Aldi - what to buy?

mumof3plusoh

I shop between Al@i and AS@d. We all love their chocolates and my Kids prefer their chocolate reindeers to other well known brands. Veg is great and cheap when on offer. Buy loads of baking items, milk is cheap, Cooked meats are lovely. The free range whole chickens for £4.99 are fab too. 12 sports bottles of water for £1.99 great for school lunches.
OP I would try a few things and see how you go. HTH

recovering_spendaholic

I buy alot of things in Aldi but it does take a little time to try different stuff to decide what you like and don't like. The stuff I buy (which is all cheaper than the main sm's are:
Tinned Corned beef
Tinned beans
premium breaded ham (absolutely gorgeous)
fresh whole british chicken
potatoes au gratin
fresh fruit and veg of all kinds
frozen oven chips
Almat laundry liquid and Almat "Vanish" stuff
Magnum premium washing up liquid
Bin bags and swing bin bags
double gloucester cheese
mozarella balls
milk
frikadellen
brioche
pitta breads
pasta (their dried pasta is lovely)
pasta sauce in jar
jaffa cakes
bratwurst
fresh pizza
tinned tomatoes
creme caramels
wholegrain yoghurt
their version of Special K
their version of Weetabix
their version of nutella
Grandessa peanut butter
Grandessa conserve
their version of baileys
mortadella
free range eggs
caster sugar
walnuts
almonds
butter
and other stuff which I impulse buy from time to time!

The things I am not so keen on are their coffee,tea bags, bread rolls, dog food and cream cheese.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Whilst I remember their unsalted butter is excellent along with the frikadellen mentioned in above post.

salthepal

I've never tried the dog food :rotfl: but I agree with previous posts. Kitchen gloves are cheap but cheerful and their more expensive conserve selling at 99p is gorgeous.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

MoneyLover, turkey crown is not in a silver tray but it is frozen. I think they are £9.99 at the moment but quite often they have them, along with the goose, on special offer in the run up to Xmas - definitely worth popping in the freezer.

meritaten

my recommended buys are
the chickens - even the cheap ones are far superior in taste to either Tresco or Adsa.
The Jam or marmalade - its better than my home made - tho it grieves me to admit it!
The cooked meats - why do thiers taste better than the Deli counter ones?
The breakfast cereals - no different to the 'Branded' ones.
I like the Aldi ground coffee - the Italian or American one is my preference.
My Oh loves the Rich Roast instant coffee - prefers it to Nescaff.
Aldi veg and fruit have been brilliant in my local Aldi. its cheaper than the Market and fresher. but others have said they have been disappointed. I think this may be down to the store manager not 'managing' properly! Was the same in the Somerfield where I worked - the fresh veg was over ordered - result was that by the time it got on the shelf - it was NOT fresh!
You may like thier frozen prawns - my grandkids do! they are lovely and you get a lot more for your money than in the major supermarkets.
The wine and beers - me and OH have had a lot of fun trying these out! mostly they are very good - couple of them we havent liked......but that is personal preference perhaps. OH loves the Taurus Cider, I cant remember which Merlot he likes (but it usually finds it way into the trolley) and I like their cheap lager!
oh and thier Baileys lookalikey is gorgeous!
Free range eggs are good and tasty.
and thier cheese.............I love thier cheeses! My OH would only ever eat cheddar - but he loves thier Dutch Gouda Slices! for his sarnies or just melted on toast. I love their Parmesan Reggiano. and the soft cheeses. and the smoked bavarian cheese.

glitter_sunflowergold

The frozen apple pie is great & so is the custard.

the chocolate wafer bars - are just the same as the name brand.

mixed fruit jam - lovely- just like a named brand.

hand cream brilliant- I use the one for dried hands- esp good for this weather.

the salted butter is great - esp on hot jacket potatoes.

we buy the large eggs - good quality.

brown sugar - makes lovely cookies - this can be very expensive else where.

try the mixed vanilla & chocolate puddings for 26p I think - very nice.

Staffielover

I tend to split my shopping between Asda, Mozzers and Aldi. The Aldi items that we have tried and thought were really good are the conserves, beef mince, Magnum washing up liquid, lemon dishwasher tablets, premium lager (similar to Stella, if not nicer), white wines, spices, cubed pancetta, cheese, fruit juice, energy drinks, milk, fruit and veg, iced coffee drinks, tinned beans and chopped toms, chilli peanuts (absolutely gorgeous), beef wellington and frozen pizza.

BubblyMumbles

I do a lot of shopping in there. Things I buys every week -

Best of Both Bread
Cheese - cheddar, mozzarella, any of it, it's lovely!
Cold Meat - The Italian flavoured, Genoa, Sicilian etc is lovely)
Washing-Up Liquid, antibacterial
12 pack rolls - great for lunches
Fruit & veg - fab quality for the price
French Lager - it's £3.04 for 10!!
Pinot - lovely!
Eggs
Pasta
OJ - 6 for 99p, really nice
Mince
Frozen /Fresh chicken
Hot Dogs - 2 in a pack for 99p, firm fav here!

HTH

pandora205

Low fat Greek style yoghurt - in fact lots of the yoghurts, fromages frais, mousses are good
Free range eggs
Frozen raspberries
Custard (cartons)
Various nuts and dried fruits
Mouthwash
Cooked ham joints (lovely sliced thin on the electric slicer)
Sirloin steak
Chickens
Lots of fruit and veg, especially special offers
Crackers, etc.
Butter
Cheese spreads, especially lighter version
Turkey crown
Olive oil/sunflower oil
Jams/peanut butter
Wraps, pitta and naan breads (latter used as pizza bases when I'm feeling lazy)
Favourite wine is New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - lovely but relatively expensive (£5.49 I think)