When I was growing up in rural France, we had three butchers’ in our village, for just over a thousand inhabitants. Needless to say, meat came from the butcher’s and it was invariably top quality. On the rare occasions it was not, you just had to say and you would get a more suitable cut. I moved to Paris as a student when I was 19 and I had a butcher’s really close to home. Meat became a treat, but when I could afford it, I would get beef from my local butcher’s shop once a month or so.
Ever since I moved to London 15 years ago (has it really been that long?), I have not once stepped into a butcher’s. I am not sure whether it is because I am not sure where to go, or whether it is a cultural thing or a financial thing. I am not sure, really, but I do know that I love good-quality meat, knowing where it came from, that it has been grass fed and naturally reared.
A tender cut of beef fillet cannot be beaten in my eyes. It is my treat of choice, yet I have not got a local butcher’s I regularly go to. I have no idea whether three is one where I live. When I need a ‘meat fix,’ I get a nice bit of beef fillet from M&S, Waitrose or Tesco.
You can imagine how elated I was when Scottish butcher Donald Russell contacted me asking whether I was interested in trying one of their beef boxes. Erm, yes please! I even called Hubby at work when I received the news.
After spending ages browsing their website (what a tough decision to make!), I settled for the ‘Butcher’s Favourites’ box. Wait for it…
- 2 Ribeye Steaks
- 2 Pavé Rump Steaks
- 440g Minced Steak
- 4 Medium Classic Steak Burgers
- 12 Mini Steak Burgers
A few days after making up my mind, I received a large polystyrene box. Rather than throwing it away, I have kept the empty box so I can use it again in the summer as a cool box when we have a party. If you threw it away, I feel the impact on the environment might outweigh the convenience, since polystyrene cannot be recycled locally.
The meat had been kept frozen in there with dry ice, made from carbon dioxide created as a by-product from industrial processes. It would normally be released straight into the atmosphere so using it to keep the meat frozen has a minimal effect on the environment. The dry ice had completely evaporated during the transit, and that is perfectly normal. The meat was frozen solid and it looked good! Here is a photo of a couple of items that were in the box (before it was all devoured).
Our order had been checked by Almida, who had signed a card by hand informing us she had personally checked each item was in mint condition. I liked that personal touch and feel that a human being was on the other side of the ordering process somewhere in Scotland.
On the day I received the box, I placed most of our meat haul in our freezer and kept my least favourite cut, the ribeye steaks in the fridge to defrost for the following night. It really is not normally my favourite cut and I would not buy it, but I surprisingly enjoyed the meat. It was seriously yummy and tender.
I was desperate to try the rump steaks, but decided to keep them for a special occasion as they were my preferred items in the box. We had burgers and chips next, and the children absolutely loved their mini burgers, which were a perfect portion for each of them at approximately 45g each. The fact they wed pure meat also meant I did not have to worry about allergens for Jumpy. We did not miss whatever we normally add to homemade burgers, may it be herbs, spices, onions, eggs or breadcrumbs. It was 100% meat and it was good!
I used the minced steak to make meat balls, once again with nothing added into the meat balls, and they were perfect with my simple, veggie-laden tomato pasta.
We had the rump steaks with plenty of vegetables last week for Wriggly’s birthday, and what a treat it was! Check my tips for cooking steak to perfection here.
A couple of days ago, we had our last bit from the box with scrumptious cheeseburgers. They were so good we did not even have a side with them!
The 2 kilos of beautiful grass fed, naturally reared beef lasted just over 2 months, and I did not buy a single piece of beef anywhere else. The box fed six of us for 5 meals (when we had the rump steaks, the children had mini minced steaks).
Initially, I wondered whether the price tag was worth it, but I have just ordered the ‘Butcher’s Favourites’ again for the start of September as it is on offer at the ridiculously low price of £34 for over 2 kilos of top quality beef (+£5 delivery – regular price £60.25).
If I were to cook the same things as I did when we received our gifted box, the reduced box would cost us an average of £2 per serving (6 of us), considering that our four children have smaller portions. It is a no brainer as it is 10 times better than supermarket-bought meat, and it is quite nice knowing you have some meat in the freezer.
You could win one box of the butcher’s favourites!
How to enter the giveaway:
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I buy my meat at the same time as I buy the rest of my shopping online at Tesco that’s because i have mobility problems & don’t have the choice of shopping around
To be honest, that’s how I get most of my shopping too if my husband isn’t shopping around. Convenience often beats everything else when you’re busy or not as mobile as you’d want to. Hope you’re well.
I normally buy from supermarket
I get my meat at the supermarket but get sausages from a farm shop.
At Asda or Lidl with the rest of the shopping xx
Buy it from local butchers or tesco
whoop whoop ??? such a lovely prize!I know someone is going to be over the moon ???to win fingers crossed its me ??????
