Best ready-made charcuterie and grazing platters for 2025
The best Christmas food and drink for 2025, revealedHow we test grazing boards
Our panel of experts sampled a variety of cured meats and cheese selection packs from the leading supermarkets and online retailers to find their favourites.
They were looking for tasty, well-curated components that would create a stunning centrepiece, as well as selections that offered a variety of tastes and textures. Additional points were scored for the presentation.
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Best grazing board
Abel & Cole The Italian Antipasti Selection 790g
Score: 91/100
Abel & Cole’s all-organic line-up is sure to get drinks night off to a great start. It features a selection of top-quality charcuterie, gorgonzola, pecorino and olives, and was described as an “ideal platter for entertaining.” Standout elements include the tender coppa and mature, nutty prosciutto.
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Runner-up grazing board
London Smoke & Cure Charcuterie Box 500g
Score: 89/100
London Smoke & Cure has created this well-rounded selection of the brand’s most popular charcuterie, so you can create a show-stopping grazing board with confidence.
Each element offers a distinct flavour, from the spicy, spreadable chorizo, to the juniper-flavoured coppa and citrus-spiked bresaola. It’s beautifully packaged, so would make a great gift, too.
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DukesHill Charcuterie Selection 510g
Score: 88/100
Building a great charcuterie spread can be daunting, but Dukeshill does the curating for you with four generous packs of artisan British cured meats. The peppery pastrami steals the show, while the bresaola adds a premium point of difference – a ready‑made, crowd‑pleasing board.
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Best supermarket grazing platter
Tesco Finest Alpine Inspired Grazing Platter 572g
Score: 88/100
This Alpine-inspired kit includes a rich gruyère and Emmental cheese bake, complete with half a crusty baguette, crunchy cornichons, and cured meat for dipping. Our testers found it great fun and loved adding the honey and rosemary drizzle before serving.
Available 24 November 2025
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ASDA Italian Charcuterie Platter 275g
Score: 84/100
Our testers enjoyed the variety on offer in ASDA’s charcuterie platter. Alongside the classic salami and fiery chorizo slices, you’ll also find balsamic onions and party perfect nuggets of parmesan. We guarantee guests will be going back for more.
Available 18 October 2025
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Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Discovery Sharing Platter 400g
Score: 80/100
With a selection of cured meat, cubes of crumbly parmesan, balsamic pickled onions and juicy olives, this well-rounded sharing platter ticks all our boxes. Just get your fanciest platter out to serve.
Available 3 December 2025
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Best value
Morrisons The Best Starcuterie Centerpiece 794g
Score: 76/100
A true table centrepiece, this product has the wow factor and is super fun to create too. The generous selection of salami, gouda and olives creates a star shaped display, with a stable card frame and cocktail sticks included in the pack. It also tastes every bit as good as it looks.
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Co-op Charcuterie Present 260g
Score: 75/100
Smaller gatherings may prefer to opt for this cheese and charcuterie “present”. Ideal for a cosy night in for two, it includes three cured meats – chorizo, serrano and salami – as well as pre-cut cheese and juicy olives. Now all that’s left to decide is which bottle of wine to open…
Available 8 December 2025
Stacey looks after all food and drink reviews — from coffee pods and veg boxes, to natural wine and tequila. Stacey is also founder of Crummbs, where she’s written nearly 2,000 restaurant and hotel reviews since 2013. Prior to this, Stacey wrote hundreds of in-depth buying guides for the Independent, i newspaper and BBC Good Food, as well as reviewing restaurants and interviewing celebrities in her column at Balance Magazine. Stacey has also appeared in BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary Blood, Sweat & Takeaways, where she investigated South East Asia’s food production industry, appearing on both Newsnight and BBC World Service to share her findings. Regularly checking out the latest restaurants, bars and product launches, Stacey also loves experimenting with recipes at home, and is a WSET-certified wine and spirits expert, with over 10 years of experience in the business. You can follow Stacey on Instagram @crummbs_uk
Callum is our Food and Drink Testing Manager and has been part of the world of professional catering for 10 years, from cheffing to food manufacturing. While working in manufacturing he specialised in bespoke product and menu development for several start-ups and well-known brands such as Wrap It Up! and HOP Vietnamese. He holds the WSET Level 2 in wine, a Level 3 in spirits and has a particular interest in agave spirits.
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