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Raw vs cooked
Raw, or cooked?
What we make
Freeze-dried raw
Sub-zero temperatures · vacuum · raw
Properly called lyophilisation, freeze-drying freezes raw food and uses a deep vacuum to vaporise ice without cooking it. Because nothing is cooked, proteins are not denatured and nutrients stay where they were. The result? Pure, shelf-stable raw food that is raw again in minutes.
Cooked, in all its forms
Slow-cooked · air-dried · dehydrated · kibble
Even gentle cooking changes food. Heat in all its forms denatures proteins, destroys heat-sensitive vitamins, and oxidises polyunsaturated fats. Worse, high heat triggers the Maillard reaction, locking up essential amino acids like lysine and reducing protein digestibility.
Held to standards
Held to standards.
Vet formulated
Our meals are vet formulated on the BARF model: muscle meat, raw meaty bone, organ and plants in the proportions a dog evolved to eat.
Human-grade
100% human grade. Tassie sourced.
Vet formulated
BARF meals, formulated by a vet.
Evolutionary ratios
Meets ancestral feeding guidelines.
Tasmanian Mark
Licensed business · 20632-218
Certified kitchen
Prepared in certified commercial kitchen.
PFIAA-certified
Sourced from PFIAA-certified provider.
Recipe-tested
Prior to and post production.
Batch-tested
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). Batch-tested in NATA lab.
Where to next
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New to raw? How to feed, how much, and how to change over.
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FAQs
Freeze-dried vs air-dried, sensitive tummies, feeding and shipping.
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Blog
Real-food notes, feeding guides and what we are up to.
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Our story
One dog, one health journey, and how Ernie's Bites began.
How it started
Our science
What freeze-drying keeps, what heat destroys, and why it matters.
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Contact
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