MeatHeads King O' the Grill Pack
All eight 100g pouches — pork, beef, lamb, chicken, game, fish, Tex-Mex and vegetables. From a Hobsonville maker, couriered anywhere in Auckland.
King O' the Grill
$61.60
$7.70 per pouch · 8 × 100g
Sold by MeatHeads NZ
Price and availability update live from the listing. The description above is the seller's own wording, reproduced as written and not endorsed or verified by DoorToShop. Any statement in it about ingredients, allergens or what the blend is free of belongs to the maker — the ingredient and allergen statement printed on the pack is the one that counts.
Eight Blends, and What Each One Is Actually For
The complete range in one box. Grouped by how often they will realistically get used rather than by the order on the label:
The weeknight two
Bok Boken for chicken and Texican for Tex-Mex. These will empty first by some margin, because chicken and taco mince turn up on more Tuesdays than brisket does.
The workhorse two
Blazin' Grazin for beef and Spudhead for vegetables. A steak and a tray of roast potatoes covers a very large share of ordinary dinners.
The weekend two
Porktopia for pork and Rambo for lamb. Ribs, shoulder, a leg of lamb — the cuts that get cooked when there is time, and the ones that take the most rub per use.
The occasional two
Game On for venison and duck, Donkey for fish and seafood. The two most likely to still be near-full a year from now unless you hunt or fish.
Eight hundred grams in total
Which is a genuine quantity of seasoning. It is the thing to think hardest about before buying the full set — see below.
Setting Up a Rack of Eight
The difference between a set that gets used and a set that gets forgotten is almost entirely how it is stored. Ten minutes when the box arrives:
Give them one place, not a drawer.
Eight foil pouches lying flat in a drawer means reading eight labels every time. A shallow tray or box where they stand upright, names facing out, is the whole difference.
Group them the way you cook.
Everyday at the front, occasional at the back. Whatever order you use is fine as long as it is not the order they came out of the box in.
Open one at a time.
There is no reason to have eight pouches open. Every open pouch is one more taking on moisture, and eight half-used pouches age faster than four.
Pick a spot away from the stove.
The cupboard above the hob is the most convenient and the worst place in the kitchen. Steam and warmth are what fade a blend and what clump it.
Decant the two you use most.
Into small tins or jars, if you have them. The working container gets opened daily; the pouch behind it stays sealed and keeps better.
Write the date you opened each one.
A marker on the pouch. Eight blends is more than anyone remembers, and knowing which has been open longest tells you which to use up.
Keep the container away from the raw meat. Tip what you need into a bowl and season from that, rather than dipping a hand that has touched raw meat back into the pouch or tin. Anything that goes back in the container has been in contact with raw protein and will sit there until the next time you cook. Wash hands, boards and tongs between raw and cooked, and never reuse a rub that has touched raw meat as a finishing seasoning.
General technique, not instructions for a particular product. Where the packaging gives its own directions, follow those.
Is Eight Too Many? An Honest Look
This is the largest pack, and the case against it deserves to be made properly rather than skipped:
- Most households will genuinely use four or five. If you never cook venison and rarely cook fish, two of the eight will sit there. That is not a saving however good the per-pouch price is.
- Dry blends fade rather than spoil. They do not become unsafe, but the aroma goes flat over a year or two — so a pouch you open in year three is not the pouch you bought.
- Against that: it is the only pack with everything. If you want the game blend and the Tex-Mex blend and the fish blend, this is the only listing containing all three.
- And it is the best gift in the range. A complete boxed set is an object; five pouches in a box is a purchase. For someone who cooks, that difference is real.
- The per-pouch figure is further down this page. Worked out live against a single pouch, so you can decide on today's numbers rather than a claim.
- If in doubt, buy the smaller pack and add singles. Every blend here is sold individually. Starting with four and adding the two you find you want is rarely the wrong call.
What the Complete Set Comes To
Bought one pouch at a time at the current single-pouch price, the same 8 pouches would come to $67.76. The pack is $6.16 less — about 9.1%. Whether that is worth it depends entirely on whether you will use all 8 blends; a pack is only a saving on the pouches you would have bought anyway.
Eight hundred grams is a lot of seasoning for one household. The per-pouch price is the easy part of this decision; the harder question is how many of the eight you will open in the first year, and only you can answer it.
The per-pouch figure and the comparison above are both worked out from live listed prices — this pack's, and a single 100g pouch's — so they move when either price does.
Where to Buy It
This pack is listed by MeatHeads NZ on DoorToShop, alongside the individual pouches and the smaller packs. Our guide to meat and BBQ rubs in Auckland covers the whole range, and the wider Groceries category has other local stores you can add to the same order.
Count how many of the eight you will open this year.
If the honest answer is four or five, a smaller pack plus a single pouch or two will usually cost less and waste nothing.
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Complete Set
What is in the King O' the Grill Pack?
All eight 100g pouches in the range: Porktopia for pork, Blazin' Grazin for beef, Rambo for lamb, Bok Boken for chicken, Game On for venison and duck, Donkey for fish and seafood, Texican for Tex-Mex cooking, and Spudhead for vegetables. Eight hundred grams in total.
Is it the only pack with everything?
Yes. The smaller packs each leave out at least two blends — the four-pouch pack covers only the farmed meats, and the five and six-pouch packs add one or two of the specialist blends rather than all four.
Is eight too many?
For a lot of households, honestly, yes. Most people will use four or five regularly and leave the game or fish blend largely untouched. Dry blends do not spoil quickly but they fade over a year or two, so a pouch opened in year three is not what you bought. If you are unsure, a smaller pack plus one or two single pouches usually costs less and wastes nothing.
Is it cheaper than buying eight pouches separately?
The figures further up this page work it out live from this listing and a current single-pouch listing. Bear in mind that a pack is only a saving on the pouches you would have bought anyway — the two you never open are not a discount.
Which ones will I use most?
Almost certainly the chicken and Tex-Mex blends, because chicken and taco mince appear on more weeknights than anything else, followed by beef and the vegetable seasoning. The game and fish blends are the ones most likely to sit.
How should I store eight pouches?
Standing upright in a shallow tray or box with the labels facing out, in one place away from the stove, opened one at a time. Write the date you opened each on the pouch — eight is more than anyone remembers.
Is this a good gift?
It is the best one in the range for that purpose. A complete boxed set reads as an object rather than a shopping decision, which is exactly what you want when giving something to someone who cooks.
Can I buy the blends individually instead?
Yes, every one of the eight is also sold as a single 100g pouch, and two of them are sold in tins as well.
What is in it, and is it suitable if I avoid something?
The ingredient and allergen statement printed on the pack is the only answer to that, and it is the maker's to give. This listing does not publish an ingredient list, and anything the seller's own description says about what the blend contains or is free of is their statement rather than ours. If you are avoiding an allergen, read the pack and ask the maker if anything is unclear.
How fast is delivery?
Orders are dispatched by the store the next business day and typically arrive within 1 to 3 business days by courier. Enter your address at checkout to confirm delivery coverage for your address.
How much does delivery cost?
The base delivery fee is $5 NZD, with free delivery on orders above $69 in the Auckland region — the exact amount is confirmed at checkout. There is no minimum order value.
What if it arrives damaged?
Photograph it as it arrived and contact the store the same day. Returns are handled by the store that sold the item, and nothing in a store's policy limits your rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.