The craft

Made by hand.
Every week.

A Red Thorn sausage takes three days. Here is what happens on each of them.

The Red Thorn smoker being moved into position
1
Butchery day

On the block,
by hand.

Whole cuts rest overnight and go onto the block early morning. Philipp breaks each one down himself — trimming, sizing, grinding to spec. Whole spices ground fresh. Everything mixed by hand. No paddles, no machines, no shortcuts.

Monday

Rolled and
tied by hand.

Natural casings soaked overnight, fitted by hand. The mince goes in slowly — no pneumatic press. Each link twisted and tied individually. A little uneven, always. That is how you know nobody automated it.

2
Freshly rolled Red Thorn sausages, just off the smoker
Sausages hanging on the acacia-wood smoker rack at Red Thorn Farm
3
Tuesday

Acacia smoke.
Before light.

Joseph lights the smoker before sunrise. Acacia wood, cut and dried on the farm. No pellets, no liquid smoke. The sausages hang for four to seven hours. Philipp checks them by colour, by touch, and by smell. There is no probe and no app — just the fire, and time.

Packing & dispatch

Sealed, labelled,
out the door.

Esther weighs, labels, and vacuum-seals each pack. Every label carries the variety and the smoke date. Orders go out across Nairobi in insulated cooler boxes within 2-5 business days of confirmation. Ten days in the fridge, three months in the freezer — we recommend sooner.

4
Packing and labelling at Red Thorn Farm
There are five ingredients in a Red Thorn sausage. None of them are surprising. The work is in not adding the sixth.
Philipp Achammer, Founder
Made by hand, weekly

See what's on
the smoker.