In April 2011, the Millin’s journey began and a birthday is a time of both celebration and for reflecting on the journey so far. After six years of working in the Balgowlah Heights area, I look back on so many great memories, achievements and friends ... Read More
News from The Butcher
The first Suckling Pig Week at Millin’s
This week is Suckling Pig Week at Millin's Free Range Butcher! Most of us have been lucky enough to try suckling pig cooked on a spit at a gathering, or cooked to perfection at a restaurant, maybe a handful of times in our lives. We thought though, why ... Read More
Our Expert Knife Sharpener is Back!
Millin’s Free Range Butcher are very excited to have our master knife sharpener, Stu Austin dropping in this week. He’ll be in especially to give all our blades a much sharper and safer edge. Using a steel to sharpen blades, as we do daily in the butcher ... Read More
Another Free Range Year and a Suckling Pig Weekend!
For Millin’s Free Range Butcher, 2016 saw us proudly rename and rebrand our business after five years building our top quality, fine food following. We then launched our online store and home delivery service, which is growing week by week; we were voted ... Read More
How to Cook the Best Christmas Meat – a Butcher’s Guide
At this time of the year we get a lot of in store customers asking us what's the best way to cook Christmas Meat. I can tell you that after burning my fair share of steaks on the BBQ in my time, I have well and truly learnt, cooking meat is all about ... Read More
Turducken Christmas Feast: A New Era
Yes, Christmas is on its way and we're well and truly ready for it at Millin's. The decorations are up; the first of the Christmas puddings are in, along with every condiment under the sun; the online shop has been updated and the Christmas brochure is ... Read More
A day in the life of your local Free Range Butcher
As the early morning sun rises on the Northern Beaches and the birds start to welcome the day, your local free range butcher is already getting ready for a busy day ahead. Our days start at 6am with fresh deliveries making their way to our cool rooms ... Read More
It’s Spring! It’s Grass Fed Lamb Season!
The start of spring is a great time of year — the grass is green, the garden is about to blossom, the mornings are fresh, the birds are chirping, the days are getting longer and the grass fed lamb is at it’s best - there's not too much to dislike about ... Read More
Why go Free Range?
After 5 years in Balgowlah Heights, the local butcher shop that you know and love is changing it’s name to Millin’s Free Range Butcher! It’s a very exciting time for the whole team and I. The fact is, we’ve always sold free range meats because we believe ... Read More
Old-fashioned customer service a must for gourmet butcher
As printed in the Manly Daily Why did you become a butcher? I fell into it when I was working at a deli in Chatswood Chase 15 years ago. I did a few hours in the butcher’s shop and I loved the camaraderie and the customer service. I spent four years ... Read More