes or so, it will regain its bright, natural colour and the odour will fade. This natural process is known as ‘blooming’.

Festive Produce: if your order contains Pigs in Blankets, please do not be alarmed if the ‘pigs’ seem slightly grey in colour – this is perfectly normal. Bacon has a tendency to discolour fresh meat as it contains quite a high level of salt.

Product Shelf Life

All products sold by Nicholson’s Butchers Online are loose and then packed to order. As with the products we sell over the shop counter, we do not provide use by dates. However, if you would like more information about product shelf life, please do not hesitate to contact us: 01282 617557.