I always buy my meat from the local independent butcher.
i buy all my meat at our local butchers, he always gives a bit extra
Our local butchers in the village and the local farm shop too!
most the time its supermarket online shopping with my daughter still so young, but we have tried a couple online butchers & really liked them 🙂
We buy most from Bacon’s the Butchers in Retford – never had a bad piece yet!
Independent butcher in Bonar Bridge, and my lamb from a friend
I mostly buy my meat from the supermarket, but sometimes from a farm shop.
I buy my ordinary meat at the supermarket – but we travel to an independent butcher for our Christmas turkey.
usually buy from local independent or otherwise Morrisons
I’m afraid for convenience I get meat along with the weekly shop at the supermarket!
Usually at our local supermarket x
sainsburys normally
We live Rural and mostly buy our meat from our village butchers, who is very good. Occasionally though, we do buy from the supermarket, but always regret it.
I bet!
I buy meat from either the supermarket or the local butchers!
I buy my meat from Aldi
Buy from Aldington or local butchers at Christmas
MARKET IN BOLTON
I buy my meat from Waitrose or Ocado with the rest of my food shopping.
we buy our meat from Tesco, we get the odd joint of meat from the butchers for a roast x
I buy my meat from Sainsburys
A mix of Donald Russell, Costco and my local supermarket.
i buy my meat from a local butcher in wrexham
I buy my meat from Tescos or Asda
I just buy from ASDA, easiest to access.
I buy a lot of my meat from Lidls.
Asda or Aldi
I usually buy meat at the supermarket. I wouldn’t mind trying a butcher.
MY LOCAL BUTCHER
At the Supermarket. Though I would much prefer a local, reliable Butcher. I can recall going with my mum to the Butcher’s shop, and she would give him her order. He was very pleasant, friendly. The meats were on display, my mum could clearly see what was on offer. The Butcher would also sell bones for the dog/s. I enjoyed visiting that Butchers with my Mum. And how I wish it was still in Business today.
Oh our butcher used to give us bones for the dogs or to make stock. Brings back memories!
from asda mostly
The “real” butchers have all disappeared near where I live so the majority comes from Tesco, but I use the town centre market when I am nearby and there is an excellent farm shop near my sister’s house.
Local butcher in town
I have it delivered with the rest of my shopping during the week
I get meat from my local butchers.
The supermarket
Just at the supermarket
I BUY MY MEAT FROM THE BUTCHERS DEPARTMENT IN TESCO
Also or tesco depends what is on offet
mostly from my butcher
I mostly buy from Tesco when getting my weekly shop.
Depends what meat Im buying….I use the butchers in town for anything bar chicken as I dont like their chicken it smells rank
Local butcher
Generally from the supermarket but I do enjoy a visit to a local farm shop for a treat
I always buy meat from the same supermarket – set in my ways !
Usually at asda
My local butcher, and his homemade haggis is brilliant
Usually just from the supermarket, but occasionally the butcher’s if I want something nicer
i buy my meat from aldi or the butchers depends what week it is
I buy most of my meat from musclefood.com. It is really good quality at a great price.
I buy my meat from the supermarket because it is easy
The fresh cunter at Waitrose
Sorry I mean counter!!!!!
Buy from local butcher
the local butcher
The supermarket as it’s convenient. I only go to the butcher for special occasions.
Tesco I am afraid.
Fantastic! Thank you ?
Muclefood supplies most of my minced beef but I tend to buy other meats from a local butcher’s shop and the supermarket.
I tend to buy it at Aldi when I go shopping xx
Mainly at the supermarket. Although I love to support local businesses, it is difficult sometimes when money is tight and you’re pushed for time!
Local farmer
I usually buy meat from a supermarket but I used to buy from a local farm shop before I moved house.
day to day meat the supermarket, bulk buys from our local butcher
I buy from the supermarket & Butcher.
We are very lucky and have a local butcher on a market 🙂
Tesco. Not aware of independent butcher near me.
I like to stock up at the local farm shop and also from tesco
supermarket. we have used muscle foods in the past too whichare good for chicken.
I must admit i get mine at the supermarket, as the Butcher shops are closing down everywere.
normally in Asda … however we were in M&S this morning and bought some posh burgers
Online with tesco, love the idea of this though!
From the supermarket usually but sometimes from local farm shop
My local market where there are a variety of family butchers, they give me tips and ideas on meals, they have the time to spend that do you dont find in the supermarkets
Mainly from Asda.
I buy my meat from the local butcher from the town. I have bought from Donald Russell previously and it was gorgeous meat
I get most of it from the supermarket, usually Tesco. All of the butchers in my village disappeared many years ago now. However, if I need a special piece of meat, say for a family get together, I do go to the butchers in my nearest town.
i buy from supermarkets or my local butchers
I usually buy from a local butcher or the supermarket
usually, Morrisons, but try local when i can!
I tend to buy most of my meat from the supermarket.
