I gave one box to my husband for his birthday and one box for my son-in-law for his birthday. Both men love hamburgers and raved about the meat. We are giving consumable presents now for all birthdays and holidays. Farmer Dan's meat is the perfect gift for meat lovers and is always appreciated.
Good Afternoon Dan; I just finished the last of the leftovers, the turkey was amassing moist and just the right size. I will be sure to order another next Thanksgiving!!
Easy peasy and they were so appreciated! Bonus is I know our sons will invite us for a meal! Win win. What’s not to love?
The turkey arrived nicely packaged with very clear directions/suggestions on preparation and cooking. The turkey itself looked kind of emaciated. I varied the bird prep, but followed the cooking directions closely. Result-the breast meat was very dry. The dark meat was a bit more moist. There was no usable pan drippings (what was left had partially caramelized and was very bitter) and there was no drippings in the cavity of the turkey to make a gravy. Prep-I filled the cavity loosely with the zest of 1 lemon and the same lemon cut in 6 wedges, one coarsely diced small red onion, salt and pepper. I rubbed down the outside of the bird with olive oil then sprinkled with salt and pepper. I placed the bird in a roasting pan on a rack leaving an inch clearance to the pan. I filled the pan with about 3 cups of homemade fresh apple cider. Cooking-I followed the cooking directions very specifically, cooking the 10.3 pound bird at 350 for just under 3 hours to a temp of 160 - then at 425 for 20 minutes to a temp of 180 -then let the turkey rest for 25 minutes. My last 3 turkeys have been fresh/never frozen locally raised organic Maine turkeys ranging from 12 lbs to 23 lbs. Each was plump, delicious and moist.
This Turkey was the best!!! I will order again The delivery was on time and package well Thank you Heartstone farm for making our thanksgiving wonderful!!
Oh my goodness …. Our Thanksgiving turkey was absolutely delicious! No comparison to our usual grocery store bird. We will definitely buy again next year!
The turkey was great! Cooked the turkey using the instructions supplied and the turkey came out perfect.
Absolutely delicious and moist! A BIG win with everyone!!
We received our Tide Mill Farm turkey as expected, frozen and on time. This is the first Thanksgiving this 72 year old has not eaten a “ grocery store” turkey. It was simply amazing, most flavorful and moist turkey ever., it was a big hit on our Thanksgiving table.
Albeit a delivery error, Heartstone doesn’t stand behind any assurance that your delivery will be on time. This is a major issue when dealing with perishable items. Ups tried to deliver 2 days after the expected delivery. It had been a sitting in a hot truck and warehouse for 2 days. When I called Heartstone I was told “it should be fine”. I declined delivery and will not be doing business with a company who thinks meat sitting in non refrigerated warehouse is “fine” for consumption!
We have ordered the Maine box several times now, and we are very happy with both the quality of the meat and the service. We don’t have the space for a share, so this is a great option for my family. All the cuts are great, and the meat is delicious, so different from any beef you will buy at the grocery store.
Nothing better than this turkey. I followed Farmer Dan's recommended recipe and it came out just perfect!!!
As always, Farmer Dan's product arrived beautifully packaged with prompt and accurate notification on delivery. I loved the new green cell foam packaging along with the provided information about composting. The Organic Pasture-Raised turkey looks wonderful and we can't wait to try it. We decided to save the turkey for Christmas dinner but I am confident this will be as delicious as promised. The cooking instructions will be followed to a T. Thanks again for your top notch products.
These breakfast sausages are absolutely delicious. They are tender and so flavorful. The casing comes off easily if you prefer to eat them without it but it’s good either way. Thank you for selling a delicious pork product that I trust the source of!
I have been with Heartstone Farm from the beginning. I love their beef. I buy from several local farms and I always find that Heartstone beef is the most flavorful and least gamey. I'm a huge fan! I should add, they ship super quick.
Best meats ever! One cut better than the next! Will certainly order this again!
Thank you so much for providing such quality pasture raised pork! We loved the Sweet Italian sausage! Nice blend of flavors. Delicious!
Always buy from Heartstone Farms. The beef is grass fed and grass finished to ensure proper nutritional values are at its highest. I've bought chuck roasts, ground beef and shaved steak (personal favorite). All have been outstanding.
I ordered these chicken legs twice and haven been disappointed. I have a friend who grew up on a farm. She's always talking about how tasteless the store bought chicken is. I had no idea what she meant until I cooked and ate these chicken leg quarters, thighs, and wings. Oh my goodness!!! Delicious and so much flavor. Now I know what chicken is supposed to taste like. Thanks Farmer Dan.
