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Ben Turley

The Meat Hook

Ben Turley

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Ben Turley (Courtesy of Ben Turley)

Ben Turley is a butcher for The Meat Hook in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Ben Turley appears in the following:

Bacon, sausage, and butcher Sara Bigelow at The Meat Hook

Last Chance Foods: The Nitrate Debate

Friday, March 02, 2012

By Joy Y. Wang : WNYC Producer

Butcher Ben Turley of The Meat Hook explains why he uses nitrates in bacon making. Registered dietician Samantha Heller also weighs in on how concerned adults should be about nitrates in meat.