Sometimes at the butchers in the next village or at the supermarket x
Marks and Spencer or Asda
I buy meat from Sainsburys and Aldi
Our local Butchers
I buy most of my meat from Morrisons as part of my weekly online shop
local supermarlet
Most of my meat comes from the supermarket, but I really need to get to the butchers
Local butcher.
Usually at the supermarket. Occasionally at local butcher or online.
I get my meat from the supermarket
we buy from the local butcher
Normally Morrisons
Local butcher
Sainsburys mostly….
I but either at Tescos or at my local butchers
what a great chance to win such a great prize thankyou so much for the chance
we buy our meat from our local butchers. We used to buy it all from the supermarket but since the butchers opened up we can get more for our money and much better quality of meat
Usually at Aldi or Morrisons
I buy all mine from tesco with all my other shopping for convenience
I buy meat from Booths, Sainsburys and Westin Gourmet
I tend to buy mine at the butchers counter at the supermarket but would prefer to use a butcher if I had one!
usually wherever it is on offer
Wakelings butchers in Farncombe village
I usually shop at the supermarket and get weekly deliveries x
at the local butchers
Mostly from the supermarket, but we sometimes buy from a butcher in town, and occasionally from a meat seller at the market.
I buy everything from the supermarket but the meat I buy there isn’t all that good to be honest
Butcher at Morrisons
supermarket
Supermarkets, mainly from Lidl or Aldi 🙂
Generally the supermarket – no local butcher 🙁
The supermarket. The local butchers are all closed down now.
We used to have a fantastic butcher but we moved and I’m battling to find another good one, I tried the butcher at the market last week and was very disappointed.
Local supermarkets, although there is a good butchers in a local area nearby and sometimes if my mum is passing she will pick up some sausages or nice ham for me (despite me being in my 40’s!!), she always says their meat is so much nicer than that in the big shops.
My hubby is a counter manager in Tesco, so I leave it up to him to buy all the meat.
from tesco
I normally buy my meat from Waitrose
Supermarket
Lidl
i buy my meat from the supermarket
I buy my meat from the supermarket.
Depending on the day I go shopping. Sainsbury’s, but if there is a market/farmers market on then there are 2 good meat trucks at good prices.
either the supermarket or our local butcher if im out and about down town
We buy our meat from the supermarket – there’s not local butchers left near us. I mostly buy fish and chicken in bulk from Costco as I find it’s better quality than supermarkets. In uni term time, there’s a monthly farmers market, so I will stock up on things from them.
supermarkets as long as organic
we buy our meat from Aldi
For special occasions I go to a nearby farm shop – eye wateringly expensive but totally wonderful, better than eating in a restaurant. When there’s a farmers market, I buy a few packs for the freezer, but as our local butcher has closed down I’m afraid my everyday meat comes from the supermarket.
I buy my meats from Tesco or Lidl! 😀
I buy mine from Ocado.
I try and buy most of my meat from my local farm in Arlesey. But sometimes I just don’t have time and have to buy from Asda simply because it’s the closest place to home to buy meat.
MAINLY THE SUPERMARKET, BUT TRY TO GET TO THE LOCAL BUTCHERS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK
The family’s meat comes from Waitrose
Usually from Tesco along with the rest of the shopping but I do prefer the local butcher if possible and we always order our christmas meat from the butcher.
Usually from Waitrose
A butcher in a village three miles from our town.
at the supermarket
the local bucher
I tend to buy our meat from ourr local supermarket as we don’t have any other butchers local to us
I try and buy from local butchers as it is better quality and cheaper.
I buy my meat from Tesco or Asda
Just from the supermarket as we can’t usually get into town where the butchers is – even though it is very good.
In bulk as it gives you choice and saves time with multiple tripS
My hubby gets it from Tesco when he gets the weekly food shop
I usually get it from Aldi or Muscle Food 🙂
We buy from Sainsbury’s or Waitrose if we’re shopping to treat ourselves. I always try to buy the mid-range stuff, if not the organic. Would love to buy from a butcher but it so much more expensive in London. Would love to buy directly from a butcher or farm!
Mostly the supermarket but now and again a local butchers
The supermarket and my local butchers
Tesco
I usually buy meat from Sainsburys or Tesco if I’m shopping there anyway, otherwise it’s from our local farm shop
Tesco or Lidl 🙂
From Lidl – affordable & good quality
From our local butcher
I mostly buy at the supermarket but also at my local farmers market which is once a month
I usually shop around to find the best quality meat at the best price, but I usually get my sausages and pies etc from the local supermarket.
I buy from my local butcher, great choice and quality.
Usually from the supermarket
I buy steak from Sainsbury’s and pork chops or medallions from Tesco
My local butcher & Aldi, their meat is really good
From the butchers
Local butchers or tesco x
Mainly from Tesco delivery
usually tesco
I buy my meat at the supermarket.
supermarket mostly
I buy all our meat from Aldi when I do the food shop, really love the steak they sell
Most usually Tesco or occasionally Westin Gourmet
I always get my meat in bulk from the local butchers – it’s so much better than from the supermarket, and with 6 of us we get through a lot!
