A Little About Our Smokehouse In Suffolk...

We (owners and husband & wife, Tim and Gill) founded The Artisan Smokehouse back in 2010. Over the years our business has developed considerably, as has our expertise in curing and smoking! Our small multi award-winning smokehouse produces a delicious range of smoked foods and beautiful hampers. We are based in a small rural village called Falkenham, just 5 miles from the beautiful East Suffolk Coast.

Where did it all begin....Tim has a great passion for all things food, so many years ago Gill brought him a semi-professional smoker to experiment with, smoking food initially for themselves, friends & family. Little did she realise that this would completely change both their lifes. After much experimentation, several expensive mistakes and a number of smokers, Tim's hobby turned into a business and in 2010 we opened the doors to The Artisan Smokehouse.

We pride ourselves on the quality of ingredients we use and are dedicated to using ethically sourced products, prioritising local British producers. The quality of our smoked products are dependent upon the care and attention that we take at every stage, from sourcing the raw products, through preparation and smoking, to packaging and delivery.

All our smoked meats and fish are traditionally dry cured using no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Unusually, we use maple wood to smoke our products, which we feel gives a more delicate flavour. For more information on the smoking process, please click here.

We also always try to minimise our impact on the environment, especially with regard to single use plastic. Therefore our parcels and hampers are delivered in cardboard packaging using paper parcel tape. Our void fill will either be craft or shredded paper, occasionally, biodegradable chips, or sustainable PEFC approved wood wool in the case of our hampers. If we can and if appropriate we will also try to reuse packaging, although this is not case for our hamper boxes which are always brand new!