I absolutely love the flavor of the steak burger. On the grill or in the house, wonderful both ways. No sauce needed. Would buy again.
This chicken was amazing. Moist and tender with great flavor. Perfect size for the two of us with plenty for the next day. This is going to be a new tradition. But I don’t think we’ll wait until the next Thanksgiving!
These sausages are delicious !So far, I have ordered products 6x from this site.Love Love Love all the things received from you and the local farms producing all this great food!!So glad to find this place!
Best Thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked. Definitely ordering again for next year!
The all beef hot dogs I purchased from Heartstone Farm are superb. The flavor is great and it's nice to have an easy meal to prepare. I will definitely order them again.
This zesty Italian sausage was I think the best I've ever tasted! I'm not a big sausage person, but I cooked this up to go with same pasta and it was wonderful. Very flavorful!
The E-gift cards were very quick and easy. This is my way of sharing our love of the Grass fed beef and and free range chicken and pork, with our closest friends for them to try for themselves.
It was our first time ordering from Heartstone Farm and we have loved everything! It was packaged very thoughtfully and environmentally responsibly and all of the meat has been delicious. Looking forward to ordering again!
Ordering and receiving a turkey was seamless. Heartstone Farm provided shipping updates frequently. I would have no problem ordering from them again.
The sirloin tip steaks were tender and flavorful! All the steaks we ordered were delicious. We recommend Heartstone Farms to our friends who value healthy food choices. Great job, Farmer Dan!!
Beautiful Maine pasture-raised turkey arrived packaged with care in burlap. Proud to serve this excellent bird to family and friends.
Fast and friendly. Our ordee was quickly put together and shipped. It great know what is in our food
Delicious and super fresh ! Highly recommend these sausages!
Can't say I'm pleased, this time... Most of Dan's meats are excellent. Not so, these Tide Mills(?) turkeys. Birds were supposed to be 11-13 pounds. Mine was only 10.16 lbs. More like a big chicken, really. After reading the reviews for the included cooking instructions, I decided to try them. I prepped the bird yesterday, n cooked it at the suggested temps, for 170mins.(Instructions were 165-180mins., for an 8-12 pound bird). The result? One massively overcooked, big chicken. My meat thermometer shot right up to >180°, in the thigh centers. The breasts n legs had a very hard armor coating of petrified meat covering them. The rest of the breasts were dry, dry, dry. Only the thighs n wings were kinda moist. I cook most foods well, n have never dried a turkey, before. Thank God I wasn't cooking this for the whole family. Woulda been a disaster. Was so small, I just made a regular meal for me n my girlfriend. Sorry Dan, but this bird was a $99 disappointment.
I was so surprised of the flavor of these sausages, are not spicy but taste natural with not weird flavor, I love them and I will buy again.
Heartstone Farm All-Beef Hot Dogs were all that I expected and more! I ordered a few packages as soon as they came available, specifically for group lunch at the office. Everyone agreed, the hot dogs were awesome! We are planning to eat them again next week. As always, Heartstone Farm delivers on everything they promise. Thanks for filling our bellies with real food.
We are repeat customers and have tried all products offered. We can’t say enough about the quality and customer service. Highly recommend
These were so juicy and delicious! We have been so pleased with the quality and taste of everything that we’ve tried so far.
These sausage are delicious!!! You can see and taste the quality. I will be ordering these again!!
So happy I discovered Heartstone Farm! I've been searching for a reliable source for grass fed beef liver, and now I've found it. I am very happy with the quality. Ordering was easy, and shipment was fast.
My order arrived fully frozen & so fast ! The hot dogs are yummy ~ the chicken breast were mouth watering tender
We recently purchased the steak tips and actually had them today. Even though we did marinate them the taste of the beef came through strong and I have to say they were the best tips I have ever had. The boys even went for seconds, almost none left over from two packages. We will definitely buy them again.
We have ordered just about everything from the rib eye steaks to the spatchcock chicken. Everything is amazing. We also love the burgers!
Loved everything about my experience with Heartstone Farms and the Turkey was amazing! I will definitely be purchasing from them again 😊
Best turkey I’ve made yet! Packaging and cooking directions were an added bonus. Will definitely be ordering again next year!
Everyone was so pleased with the Organic Pasture-Raised Turkey that I purchased for our Thanksgiving Turkey. The Turkey was just enough for the five people around the table and for leftovers the next day. The meat was tender and moist and was the hit of the meal. I’ll be ordering another at Christmas!