Either with our main shop at Waitrose or from a butcher in the New Forest if we are passing by.
Either the supermarket or a local butcher!
A mixture of the local butcher & the supermarket
By choice one of the independent butchers on the local market, but often from whichever supermarket I happen to be in
I usually buy meat with my online Morrisons shop, but occasionally I get some really good quality stuff from the Farmer’s market in Bedford town centre
I love buying meat from the Waitrose fresh meat counter, they have some great options.
i buy my meat from my local butchers
Usually but it from the local supermarket, which is tesco.
I try to use a local butcher but sometimes is the supermarket
I either buy my meat from our local butcher or from Sainsbury’s when I do our weekly shop
Our local butcher normally
from the supermarket
Supermarket or butchers ….sometimes i go to the wholesalers where i manage to fill my freezer at a very good price ?
Most of the meat we get is from a supermarket but every now and again we go to a local farm shop and stock up.
Generally just from the supermarket for convenience.
I buy my meat at the supermarket & for special occasions from the butcher.
Local butchers
I generally buy all my meat from Sainsburys with the weekly shop and stock up at food shows.
We usually buy ours from either ocado or muscle foods
I usually buy from the supermarket.
Supermarket normally 🙂
Usually Morrisons and occasionally Tesco
We have a meat warehouse on an industrial estate a couple of miles from us & we buy our meat from there.
Supermarket – Usually Aldi or Sainsburys
Usually I get reduced meat from the supermarket to cook on the day, or freeze for later.
We buy most of ours from Aldi
From whatever supermarket I happen to be shopping in
I tend to buy most meat from the supermarket with my usual weekly shop
I buy meat from a local butcher or a butcher at the market
I just buy my meat from Tesco or whatever supermarket i’m at
Usually from Sainsburys or Morrisons
Lovely
On a weekly basis from my local butcher 🙂
I normally get mine from Tesco, with my online shopping
in the supermarket, usually Aldi or Lidl
I buy meat from Asda, Iceland & Tesco [basically whichever’s on offer]
I always use to buy it from my local butchers whilst I was at uni but now I have to get them from the Supermarket. Its just not the same
Abit of both from supermarket and from my local butchers
Most of it comes from the supermarket (Aldi) but I do treat us to something special from a farmers’ market once in a while. It is so much better but hard to keep it up buying for 5, and the kids say they don’t notice the difference anyway. I feel guilty though, I really try to support local farmers by buying direct.
tesco and sometimes local butcher at the market
I buy meat in bulk from my local butchers when they have special offer weekends, but have in the past purchased meat online & could not tell any difference! Both are excellent sources of meat!
I buy mainly from the village butcher.
From the supermarket and my local market.
Supermarket for convenience or far shop for special treats
At the supermarket with the rest of my shopping
It depends what I am after… I buy at both Waitrose and Lidl, but also go to the local butcher if I want a special type of meat, like featherblade or rabbit. I have also bought online before but I am a bit concerned about all the packaging which is being used, ice packs, insulation and the lot. Not in line with my environmental consciousness.
Either sainsburys or my local butchers
We buy our meat from the butcher in Halifax, sometimes we treat ourselves to a Saturday steak from the village down the road.
Supermarket. It’s difficult to get to a butchers when you work full time so intrigued by the idea of meat delivery!
I try to get to the butcher once a month for a stock up but use sainsburys too
Butchers at Morrisons
I feel bad saying it, but from the supermarket! (varies which one – usually Lidl or Tesco). For a special occasion we go to the local independent butcher, but just can’t afford to do that all the time
Tesco x
I buy most of my meat from Aldi.
Both the supermarket and the local butcher, depending on time available – butchers aren’t open late at night which sometimes due to work and family commitments is when I do my shopping.
I try to buy from local farm shops.
From the supermarket since our local butcher closed down
Waitrose
Morrisons, Aldi or local butcher
I buy mine at a local market
Sometimes from the supermarket
I buy my meat at the supermarket except at Christmas when it’s the farm shop
I buy off our local meat van on the market
Tesco
We buy most of our meat from our local butcher.
I would love to say a butcher but we do not have a local one, so I am afraid its a supermarket 🙁
Mostly from Asda or Tesco
Love getting meat from the butchers
Usually from supermarkets, one day I want to learn to order good quailty meats online 🙂
A mix of places: Aldi, Lidl, Muscle Foods, Abel and Cole and sometimes the butcher.
buy most of mine from either marks and spencers, or Aldi
Cave ? looks good
I buy most of my meat from Neto supermarket.
I get most of mine from wonderful Bury market (best market in the north west of England!)
I buy from the butcher – I like supporting local businesses
I buy the best the supermarket has to offer, or sometimes I can make my way up to my nearest quality butcher. I like to buy better quality less often, if possible, but that’s partly because I always find it a little difficult to figure out which items *are* the better quality ones, so shopping can take a while!
