Best Butcher Sausages in Kildare area?

Gregsor

Hi folks,

Would like a recommendation or 2 on where the best ones are hiding out,and to get them in my pan on Christmas morning .

I am quite fussy when it comes to buying the weekly ones and avoid artifically added anything in them and aim for around at least 70 % pork meat.

Not interested in the prepack supermarkets ones either this time.

I do intend trying the newish butchers in Sallins who claim they are award winning?worth the journey if so:)

Thanks

Prenderb

Heard good things, but not tried myself, from Nolans in Kilcullen?

Gregsor

Prenderb wrote: »

Heard good things, but not tried myself, from Nolans in Kilcullen?

I tried theirs a few weeks back,and the white pudding.

Pretty good,sausages nothing to write home about and the pudding was better but still visibly grizzly.
Very old school but a lot more competition out there,i love the Nolans shop itself,little gem;)

jakeypooh

The Butchers Kitchen in Naas have the best breakfast sausage in Kildare for definite - their own homemade ones

Do you know where they are situated?

Edited to say I agree about Nolans, very old style butchers also and their sausuage was bland

The Butchers Kitchen do fantastic thick cut rashers also - not the thin ones that dry out in the pan

gsxr1

Gregsor wrote: »

Hi folks,

Would like a recommendation or 2 on where the best ones are hiding out,and to get them in my pan on Christmas morning .

I am quite fussy when it comes to buying the weekly ones and avoid artifically added anything in them and aim for around at least 70 % pork meat.

Not interested in the prepack supermarkets ones either this time.

I do intend trying the newish butchers in Sallins who claim they are award winning?worth the journey if so:)

Thanks

beside the petrol station?
they have been there since I move here 4 years ago.

sadie06

The new butchers in Sallins is worth the trip. Their sausages are very tasty and they have lots of other good quality meat. Lovely stuffed chicken on the bone wrapped in bacon and time saving stirfries too.

The service is also very friendly. It may be because they have just opened and are full of enthusiasm, but it sure is nice to be greeted with a smile these days.

They have another shop somewhere, can't remember where though. I presume that is how they can claim they are award winning.

Gregsor

sadie06 wrote: »

The new butchers in Sallins is worth the trip. Their sausages are very tasty and they have lots of other good quality meat. Lovely stuffed chicken on the bone wrapped in bacon and time saving stirfries too.

The service is also very friendly. It may be because they have just opened and are full of enthusiasm, but it sure is nice to be greeted with a smile these days.

They have another shop somewhere, can't remember where though. I presume that is how they can claim they are award winning.

Just what i was looking for,i assume they have the second shop as you said.

gsxr1 no it`s not that one,i know the one your are thinking of i have seen it.

Looks like it`s a wee trip over to Sallins then,does anyone know of a unit in Kilcullen (ind area?) some ladies name on the business and they make their own,not sure if they public sales though.

mcaul

Prenderb wrote: »

Heard good things, but not tried myself, from Nolans in Kilcullen?

Nolans definitely one of the best I've tried.

Gregsor

jakeypooh wrote: »

The Butchers Kitchen in Naas have the best breakfast sausage in Kildare for definite - their own homemade ones

Do you know where they are situated?

Edited to say I agree about Nolans, very old style butchers also and their sausuage was bland

The Butchers Kitchen do fantastic thick cut rashers also - not the thin ones that dry out in the pan

Thanks for that,will get the missus to pop in there whilst she shops away:D
Should be easy enough to find,thanks.

jakeypooh

They are opposie ballycane church just outside Naas, real easy to access from both naas and blessington since the new ring road opened

Let me know what you think, I love their ready meals also, home cooking without the preparation .....

Nothing like it

The garlic spuds are to die for

ronaneire

JJ Youngs in Celbridge and in Clane have won several awards for their range of sausages.

homerhop

Nolans in Kilcullen. Def one of the best around

E39MSport

ronaneire wrote: »

JJ Youngs in Celbridge and in Clane have won several awards for their range of sausages.

yeah - see here http://www.kildare.ie/community/notices/2009/10/

sadie06

gsxr1 wrote: »

beside the petrol station?
they have been there since I move here 4 years ago.

