It's almost time for Christmas and that means shopping for copious amounts of food for December 25th - but where can you get the best deals?
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This week we're taking a deep dive into the best deals on Christmas staples.
Turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes - where can you save this year?
A family having Christmas dinner, 18-12-16. Image: Igor Mojzes / AlamyDunnes Stores
- Turkey - Dunnes Stores Boned & Rolled Fresh Irish Reared Turkey 1.2kg €17.99
- Ham - Dunnes Stores Unsmoked Irish Ham Fillet 1.4kg €7.99
- Stuffing - Dunnes Stores Handmade Sage & Onion Stuffing 225G €3.29
- Potatoes - Dunnes Stores Irish Rooster Potatoes 2kg €3.69
- Carrots - Crunchy Irish Carrots 1kg €1.15
- Brussel Sprouts - Dunnes Stores Fresh Irish Brussel Sprouts 500G €1.49
- Gravy - Schwartz Roast Turkey Gravy Mix 25g €1.45
- Dessert - Vienetta Vanilla Ice Cream 650ml €2.55
- Total: €39.60
Tesco
- Turkey - Tesco Fresh Irish Turkey 3Kg €12.00
- Ham - Tesco Irish Smoked Ham Fillet 1.317Kg €8.10
- Stuffing - Tesco Sage And Onion Stuffing 250G €2.75
- Potatoes - Tesco Finest Potatoes 2.5Kg €5.20
- Carrots - Tesco Family Pack Carrots 1Kg €1.25
- Brussel Sprouts - Tesco Brussels Sprouts 500G €1.79
- Gravy - Tesco Gravy Granules For Chicken 200G €0.85
- Dessert - Vienetta Vanilla Ice Cream 650ml €3.50
- Total: €35.44
Supervalu
- Turkey - SuperValu Boned & Rolled Turkey Breast Joint 1.2kg €13.99
- Ham - SuperValu Unsmoked Ham Fillet 1.4kg €8.99
- Stuffing- SuperValu Sage & Onion Stuffing 275g €2.50
- Potatoes - SuperValu Irish Rooster Potatoes 2kg €3.69
- Carrots - SuperValu Irish Grown Carrots 1kg €1.25
- Brussel Sprouts - SuperValu Brussel Sprouts 500g €1.49
- Gravy - Schwartz Roast Turkey Gravy Mix 25g €1.00
- Dessert - Vienetta Vanilla Ice Cream 650ml €3.75
- Total: €36.66
Aldi
- Turkey - Oakhurst Irish Small Whole Turkey 2.8-4kg €14.99*
- Ham - Butcher's Selection Irish Unsmoked Ham Fillet 1kg €5.45
- Stuffing - Kelly's Sage & Onion Stuffing 300g €2.15
- Potatoes - Egan's Irish Rooster Potatoes 2kg €3.19
- Carrots - Nature's Pick Carrots 1kg €0.49
- Brussel Sprouts - Egan's Brussel Sprouts 500g €0.49
- Gravy - Quixo Gravy Granules For Chicken 300g €1.19
- Dessert - Marbled Roulade (445g) €4.99
- Total: €32.94
*A Small Irish Whole Turkey Butcher's Selection (3-3.99kg) is available from December 20th at €8.99
Lidl
- Turkey - Fresh Irish Whole Turkey 3kg €8.99
- Ham - Irish Smoked Eye Loin Joint with Streaky Bacon €9.99
- Stuffing - Deluxe Stuffing €2.99
- Potatoes - Buttery Roast Potatoes €3.99
- Carrots - Farrell's Irish Carrots 1kg €0.49
- Brussel Sprouts - Farrell's Brussel Sprouts 500g €0.49
- Gravy - Seasonal Gravy €1.79
- Dessert - Deluxe Yule Log €5.99
- Total: €34.72
A traditional roast turkey Christmas dinner, 8-5-19. Image: funkyfood London - Paul Williams / AlamyStephen Power from the Village Butchers in Piltown, Co Kilkenny said people can save more by only buying what they need.
"A full turkey can be fairly expensive and it would feed a lot of people; so if you don't have too many people you can get the boned and rolled turkey," he said.
"You can say you want 3lbs or 4lbs and that'd easily feed six or seven people.
"The boned and rolled would be much cheaper if you were trying to save".
Butcher Stephen Power. Image: Aoife Kearns/NewstalkMr Power said a full turkey could cost you between €50 to €90, whereas 3lbs or 4lbs of boned and rolled breast may only set you back as much as €30.
"Boned and rolled you can just get the turkey breast, so you'd have no leg meat in it," he said.
"There's no waste in it, you don't have to try and get rid of the bones or anything like that after.
"Really what we'd be saying to people is just get what you need.
"Often you'll have some left over, and there's where the costs can be cut.
"It is hard to judge, I suppose, how much you'd exactly need and you don't want to have too little.
"People do tend to go overboard and have too much," he added.
Mr Power said boned and rolled ham is also much easier to cook and cut.