I buy most of my meat from my local supermarket when I do my online shop. If I’m after something special then I always go to my local Independant butcher, but this can be a struggle as I am disabled and find it hard to get out independently a lot of the time.
supermarket as all our local butcher’s closed:(
my supermaket with the rest of shopping
From the butcher in Morrisons
I mostly buy from Lidl as it is just round the corner from where I live .x
I must confess I go to the supermarket 🙁
Mainly from supermarket when I do the weekly shop but love to buy traditional Lincolnshire sausages, pork pies and haislet from a traditional family butchers. Supermarkets can’t compete with them for flavour 🙂
From the butcher just across the road. He buys on the hoof from local farms, we are very lucky.
From the supermarket as our local butchers shut down years ago
Usually from a supermarket we have our shopping delivered) as our nearest butcher is about 5 miles away and I don’t always have access to a car and its not on a bus/train route for me
Normally get from the supermarket, sometimes from the butchery dept there too
I buy my meat from Aldi because I think it’s better than the other supermarkets in terms of price and quality
Most of my meat comes from the supermarket….. Morrison’s or Lidl. I always buy my turkey from a butcher
If I am out and about, I buy our meat from our local butcher or farm shop. If I am in a rush I sometimes buy our meat from ASDA. We are big meat eaters. We tend to bulk buy and pop it in the freezer
I normally buy my meat in the local supermarket
Supermarket usually but occasionally the butchers
Viva la butcher and all the delicious meats…it’s a dying business unfortunately with a not-so-healthy nor conscious industry taking over. I have to get a decent cut from the farmer’s market since the butcher around here is faux and carries meats that I would never eat under brand names.
i rarely buy it from butchers, more likely a supermarket
Usually the supermarket but if I’m visiting family that live in a market town I buy from their local butcher.
We have a good local butcher . We buy from there and supermarkets too
We buy ours from Makro, as they have butcher on site . Meats a lot better quality than you get from supermarket plus cheaper when buy in bulk
I buy some from Aldi but for BBQs and camping trips etc I go to a fabulous butchers on the industrial estate where I work, who has a public counter selling local produce.
I usually buy my meat from Sainsburys but I have eaten Donald Russell meat before. My late Father-in-law used to buy from them and he would use the steaks, mince them up by hand and use them in his cottage pie. His cottage pie was legendary! So tasty! Donald Russell meat really is top quality – so is the fish.
I confess to taking the lazy option and buying at the supermarket
i usually buy from sainsburys
varies between supermarket and adding it to my abel and cole deliveries x
I buy from our local butchers but sometimes I will get it from Asda
From supermarkets usually
Whatever shop I am shopping in though have to buy my steak pie from my local butchers – cannot beat it!
most comes from a supermarket, but I do go to the butchers for specialist cuts
Sadly from our local supermarket as we don’t have a butchers locally, there is one near where I work 20 miles away and I do buy from them on occasion
I used to get some cheap meat from the supermarket, like frozen casserole beef, the kind of stuff I’d just chuck in the slow cooker for a stew so the quality didn’t matter as much. ‘Proper’ meat, like steaks, chicken breasts, joints etc, I’d order from a company called Westin Gourmet. They never let me down, but they have recently changed hands/merged with a body building company which is off-putting, so I need a new decent online butcher to use. This review is swaying me towards Donald Russell 🙂
i usually buy mine from the supermarket
Supermarket and at the butchers
butchers or sainsburys 🙂
I buy my meat from asda and varies in quality
Smithfields market van in manchester
Just from Tesco but I’d love to find a tastier alternative!
i buy it for tesco and sainsburies
buy it from the supermarket but should go to the butchers more often
I usually get mine from either Tesco or Aldi.
I buy my meat from the supermarket – mostly Aldi at the moment. Am keen to try their Wagyu steaks!
I get it from lidl’s, would love to be able to afford proper butchers meat though.
The local supermarket just for easy of use
The local butcher or the Co-op
we get our meat from the supermarket as it is just easier that way
Local market
I always get it from the supermarket but wish I had the time to get it from a butcher
The supermarket – I wish I could say the butcher but the nearest one is several miles away 🙁
We mostly buy our meat from a supermarket, but occasionally (and every Christmas!) we go to a local butcher. The butcher would be my preference.
I buy meat usually from Wayne walkers or tesco or aldi as its nearby xx
The supermarket as my local butcher is very expensive!
I always buy from my local butchers, as i like to support my local community 🙂
Our butcher used to do special big boxes and they were terrific value. But he moved! So now I just buy it with the rest of my shopping.
From the supermarket (tesco butcher) or from a local butcher
I buy usually buy meat from my local butchers, or from Tesco !
we buy our meat from waitrose normally
i buy mine from the supermarket x
from my local butcher if I can’t get there from the supermarkets
I buy from the supermarket and farmer’s market.
I usually just buy meat from the supermarket. Whether that be tesco, sainsburys, or somewhere else, depending on convenience.
