Refreshing Pod - Paul Kelly (KellyBronze Turkeys)
The Holidays Are Coming ... and Johnny has his Santa suit on to Refresh Christmas.
First off Johnny talks Turkeys with Paul Kelly.
Paul loves his Turkeys, and has decades of experience making Christmas extra special.
After studying Poultry Science at University in the 1980s, Paul came up with the idea of branching out into breeding the original bronze turkey that originated in Mexico, to differentiate Kelly Turkeys from the crowd. The following year, Derek (Paul's Dad) travelled the country buying up the last remaining flocks of pure bronze turkeys.
Named for its unusual colour, the feathers of bronze turkeys are a shimmering green-bronze, often appearing metallic in sunlight. They are slower grown than white turkeys, and have a distinctive gamey flavour and moist meat with a firm texture. Each bird is grown to full maturity, wild in woodlands through three seasons until dry plucked and hung and prepared. The big break for Kelly Turkeys came in 1989 via Delia Smith. Delia visited the family farm and the KellyBronze turkey became the bird of choice in her new book, ‘Delia’s Christmas.’ Suddenly butchers were being asked by their customers for KellyBronze turkeys and were phoning in their droves — the Kellys had successfully re-established the market for bronze turkeys. The rest is history.
Paul counts Jamie Oliver as a person who works for him, and a host of famous celebrity friends who love the meat his farm produces.
In between a busy working life, Paul found time to claim two Guinness World records for both plucking (2008) and carving a turkey (2009) a record that still stands.
The KellyBronze was the first ever turkey to receive 3 gold stars in the Great Taste Awards, dive in and find out more.
Be warned this short interview will make you feel peckish.
How to order your Turkey for this Christmas or Thanksgiving!
Online: www.kellybronze.co.uk
Insta: kellybronze
Watch Paul's carving masterclass on ITV's 'This Morning' last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eShMUda1eyE
Paul's 2025 Forbes interview:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloesorvino/2025/11/16/the-rolls-royce-of-turkey-is-coming-to-america/?utm_source=ForbesMainIG&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ForbesMainIG
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