Best BBQ Food Recomendations,the good,the bad & the aweful!

suisidevw

Soooo......... I'm hosting a BBQ for 15 friends as a surprise for my wifes birthday on Sunday evening.

People are bringing various dishes that I have asked them too and I am providing the meat, condiments, buns etc.

I'm actually a 'changed' vegetarian from a year or so ago so my meat knowledge is limited! (I didn't like the tast from being a baby)

So, any advice on good quality meats, chicken, etc that I can purchase for this would be great.

Thanks in advance
Sam

Bargain_Rzl

Sorry to state the obvious (though perhaps it isn't obvious for you, being a recently ex-veggie) but do you have a local butcher? The taste and texture of the meat you will buy there is likely to be much better quality than any you will buy in a supermarket, and also, as you're a bit of a "meat novice", the butcher will be able to give you good advice like what are the best-value cuts of meat for what you need them for.

suisidevw

Wow, you wouldn't believe it but I didn't even think about the butcher! Indeed we have one in our village. As you say, being a veggie, I haven't been into a butchers since I was a child with my parents! Will check it out tomorrow! Many thanks!

Sam

sarah1972

my local butchers have some great bbq offers on at the moment so its worth asking them.

My butchers are doing 10 burgers for £8
Chicken kebabs 10 for £10
Pork kebabs 10 for £10
Kilo of rump steak for £15

Kadeeae

Find our local butcher invaluable! And, I'm never made to feel stooopid for asking any questions

Teahfc

Get the butcher to cut what you need !
They will be happy to cut 15 x 6 oz steaks ! Some of the supermarkets would not have a person who knew how to cut a steak I bet :rotfl:

for 15 people I would suggest just 2 types of meat rather than 4-5 different ones that would may be take ages to cook and get right !

shykins

if you want sausages Marks are doing 3 packs for £10, 20 sausages in each pack and they are REALLy good quality and i am fussy about sausages lol

other than that definitely the local butcher is the place

suisidevw

Thanks for all advice guys. The party was brilliant and I went to the local butchers on the Saturday, 25 mixed sausages i,.e. chillie, pork and apple etc, and 25 mixed burgers for £16. BRILLIANT!

spike7451

As it's comming into summer & the air is going to be full of the smell of bbq coals & charred fleshy things,I thought it time we had a thread where we could list the best & the worst of the supermarket bought ready BBQ products.

First off,one to avoid.

The Tesco Mini Lamb Cutlets (£2.00 a pack of 4) they have the consistancy of pate & they taste nothing like lamb! You'd be better off eating the box they came in!

One to get!

Tesco 6 Lamb Meatball Kebabs with Green peppers.
Big,meaty looking balls of firm lamb meat with green peppers.

Storck

At my local Tesco they have a Halal meat counter/butcher, instead of the normal deli, and their handmade kebabs of marinated chicken chunks and onions and peppers are very tasty. The chucks of chicken are huge, maybe too big for the BBQ but are very nice in the oven and finished off on the BBQ. They do them with various marinates.

cagsd

spike7451 wrote: »

One to get!

Tesco 6 Lamb Meatball Kebabs with Green peppers.
Big,meaty looking balls of firm lamb meat with green peppers.

LOL!!!! As I was reading the title of this post, I immediately brought to mind this very item as one to avoid!!!! I bought them last week thinking they were a bargain for a quid, but when I ate them I thought they were VILE! Did not taste of lamb (did not taste of anything really) and the fat that dripped out of them was just obscene!!