CHILLED BEEF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1193, 31 July 1911, Page 10

CHILLED BEEF.

. SUCCESSFUL' EXPERIMENTAL SHIPMENT. Writing under date June 0, the London correspondent ot' tho "Pastoralist's Review" forwards the following letter from Messrs. Nelson Bros, giving information respecting the outturn of tho experimental shipment, of chilled beef from the Tomoanfi Works by the Muritai:—On March 10, G2 hinds and 10 fore quarters were taken from cattlo slaughtered on that day, and on March 10 placed oil board the Muritai, lying at Napier. No chemicals wero used in any stage of the process, cither in N.Z. or on board the ship. On May 4 the ship docked in London, ami tho chilled beef was immediately inspected. The most striking featuro al, once apparent was the air in tho chamber was absolutely sweet and fresh, there being no musty smell. The general condition of tlio meat was bright, flesh, and free from mildew. The beef was sent to the Central Meat Market on the following morning. It attracted tlwi'attention of all the'prominent dealers, and was generally admired, the points most commented upon being the softness and dryness, the firmness of tlie fat, anil the absence of objectionable odour.

The prices realised were about jjd. per lb. above those of frozen beef, namely, 4:} d. for hinds and 3?d. for fores. The beef may be described as not so much resembling the general chilled beef from South anil North America, but rather that of home-killed beef hung in a dry atmosphere. The greatest test of the* beef, of course,'occurs in dealing with it retail; and in this respect it has more than answered expectations, l'art of a quarter that had purposely been sent !i considerable distance, and then cooked in the ordinary way for the table, was found to bo tender, full of flavour, and equal to any beef wherever grown. Further portions have been exposed to the atmosphere for six days, and aro still in very good condition.

This experiment has clearly demonstrated (he value of the process and its adaptability to any ordinary sea route, subject to some slight modificaions, which inevitably present themselves after a trial shipment of this character.

The beef arrived at Smithfield when the chilled beef there was in small supply, and so it had a chance of selling on its merits. Salesmen on tho market who saw and bandied this beef, report that the condition of the beef was excellent, a fact, indeed, which is confirmed by the prices. This shipment, of Messrs. Nelson Bros., may be stated to be a pronounced success, and importers will bo looking for a continuance of the shipping under the patent..

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