Only a select few places near me selling ghee. Looking online, I found Tesco is cheapest at £7.50/kg, but we don’t have one locally. There’s a local Asian shop about 10 miles away, but I’ve yet to try them. Anyone know of other sources?
Cheapest ghee in the UK?
MarkGossage
(bulkbiker)
#2
Only cheaper alternative would be buy butter and make your own I guess… I get butter from M&S of all places at £1.50 per 250g pack so £6 per kilo…
Edit to add Tesco is very cheap for the East End,… in Asda its £9 per kilo… watch out for something called “Better Ghee” though its £4 a kilo but made of palm oil… yuck!
Elle79
(Ellen)
#3
Yeah, I picked up a jar of the Better Ghee thinking to save some cash, read the label and put it straight back down.
ClareBear
(Steaks b4 cakes! 🥩🥂)
#4
Same here! M&S butter is cheapest! (plus my mum works there…staff discount!)
Elle79
(Ellen)
#6
If you plan on using a lot of ghee, Asian shops can be cheaper, you can get 2 - 5kgs tins.
MarkGossage
(bulkbiker)
#8
to be honest I’ve never made it myself but it looks really easy when you watch the videos… I just use butter or goose fat for cooking…
ClareBear
(Steaks b4 cakes! 🥩🥂)
#9
Ah ok, I’m going to make some at the weekend - I keep reading that it goes really salty when it’s made with salted butter…but I quite like the idea of that!!
MarkGossage
(bulkbiker)
#10
I tend to eat salted butter dipped in sea salt so that sounds good to me too!
runswithdogs
#12
Its really easy to make your own, I have a cast iron grillplate that sits on the stove burner so I put my pot on that with the gas on low. Chuck in the butter and leave it to slow cook for a hour plus, then skim off the foam and leave for a while longer, skim as needed and I like to let it get to a nice amber colour befor straining though a fine mesh strainer. Usally find 3-4 hours works well.
If using higher temperature, you would probably need to keep more of an eye on it.