Very rarely have meat in our house, as my wife and daughter are vegetarians. So would be a real treat for me.
if im near where i was born then local butcher normally its supermarket
we used to use our local butcher but then he closed the shop and so we now at present use aldi as the main supermarkets are way too expensive and we used to bulk buy from our local butcher and get a good discount we really miss them
I’m a veggie, but get it for my partner from butcher counter at the shop or local butchers.
I buy meat at Aldi or Asda, but also occasionally at online butchers, for example Davidsons of Inverurie.
I buy my meat from my local butcher
I get my meat from Tescos, unless I’m having a BBQ and then we pop to the butchers.
I buy meat from the supermarket
i buy my meat from the major supermarkets
Sainsburys normally as that is our main supermarket xx
Usually from the supermarket.
I get my meat through Farmdrop 🙂
Usually buy from Aldi
I buy my meat at the supermarket with the rest of the shopping
Tesco
I buy my meat at Tesco or Adsa
From Morrisons with my usual shopping or Lidl
I always get my meats from our local butcher
local butcher as he caters for gluten free
I am not a great meat eater so when I do I only eat good quality. I do not mind paying a bit more for that.. I have eaten from Donald Russell but I tend to buy occasionally at the most local supermarket counter (Morrisons is the nearet at 20 miles) when I do the weekly shop.
Tesco
We mainly buy ours from our local butchers
Local Butchers!
These days it can be difficult to find a proper butcher. The three towns closest to me have no old fashioned butchers but at least six supermarkets between them. One or two of these have meat counters, but there’s still not the range and flexibility.
My local Farmshop here in Dorset local meat Its called The Udder Farm Shop East Stour
I buy my meat online at asda for delivery
Where do you buy meat? . . . .occasionally at my local butchers but usually at the supermarket
Local Butchers
From Lidl! Surprisingly, their meat is better than all the supermarkets and hardly has any fat!
My butcher if I managed to catch them open, if not then the supermarket
We buy our meat from our local butchers. He’s just around the corner from us so it’s easy to pop ’round if we need something quick! xx
I try to use my local butcher, but more often it’s the supermarket!
I try to use our local market on a Saturday – our nearest butcher has a stall there, always busy!
The local butchers if i have time otherwise just the super market
cat culmer
We use the butcher in our village.
Either sainsburys or my local butchers
I buy meat at my local butchers. Good quality. Wouldn’t waste my money on supermarket stuff. Butchers are deffiantly the best place for it.
From my Local supermarket
We usually buy from the supermarket but go to the local butchers at Christmas to get the turkey, chipolatas, bacon and pork pie
Mainly Morrison’s, but other supermarkets, too.
Morrison’s or our local butcher
Local butcher
I only ever buy meat from famr shops, my favourite is ”Traditional Staffordshire Meats”….. Supermarket meat from any supermarket is terrible meat, the air packs take the flavour away yuck!
I buy my meat from tesco with the rest of my shop
Local Butcher, Patworths Tattershall x
It depends on what the meat is for. For every day meals then it’s usually Lidls but for special occasions or if we are having people over we will often use our local butcher who does amazing sausages and faggots
From my local supermarket
I buy ours at the local butchers.
Either at the supermarket or at our butchers – depends on where we are when we need to buy meat!
Normally Tesco or Aldi.
I buy my meat from the independent butchers in our village.
local butcher or morrisons
I buy my meat from the local butchers in my village and it is always top rate and he makes the best sausages I have ever tasted!
Reeds my local village butchers
I get my meat from the supermarket – your food looks fab
Asda and Aldi
I don’t mind Morrison’s meat (Fresh & frozen), but prefer to get from my local butcher if i can 🙂
I buy fresh meat from Iceland sometimes the butchers for a change
I sadly by meat from my local supermarket – the best quality cuts seem to come from Morrisons!
I buy from the supermarket or the butchers
I buy the week to week stuff in tesco but go to the local butcher or waitrose counter for anything special
We have a local butchers so we sometimes buy from him are asda supermarket.
normally from my local Tesco x
at Tesco or Morrisons. whichever has special offers on
Costco, farm shops, supermarkets
I always buy meat at our local butcher
In the market or at the supermarket
Most of the time i pick up meat from the supermarket whilst doing a weekly shop but we do try and visit a butchers at least once a month as we have a lovely butchers in the next town. The burgers you made looked delicious by the way x
local butchers – great prices and fab tasting meats
Either Costco or the butchers
Sadly from the supermarket, but when money is a little less tight will go to the local butchers
I buy meat from our local Booker cash and carry as well as the local butcher. It’s usually better value for money and tastier than supermarket meat!
Local butcher
I buy online from field and flower now. The taste is so much better than the supermarket stuff I was getting before and I really know where it is coming from and the conditions it is raised in.
In the supermarket
from tescos mainly
I buy whatever meat is on offer with my online shop, which is normally Ocado. I find meat too expensive otherwise.
