Butcher's shop from Edewecht: ham, sausage and barbecue meat products in the Ammerland craft tradition
Karl Hobbie Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbH & Co. KG
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About Karl Hobbie
Karl Hobbie is a butcher's shop from Edewecht in the Ammerland region that has been producing meat and sausage products for over 65 years. In its own production halls, pork, beef and chicken meat are processed into ham, minced meat, cooked sausage, scalded sausage, mettwurst, bratwurst and barbecue meat. The meat comes primarily from regional livestock farming and is refined with salt, spices, herbs or a smoky note from Ammerland country smoke. The Ammerland ham is traditionally cured by hand with sea salt, smoked over beechwood and matured in the drying room; since 1997 it has carried the EU seal for a protected geographical indication (PGI). In addition to the retail store at Bachmannsweg 2 with a barbecue meat vending machine available 24/7, the company serves end consumers as well as wholesale customers from retail and gastronomy in the B2B business via an online shop, including individual quantities, packaging units and product development.
- Site
- Edewecht
- Processes
- Meat processing (pork, beef and chicken meat into sausage and meat products), Sausage production (mettwurst, cooked sausage, scalded sausage, bratwurst, liver sausage), Mincing (meat grinding), Chopping (producing sausage meat batter), Smoking over beechwood (Ammerland country smoke), Drying (ham maturation in the drying room), Craft salting/curing of ham with sea salt, B2B production in desired quantities and packaging units / product development for wholesale
- Materials
- Pork, Beef, Chicken meat, Sea salt, Ammerland country smoke (beechwood)
- Certificates
- PGI Ammerland ham (EU seal)
- Industries
- Food retail, Butchery specialty retail, Wholesale customers/gastronomy (B2B)
- 01
Meat product purchasing (regional livestock farming)
- 02
Mincing/Grinding
- 03
Chopping and seasoning
- 04
Curing/Salting
- 05
Smoking over beechwood
- 06
Drying/Maturation
- 07
Packaging and sale (counter, vending machine, online shop, B2B)
Ingredients & Processes
Pork
Basis for ham, mettwurst, bratwurst and other sausage products.
Beef
Processing into meat and sausage products in the company's own operation.
Chicken meat
Processing into meat products such as bratwurst and cold cut products.
Sea salt
Craft curing of the Ammerland ham.
Ammerland country smoke (beechwood)
Gentle smoking of ham and sausage over beechwood.
Locations
Edewecht
DERetail store & production with barbecue meat vending machine (24/7)
- Materials
- Pork, beef, chicken meat
- Production halls
- Barbecue meat vending machine
- Fresh food counter
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat processing (pork, beef and chicken meat into sausage and meat products)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Pork, Beef, Chicken meat |
| Sausage production (mettwurst, cooked sausage, scalded sausage, bratwurst, liver sausage)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Pork |
| Mincing (meat grinding)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Meat |
| Chopping (producing sausage meat batter)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Meat, Spices |
| Smoking over beechwood (Ammerland country smoke)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Ham, Sausage |
| Drying (ham maturation in the drying room)Food processing | – | – | – | – | Ham |
| Craft salting/curing of ham with sea saltFood processing | – | – | – | – | Pork (ham) |
| B2B production in desired quantities and packaging units / product development for wholesaleFood processing | – | – | – | – | Meat products |
Additional services
Quality
Production takes place in the company's own production halls according to craft standards; for B2B collaboration, hygiene briefings and production planning are part of the process. As a PGI product, the Ammerland ham is subject to the requirements of the protected geographical indication.
| Evidence | Edewecht |
|---|---|
| PGI Ammerland ham (EU seal) |
History
- ~1960
Start of production of meat and sausage products in Edewecht (for over 65 years).
- 1997
Ammerland ham receives the EU seal for protected geographical indication (PGI); Karl Hobbie is a member of the Ammerland Ham initiative.