£74 for christmas dinner

robfosters · 14 Dec 2011 at 00:13

So the University of Nottingham reckons the food for a xmas dinner for 6 costs £74 now.

Is it me or is that figure somewhat overblown?

How much does your's cost do you reckon?

Glaucus · 14 Dec 2011 at 00:28

More than that.
And that's excluding drinks.

Wizzfizz · 14 Dec 2011 at 00:45

Sounds like a bargain to me.

cainer · 14 Dec 2011 at 00:46

£12 a head is about right unless your looking to have plenty of left overs, turkeys pretty cheap. (that doesnt include dessert/drinks though)

Ahleckz · 14 Dec 2011 at 00:50

That's a total bargain. I think I could spend that on starters and pudding. Once you factor in main course and drinks...

arknor · 14 Dec 2011 at 01:17

cainer said:
£12 a head is about right unless your looking to have plenty of left overs, turkeys pretty cheap. (that doesnt include dessert/drinks though)

2x xlarge chickens = £14
yorkshires puddings = £2-4quid
gravy = £1
stuffing = £1-£2 (packet not frozen u lazy ******)
roast potatoes = £4 quid
brussel sprouts £2
cauliflower £1-£2
parsnips £1-£2

gateu from iceland or somewhere for £5 (your student FFS what you expecting?)

so about 40 quid and you still have money for some drinks

anyone who needs 74quid or more to do a christmas dinner for 6 people must be shopping at harrods

cainer · 14 Dec 2011 at 01:24

^^ we prefer good quality fresh turkey to chickens

£7-£9 per person will be the likely cost of our turkey (big boy portions of ~1lb), obviously veg is very cheap and allow a £ or 2 for kilted sausages

arknor · 14 Dec 2011 at 01:59

u can get a 7lb turkey free range fresh from m&s for 21quid, anyway the point is 74 quid for 6 students is stupidly doable, you would have to be a fool to not manage it

Ahleckz · 14 Dec 2011 at 02:06

arknor said:
u can get a 7lb turkey free range fresh from m&s for 21quid, anyway the point is 74 quid for 6 students is stupidly doable, you would have to be a fool to not manage it

It's not for students. :confused:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16146246

If it were, i imagine costs to be higher due to booze!

cainer · 14 Dec 2011 at 02:12

arknor said:
u can get a 7lb turkey free range fresh from m&s for 21quid, anyway the point is 74 quid for 6 students is stupidly doable, you would have to be a fool to not manage it

once you've cooked it and taken the meat off the bone that 7lb turkey will be looking mighty small for 6 people, your going to need more like a 10lb+ bird and prices start at £28 for the cheapest from m&s
http://christmasfood.marksandspencer.com/listing/mains/

arknor · 14 Dec 2011 at 02:12

Ahleckz said:
It's not for students.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16146246

If it were, i imagine costs to be higher due to booze!

ah ok might have been useful if the op linked to that

still easily doable for 74 quid though (and the article only mentions turkey+ all the trimmings not puddings and booze)

Razor-BladE · 14 Dec 2011 at 03:49

We done ours a few days ago. With chicken instead of turkey cost us less than £5 each excluding drinks. 6 of us and yes there definitely was enough food!
Cost us about £15 last year, but we went overboard with everything and included a fair amount of drink.

randomshenans · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:09

Proper farm bought turkey isn't cheap, nor are all the stuffing ingredients etc.

Cuchulain · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:11

I can't do a Christmas dinner for two for £74! It's the one day of the year where I don't feel bad for buying the best quality food irrespective of the price.

Ace Modder · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:34

This was my xmas dinner last year

Turkey crown - £35
Beef Joint - £15
Pigs in Blankets - £8
Spuds - £6
Veg - £10
Goose Fat - £4
Yorkie Puds - £3
Stuffing Balls - £3
Apple Sauce - £2
Cranberry Sauce - £2
Bottle of Wine - £10
Christmas Pud - £8
Gravy Cost - £1

That is over £100. That was for 2 adults and 2 kids. Mind you, my portion was rather big!

valkynaz · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:36

Looks like a bargain to me.

My local restaurant charges £30-40 per head for a christmas dinner in the week running up to christmas (I think). Whereas on a normal day you can get a carvery and a drink for less than fiver.

Repta · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:43

QuickLink said:
Proper farm bought turkey isn't cheap, nor are all the stuffing ingredients etc.

depends, i could have bought direct from a farm at just over £4/kilo for turkey which is a pretty damn good price. Though i don't like turkey so went with a nice pork joint instead

Firestar_3x · 14 Dec 2011 at 09:57

£74 bargain, we spend more that that on the starter for 4.

Ace Modder · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:01

Firestar_3x said:
£74 bargain, we spend more that that on the starter for 4.

Oh yeah, forgot about my starter last year. Home made prawn salad. Another £10 on the list.

EdwardTeach · 14 Dec 2011 at 10:02

arknor said:
2x xlarge chickens = £14
yorkshires puddings = £2-4quid
gravy = £1
stuffing = £1-£2 (packet not frozen u lazy ******)
roast potatoes = £4 quid
brussel sprouts £2
cauliflower £1-£2
parsnips £1-£2

gateu from iceland or somewhere for £5 (your student FFS what you expecting?)

so about 40 quid and you still have money for some drinks

anyone who needs 74quid or more to do a christmas dinner for 6 people must be shopping at harrods

Where is the pig in blanket, ham, cranberry sauce, White sauce, Christmas pudding, brandy for brandy butter etc

Talk about trying to ruin Christmas, where is you Christmas spirit? My god.......