I always try to buy meat from the local independent butchers but it is getting increasingly difficult. Two of the oldest and best loved butchers in my local area have been forced to close in recent years. Very sad 🙁
I buy my meat from Aldi’s or Asda 🙂
supermarket
I buy my meat from morrisons x
I buy my meat from the Farmer’s Market once a month. Otherwise, Waitrose for choice or Sainsbury’s.
Morrisons or the butchers
I try to buy most of my meat from the local butchers or farmers markets
Unfortunately I buy from Tesxo, I don’t like to say but it looks better than my local butchers. They haven’t catered for people who want to buy normal meat
I buy most of my eat from Lidl, its such a great price for a home on a super tight budget! but if i could afford it then my local butchers, because their meet is beautiful – especially their steaks!
I tend to use my local Sainsburys but I visited a Farmers market on a recent trip to Yorkshire and I bought some sausages, bacon and lamb which were the best I’ve ever tasted. If I had a butchers which supplied quality produce like that in Essex I’d be in there all the time! I have tried Donald Russell meat and it is lovely.
I buy meat from Mussel food online or Tesco! 🙂
I buy it from a butcher near me that can tell me where each piece of meat has come from, which farm etc.
We buy our meat from the Meat Shack in Studley. Top notch meat sourced locally
I buy my meat from Tesco 🙂
Usually our local butcher or Morrisons
I’m ashamed to say usually at my local butchers but sometimes at the butchers xx
From the local (Halal) butchers. It’s the best value meat in the area.
We get most of our meat from Tesco, and the odd cut from the local butchers
I buy from my local butchers
Tesco or M&S
Usually from the supermarket
My local butcher ‘the fat butcher’
I buy my meat at Lidl’s
I buy most of my meat at tescos
Just Tesco, all our local butcher’s have closed down
I love to buy it from a local butchers or if needs be i’ll use Sainsburys
Wow great giveaway ☺ good luck everybody ☺ xx I currently only buy meat from my local supermarket but would love to try this!!
Mainly from the supermarket or when I fancy exotic meat I get it from the farm shop butchers
Quality butcher
Waitrose or occasionally buy a meat box online.
I usually buy meat from my local butcher
I use either an online butcher or local butcher, depending on offers.
Waitrose
Usually somewhere I know the quality is good like Marks and Spencer
A combination of Aldi, Lidl, Tesco and our local butchers (which isn’t so local but worth the trip!) x
Supermarket mostly, farm shop if I can
supermarket
I buy my meat from Tesco
Supermarket
I’m lucky enough to be able to get it from Smithfield market at the moment, but won’t be able to once I move away from London.
Usually at the supermarket but sometimes at the farm shop
I buy my meat from Asda
My local butcher.
I normally buy meat at our local butchers or the supermarket.
I get it from a supermarket
I usually get my meat from the butcher inside my local supermarket
I normally buy my meat from the supermarkets, occasionally from the butchers if I’m going into town.
I always get my fresh meat from a supermarket.
To be honest we usually buy meat where ever is cheaper. We go Tesco and Asda and iceland too
We tend to bulk buy our meats from Costco, only because our local butchers has closed down 🙁 xx
No longer have a local butcher so use a supermarket for all my meat
being on a budget ,i buy from morrisons or Tesco then when only on offer delightful giveaway
tesco. i know, we should support local butchers – it’s just tough to find the time to make a trip into town.
from tescos but would love better quality and choice from a specialist butcher
Local Butcher
i always buy my meat from my local butcher – we’ve got two to choose from.
Supermarket
I occasionally buy sausage from our local butcher. The rest of our meat we usually buy from Lidl as it is cheaper than our other supermarkets
Anywhere I fancy, uaually Sainsbury’s
I support are local butchers so buy it all from ther never had a problem
The Parson’s Nose butchers in Putney, which is one of the best I’ve found. If in a rush, however, it’ll be Sainsbury’s/Waitrose.
Crawshaws Butchers
We usually buy meat from the local butcher but sometimes at Marks too if they have offers on
local butchers – amazing value and cuts of meat you don’t get anywhere else.
I buy my meat from a local butcher,Alex Mitchell in Glenrothes.His range of meats is fantastic,he’s a font of information and although he can’t tell you the cows name he knows exactly where his meat is from.Supermarket meat just can’t compare x
mainly from the supermarket as its easier but i do like to pop to butchers
I usually buy meat at my local butchers but I do also get some from Tesco if there’s offers on xx
We tend to buy our meat, for convenience from our local supermarket when we do our weeky shop, but we do have a lovely small family run butchers we use as well. The difference in taste between the two is amazing!
I get my meat from Tesco or the local butcher. My husbands always in the Gym so he gets his chicken and turkey from lidl for the vast amount he eats and the water content and protein levels seem to be better in lidl than any other supermarket.
We buy our meat from our butcher in Lenham, he’s also doing the big roast for our wedding in August
fresh counetr at Waitrose
we buy from asda
At Aldi with the rest of my shopping
If I want something special I go to Aubrey Allen in Coventry, if this is the same standard it will be top quality.
