Best Pies

2011 STEAK PIE EVALUATION

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Butchers
from across w:st=”on”>
Scotland
submitted their pies for evaluation by a panel of experts
and enthusiasts at Perth

College in July.

The steak pies
were judged in regions before the top five were mystery shopped over the counter and taken to
the Cook School at Braehead who selected the Scottish champion as the
North of Scotland winner, HM Sheridan of Ballater.

2011
Traditional
Steak Pie winners:-

TITLE WINNERS

2011 Scottish Traditional Steak Pie
Champion:-

HM Sheridan, Ballater

BUTCHER
NAME

AWARD
DG
Lindsay, Perth		 East
of Scotland Regional Champion
Shaws
Fine Meats, Lauder		 South
East Scotland Regional Champion
T
Connor, Troon		 South
West Scotland Regional Champion
HM
Sheridan, Ballater		 North
of Scotland Regional Champion
Stewart
Collins, Muirhead		 West
of Scotland Regional Champion

GOLD MEDAL

Cheynes
Quality Foods		 Newburgh
D
H Robertson		 Arbroath
Tom
Courts Quality Foods Ltd		 Cowdenbeath
Ann
Davidson		 Scone
W
F Stark		 Buckhaven
Lees
Butchers Ltd		 Yetholm
Shaws
Fine Meats		 Innerleithen
Mearns
T McCaskie		 Weymss
Bay

SILVER MEDAL

George
Kirk & Sons Ltd		 Denny
Andrew
Kirk		 Kinghorn
Bels
Butchers		 Edzell
R
Brown & Son		 Stenhousemuir
John
Hill Butcher		 Dunblane
McCallums
of Auchterarder		 Auchterarder
Grossetts
of Tayside		 Dundee
H
W Irvine		 Blairgowrie
William
Cameron		 Burntisland
David
Bennett & Son		 Dunblane
Scott
Brothers		 Dundee
Alex
Jack (Butchers) Ltd		 Stranraer
Allan
J Learmonth		 Jedburgh
Boghall
Butchers		 Bathgate
Crombies
of Edinburgh		 Edinburgh
J
C Douglas		 Selkirk
James
Anderson		 Edinburgh
W
Wylie Butchers		 Kelso
James
Chapman (Butchers) Ltd		 Wishaw
Henderson
of Hamilton		 Hamilton
R
& J Chapman		 Baillieston
Robert
Alexander Butchers		 Port
Glasgow
Royans
of Elgin		 Elgin
Fraser
Brothers		 Dingwall
John
M Munro		 Muir
of Ord
W
Reid		 Hopeman
Bruce
of the Broch		 Fraserburgh
Davidsons
Specialist Butchers		 Inverurie
Charles
Duncan		 Troon

South East Scotland and West
of Scotland results will be released on Wednesday 7th September. A total
of 169 pies from throughout the country were tested for appearance,
flavour, filling and appeal. The panel of judges included experts, cooks
and interested consumers and the event was organised by the Scottish
Federation of Meat Traders in conjunction with the Scotch Butchers Club
and William Sword Ltd.

Comments David Mooney, Direct Sales
Manager of William Sword “These awards are extremely important in the
Scottish meat industry calendar, celebrating excellence across the board.
 To receive an award is a fantastic achievement as these winners
represent the upper crust of the Scottish meat industry, tremendous given
the high standard of produce across Scotland as a whole.”

Laurent Vernet, Head of Marketing with
Quality Meat Scotland which runs the Scotch Butchers Club, sponsors of the
Steak Pie Evaluation, congratulated the butchers on the quality of their
entries.

“Scotch Beef, with its acclaimed
European PGI status, is renowned throughout the world for its flavour.
 This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the quality
assurance schemes which underpin the Scotch Beef label, as well as Scotch
Lamb and Specially Selected Pork, and guarantee the quality and welfare
behind its production. Â It is wonderful that our butchers can combine
both innovative and traditional skills to produce products such as these
mouth-watering, top quality steak pies which make the most of our
wonderful Scotch Beef.”