Musks (Newmarket) - Original
Newmarket
With travel restrictions
still with us for now, to
get our sausage fix in the
week we had to fall back on
some sausages from the
freezer this time...mind you
Musks - Original Newmarket
sausages do make a first
class "sausage & mash"...
We last sampled the
"Original Newmarket" in June
2016 after we had a call from Musks thanking us for our
previous review but informing us that
it was from some time ago and would
we really should consider publishing a
more up to date one.
Well without being prompted,
we'll go again...
The recipe created by James
Musk in 1884 remains as 75%
fully traceable prime pork
from British
pigs, still containing
locally baked bread and a
secret blend of spices in
natural skins. Musk’s
Newmarket sausages are
traditionally made, and are renowned
for their succulence.
In our earlier reviews
the skins did always seem very
fine, but this time we
noticed they were just tad
thicker, not by a lot
though, but when cooked up
did provide more of a
substantial casing. No
complaints as such but the
thicker skins did raise a
comment from the troops that
the sausages seemed a little
"chewier". Yes the
skins were firmer, but they
cooked up very well, they
cut nicely, and whilst
cooking there were no splits
or bursts at all this time.
In our last review we wrote
- "Previously we
did have a few sausages
split when even sizzling
them gently in the pan (the
same as we do all of our tastings). I know
it's not a big issue but as
some makers manage to
produce sausages that don't
split, it must be the
production process of such
that needs looking at".
Well there you go. I wonder
if our last review was a
useful reference then?
The meat content on the
other hand was very
consistent with a slightly
coarse texture, and just on
the edge of crumbly.
Certainly the bite was
still good, and the taste just
how it should be!
A light lingering spice and
distinctive flavour as we've said
before. The succulence
was still there too and all agreed
here that the Original Newmarket was
a very good sausage. Then
again with Musk's still
retaining their Royal
Warrant since 1907, things
should be good, shouldn't
they!
An increase in our
marking over the
last review then. We'll
be buying some more for the
freezer very
soon!
Musks (Newmarket) -
Original Newmarket
(Jul
2012 / Jun 2016 / Feb 2021)
Here's the
sample details:
100x28mm before cooking, 95x28mm
after.
64g before cooking, 60g after.
That's a shrinkage of approx 5% &
weight loss of approx 6%.
6 sausages in a 384g pack £3.00 (£7.82/kg
approx).
2016
2016
2012
2012
2012
www.musks.com