£195 for a beef wellington!

[Blueskybird]

Just that really, are supermarkets now taking the absolute Micky?? I know I don’t have to buy it. I know no one is forcing me to. But seriously how can they actually think it’s ok to demand that price for a Beef wellington that serves 6. Granted it’s in the celebrity chef Christmas range and I’m well aware that we all have different budgets and I absolutely expect to pay for quality but come on, that’s a scandalous price. AIBU to think we have lost the plot with food pricing or would you pay it?

Pardon?

What are you struggling ro understand please.

On a weight basis I think the F&M one is probably a third smaller as it only weighs about 1.2 kilos, and someone further up posted that the M&S one weighs 2.1 kilos. I haven’t checked that, but for 8 I’d use a 2 kilo piece of fillet, which is well over £100 before you’ve started

Oh. Well it's a bit silly for the servings of the smaller one to be more than the bigger one, then. How misleading.

I don't think there's any difference in the taste between fresh and frozen beef once cooked, so that wouldn't bother me. I think people are unnecessarily snobbish about frozen beef. Beef casserole even benefits from being frozen and reheated.

And markies do a 1kg one for 60 pounds.

Check the respective links out for yourself.

https://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/cfto-filet-of-beef-by-tk/p/fdp60774744

The M and S one is 2.1kg. Perhaps they have different ideas about portion size, but either way, not sure Fortnum and Mason are the automatic go to on pricing here.

I am a relatively decent cook. I hosted 18 adults for beef wellington from scratch. The beef fillet portion each person got was massive and there was a lot leftover. The meat itself was £180 for 3 colossal fillets from a butcher so yes I think the price M and S are charging is RIDICULOUS. The mushroom duxelles that surrounds the beef is not overly expensive to make and neither is the pastry.

Issue with pricing in supermarkets is they assume people are cash rich and time and skill poor so they feel like £180 for 6 for the meat part of the dish is justified. I don’t think it is

@flowrrpoh
Exactly 😂

I don't understand what you're referring to. The comments you quoted didn't reference any other fillet of beef?

On fillet there is a huge difference in frozen v fresh

Being able to understand and reason something isn't an indicator of wealth.

How many grams of beef should one have per person according to the law?

Again, don't buy it. What's the issue?

Good Lord, they must be laughing like drains at the people who buy that! Just buy a slightly larger turkey than normal and make a pie with the leftovers. All it would cost is the pastry. FIFTY POUNDS FOR A TURKEY PIE!!!

They don't assume, they know. It's hardly rocket science that people pay different amounts for food.

It's common and normal to have opinions on prices, isn't it?

Consumers know when companies are offering a fair price and when they're not.

I would actually prefer that to this!

Was it from Fortnum and Mason? Or Harrods? 😂

I'm a fairly confident/competent cook but beef wellington is a real faff and can so easily go wrong. Really and truly if you add up the cost of fillet beef and the fact all the labour is done for you, it's not that bad. You'd pay a lot more in a restaurant per serving and probably have to pay extra for the sides too these days.

I’m not too bothered, though I wouldn’t buy it myself. We’ll be having a nice gammon as usual.

But beef wellington is a right pain in the proverbial to make and get right, so if you want it you’ll have to pay. I’d go for the forum £120 though - I don’t pay the extra for celebrity endorsement.

Right so you must think the markies one for 60 quid is a good deal then.your issue is there is a high end fresh one with truffles chicken, red wine gravy, mushrooms and hot water pastry, weighing in at over 2kg. Okdoke.

How many grams of beef per person, Crystal?

Ah, OK. I'm not much of a cook, so wasn't sure. I'll remember that if I'm ever trying to cook to impress!

It's cheaper as it's less in quantity for one.

Again the fortunum one is nearly half the size, with no chicken, red wine gravy or truffles and is frozen. If it’s name you object to, why would you not buy the markies one which is 20 percent smaller than the fortnums one for only 60 quid. As the fortnums one you’re paying for the name.

You're being silly. We are all entitled to our opinions on prices.

It's not the absolute price, the question is whether it's value for money.

But since you asked, 200g and not a micro-gram more! 😂