What to buy in Tesco Value Range

whiteguineapig

we love their cans of sweet and sour sauce its cheap but very nice. we also like the value peanut butter and the cans of curry sauce which we added coconut milk to (to perk up a bit) all 3 are well worth trying

fannyadams

DO NOT under ANY circustances buy or even taste the value cheese triangles THEY ARE GOPPING! they do not come out of the packing cleanly and taste like wall paper paste!
the pasta sauce is good as a base to add garlic,mushrooms and peppers to.
I use the value washing powder in the dishwasher and to clean the bath after the scum monsters (aka DS#1 & DS#2) have been in it.

comping_cat

I use value washing powder, thin bleach, microfibre cloths. Also the value orange juice (apple and breakfast juice as well) and sometimes the butter. I have had the value beans before, which are nice, but we hate the spaghetti!!!! And NEVER buy the value rolled lamb, the worst piece of something ever, no meat, loads of fat and goodness knows what else!!!!!

raeble

Be careful with Tesco's sometimes their own brand stuff is more expensive than the brand name items!

jessicamb

Value Jaffa Cakes are really nice

lynzpower

I buy
thin bleach
peanut butter ( best on the market IMHO)
homewares eg washing up bowls
thier concentrated washing laundry liquid is surprisingly good
ginger biscuits are excellent
pam scourers
rubber gloves
butter
and thier orange juice from concentrate
apple juice from concentrate

apple_mint

Value tomatoes
Value peppers (I don't mind the mixed small sizes - they all chop and slice the same as the individualy prices (and more expensive) ones)
Value Orange Juice
Value mandarins
Value peaches are great for making peach wine (at 14p a tin)

To be honest I'm not loyal to Tesco, I buy the above at Asda too, where the passata (pressed tomatoes) and smart price cornflour are particularly good value too.

annie-c

I buy quite a few value things, I double check that the price is really the lowest and also, with processed foods check the ingredient list - often home brands use higher levels of fat, salt to make cheap ingredients taste better. It's all trial and error basically, but here are a few things off the top of my head:

Likes:

tinned tomatoes, sweetcorn, kidney beans
flour
butter
bacon (bacon offcuts really cheap and good for cooking)
orange and other fruit juice
value squash - lo cal 16p bargain!
chocolate digestives
ready salted crisps - 12 pack for about 60p
porridge oats
'citrus fruits' - basically mixed satsumas/clems for fraction of ordinary price
value peppers
pasta and rice
lots of value cleaning/toiletries/housewares
value birthday cards & gardening stuff

Hate:
value ready meals - made of wallpaper paste?
eggs - not free-range

Other Tesco tips:
visit late in day and check for reduced fruit/veg: often reduced to 10-50p for fab stuff, inc organic
good range of pulses/dried foods

livinginhope

I bought some fresh steak with chillis from Tesco value range today and barbequed it,have to say it was gorgeous,only 2.90 enough for 4 of us.
Other stuff I buy in the value range,self raising flour,beans,bran flakes,porridge oats,UHT milk,fruit juice and fresh fruit and veg,only things we can't stand are the value bread or coke,but most of it is personal taste.

Chell

Slightly off topic but in response to Annie-C. I shop at Asda and compared the ingrediants in potato waffles. Their value ones had less !!!!!! in them than the more expensive waffles.

I like Value batter mix, flour and frozen yorkshire puddings. I hated value sandwich pickle. Value lemonade is nice.