Which barbecue items are too expensive to buy regularly?
42%
42% said this BBQ item was too expensive to buy regularly: steak.
n = 3,009 consumers · Fielded August 2025 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
steak42%
brisket25%
ribs12%
burgers7%
chicken wings5%
pulled pork3%
charcoal or pellets3%
sausages2%
sauces and rubs2%
0%50%100%
Response categories are reproduced as reported; some source breakdowns are partial, and rounded totals may differ from 100%. Some rounded category totals are 99% or 101%. Preference for small local sauce makers is given only as nearly two-thirds.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,009
- Population
- consumers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- August 2025
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Barbecue Culture, Spending and Local Businesses
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (August 2025). "Which barbecue items are too expensive to buy regularly?" Survey of 3,009 consumers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/which-barbecue-items-are-too-expensive-to-buy-regularly
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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