Great 'What's Hot and What's not at Aldi, Lidl & Netto' Hunt revisted

LukeSlomka

Lidl

recommended

Olives (good range and price, tasty to)
Luxury muesli
Multivitamin juice

not recomended

any of the frozen oven chips, non cook very well

supers

Clowance wrote: »

No they are both the same size, I just checked - so lidl is definitely more expensive.

In lidl the bread flour was only 48p before xmas a big price increase.

RHemmings

LukeSlomka wrote: »

not recomended

any of the frozen oven chips, non cook very well

I've had poor experiences with Aldi oven chips too. And I bought some frozen roasting vegetables including purple onions. I thought they were really poor.

But Lidl always had some "thin" chips, sort of what you would get at McDonalds as of the last time I set foot inside one about ten years ago. But the Lidl chips were awesome. They cooked up perfectly, beautifully crisp, and were delicious. I hope they still do them.

supers wrote: »

In lidl the bread flour was only 48p before xmas a big price increase.

I buy lots of Lidl bread flour, so that price increase is going to be noticed by my wallet

Stompa

RHemmings wrote: »

I've had poor experiences with Aldi oven chips too.

I generally go for the Aldi Goldenfries:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/2744_3522.htm

which seem pretty good (a McCain Homefries clone I think). Their Specially Selected Chips are also very good.

RHemmings

Stompa wrote: »

I generally go for the Aldi Goldenfries:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/2744_3522.htm

which seem pretty good (a McCain Homefries clone I think). Their Specially Selected Chips are also very good.

The ones I've got are "Champion Steak-Cut [Fries/Chips?]". I'm not that impressed. There are far too many small chips for "steak cut". I've noticed the "Specially Selected Chips" and was going to give those a go next. I'll look out for the Goldenfries too.

mrsthrifty_2

I see Aldi super 6 is creeping up in price each month

Dec 39p per item, January 49p per item, Feb 69p each item

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/product_range/4862.htm

zappomatic

I've found Lidl's Jumbo Fries cook better than the ordinary oven chips but there are a few too many small chips which burn before the others are cooked so I guess the quality control isn't as stringent as branded oven chips. I tend to Iceland oven chips, never had a problem with any of theirs.

Schamansky

ALDI February Super 6

Baking Potatoes (2.5kg)
Pineapple
Onions (1.5kg)
White Grapes (500g)
Large Vine Tomatoes (450g)
Green Apples (6pack)

69p each

Stompa

Schamansky wrote: »

ALDI February Super 6

Baking Potatoes (2.5kg)
Pineapple
Onions (1.5kg)
White Grapes (500g)
Large Vine Tomatoes (450g)
Green Apples (6pack)

69p each

Oh no, I'm gonna get through a lot of grapes in February!

damoderby

RHemmings wrote: »

The ones I've got are "Champion Steak-Cut [Fries/Chips?]". I'm not that impressed. There are far too many small chips for "steak cut". I've noticed the "Specially Selected Chips" and was going to give those a go next. I'll look out for the Goldenfries too.

I can thoroughly recomend the Specially Selected Chips.Absolutely gorgeous,similar but better thanMarks and Spencers Maris pipers chips.