any recommendations for xmas meat??

[what..the?]

well we have tried unflavoursome chicken, and those prepared meats with bacon etc on top which come in tiny portions in a tin try, bone free you slice, turkey I have been told is very dry?? Any one eaten one of those three meats in one? I think Aldi might do it?

What are you folks eating, anyone eating nut roasts need not answer....

[ethandron]

i'd avoid the aldi three bird roast although i know some people on here really like it. the herbs/spices used in the stuffing between the layers is not to my taste at all and permeates the whole thing, something like cinnamon or cloves i think.
and personally i wouldn't waste my money on goose either. expensive for not much meat, and in my experience what meat there is, isn't worth the money.
if you're not keen on turkey but love meat in general, then why not get a leg of lamb, a piece of pork, or rib of beef, meat on the bone is always succulent and tasty.
we're having a ready-basted asda own brand turkey this year, never had a dry one yet and at £20 for an extra large one pretty good value. even though it's ready basted it will still get covered with bacon strips and have a lemon inserted to keep it moist and tasty.

[horseshoes]

We had rib of beef last year and it was truly gorgeous, and of course you get the nicest gravy from beef too (well, that's only my opinion). I hope you enjoy whatever you decide to eat. Happy Christmas.

[LoftyLottie]

Problem is Woofy - I don't like Turkey at all. The taste of it makes me feel sick. In fact I am not keen on any fowl meat - chicken is OKish

To be honest, I only really like Beef when it comes to any meat, although I will eat Pork or Lamb.

[heathfield]

I'm with Lottie. Delia's Beef Wellington is my favourite at Christmas.

[boxtops]

We've had Aldi's three in one twice and we liked it - the only drawback is you must let it rest before you carve it, as it all falls to bits otherwise, but it was very tasty. The first year you are right, they were very hard to get hold of, but there are loads in our local Aldi at the moment in the freezer cabinet.

[barb1314]

I'm with Lottie and Mamya...Rib of Beef on the bone here...gorgeous. Cannot be beaten in my very humble opinion!

[DTCwordfan]

Beef or Goose - two ribs and some sandwiches/salad meat - three ribs even better.....

Or a Duck but not much extra so cook two.....

Fish like a whole salmon perhaps...

[DTCwordfan]

oh and I love roasting some bull nuts - lovely, jubbly, some Rocky Mountain Oysters...

[Prudie]

Why not try an actual turkey? It's only dry if people overcook it and you'll get plenty for laters.

[ummmm]

Just ordered mine. We have duck, chicken and beef.

[what..the?]

now I'm spoilt for choice....

[rowanwitch]

Venison is lovely too tastes like beef used to.. and delicious cold in sarnies

[zzxxee]

we are having lamb

[rhinoinyork]

we have tried the three bird roast from aldi, it wasn't bad but certainly not a Christmas roast

[jackthehat]

Kangaroo..............yum !

[mike11111]

How times have changed. Until the middle of the last century only the rich could afford a turkey, the poor had to be content with goose. Now it's the other way round, thanks to the late Bernard Matthews.

[ummmm]

I looked at getting a Goose. £46...I got my duck, chicken and beef for less than that.

[annie0000]

I like a duck - always nice and juicy and enough for two with a wee bit left over for snacking/sandwiches - would not recommend one of the boneless/crown things with a duck - lots of unusable meat for some reason. With the duck being quite fatty under the skin, you get plenty of juices for your roast tatties.

Chicken shouldn't be flavouress anyway, just get a good quality free range organic one and it actually tastes of chicken - completely different texture of meat from that watery pulpy meat you get on a cheap chicken.