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Products

Storage :- All products are fresh-manufactured and deep frozen as soon as possible - when thawed out, they are as fresh as any you would buy over the counter. We store our deep frozen product at -28°C or below. If you intend to store your goods deep frozen, please pay close attention to the recommendations for that specific storage. In any case, goods should not be longer than 2 months in cold storage. The freezer box in your refrigerator is only a temporary storage area - please do not keep product in there longer than 2 - 3 weeks. When thawed out, keep well wrapped (or covered) in a refrigerator and use within 2 days.


Contents declaration :- The pork sausage seasoning is not gauranteed gluten free - it may contain traces of cereal.
The are no other known contents issues regarding products manufactured by Naturally ORKNEY.


Cooking / Preparation
General :- Make sure the product is fully thawed out before cooking.

Bacon :- Most common method of cooking is grilling or frying - usually 5 - 10 minutes under a medium hot grill or in a medium hot frying pan (with a little oil) is sufficient. That will give you light to medium cooked bacon - succulent and delicious. Cook for a little longer and the bacon will start turning brown and crispy - also a favourite with many.

Sausages :- There is an art to frying Bangers (a common British nick-name (Spitzname) for sausages) and most of the English speakers reading this will likely need no advice - however, for those new to the process............ 1) As already mentioned, make sure the product is fully thawed out before cooking.
2) With a fork or similar device, lightly prick the sausages so that the casing has about 8-10 small holes. (see Note B)
3) You can pre-heat the grill / frying-pan if you wish - about 150°C for the grill, 180°C for the frying pan. Temperature is not too critical - its the cooking time and technique that are more important.
When the sausages begin to sizzle, thats the sign they have started to cook. As they begin to brown, keep turning the sausages so that they are evenly brown all over. After about 20 mins., the sausages should be ready - if you are unsure, take a sausage you think is cooked and break it in half - the contents should have an even colouring with no pink in the middle. En Guete ! When the sausages have been at cooking temperature for about 5 minutes, you can sometimes see liquid cooking inside the sausage - this is fat that has separated out. This helps the sausage to cook properly with most of the fat eventually making its way out of the holes in the sausage into the frying pan - instead of on your waist-line !
Be careful not to cook the sausages at too high a temperature - they can easily burn. They are perfect for the BBQ but do require constant attention if the grill is hot.


A note about re-freezing.
The standard advice about re-freezing food products is simply - Do not do it.
This is absolutely correct and sound advice and is the only path to follow when nothing is known about the previous storage and handling of the product in question. That is why this is the only advice that can be given as a general recommendation from Food / Health authorities.
In the case of Naturally ORKNEY products, the circumstances are somewhat different. We know the exact age and condition of our products when we ship them. We therefore know how long it is safe for a product to be in a non-frozen state whether held in a refrigerator or at ambient temperatures.
Given that, we know that if a product has been dispatched frozen and arrives at the customer the following day, so long as the contents temperature is markedly below the ambient temperature (although the product is no longer frozen hard), it is perfectly safe to put that product into the freezer and hold for as long as the package date is valid. There is not nearly enough time for any bacteria to multiply to a level where they could be classed as harmful. Our products in fact have a guaranteed minimum 4 day shelf-life where they can be kept unfrozen in a refrigerator for 4 days before use. (If anyone does that however, that product MUST be used and NOT RE-FROZEN.)