Tasted and judged: these are the finalists of the Grote Grillworsttest 2025
The finalists of the Grote Grillworsttest 2025 have been announced! During the judging, an expert jury assessed the submitted products on taste, appearance and texture. Due to the addition of the new ‘plain chicken grill sausage’ category, there are more finalists than ever this year.
The Grote Grillworsttest is an initiative of Koninklijke Nederlandse Slagers (KNS), the trade association for artisanal butchers and poultry specialists. For the first time in the history of the Grote Grillworsttest, butchers could have their grill sausage judged in two categories: the traditional ‘plain grill sausage’ made from pork and the new ‘plain chicken grill sausage’ category. This expansion resulted in more participants and finalists than ever before. As in previous years, the ‘plain grill sausage’ category has a top 10.
Tasted cold and hot
The jury members assessed the grill sausages on various components, such as appearance and cut surface, composition, processing, consistency and, of course, smell and taste. The grill sausages were judged both cold and hot. And this resulted in a long list of finalists. “The turnout was enormous! The participants did their utmost to deliver the best possible product, making it difficult for the judges. Surprisingly beautiful and tasty products were submitted,” the jury said.
Finalists Grote Grillworsttest 2025
In random order, the following butchers will compete for the title of best ‘plain grill sausage’ made from pork and in the new ‘plain chicken grill sausage’ category:
- Keurslager Schreiber from Leeuwarden
- Slagerij & Catering Anton Smit from Dronten
- Keurslager Spijkerman from Akkrum
- Slagerij Boeve from Uddel
- Slagerij Buurman from Gendt
- Slagerij Havinga from Bedem
- Keurslager Jacobs from Vught
- Slagerij Hegeman from Aarle-Rixtel
- Slagerij Klaas Hiemstra from Koudum
- Slagerij van Tilburg from Sliedrecht
- Keurslager Rien en Irma Baas from Leerdam
- Slagerij Wip from Hallum
- Keurslager Arisse Vleesch from Beesd
- Uw Slager John Blakenburg
- Knobbout Slagerijen from Buren
The awards ceremony will take place on 17 March. Of course, we’ll let you know who the winners are. And then… squealing tires all the way to score such a delicious hot sausage!
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