Baked Beans!

Geordie_bear

Now I'm a Branston guy & always pay around the £1 mark for 4 and always get enough to last me till the next 4 for a £1 deal. However of late these deals have been few and far between so in desperation I tried another variety Aldi Corale beans for 28p as I think Which gave them a good write up! Well ladies and gentlemen avoid like the plague these have to be the worst Baked Beans I've ever had even worse then Heinz & that's saying something! I hear they've just recently changed the recipe too, why is it when ever they change recipe it's always for the worst!

So lesson learnt for me & I will never cheat on Branston again & if need be I'll pay the few extra pence because Branston is the best & no other brand comes remotely close!:T

Ilona

Well there you go, perfect example of how sticking to brand names is going to cost you more. The moral is buy shed loads when they are on special offer, or get used to a cheaper supermarket own brand. Personally I find Mr T Value beans perfectly acceptable
Ilona

Geordie_bear

Each to their own I guess but when Branston is on offer it works out cheaper then the supermarket budget brands.:D

Stompa

Geordie_bear wrote: »

However of late these deals have been few and far between so in desperation I tried another variety Aldi Corale beans for 28p as I think Which gave them a good write up! Well ladies and gentlemen avoid like the plague these have to be the worst Baked Beans I've ever had even worse then Heinz & that's saying something! I hear they've just recently changed the recipe too, why is it when ever they change recipe it's always for the worst!

It's a matter of personal taste though. We have the Aldi ones all the time and they seem perfectly good to me. I've not noticed any recipe change myself. Since they changed the recipe of their Tomato Ketchup though, it's been truly dire.

santer_2

Some others to try

http://www.supermarketownbrandguide.co.uk/search.php?SearchString=baked+beans&Search.x=21&Search.y=28&score=%3E9&price=0&pricevalue=0.00&aldi=1&asda=1&coop=1&lidl=1&marks=1&morrisons=1&sainsburys=1&tesco=1&waitrose=1&branded=1

Geordie_bear

Stompa wrote: »

It's a matter of personal taste though. We have the Aldi ones all the time and they seem perfectly good to me. I've not noticed any recipe change myself. Since they changed the recipe of their Tomato Ketchup though, it's been truly dire.

I find Aldi Corale beans really sweet & the sauce quite thin & the beans themselves are really hard. Guess it is just personal taste

savemoney

Brandston seem to be quiet frequently on offer on the main supermarkets unfortunately I only shop at Sainsburys and Tescos dont have a Asda and dont like my Morrisons, I tend to buy several 4 packs when I see them for around £1 I much prefer them than Heinz

jenster

Sorry but have to go against the OP here

I buy them and I like em LOL

Corale do a beans and sausages and a tin ravioli and I woldnt go back to supermarkets (mr T / mr S/ mr A ) own brand again

but again each to there own

Sharon87

I use to love Aldi beans (but this was 10 years ago) I remember them being 8p! Well less during the baked bean price war when they were 1p a tin!

I'm a Heinz or basics own brand (from Asda/Tesco or Sainsburys) kind of person. Although I rarely have beans much these days.

shackalak

Branston are on offer in the Co-Op near me for £1.39 for 4 at present. I know it's more than the £1 you usually pay but if your despirate for your fix then it may be worth checking out.

Badger_Lady

If you always stick to a particular brand, then of course alternatives will taste 'weird' and 'wrong' - they're different!

It doesn't make them better or worse, just not what you're used to or what you prefer.

I've never had a preferred brand of baked bean - I pay no attention and honestly couldn't tell you which one I had last. I don't have them particularly frequently, and when I do I usually stir in some mustard or brown sauce anyway.