Turkey

We ordered a Turducken from Brady's Meat & Deli for our family Christmas dinner. It was 18lbs and fed more than 25 people and we still had leftovers for sandwiches. For anyone who has ever wondered if they should try a Turducken let me say that it was the best dinner we have had in years. The meat was moist all the way through and getting a taste of Turkey, Duck and Chicken all on the same plate was amazing. All of our guests were in awe and complemented the chef all night long. Thank you to Brady's for making our holiday dinner memorable and enjoyable.

Hi Rob & Team,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

Ours was excellent in many ways, spent with family in my home province of Quebec. Though we travelled to my parents' house for that weekend, technically, Sheryl & I were the ones 'hosting' members of our family with a Thanksgiving Dinner on Sunday night. To that end, we brought with us the 20½ pound turkey we picked up at your store on Friday.

After the meal, and again the next day, I was more than generously complimented for how wonderful the meal had been. Many people made the same compliment more than once, so much they were impressed! Now, in all humility, I do know how to prepare a turkey, and especially how to meticulously craft a beautiful sauce to enhance the meat, so I accepted the compliments. But it also occurred to me that I would never be able to elicit those kinds of compliments without the first-rate poultry you provide (and which some farmer(s), somewhere, raise so well). A Swiss chef I knew a long time ago told me, when asked, his "#1 secret to great cuisine"; his answer (which he whispered) was ... quality ingredients!!

So, on Sunday and all day yesterday, I felt proud and happy, but also very thankful for the great butcher shop I have been going to for several years now. And I sincerely thank you for the great work and service you do for us and all of your customers. I can't imagine buying meat anywhere else.

Thank you!

In March 2016, the Be a Good Egg social media campaign asked people to vote for their favourite food bank. The Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank ended up coming third in the province, meaning they were going to receive $200 of meat from the campaign organizers. But Ontario Meat & Poultry and Brady's decided to match and surpass that amount! We donated 68 lbs of beef brisket, 80 lbs of ground turkey, and 300 lbs of potatoes, a total of $1100!

For more information and photos, see the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank's Facebook post.

On December 19th, 2015, Rob Brady was interviewed on Ask the Experts, a weekly program on 570 News highlighting local businesses. Listen for our radio ads too!

Interested or have questions? We'd love to hear from you! Call us at +1-519-885-3390, or visit our store at 465 Phillip Street, Waterloo during our holiday hours!

During the show, Rob talked about cooking turkey, whole turkey, turkey rolls, turducken, Wagu beef, gift cards, and accepting donations for Out of the Cold.

For the last 10 years, Brady's has donated a portion of our Christmas turkey revenue and collects gifts for Saint Monica House, a local charity that provides housing and support for pregnant young women, mothers and their children.

Saint Monica House has posted a wishlist of items that young mothers could use. If you would like to contribute, you can drop off these items, or monetary donations, at our store or at Saint Monica House's main location.

Many of our customers are looking for naturally-raised meats with no antibiotics or animal by-products. When asked about our turkeys, here is what our farmer had to say:

Thanks for your e-mail, we're happy to answer your questions.

Our birds are raised with a drug-free feed which is corn, soy and wheat-based. We include a probiotic in the feed that maintains a healthy balance of good bacteria in the digestive tract, thus helping the turkey to absorb nutrients from the feed more effectively.

The turkeys have the run of the barn, with plenty of south-facing windows. The fans are on a computer control to provide a constant flow of fresh air. We heat the barn with propane heaters as needed, but just recently have installed a solar wall outside that passively preheats the air before it's drawn into the barn, which in the long-term will significantly reduce our carbon footprint. The floors in the barn are covered with wood shavings which are continually replenished. We feel that the barn provides the ideal environment for the birds — lots of sunlight and fresh air being brought in as well as protecting the birds from extreme weather, predators and possible disease.

Thanks,

C. & A. Brubacher,
Turkey farmers

Brady's would like to thank all of our customers for donating $1100 to Saint Monica House this Thanksgiving!

Brady's contributed $2 from every Thanksgiving turkey we sold, held a charity lunch on Friday, 15 October, 2010 and accepted cash donations at the store.

Saint Monica House provides professional support for single, pregnant women, young parents and their children through residential supported housing and community programs.

For each turkey purchased this Christmas, we will donate $1 to Saint Monica House. We will also be accepting cash, clothing, toiletries, baby toys and household items at the store! All donations are welcome!

Saint Monica House provides professional support for single, pregnant women, young parents and their children through residential supported housing and community programs.

Brady's is proud to stock fresh, drug-free turkey.

Our most-popular products are:

• Breast,
• Burgers,
• Ground turkey (frozen only),
• Sausage,
• Turducken (during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas),
• Turkey rolls, and,
• Whole turkeys.

Brands we sell

We buy our whole turkeys from Scotch Line Turkey Company in Elmira Ontario. Scotch Line is a family-owned and operated turkey farm which specializes in fresh, natural, drug-free turkeys that have been well-cared-for.

Our specialty products

Sausage

We carry turkey sausage in the following flavours:

• Breakfast maple,
• Honey-garlic,
• Original (unseasoned), and,
• Sweet Italian.

Turducken

Turducken is a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with chicken. We usually debone all three birds and tie them together for a great presentation with less mess. Please pre-order these so we have time to prepare them.

Turkey Rolls

Looking for a smaller alternative to a whole turkey? Try a turkey roll: a deboned whole or half turkey! Please pre-order these so we have time to prepare them.

Whole Turkey

People come from miles around year after year to purchase our fresh, drug-free turkeys! We only buy a limited number from our farmer, so you must pre-order them! Most people pick up their turkeys the two days before Easter, Thanksgiving (both Canadian and American), and Christmas.