Tesco Discussion Chat & Grabbits 11+ Xmas/New Year Edition

nikkilala_2

LadyLeenie wrote: »

I`m not sure how long other cakes from posters took on here.I just know if I had not used a oven thermometer my cake would have been burnt after 2hrs.My oven was running at a higher temperature then it should have been.Oven temperatures vary so much Lalala


BTW oven thermometers are only a few pounds to buy and are really handy to have

I know, I've got two ovens identical and ones much quicker than the other and I have just thought, I've used the quicker one. Right I'm going to skewer test it after 3 hours, executive decision:T:T:T:T

altojack

APennysaved wrote: »

fFound a cheap tablecloth tonight - T's Terracotta Spot Wipe Clean (bc ends 6676) for the grand sum of 58p! It's this one:











































The packaging is the same as all the other wipe clean ones.
I think I was the only person in there tonight not doing Christmas shopping...scanned the whole stationery aisle but NO cheap craft bits

What size is the table cloth please? This would be ideal for garden table when DH does his bbq

mumsmoneysaverxx

Cake only just been put in because we couldn't find the cake tin ...
someone remind me when to check it please! :Axx

Cocobear

freddies_flyers_two wrote: »

Thanks for the cake help guys, its much appreciated. x

No worries. For anyone who hasn't baked theirs yet, my top tip...

Get some newspaper and fold it into longs strips. If your cake tin is, for example, 2" high, then make the strips a little smaller. Make them so that they are the equivalent of about 5 or 6 sheets thick, then soak them in water. Before you put the tin (with the mixture) in the oven, carefully wrap the newspaper around the outside of the tin and attach securely with something like a metal paperclip (no plastic etc). This will help the cake to cook more evenly and not go crispy round the edges while still soggy in the middle. Don't let the paper be higher than the outside of the tin. Makre sure the paper isn;t touching the top or sides of your oven, and if you have a flame at the back of the oven, obviously be careful that the paper doesn't come unclipped etc.

The other thing you can do is put water in a baking tray at the bottom of the oven (below the cake level) to create steam as this also stops it from drying out. Let it cool in the oven before you try to remove it though so you don't burn yourself (the water tray not the cake).

HTH

Decay_2

Hi all, newbie here

Managed to get my first 1p bargains today thanks to this thread, 26 Lucozade Alert on the strips, 6 packs of Harrys salted cashews and a pack of beef nuggets. Will be keeping my eye out for bargains and will post if I find any.

Pic below of my finds ( maybe not, how do you post pics? ), I also managed to get some Lynx bullets and Andrex.

LadyLeenie

APennysaved wrote: »

I got one recently in the crazy sale for like 10p...learnt the hard way that you do NOT leave it in the meat/ cake etc. while it's baking

This oven thermometer you put in the oven not the food

Clipstrip_Bargains

HappyChappy84 wrote: »

Did you get a clip strip? if not you can't be in the club.

I did photo evidence to follow

never_too_old

debsjc wrote: »

You aren't near Read1ng Berksh1re or anywhere that way are you? I wish I could find a store where they were still glitching!

The only store it was working at was napier rd,i tried 2 jars of sour cream and the guacomole and that just worked normally but that isnt something i tried last week.Have you tried it, could you let me know if it is still working.
I thought i was the only one in this area:D

APennysaved_2

altojack wrote: »

What size is the table cloth please? This would be ideal for garden table when DH does his bbq

It's 180 x 130cm. I also noticed this one on Direct for £4 - not as cheap, but quite nice.Olives Wipe Clean Tablecloth

only_mee

only_mee wrote: »

Off to T's tonight can someone who got any Lamb recently, let us know the best before date please.

Checked earlier still the 24th Lidls is dated the 28th FYI.