The best turkey I and my family’ve ever eaten in New England.
This may be non traditional I know. I grilled my beef hotdogs on the stove grill for Thanksgiving. They were a perfect addition to the other staples. The flavor is not over powering like other beef hotdogs. They have the right amount of spices which makes them delicious and fresh tasting. I brushed them with a little olive oil which gave them the perfect grill marks. They certainly are quality beef hotdogs which you can taste. I will purchase them again, Talmadge Wilson Washington, DC
must admit, it was the first Thanksgiving with organic turkey. It was very tasty and different from consuming commercial turkey experience by the whole family review: 1. by appearance. It looked like a big bird compare to monster dinasore from a grocery store 2. by overall appearance. It looked very lean and indeed produced very little if any greese 3. by texture. The meat was absolutely juicy, even white meat, after beaing in the oven for a number of hours 4. by taste. The most difference was in taste. I guess, cause it was not infused with butter or water as it is in grocert store turkey, you could taste meat much more than sodium I literally promissed myself establishing tradition for buying organic turkey from now on 5. just knowing that there was no corn involed in growing that turkey, made me feel so good and protected Highly recommend.
This was our first year hosting Thanksgiving and were very nervous about the centerpiece of our meal-our turkey. We have bought meat from Farmer Dan for the last year and decided to give the turkey a try-it did NOT disappoint. We followed the recommendations included (never thought of a sliced orange in the cavity) and proceeded to cook the best turkey my wife and I have ever had. Between the quality of the bird and the great instructions our Thanksgiving went off even better than we had hoped. Will be booking our Turkey as soon as they're available again next year.
Absolutely the best grass fed beef I have ever ordered online. Also their customer service is outstanding> I forgot to add a few steaks to my box order so I called and they added it and sent me a separate invoice within minutes. I highly recommend Heartstone Farm!!!! Dr. Ransom J. Morin
I loved the strip stake. The taste and tenderness was out of this world, the best I can remember having. Will buy again.
This was an absolutely beautiful bird and arrived in perfect timing. Brined it for 20hrs and smoked on the Traeger pellet grill and it was the most juicy and tender turkey ever! Thanks Farmer Dan!
The thighs are the absolute best chicken I have ever eaten, hands down! The staff is great, in-person, and shipped orders arrive promptly.
The beautiful byrd arrived on time, superior frozen packaging, burlapped wrapped with instructions ready for the big day!
We cant say enough about Farmer Dan's products . Beef , Chicken , Pork are all excellent . WE love Pork chops and farmer Dans are so tender moist and flavorful . Cant wait to order again . MR
We couldn't believe how quickly the order arrived! Perfectly packaged and frozen. Can't wait to try it!
Excited to cook our organic turkey for Thanksgiving!!
The organic chicken breasts available through Heartstone Farm are so much better than chicken from the supermarkets! They have a great flavor which comes through in all recipes. Friends ask where I bought the chicken due to the obvious quality and taste.
I decided to try the Flat Iron Steak and so glad I did! Despite being a lean cut it was quite tender and very flavorful. I marinated in Tamari and Worcestershire sauce. Pan fried in a cast Iron skillet to Medium Rare. Finished with drizzled butter. Cut into slices across the grain. Served with sautéed onion, mushroom, and garlic. I highly recommend you give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.
The chicken leg quarters are amazing, baked in the oven or out on the grill.
These chicken breasts are delicious. We wanted to support Maine organic farmers, and were rewarded with the best quality meat from Heartstone Farm and their partners! The ordering and delivery processes are so easy and convenient. We will try other meats, as well.
I love this ground beef! It cooks up so well and not greasy at all. It’s definitely a staple in our monthly box!
Heartstone Farms has some of the best meat I have had! It's consistently outstanding in flavor. Shipping is super fast also. HIghly recommend!
We bought this so my Mom who grew up on a farm in northern Maine could enjoy what we always receive from Farmer Dan and that’s an amazing piece of meat. It didn’t disappoint and Mom was thrilled.
This is seriously melt-in-your- mouth steak! This is so good and such great quality- we Ooo and Ahh with every bite!
The quality of Farmer Dan’s products is unmatched by any other online butcher I have tried. I have already ordered my second order and plan to order meat exclusively through Farmer Dan in the future.
