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Cooking ideas, butcher’s tips and useful guides from True Bites.

cooked turkey butterfly with a streaky bacon lattice draped over the top

How to Make a Streaky Bacon Lattice

With Christmas fast approaching, a few people have been asking us how to make a streaky bacon lattice to drape over a turkey or turkey butterfly. So, as it's something rather...

How to Make a Streaky Bacon Lattice

With Christmas fast approaching, a few people have been asking us how to make a streaky bacon lattice to drape over a turkey or turkey butterfly. So, as it's something rather...

raw bacon with 'streaky bacon vs back bacon' text overlay

Streaky Bacon vs Back Bacon

Though there are many different types of bacon, the most well known here in the U.K. are definitely streaky and back, but what exactly is the difference?

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Streaky Bacon vs Back Bacon

Though there are many different types of bacon, the most well known here in the U.K. are definitely streaky and back, but what exactly is the difference?

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pork cutting diagram

How Much Freezer Space Do I Need For Half a Pig?

You're aware that buying half a pig is a great way to save yourself time and money, and get yourself loads of delicious pork, but how much freezer space do you need?...

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How Much Freezer Space Do I Need For Half a Pig?

You're aware that buying half a pig is a great way to save yourself time and money, and get yourself loads of delicious pork, but how much freezer space do you need?...

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pork cutting diagram outlining the different primal cuts of pork

What Cuts Do You Get in Half a Pig?

Buying half a pig is a great way to save yourself time and money, and the perfect way to get a delicious variety of exciting pork cuts on your dinner table, but...

What Cuts Do You Get in Half a Pig?

Buying half a pig is a great way to save yourself time and money, and the perfect way to get a delicious variety of exciting pork cuts on your dinner table, but...

a stack of bacon medallions pictured on true bites branded greaseproof paper

What are Bacon Medallions?

Bacon medallions have up to 30% less fat that a 'normal' back bacon rasher, but what are they, and where do they come from? Let's explain...

What are Bacon Medallions?

Bacon medallions have up to 30% less fat that a 'normal' back bacon rasher, but what are they, and where do they come from? Let's explain...

text that reads 'bacon chop vs pork chop' over a half and half photo of a bacon chop and a pork chop

Bacon Chop vs Pork Chop

So you know what a pork chop is, and you know that bacon comes from pork (I hope), so what really is the difference between a bacon chop and a...

Bacon Chop vs Pork Chop

So you know what a pork chop is, and you know that bacon comes from pork (I hope), so what really is the difference between a bacon chop and a...

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