Since 1970, Hummerstons Gourmet Meats in Lane Cove has been providing quality meat and smallgoods to Sydney’s lower North Shore. And for the past 30 years, Steve Hack, now the proprietor of Hummerstons, has been donning his apron behind the meat counter.
“I’ve been here, personally, for 30 years; I did my apprenticeship here,” Steve reveals, noting the shop’s history is key to its ongoing success. “It’s a huge part of why we’re so successful, why we’re so busy. We’ve got generations of families that actually come here; the grandparents, the parents and then the children are now coming in here, now that they’ve left home,” he notes.
“It’s a good feeling to have great produce to sell to the community that the community appreciates; to be an establishment that’s set a standard that people follow, that people know and they can trust. If we have a new product, they can trust that it’s going to be good,” Steve proudly states.
And Steve is very much a ‘there’s no ‘I’ in team’ business owner, noting quality produce also requires quality customer service and teamwork. “We’ve got a great team here, also, that have been here for a long time. They get on well together.”
Hummerstons quality product includes Cowra lamb, Chiverton pork, free-range and antibiotic-free chicken, and grass-fed yearling beef. “The majority of our beef comes from Casino, up in the Northern Rivers. I’ve got a great supplier who’s got about 15 farms he can pick out from and he’ll deliver once a week or once a fortnight. That way I know exactly where it’s from and it’s all 100-percent grass fed and grass finished, and he can filter for specifications that we actually want,” Steve explains.
And what does Steve like? “My favourite cut? I’ll eat anything and everything! I love a good slow-roast lamb shoulder, and in the summer I’ll cook any kind of nice steak on the charcoal; even a nice thick rump. We’re doing some nice dry-aged rump at the moment which is amazing, and the rib-eyes are always a guaranteed go-to.”
If you’re a lower North Shore local, or happen to be passing through, why not stop in and meet Steve and the team?
Ph 02 9427 1983
225 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove NSW 2066
Web: www.hummerstons.com.au
