With summer on its way, it’s time to think about picnics, BBQs, and fun outside. While we love a good seafood smörgåsbord, there’s something about the smell of smoked meat that makes it feel like real cookout season. Whether you like to throw meat on the grill, or prefer to cook it up inside, we recommend you invite some friends and family to come over and stock up on the best meat money can buy. It’s right here in New Hampshire and you won’t be disappointed.
For the last 100 years, North Country Smokehouse has been sitting on the same piece of land in historic Claremont.
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In 2018 they opened a new state-of-the-art facility. It’s 65,000 square feet and inside all your meat dreams are coming true!
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The business began when butcher Abraham Satzow set up his own horse-drawn wooden cart to sell cuts of meat to his New Hampshire friends and neighbors nearly 100 years ago. Today his grandson Mike Satzow, founder of North Country Smokehouse, has kept things thriving.
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NCS’s mission is “to support culinary excellence by hand crafting artisanal smoked meats with exceptional flavor, premium ingredients, respect for livestock, and the land.”
North Country Smokehouse / Facebook
North Country Smokehouse / Facebook
The business uses traditional cure recipes using a small batch smoking process to smoke above local hardwood embers.
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They sell brisket, sausage, deli meats, ham, poultry and hot dogs, but they might be best known for their bacon!
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It was voted The Best Bacon in America by Food & Wine, America’s Top 10 Best Bacons by Men’s Journal and Yankee Magazine called it New England’s Best Meat.
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You can stop by the smokehouse, buy online or find them in national retailers throughout America.
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North Country Smokehouse is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can learn more about them by visiting their website, which is also a great way to shop online. You can also follow them on Facebook. Address: 9 Syd Clarke Drive, Claremont, NH, 03743. You can find them in national retailers all over the country. Check your area here.
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If you’re a meat lover you’ll also want to check out this hamburger trail. It’ll take you from start to finish for all your burger needs.
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