Turkey
Turkey related items:
Which wine with turkey?
“A fruity lighter red from the Loire, Beaujolais or Southern Hemisphere that have riper fruit.”
Turkey weight guide:
Allow approximately 1½ lbs per person for a main course meal, with some leftovers for a cold meal.
Ballontines:
Turkeys are suitable in a ballontine – multi‑bird (three birds of your choice) roasts made to order.
Bronze
Bronze is a breed of turkey. It’s a slow growing breed therefore fuller flavoured. Named as such because viewed in a certain light a bronze coloured sheen is visible on their plumage.
Bit of Suffolk turkey history:
Suffolk and Norfolk were England’s original turkey rearing grounds. In the 17th and 18th centuries large flocks of turkeys were herded on foot from here to London (~100 miles), starting off September onwards, in time for Christmas. Leather boots were used to protect the Turkey’s feet.
Local free range bronze turkey
- On the bone
- Boned
- Stuffed
- Part of a Ballontine
- Boneless breasts
- Boneless breast steaks
Free range turkeys, reared just three miles from us in the Suffolk countryside. Given access to grass and woodland day and night, bedded on fresh dry straw.
Reared by independent farmers.
Fed on a cereal diet. Free from any chemicals, drugs or growth promoters.
Naturally slow growing breed of turkey, grown to full maturity. Full flavour and good layer of fat – excellent for a juicy, tasty roast.
Dry hand plucked. Delayed evisceration. Game-hung in refrigeration to mature for about two weeks. This further tenderises and enriches the flavour.
Food miles
The full distance local turkeys travel from their source to our shop:
| Priory Farm | Total: 3 miles → | Our shop |
|---|---|---|
| Rickinghall, in Suffolk | Walsham le Willows, Suffolk |
Produced and supplied by J. M. Farrow, Priory Farm, Rickinghall, Diss, Norfolk IP22 1LY (which is in Suffolk, not Norfolk as the farm’s address may imply).
Copas free range bronze turkey
- Whole turkey
- Crown
- Breast roast
- Boneless turkey
- Part of a Ballontine
- Free range.
- Reared to full maturity for the finest texture.
- Only select British turkey breeds.
- Fed on a cereal diet with no growth promoters.
- Dry-plucked by hand.
- Traditionally game-hung for the fullest taste.
- Every turkey hand finished and individually presented.
- The turkeys roam in cherry orchards and grass meadows on Copas’ farm in Berkshire.
Once the turkeys reach full adult maturity, they’re dry-plucked by hand and game-hung for two weeks to ensure the dense succulent meat has the fullest flavour.
Fresh from Copas’ farm with nothing added.
Copas trukey presentation
Copas turkeys are presented in individual carry home boxes. Inside the box, the oven ready turkey is wrapped in greaseproof paper with a sprig of rosemary, vacuum packed giblets, a recipe leaflet with cooking instructions, and a pop-up cooking timer – everything you need to cook your turkey perfectly on Christmas day.
Food miles
The full distance Copas turkeys travel from their source to our shop:
| Farm | 126 miles → | Distributors | 8 miles → | Our shop | Total: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookham, Berkshire | Haughley New Street, Suffolk | Walsham le Willows, Suffolk | 134 miles |
Kings Coppice Farm, Grubwood Lane, Cookham, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 9UB.
Discounts on orders made in advance (for collection)
- 10% off orders over £100
- 9% off over £90
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… - 5% off orders over £50
Telephone 01359 259225 (we’re currently closed opening hours), or contact us.