THE humble sausage took centre stage in Hobart on Saturday night as independent butchers from across Australia gathered for the national finals of the ever-popular National Sausage Kings competition, convened by the Australian Meat Industry Council.
The National finals represented the culmination of nine months of earlier judging events held at local, regional and state level (see Beef Central’s earlier report on results).
Pictured below are the winners and placegetters in each of the seven Sausage Kings divisions.
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Winner of the traditional Australian beef division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Milan Matutinovich, The Corner Butcher, Morley WA, second from right, with sponsor Gary McAlister from MLA, and placegetters Jake Forbes, Kariong NSW and Chris Doyle & Trent Clark, Newtown, Tas.
Winner of the gourmet division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Franz Knoll Barossa Fine Foods, Elizabeth West, SA, with runners-up Andrew Loveday, Burleigh Waters, Qld and Jake Forbes Kariong NSW, and AMIC’s Kevin Cottrill representing sponsor Corona Manufacturing.
Winner of the Australian lamb division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Joe DiFulvio, Crimea Meats, Morley, WA, with sponsor Gary McAlister, MLA, and runners-up Robert Constable, Singleton, NSW and Nigel Birrell, Legana, Tasmania.
Winner of the Best Butchers Burger division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Joe DiFulvio, Crimea Meats, Morley, WA, with sponsor Rob Drummond and runners-up Daniel McCarthy, Baccus Marsh, Vic and David Gibney, Ashgrove, Qld.
Winner of the Continental division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Greg Fitzpatrick, Euromaster Smallgoods, St Peters, NSW, with sponsor Owen Davies, GAP Solutions and runners-up Nathan Walmsley, WA Council Chairman accepting for Dave Barbaro, Como, WA and Dave & Noel Dillon, Hobart, Tas.
Winner of the poultry division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Pierre Mastromanno, The Steak and Wine Co, Highett, Vic, with sponsor Steve Fleming, AMIST and runners-up Shane Mundy, West Hobart, Tas and Garry Leeson, Ocean Shores, NSW.
Winner of the traditional pork division in the National Sausage Kings final in Hobart, Martin Timms, Farmgate Fresh Cut Meats, Bathurst, NSW with sponsors Maria Pitman, Murray Valley Pork and Peter Smith, APL, with runners-up Paul Walker, Mt Gambier SA and Mitchell Perkins, Kandanga, Qld.
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