There is a new butchers, open maybe 8 weeks, beside Londis, just before Des Kelly's as you come out of Sallins heading for Clane.

Gregsor

ronaneire wrote: »

JJ Youngs in Celbridge and in Clane have won several awards for their range of sausages.

Great to see so many people love for their bangers ,i remember JJ Young when i was chefing in the Setanta Hotel years back he was our butcher and very very good.

With so much recommendations i think i will have to try as much of them as i can fit in over the season,keep them coming;)

After all the Breakfast on Christmas morning is nearly as important as the dinner in my house:D.

keep it tidy

Prenderb wrote: »

Heard good things, but not tried myself, from Nolans in Kilcullen?

i second that amazing sausages have you tried superquinn sausages from the butcher counter only devine they are;)

lynski

nolans the only ones for here. cant imagine how anyone found them bland.
try there chilli, course or lamb sausis if them are on - only deadly
how did you go? what did you get in the end?

Gregsor

lynski wrote: »

nolans the only ones for here. cant imagine how anyone found them bland.
try there chilli, course or lamb sausis if them are on - only deadly
how did you go? what did you get in the end?

I got some in the Butchers in Sallins(forget the name:o) they were ok shrank to nearly half their size while cooking and they had a slight pepperish taste which was nice but thats all i`m afraid.

I`m not a fan of any other flavour really tbh,although i did hit off nicely with a fennel and chilli version a few years back that worked well.

The saints and Scholars variety Tesco stock are quite nice for a dinner too,i just don`t have them dinner as much as for breakfast:D.

Will get back when ive tried the others,just haven`t been driving much over the season.

Sinann

I will only eat Nolans sausages, but than I was reared on them, and was very disappointed to discover not all sausages were like them.

gsxr1

Bought the sausages from the new butcher in Sallins today.

My impression was good but not the best.

they where a little to spicy for my taste.

Super Quinn is hard to top.

Ash.J.Williams

homerhop wrote: »

Nolans in Kilcullen. Def one of the best around

yes my father swears by this place and makes the 10 mile trip for the sausages!!

jakeypooh

Did you try The Butchers Kitchen home made ones???

They are fantastic

Gregsor

gsxr1 wrote: »

Bought the sausages from the new butcher in Sallins today.

My impression was good but not the best.

they where a little to spicy for my taste.

Super Quinn is hard to top.

True,my daughter pointed out their pepperiness too but i liked the heat of them as oppossed to Superquinn`s over rich/salty ones.

jakeypooh wrote: »

Did you try The Butchers Kitchen home made ones???

They are fantastic

No,:mad: and i was in Naas too the other day but pushed for time but they are on the cards for next week!

Well a little update as i went back to Link business park Kilcullen yesterday and found out the name of the co there who make thir own and it`s "Jane Russell`s" Straight Sausage Company .
I picked up 2 packs 1 is Traditional Irish and the other Tolouse French.


Look nice,80 % Pork etc,roll on Sunday morning:p

anewme

Jane Russell has a stand every Saturday in the Naas Farmers market at the back of the storehouse. You can buy those sausages there. I have had them a couple of times and they are yum.

Gregsor

anewme wrote: »

Jane Russell has a stand every Saturday in the Naas Farmers market at the back of the storehouse. You can buy those sausages there. I have had them a couple of times and they are yum.

Well they were very nice probably the best in along time,cooked beautifully with no excess fat or shrinkage and quite a balanced flavour.
Still to try the French ones which i`m keeping for dinner.
How much did you pay for them anewme at the market?

anewme

Cant really remember - think they might have been 5

Gregsor

anewme wrote: »

Cant really remember - think they might have been 5

Thats what i paid at the shop,but i got the Tollouse thrown in gratzis!

jakeypooh

Heard yesterday that Coffey in Sallins has shop up for sale....
He didn't last long did he

Gregsor

No he didn`t,too small an area to try win over custom with the Super-Valu and all there now it must be tough,bad spot aswell he had.

jakeypooh

Coffeys shop closed today
Locals buycotted it supposedly don't know how true this is tho

gsxr1

jakeypooh wrote: »

Coffeys shop closed today
Locals buycotted it supposedly don't know how true this is tho

why?

jakeypooh

Locals didn't like new blood coming into Morans turf and stood by him totally byocotted Coffey so he had to shut the doors was losing that much money

granturismo

jakeypooh wrote: »

... totally byocotted Coffey so he had to shut the doors was losing that much money

There was no boycott. We generally bought our meat with Morans but moved to Coffeys because parking was much handier and it was also within easy walking distance.

