Salt & Steam Kitchen Melton Mowbray
Tonight's Board The Custom Steamer Our Practice Private Catering
Est. 2023 / Leicestershire

Slow steam. Sharp salt. Golden suet.

We operate a quiet, product-first kitchen in Melton Mowbray. Designing premium local takeaway food with the precision of an artisan workshop. No heavy grease, just beautifully balanced steamed pastries, long-cured meats, and custom-reduced bone gravies.

Today's Batch

No. 402 (Beef Shin & Ale)

Steam Temp

102.5° C / Controlled

Slow braised beef pudding centerpiece with gravy pool
Plate Study: Traditional Suet pudding SSK-09-M

Tonight's Board

Freshly pulled from the steam-tanks and baking chambers this afternoon.

Available for Collection & Delivery
Wednesday — Sunday / 17:00 — 21:30
Melton Suet pudding interior cut open

Beef Shin Suet

£12.50

12-hour braised local beef shin, bone marrow Reduction, and double-steamed traditional golden pastry.

Prep Time 36 Hours
Salt Cure Maldon Flakes
Sliced slow baked pork with apple mustard and greens

Cherrywood Pork

£11.00

Cured collar of Gloucester Old Spot pork, slowly roasted over local cherrywood, finished with a crisp cider crackling glaze.

Prep Time 24 Hours
Salt Cure Smoked Rock Salt
Local Stilton and onion tart with thyme

Stilton & Thyme Tart

£8.50

Crumbled Cropwell Bishop Stilton, slow-caramelised white onions, and dynamic thyme shortcrust. A nod to local heritage.

Prep Time 4 Hours
Salt Cure Unsalted Pastry / Sea Salt Fill

Your Custom Box

Designed Layer by Layer

Chamber A
Pudding Base: Traditional Suet
Savoury Fill: Pulled Venison
Gravy Pour: Port & Juniper
Interactive Workshop

The Steamer Selector

Architect your own custom steam-box. We build it to your exact specifications, pack it in heat-retaining beeswax parchment, and deliver it straight from the workbench.

Step 1: The Steamed Base

Step 2: Inside The Chamber

Step 3: The Gravy Reduction

£14.00

Our Practice

How we execute contemporary takeaway food in Melton Mowbray.

01

The Long Salt Cure

All of our core meats are salt-cured in-house using custom herb blends for up to 36 hours. This draws excess moisture and concentrates intense natural flavours before they ever touch the stove.

Kitchen table with sea salt mounds and rosemary herbs
02

The Steam Chamber

We steam our suet pastries at a constant 102.5°C. This specific temperature ensures that the fats render slowly into the flour, resulting in a featherlight, highly decadent texture.

Steaming culinary creation being finished by chef
03

The Workbench Finish

Each order is checked, weighted, and wrapped in organic beeswax parchment and natural twine. We treat every single box leaving our Melton Mowbray premises as a bespoke workshop output.

Carefully packing artisanal food in natural paper wrapping
Private Gatherings

Private Kitchen Hire & Catering

Looking for a distinct culinary footprint for your private dinner, event, or corporate gathering in Leicestershire? We design bespoke menu boards for private bookings of 10 to 60 guests, featuring live table carving and custom steam-boxes.

Location 24 Mill Street, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1AY
Contact hello@saltandsteam.co.uk
+44 (0) 1664 552 901

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