What Value things have you tried and liked?

Hi tried Asda's curry sauce, and was really pleasently surprised. Used it to make a chicken curry with the leftovers from the roast. Used 1/4, for that then another 1/4 for chips&curry chippy style. It has a nice flavour bit like tika Masala. As there is only me likes curry I put the rest of the jar into 2 little bags and froze. Tesco have also entered the great curry war as well their tins of curry sauce were also 4p today.

nannaC wrote: »

Hi tried Asda's curry sauce, and was really pleasently surprised. Used it to make a chicken curry with the leftovers from the roast. Used 1/4, for that then another 1/4 for chips&curry chippy style. It has a nice flavour bit like tika Masala. As there is only me likes curry I put the rest of the jar into 2 little bags and froze. Tesco have also entered the great curry war as well their tins of curry sauce were also 4p today.

Dammit all that effort putting a curry together with expensive spices from Tesco (no Indian supermarket near me) and I could have just bought a jar for 4p!

Dammit all that effort putting a curry together with expensive spices from Tesco (no Indian supermarket near me) and I could have just bought a jar for 4p! RichyRich

Soz:o I'm not tekkie enuff to do the boxes round quotes [see sig ]but I was thinking along those lines just a few mins ago! We're having lasagne tonight & HM burgers tomorrow, so thought I'd have a go at making my own garlic bread & rolls......I know 12 TV soft white rolls are 29p, & don't think the garlic bread is much more

Thanks for the MrA advice....I only get there once or twice a year:mad: .....so keep those recommendations coming!

Hi all,

I am a lurker... I've been wandering through OS for a few weeks, mostly for recipes (Thanks!) And I saw this thread and couldn't help but share.

I've always been sceptic of 'brands' and what you actually pay for.
For example, I find it silly how people spend £5 (on offer!) for 12 cans of multipack tuna, when asda's own is like 39p!

It's tuna! It's dolphin friendly and the same fish.
I'd hazzard a guess that it's the same people who catch it, too. They package it in different tins. One goes on to heavily advertise their's - and asda sticks theirs on a lower shelf (and tesco/sainsburys, etc)

Rant over...

Most value tinned veg is fine. I once bought Asda smartpriced peas that tasted like washing up liquid, but even at that - 'if you're not completely satisfied - you can get your money back'!

I didn't bother in that instance, as they are very cheap.

Long life milk! I can't stress this one enough.
Somerfield do a 6 pack of long-life milk cartons that last ages and taste as good as normal milk. It's been sterelised so that it doesn't need to be in the fridge and can last much longer than normal milk.

I always buy the six pack, keep them in the cupboard and one in the fridge. When the one in the fridge is done - replace it with one in the cupboard. (it can, of course, be used when it's not cold, but it just doesn't feel right having lukewarm cereal...)

Bread. Be careful on this one. It's more trial and error. I only eat wholegrain and quality tends to come with price - but there are some good value buys out there.

Veg - Any veg in the supermarket, I can always pick up cheaper at local grocers. Plus, supermarkets are a bit to eager with their plastics.

Crisps. I love my crisps. Asda's smartprice crisps (the cheapest) taste like something I made (not good).
Their asda branded kind however are lovely. Better than walkers, I'd say.

Own branded Pasta is fine. No difference to the branded products.

Fajitas. Own branded one is no different to the one you see on TV.

Chicken. I find that asda's own brand chicken is fine. It's grade A meat and you get a lot more for your money. Same thing applies with Turkey. Try it! I've found turkey to be equally as tasty as chicken for things like stir-fries, casseroles, pasta bakes, etc. It cooks the exact same and it's cheaper.

Or if you're really savvy, you can buy 1KG of frozen chicken for about £5 and oven cook it in advance - this works out cheaper.

Mince. I always go for the asda 'branded' (i.e. not smartprice). I spent some time looking at the fat content, and you're much, much better off paying a bit extra for less fat.

Sausages - Somerfield's 'healthy options' sausages contain over 80% pork - compared with asda's smartprice 50something% pork. You pay for what you get.
Always check the back. You can get a good deal without paying for a brand and advertising.

Washing up liquid - The very cheap versions are not very good. They're almost all watery and leave your hands very dry. Pay the bit extra for the own brand or Fairy is almost always on offer at my local asda.

Washing up detergents - Go online and look through your supermarket's prices. They often tell you what the price is per 100grams or per tablet. I use one from asda which is a tablet, and works out 17p per tablet.
Always use a biological washing powder. This way you can do 30/40 degree washes knowing your clothes are clean.

The scientific reason for this is that anything higher than 40degrees kills the enzymes in the biological detergent that would clean. So only use higher temperatures for your towels if necessary.

Phoolgrrrl wrote: »

avoid the tinned sweetcorn!V dry.

if you're cooking it (I sometimes eat it cold from the tin), leave it sitting in the pan of water for about 5 minutes first then heat. It absorbs some of the water and gets round this problem.