event: 2023 PURE SOUTH MASTER BUTCHER teams challenge
Celebrating the masters of the trade
The Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge saw four teams of three qualified master butchers showcase their finely tuned craft with a one-and-a-half-hour ‘sprint’ breaking down a whole lamb and a beef hindquarter. The teams’ challenge is the chance for the masters of the industry to throw around a bit of butcher banter and put their teamwork to the test, as they worked together to create the most elaborate display.
The Cowboys
2023 Winners of the Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge
Craig Haize, Franklin Country Meats
Charles Compston, Franklin Country Meats
James Smith, CHOP Online Meats and The Tattooed Butcher
John Skurr, Pure South - Naming Rights Sponsor
Cut Above Butchers
2023 Runner-up Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge
David Parsons, Mad Butcher Mt Roskill
Hannah Miller Childs, A Lady Butcher
Brad Gillespie, New World Rototuna
2023 Pure South Master Butcher Teams in action
PAST WINNERS
2023 Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge Winners
the COWBOYS
James Smith, The Tattooed Butcher & Online Chop Butchery
Charles Compston, Franklin Country Meats
Craig Haize, Franklin Country Meats
Product Award Winners
Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Best Beef Product
Cut Above Butchers (Brad Gillespie, Hannah Miller Childs & David Parsons) - Umami Roast, Prime Beef Roast with Miso and Seaweed Salad
Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Best Lamb Product
Cut Above Butchers (Brad Gillespie, Hannah Miller Childs & David Parsons) - Premium Lamb Scotch Fillet with a Herb Butter Wrap
2022 Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge Winners
the black gloves (aus)
Craig Munro, Munro's Quality Meats
Brett Laws, Pryde Meats Narellan
Garreth Gorringe, The Meat Boutique
2021 Pure South Master Butcher Teams Challenge Winners
No Egos Amigos
Marti Hiki, Skills4Work
David Parsons, Mad Butcher Mt Roskill
Haaneh Rudolph, Tikipunga Fresh Foods
2020 Pure South Master Butcher Winner (individual competition)
Rob Lees, Warkworth Butchery
