best supermarket for raw meat?

split_second

hi all doing my first christmas dinner this year and need to know where the best quality meat can be found, making beef rather than turkey as there are only 3 of us and we arent huge lovers of turkey.

we have asda, tesco, morrisons and at a push sainsburys :cool:

sarah1972

Do you have a local butcher? I find that the meat is far superior but if not, in my opinion Asda silverside is currently half price at £4.44 a kilo and it is lovely.

Morrisons, I have tried their meat once but to be honest it was extremely ropey but I think it all depends on the branch.

Tesco, Beef joints are ok but not really nice enough for christmas lunch.

Sainsburys, again ok but nothing special.

split_second

round here butchers dont have shops particularly, they tend to be linked to one of two local markets, they are expensive but have a good reputation, we have always gone to whichever supermarket was closest but christmas day is something different

wannabehermit

Morrisons meat is just lovely, mouth watering at the thought of it. Better than an independent butchers by far.

Sainsburys - Taste the difference is very nice, normal is ok.

Tesco - hit and miss, sometimes ok, sometimes not.

Asda - rank. fatty, no flavour. Never,never buy meat from asda. How on earth they have won meat retailer of the year is beyond me.

split_second

morrisons is the easiest as will be going on the 23rd and i drop my fiance off pretty much right outside

chesky369

If you have a Waitrose near you, they are much the best.

cleggie

Morrisons get my vote, unless you have a Lidl?

split_second

waitrose is a southern thing, our nearest one is about 40 miles away in cheshire

lidl about half an hour away, doable if worth it, do they have lots of the same stuff as lidl in germany?

terra_ferma

Personally I would not trust Lidl for meat, some stuff is great, but I would not buy meat there, don't like the look.

I don't know about Germany in particular, but Lidl sell the same stuff in different countries (although I doubt they sell baked beans in their Italian stores ).

If you want to know where they sell something your best bet is to look at the language on the packet.

jordylass

I really like Lidl meat, it is all British, their bacon is from suffolk, I find it really hard to source british bacon. Even their prepacked hams have no added water, it is far superior to any of the suppermarkets, but probably not quite as good as a butcher.