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When it comes to your Christmas centrepiece, make it one of these

Finest 30-day Matured Tomahawk Steak with Wild Garlic & Sea Salt Butter, 1.15kg, £20/kg, Tesco

A nice Christmas alternative for those who like beef, this impressive cut is matured for 30 days. It comes with a wild garlic and sea salt butter which melts over the meat and leaves little need for additional condiments. Jess said, ‘This looks fantastic and cooked perfectly according to the instructions. It has a nice texture and the meat was tender and flavoursome.’

Slow Cooked Ultimate Crackling Pork Belly Feast, 1.77g, £30, Waitrose & Partners

Carefully cooked for 10 hours on the bone and then prepared and packaged for you to finish at home, food director Jen Bedloe loved this alternative main. She said, ‘This is a great joint for the festive season because it’s easy to carve and full of flavour. It has sweet, juicy meat and fab crackling.’ If you have leftovers, it would make an epic sandwich but we doubt it will make it that far.

Norfolk Bronze Extra Special Turkey, 5.5-7kg, £6.90/kg

(average weight is 6.25kg at £43.13), Asda

Judges praised the taste and texture of this bird, which is reared on corn for fuller flavour. Food editor Jess Meyer liked the turkey’s plump shape and juicy meat. She said, ‘This bird has a good flavour with succulent meat and an even golden colour. The suggested timing was a little inaccurate, so make sure you probe the bird with a thermometer before removing from the oven. It should reach 70C in the thickest parts and the juices should run clear.’