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About Donald Russell:
your quality Scottish butcher
Introducing Donald RussellNo meat is more tender or delicious than the meat from Donald Russell, Royal Warrant holder and Britain's leading mail order meat supplier. Based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Donald Russell is an online butcher who specialise in grass-fed, traditionally matured beef and lamb, reared by farmers who care about their animals. Donald Russell's full range of gourmet meat products includes:
The History of Donald RussellIt is often assumed that there is a real Mr Donald Russell, but in fact the name was created by the two founders; Scottish farmer William Donald and Master butcher John Stone, whose family traded under the name "Russell Meats".
Donald Russell, which was set up in 1974, originally supplied meat to the trade industry only. In its early years, Donald Russell supplied gourmet meats to a growing number of highly reputed restaurants and hotels in the UK and worldwide, from Kensington Place and Simpson's-in-the-Strand to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore and The Grand Hotel, Monte Carlo. We still supply many of them today. But it was only when top chefs began to enquire about having the meat they cooked in their restaurants delivered to their homes, that Donald Russell began delivering its distinguished steaks to households across the UK.
Nowadays, www.donaldrussell.com is THE place to buy meat online. Donald Russell supplies kitchens all over the country, from London's top Michelin-starred restaurants, to the kitchens of our many satisfied customers. And it's not just Donald Russell's renowned beef and lamb that you can buy online these days either. Having built our reputation on supplying the very best meat available, we decided that we could respond to the demand for the same level of quality in other meats. Donald Russell's range of premium meats now includes the finest free-range pork and poultry, genuinely wild venison, game birds and seafood, and even ready-made meals and accompaniments, lovingly hand-prepared by our experienced chefs.
What makes Donald Russell different?Donald Russell has built its reputation on a number of unique factors, including:
The sources of Donald Russell meat: We source all our meats from the best suppliers we can find. Our expertise ensures that we choose animals with excellent marbling, tenderness and flavour. We make a point of sourcing all our meat from suppliers who care about the welfare of the animals, because contented animals produce the tenderest and most flavoursome meat.
The ageing of Donald Russell meat: Most modern meat suppliers simply do not allow their meat to mature, so it becomes tough and flavourless when cooked. At Donald Russell, we use traditional methods to mature our beef and lamb for up to 21 days, allowing time for the rich flavours to develop and for the meat to become incredibly tender.
The standard of Donald Russell butchery: Founder of Donald Russell, John Stone, co-wrote The Meat Buyers' Guide, a classic text for butchers which established industry-wide standards for cutting, and helped earn him an MBE for services to the meat industry. These standards have been rigorously upheld through the years, and so Donald Russell's richly deserved reputation for immaculate butchery lives on.
We never compromise: Quality, service and most of all, taste are of the utmost importance to all of us at Donald Russell. We really care about the products we supply, and we go to extremes to provide our customers with the finest foods available. Our passion for supplying the best has not gone unnoticed either; here are some of our testimonialsÂ…
"Excellent Scottish butchers - truly wonderful meat" - Nigella Lawson, How to Eat
"Donald Russell are the Rolls Royce of butchers" - Casilda Grigg, The Telegraph.
"I love Donald Russell beef, which to my mind is the best meat in the world." - Rowley Leigh, Glenfiddich Award-winning writer and Head Chef at Kensington Place.
"None of us has ever tasted beef like this for tenderness and flavour" - Caroline Boucher, The Observer
"This is how beef used to taste" - Orlando Murrin, The Daily Express
"Buying from Donald Russell is like having a wonderful local butcher. The quality is superb, so too is the service and advice." - Jenni Muir, BBC Good Food
"Donald Russell is a byword for the best quality in the world of beef" - Andy Knott, The Sunday Times
"The lambs are of incomparable tenderness and flavour" - Allesandro Tome, Harpers & Queen
"The most toothsome lamb and beef in Britain" - Christina Grindon, The Field
"When meat is as tasty as this it needs little more than an application of heat" - Michael Bateman, The Independent
"I can honestly say that the King Scallops are among the best I have ever tasted" - Fiona Beckett, The Times
"Damned Good!" - Henry Harris, former chef at Harvey Nichols and Hush
The Donald Russell Guarantee of QualityAt Donald Russell, we're so confident that you've never tasted better; we offer a cast-iron, money back guarantee on every one of our frozen and fresh meat products, from our traditional beef cuts like our 5-bone rib of beef, to our handmade croissants and canape quiches. Our passion for quality meat combined with our no-quibble guarantee ensure that when you buy meat from Donald Russell, you'll never want to buy meat from anywhere else again!
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Our experts seek out the best products. We will never compromise on
quality, reliability and taste. |
| We use our skill and knowledge to select animals with excellent
marbling, tenderness and flavour. |
| Our animals graze freely on grass for most of the year and are from
farms where welfare is paramount. |
| All our game roams freely in the highlands of Scotland. |
| Every meat product is code-marked so it can be traced back if
necessary. |
| All our beef, lamb and game is hung for up to 21 days for extra
flavour and tenderness. |
| All our products are vacuum-sealed, the natural way to keep food
fresher for longer. |
| All our products are trimmed by hand to the highest standards, so you
get more meat for your money. |
| Every product is covered by our full money-back guarantee. |
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"Meat lovers will be reduced to drooling wrecks"
Tom Parker Bowles, Mail on Sunday
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