Barbecue season is in full swing, so you'll no doubt be shopping for a burger or two before the summer's out.
There are all kinds of burgers you can pick up these days, but you usually find the fancier they are, the more expensive they are - and, if you've got a large group of people coming to your barbie, it soon adds up.
That's why we decided to put the standard beef burger to the test from each supermarket - Aldi, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Lidl.
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The fresh ones mostly come in packs of four, with just the latter two supermarkets selling packs of six and eight respectively, so for price comparison we've worked it out per burger.
We tried them on plain barms/rolls/buns, whatever you want to call them, with no sauce, to make sure we got a proper taste of the meat.
Size wise, while Aldi's, Asda's, Sainsbury's and Morrisons were all the same - 114g each - the first three were a standard circle shape, with Morrisons more of an oval shape with jagged edges.
At 85g, Lidl's was the smallest of the lot, visibly as well as weight wise, while Tesco's was a perfectly formed much chunkier burger, weighing in at 122g.
The colour of Asda's looked least appealing as it was a bit on the browner side before being cooked, despite it still being well within date. It tasted OK, if a little grainy.
Lidl's and Sainsbury's were smoother in texture, with an average flavour, but nothing to make them stand out.
Because of its shape, the Morrisons one looked like it would easily fall apart, but was actually quite tough once grilled, with a thicker, darker meat, which did it no favours. I think its lower beef content, 76% compared with 86% in all the others, played a part here, making it tougher and chewier.
Overall it was the Tesco burger that everyone agreed was by far superior. Lightly seasoned with pepper, paprika and onion among other ingredients, it was the most flavoursome and the most succulent out of them all.
On fat content none of them are great, but that's what you get with standard burgers rather than low fat versions.
Ranging from 14g per 100g fat in Aldi's, to 19g per 100g in Morrisons, Tesco's was middle of the road at 17.1g.
There's nothing else middle of the road about it though.
They work out slightly more expensive, at 78p a burger, but don't forget that's for a bigger size too. Plus you can get two packs for £8, which brings the price down to 67p a burger, which is second cheapest of them all.
You may as well buy two packs, because once you've tasted them, you'll probably find yourself going back for more.
Prices per pack / per burger
- Lidl (8-pack / 681g) £3.99 / 50p 85g
Morrisons (4-pack / 454g) £2.69 / 67p 114g
- Aldi (4-pack / 454g) £2.75 / 69p 114g
Sainsbury's (4-pack / 454g) £2.75 / 69p 114g
Tesco (6-pack / 730g) £4.70 (or 2 for £8) / 78p (67p with offer) 122g
- Asda (4-pack / 454g) £3.50 / 88p 114g
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