I mostly use the local butcher – sometimes the supermarket if it’s late.
I’m afraid to say I buy a lot of my meat from the supermarket
From a local butcher who delivers.
I usually get meat from my local butcher
I try to get it from our local butcher, but sometimes from the supermarket
From the supermarket
From my local butcher
I tend to buy most of my everyday meat from the supermarket, but if we have guests or its a special occasion I’ll pop to the local butcher!
Supermarket and sometime my local butcher 🙂
Either at Tesco or my local butchers
Lidl and local butchers
I buy meat from different outlets, I have brought via online, local butchers and Morrisons.
I buy my meat from the local butchers… which is a little pricey
I usually buy meat from the supermarket and when it’s been reduced to cut cost!
I mostly buy from the supermarket, but will stop by a butcher if I have time
I get mine from the supermarket.
I buy my meat from a butchers where I used to live. They offer a meat bundle of mixed meat products, 18kg for just £100 delivered. None of my local butchers can beat the offer.
I get from the supermarket.
I buy from the butcher, asda, aldi and our local meet factory (chicken) – depends on who has the best deal of the day 😀
I buy all my meat from a local butcher. The difference between supermarket meat and meat from a local butcher is not only in the quality (much less watery) but in the flavour. Meat from a butchers is so much more flavoursome
Asda just for convenience.
I prefer to use independent shops when possible, including butchers.
Not a fan of meat from the supermarket so usually buy online.
Generally at the supermarket, Tesco or Sainsbury’s. For a treat we have a butchers a few miles ago that does the most fantastic steak and sausages
I usually buy my meat at the local farmers market , when they don’t open then its unfortunately Tesco , The nearest Butchers to me is over 30 miles away . Much prefer t buy quality meat
Our local butcher, can’t be it for quality and value for money not forgetting exceptional customer service.
The local licensed farm shop
We tend to buy most meat from the local supermarket, however, we do always get our pork pies from the butcher and occasionally meat too.
I mainly buy my meat from asda. But for a treat every now and again i buy from our local butcher
Lidl usually as i find it lasts longer – other shops like tesco/asda it goes off much quicker x
I buy my meat from our local butcher shop, it’s a few pence dearer, but so fresh and you can buy single items or large quantities depending on what you need, they also do free local delivery and a Christmas savings club which I find a real bonus. I like to support local shops if I can. The selection of meat is great from rabbits to pheasants and offal as well as the usual meats
I usually buy meat from the supermarket and from the local butchers. Both are yummytastic
Usually buy my meat from the supermarket
Aldi
i buy it at the supermarket
I usually buy my meat from the supermarket, which is normally Tesco. Unfortunately our local butcher closed about 8 years ago.
usually Aldi,unless its a special occasion then i will visit a local farm
Supermarket, but we really need to use a farm shop
From the wee butcher in sandbank
I buy meat from my local butcher x
we usually have our meat elivered by Tesco &try to buy organic, we also have a local farm shop & buy from there when we can x
A weekly trip to my favourite butcher at Doncaster Market.
At my local Morrisons supermarket, and also from the local butchers. Never tried Donald Russell meat though, sounds rather delish!
My partner loves all meat, and as he trains at the gym he eats so much of it!
I try to buy from my local butcher, but with two small kids it can be difficult…
Usually from the supermarket but I have bought meat from muscle food before
my local butcher – they deliver for free
I try to buy from my local butchers but sometimes buy from Sainsbury’s. I always buy British either way :<)
local buthcher or morrisons
usually Sainsburys as my local butcher closed
I but mine from 3 different places – Aubrey Allens , Rhug Organic and The ginger pig – all are fabulous quality.
from the supermarket x
Local butcher
we use or local butcher
From the supermarket but when we fancy a steak we get it from the butchers.
A mix of local butchers and supermarket
We don’t each much meat but try to buy at our local farm shop, a bit pricier but much better quality.
I buy my meat from supermarkets with my man shopping, being a single full-time working mum, I dont have the luxury of much spare time :'(
Mainly at tesco but if I am cooking for the family, it would be the local butchers.
The supermarket
We normally get our meat from Muscle Food 🙂
from the supermarket
I normally buy from Tesco, we don’t have a local butchers in our town.
I usually buy my meat in my local butchers in East Ham market
I buy mine mostly from whatever supermarket has the best offers on that week, 🙂
The Co-op and Lidl
Mostly at Aldi but sometimes at a local butcher
Various – but mainly from supermarkets
I mostly buy my meat in Asda, but we do pop into the butchers sometimes.
Supermarket & farm shop.
I do a months shopping at a time and get my meat from the supermarket then. This month it was ocado.
Supermarket or meat box online
i buy meat from the fish market. a lot cheaper
Asda usually
Mainly at asda
from my local butcher
At the supermarket usually Aldi or Sainsburys
Local butcher