Tuesday 20 September 2011

A bloke called Nev

Tonight I'd like to talk to you about our new bestie, Nev.
Nev's a butcher from the Atherton Tableland. Tolga, to be precise.
We found him by word of mouth, as is often the case, when we asked some people on the Tableland if they could recommend a local butcher.
They told us to go find the Bones Knob Butchery at Tolga. Bones Knob? What the?
As you drive into Tolga from the southern end, you will usually see a sign pointing in the general direction of Nev's place.
Now on the day we went there, Nev wasn't officially open. But the door wasn't locked and he was there. So we asked if we could get some meat? After some general discussion, he said we could put in an order and he would deliver it to us. In Cairns. About an hour away.
Nev's butcher shop is out on a farm, with yards right next door. And he told us he only buys his cattle from a few graziers on the Tableland. That was more than good enough for us. This was exactly what we were looking for.
So we put in our order. It was a fairly hefty order, but we do have a big freezer, and we don't like going to the butcher's in town too much if we can avoid it.
Now, Nev got caught up in a few other things, as we all do, and wasn't able to get our order down to us for a week or two. Nev felt terrible about this! And he told us he was throwing in a "small" ham to say sorry for the late delivery.
Like so many men, perhaps he doesn't have a realistic idea of size, because his idea of a small ham, was five kilograms worth. And I had to type that out so you comprehended the sheer size of what he had done. Five kilograms! And it was beautiful. Well, it still is. Being just the two of us, Mr TG&C and I decided there was no way we could eat it all, so husband chopped it up into more manageable segments. We still have one left in the freezer. The best ham ever.
And let me say, all the meat was beautiful. We have and will buy from him again. He delivers, the price is MORE than reasonable and the meat is tasty and it's local.
And Nev's a top bloke. What more could you want?

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like a win-win all round. I do love a good ham. Especially 5kg worth. Good on ya Nev :)

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