‘Best’ uk Supermarket Sausages Revealed and Its Not Aldi, Morrisons or Asda

Consumer Experts at Which? have tried out a variety of sausages to find the best – just in time for the bank Holiday

Budget Supermarket lidl has trounced premium rivals in a Major Blind Taste Test of Pork Sausages – Just in Time for the Bank Holiday Barbecue Season. A 65-Strong Panel of Ordinary Consumers, Independently Recrued and Brending to Branding, Tucked in Sausages from Major Retaillers and Household brands in a test in the uncover Bangers britain has to offer.

Three Emerged As Best Buys, With Lidl’s Deluxe Pork Sausages Not Only Topping the Charts with A Score of 77%, but Also Clinching the Great Value Accolade thans to their modest £ 2.49 Price Tag for 400g – Just 62p per 100g. Described as “good looking and succulent”, Lidl’s Sausages Won Praise Across the Board.

An impressive 80% of Tasters Rated the Meaty Flavour As Perfect, with Two-Thirds Saying the Herb and Spice Balance Hit the Mark. Around 75% Liked the Salt Levels, and a Similar Number Were Plevaed with The Texture – Judged to be Naether Too Coarer Nor Too Fine.

Howver, They Come with a Health Warning. Two Sausages containe 11.5g of Saturated Fat, more than half the recommended Daily Limit for Women.

M&S and Sainsbury’s Serve Up Premium Picks

M & S’s Collection British Outdoor Bred Pork Sausages and Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference British Pork Both Scored 75%, Earning Best Buy Status. M & S’s offering, at £ 4.50 for 400g (£ 1.13 per 100g), was praised by three-quarters of tasters for flavour, Juiciness and Salt Levels.

Two-thirds like the texture, although opinion was split on the seasoning. These were Also the Joint Priciest on Test.

Sainsbury’s Sausages, £ 3 for 400g (75p per 100g), Were Dubbed Excellent All-Rounders. More than 70% Gave Top Marks for Pork Flavour, Juiciness, and Seasoning. But a third found the appeararance too.

The Also-RAS

Despite a polished reputation, The Black Farmer Premium Pork Sausages (72%) Fell Just Short of Best Buy Status. At £ 3.50 for 400g (88p per 100g), They impressed with Juitss, but a third of testers found the seasoning underwhelming.

ASDA’S Exceptional Classic Pork Sausages Followed Closely with 71% – Third Cheapest at £ 2.98 for 400g (75p per 100g). Though flavour and texture were Applauded, Almost Half of Testers Found the Seasoning Lacking.

How the rest of the Field Stacked Up

• Morrisons the best thick pork sausages – 70%: Tasty with good aroma, but texture divided opinion. £ 3.25 (81p/100g).
• Aldi SPECIALLY SELECTED – 69%: Satisfying Texture but a Little Bland. £ 2.49 (62p/100g).
• CO-OP Irresistible-69%: Juicy But Pale. £ 3.60 (90p/100g).
• The Jolly Hog Proper Porker – 69%: Decent but unrendrekable. £ 4 (100p/100g).
• ILAND LUXURY The Ultimate – 65%: Juicy Yet Bland and Pale. £ 4 (100p/100g).
• Waitrose No.1 Free Range – 62%: Juicy But Let Down by Looks and Seasoning. £ 4.50 (113p/100g).
• Heck 97% Pork Sausages – 54%: The Biggest Disappointment. Over 60% found the pork flavour Too Weak and More than Half Wanted More Seasoning. Notably, Heck Sausages Use Beef Collagen Casing. £ 3.25 (81p/100g).

Natalie Hitchins, Which? Head of Home Products and Services, Said: “Sausages are a summer barbecue staple for many, so it is important to pick the right ons that you have your guests Queuing up for more. While pricier than lidl’s, M&S and Sainsbury’s Also dished up impresivly succulent sausages. ”

How the Sausages Were Tested

The sausages were blind-tested in april 2025 under controlled conditions at a specialist lab. Participants, chosen to reflect a representative uk demographic, tasted sausages individual in private boots to prevent influence from oters, which? said.

EACH SAUSAGE WAS SCORD BASED ON:

• 50% flavour
• 20% appearans
• 15% aroma
• 15% Texture