For those of you that have not yet discovered the Oakwood Smallgoods smokehouse at The Mill on Walker St, Castlemaine, I strongly urge you to use this venue as an excuse to break your self isolation and legally go to buy some food.
I write a brief review of the Free Range Berkshire Pork Cheese Kranskys here, but the bigger picture is the production house where all the goods are made in the old traditional german style. Ralf smokes his range of delicacies in a real smoke house. The flavours are unique, the process is clean and traditional and the result is as expected.
We offer a relatively small range (although large) of Oakwood's products at the supermarket, but the range Ralf offers at his Charcuterie is extensive. Just the aroma of the products as you walk in the door is enough to bring out your adventurous spirit and sample meats you may have never tried before.
My search for local suppliers has revealed some gems in Castlemaine and Ballarat. Supermarkets are generally boring. My task in life is to make your supermarket experience a whole lot better. Maxi's wonderful staff are my greatest support.
We are fortunate to be one of Oakwood's local re-sellers.
OK. Cheese Kranskys. I'll keep it brief:
I usually cook them on an open flamed barbecue, but given the climate I know you will forgive me for cooking them inside on the stove. I used a ribbed cast iron pan so the authentic stripes formed on each sausage.
It is of course appropriate that given the weather, this is the type of food that would ordinarily be consumed be on a wintery European day with snow building up on the window sills and a chilly arctic breeze forcing its way under the door.
So my review is exactly that. Once you bite into these beauties, the flavour, whilst I have never been there, makes you feel as though you are in a German Village in the Black Forest. Quite a unique experience indeed.
Close your eyes and sip another schnapps! If you have a pair of lederhosen, wear them.
Stay well, stay safe and don't forget to subscribe to the Maxi Foods website to receive your weekly handbill by email (if it interests you).