Tesco Value - Good/Bad Items [merged]

juno

The value chocolate is really good

Winter_Jasmine

Good: We switched to Value dried pasta/lasagne a while ago - really haven't noticed a differenct from the Napolina we used to buy.

Bad: We used to buy Value tuna for our cats - I tried it once, it wasn't nice and is dark and greyish compared to standard stuff. We recently tried the Somerfield version though, which is great - looks and tastes like 'proper' canned tuna

CupOfChai

Can't believe the first post says the frozen peas are bad, they're perfectly fine! However I'm glad it's got pulled up from the depths again as it's very helpful and informative. I am now annoyed that my local Tesco doesn't seem to stock many of the Value versions at all. I must live in some sort of posh place .

Remembered I've also done the mixed herbs, fresh chicken breasts, eggs, long grain rice which are all good. Also the value chocolate, I'm not keen on it for just eating but for cooking, e.g. using chopped up as choc chips, it's fine and lovely.

Has anyone found it to be true that the general rule is the less processed a product the cheaper you can go without it being horrible? For instance value onions are fine, but value sausages will taste more of evil than sausage!

cbrown372

Tesco value ice cream is really nice.

tonycarew

Love the value branflakes @ 75p,chuck in a handful of value sultanas @ 64pfrom the bakery aisle for your own sultana bran.A really delicious breakfast or snack during the day(with milk ofcourse).

emweaver

good :

all purpose cloths 30p for 10 ideal for washing up, cleaning etc.
cheese and tomato pizzas are nice dd loves them!
black bags do the job and are only going out to the bin men!
trifle
grapes
peppers
tomatoes
pate
chilled chocolate mouse
yoghurts
fromage frais
eggs sometimes covered in half a chicken lol but taste nice
apple pies
tinned tomato soup
tinned tuna
tinned beans
tinned sweetcorn
tinned chopped tomatoes
spaghetti (not tinned)
pasta (not tinned)
rice
vinegar
oats
chocolate
snowballs
all biscuits are nice
golden syrup
flour
peanut butter
salmon & chicken paste
fruit juice
tinned rice pudding
pasta sauce
chicken and veg pies
frozen mixed veg
cotton wool
kitchen foil
cling film / food wrap
rubber gloves
dusters
strawberrys
brocoli
cabbage
carrots
potatoes
garlic cloves
mushrooms
onions
gammon steaks



bad:
toothpaste tastes horrid
fizzy pop - taste flat
sausages, burgers and chicken burgers BAD no taste and fatty
cornflakes leave a slimy feeling in your mouth
washing up liquid does not lather and clean very well
squash absolutely no taste
white bread thin, dry and tasteless
cooked sandiwich meat like ham, chicken etc
jam very watery and not much taste
salmon fillets
chicken / vegetable soup just doesnt taste right
gravy
crisps
frozen fish in butter sauce
fish fingers
mince
chicken
yorkshire puddings
instant coffee
bitter
lager
nappies - leak and poor fit
baby wipes - dry, small and thin
mouthwash tastes disgusting
shower gel
shampoo
handwash
washing powder
air freshener
toothbrushes
batteries
plasters








im surprised tin spaghetti is on the good list it taste vinegary! also the soap it doesnt lather and dries out your skin

emweaver

also good is choc chip cookies

carriebradshaw

the loo roll is good,not the 4 pack though, for some reason I don't understand the 12 back is a bit better quality,even the cardboard inner tubes are different!works out cheaper to get the 12 pack as well
tea bags are great and most of the biscuits and choccy bars too
cooking bacon is great for soups quiches etc
recently tried the value low fat natural yoghurt and love it, it's made with british milk and has nothing else added and it's only 44p for 500g I buy a few at a time as I only shop there every few weeks and I freeze it in single portions,love it

skintmumof3

value bread is now 30p a loaf in my local tesco yesterday
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Cheeselady

skintmumof3 wrote: »

value bread is now 30p a loaf in my local tesco yesterday
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That's down from 50p, but it's not half as nice as the Morrisons offer, their loaf which is usually 79p I think, is down to 30p, white or wholemeal, it tastes lovely, offer ends on 15 August.


The worst Tesco Value product we've tried has to be the Jaffa Cakes, can't believe they are on the 'good' list! :eek: The sponge, if you could call it that, was really hard and slightly burnt, truly horrific even DH wouldn't eat them and he eats anything!

Ones we've tried which we think are good:
orange squash
baked beans
marrowfat peas - a bit weird in colour but tasted the same as Batchelors to me and DH
toilet rolls - I must have tough skin!
cheese slices
iceberg lettuce
mushrooms - just wash them thorougly, they do come out of the ground after all!

I'm going to try the ketchup, salad cream and fabric softener this week, so will report back on those.