I purchased this Turkey this Thanksgiving for my family and wished I would have bought 2 of them. It was THE BEST TASTING JUICIEST MEAT WE HAVE EVER EATEN!! There wasn’t anything left on that bird. My family went crazy over it. It came frozen solid and the packaging was excellent. Everything I order from Farmer Dan is Nothing less than SUPERB!! He Excels and meets all expectations of Quality of meat, Packaged products and Shipping on time. If you haven’t tried any of his Beef, Pork or Chicken and now Turkey you are definitely missing out. I highly recommend.
I used Farmer Dan’s Stew Meat in the slow cooker for a traditional beef stew. The tenderness of the meat was outstanding and stood apart from the beef I bought from WholeFoods. Next order, not surprisingly, was filled with more BeefStew! Thrilled to have found Heartstone Farm.
My family enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast and I’ve already gotten the request to see if a turkey would be available for Christmas. Everyone wants a Heartstone Farm organic pasture raised Turkey from Maine. The directions for roasting were easy to follow and there was a lot of delicious meat and no fatty waist. Thank you!
The e-gift cards are a quick and easy to purchase. I had a small difficulty with delivery to my email address, so I emailed Heartstone Farm in the evening with a request for help. Early the next morning, they had resolved my issue and emailed to let me know. I wouldn't hesitate to order again.
Good texture, crisp casing once grilled. Flavor was good too
MY PASTURE-RAISED TURKEY FROM DAN WAS 13 LB AND SERVED 6 HEARTY EATERS WITH ANOTHER LEFTOVER SERVING FOR THE NEXT DAY. PLUS THE GREAT TASTING TURKEY SOUP STOCK THAT IT MADE FOR FUTURE COLD WEATHER HOT SOUPS. THE FRESH TURKEY WAS EXCELLENT AND HAD A FLAVOR UNLIKE STORE BOUGHT BASTED ONES. THE TURKEY WAS ROASTED TO THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED AND TURNED OUT TO BE NICE AND JUICY WITH GREAT FLAVOR. TOP OF THE LINE QUALITY FOR MY BIRD
This is my first time ordering an e-Gift Card from Heartstone Farm. I can’t comment on the products yet because we haven’t place a meat order yet. Looking forward to receiving meat from Maine.
Delicious! Each of my picky eaters finished their portion! I used the tips from Farmer Dan for dressing the bird and came out so great! Cleanest drippings I’ve seen, awesome gravy! Making a stock with the bones too Will be ordering again. Thank you!
Heartstone is our absolute favourite farm for mail ordering meat. Their quality is top notch & they also collab with other amasing farms like Tide Mill, our favourite for buying Thanksgiving Turkeys. The process is smooth, the communication is on point. I would totally recommend you stop buying defrosted meat sitting out in the store & order yourself some quality frozen fresh meat from Farmer Dan. The beautiful color & taste, grocery store meat cant hold a candle to the meat from Heartstone & the small farms they work with. 11/10
Excellent packaging! Chicken arrived frozen solid. This is the best tasting chicken and would highly recommend!
AS with all things Farmer Dan, these dogs are of the highest quality. I tend to really love the meats such as hamburger, lamb steaks and such and give them a 5 star. The hotdogs ARE 5 star for anyone who regularly eats dogs; we don't. Since the bbq is put in storage for the winter I could not bbq grill them. Still the new beef dogs were grand in one of my favorite easy to make Maine dishes; B&M baked beans augmented with extra onions and now Farmer Dan's All-Beef Hot Dogs.
This is the best chicken Ive ever had. The leg quarters are especially great on the grill.
We had the best burgers and steaks, and used the ground meat for tacos! Great flavor, texture and smells! We’re coming back for more! Thank you Farmer Dan!!
Can't go wrong with Heartstone Farm. We usually don't eat too many hot dogs in our house but wanted to give these a fair shake. Their beef hot dogs are excellent -- great for kids and adults alike. We will be putting more in our next order.
These pork chops are full of flavor, the texture is far better than anything I’ve gotten in grocery stores, and they cook up beautifully. I’ve prepared these with a bit of sea salt and pepper with minced garlic and diced onions in a fairly hot cast iron skillet, stovetop. Cook to medium-rare/almost medium for a delicious meal. I’ll be ordering more of these and experiment with some sheet pan recipes to get a comparison to the iron skillet results.
Heartstone is a joy to order from. Meat is delicious! i have ordered beef, chicken, pork and it all is terrific. Farmer Dan gets the highest marks in all categories. Do not hesitate to order. You will not be dissatisfied on any level!