Pity because they had good quality meat.

It wasnt the best time to open a business in Sallins, with one well established butcher and the meat counter in Supervalue.

jakeypooh

I was only saying what I have been told from one of the guys that did deliveries to coffey so it came from him its not hearsay or untrue

gsxr1

he must have lost everything doing that.

Hard luck fella..

SmithySeller

I dont know if it's the same guy, but there's a Coffeys Butcher long established in Kilmeague. His Sausages are pretty decent, I call in once a month and spend about €75 on meat. I got some fillet off him last day and it was outstanding, his southern fried chicken goujons are excellent quality also, I always have two bags in the freezer for finger food, although they are large enough pure chicken fillet. I personally love his White Pudding, he does two, a spicy one and a more traditional one, but both are fantastic, a quick mention also to the tortillas he makes up, great for a midweek slightly different dinner. And just to top it, a free bag of spuds with every €20 spent! I do recommend him

djimi

From from I hear from the chap (my father knows him pretty well) I dont think Coffeys closed because he was being boycotted... Im not going to post the actual reason why he said he shut his Sallins shop because frankly its noones business but that to me sounds like a load of rubbish.

His shop in Kilmeague is absolutely excellent btw. Excellent range, good quality, and friendly staff. One of the better local butchers you will ever find.

Back to the original topic, Ive always been a big fan of Kearns jumbo sausages, which I believe you can get in Supervalu in Sallins amongst other places (used to sell them in Eurospar in Naas when I worked there but Im not sure if they still do). Nice and spicy; cant beat them in a fry on a Sunday morning!

SmithySeller

So it is the same guy then!
Ah dont really go for that speculation stuff. There are far more people in Sallins now that are not native to Sallins, so they'll only see another Butchers as competition and good for the area, as I did! As said before, he's a good Butcher, and they are always exceptionally friendly!

djimi

Yeah its the same guy. And I agree that speculation sounds rubbish; Morans is okay but it isnt that special that people would boycott other shops for it, and like you said the majority of residents of Sallins these days are not locals and will have no loyalty towards a shop, not to that extent anyway and certainly not to the extent of causing another shop to close because of boycotting...

catiny

Would have to say Superquinn sausages all the way, with nolans in second!

colinod0806

+1 for nolans they do a lovely sausage

Gregsor

It's back Guys and Girls,get the recommendations in .

lynski

still nolans FTW , with Aldi dry cure rashers (best supermarket rashers by a long shot), Nolans pudding, organic eggs from Manna (cant find any that come close, but rare this time of yr), barrys gold blend tea and some Soul food bakery white loaf bread with sesame seeds

jakeypooh

As before The Butchers Kitchen in Ballycane has the most amazing home made sausages
They have a fantastic pork and leek one also a jumbo one

Have you tried them yet?

djimi

jakeypooh wrote: »

As before The Butchers Kitchen in Ballycane has the most amazing home made sausages
They have a fantastic pork and leek one also a jumbo one

Have you tried them yet?

Hes a fantastic butcher full stop. Their prepacked stuff is great as well.

handsomecake

Gregsor wrote: »

It's back Guys and Girls,get the recommendations in .

reillys in monread

Gregsor

lynski wrote: »

still nolans FTW , with Aldi dry cure rashers (best supermarket rashers by a long shot), Nolans pudding, organic eggs from Manna (cant find any that come close, but rare this time of yr), barrys gold blend tea and some Soul food bakery white loaf bread with sesame seeds

That sounds like a winner alright,dry cure rashers all the way ,don't forget the fried potato,tomato and mushrooms and Batchelors beans!

jakeypooh wrote: »

As before The Butchers Kitchen in Ballycane has the most amazing home made sausages
They have a fantastic pork and leek one also a jumbo one

Have you tried them yet?

Not yet but i am getting but i promise to .