Cheapest tinned corned beef (340g)??

Lynsey

geordie_joe wrote: »

It's not listed on their web site, but my local Mr T had "Miscellaneous" corned beef for 99p per 340g tin. It's Pampeano brand, but I haven't tried it yet.

Thanks, I'll have a look tomorrow. Never heard of that brand.
Would love to do a corned beef hotpot.

Lynsey

aaroncaz

B&M has a small tin 200g i think , its called " Old York" or something like that for 99p, Poundland sometimes has it, it's ok, I fry, similar to Avstar recipe and serve with rice. Enough for 2.

pesky2

i bought some from home bargains it was about £1.59 i think the brand was food hall and in our opinion it was very nice, even my partner said it was better than the branded one i had used last time.

david39

We have the Old Oak brand (£1 in Poundland and seen it in Morrison's at £1.10).

It works out more economically than the larger tins because I can get two lots of sandwiches out of it, with no waste. By the time I'm two-thirds of the way down the larger tins, I'm fed up with it and throw it away.

Also, it comes in a standard round tin that opens at both ends with an ordinary can opener - not those key things or, even worse, the ring pull cans. I can seldom get the complete block out of the can with that type - end up with lumps of corned beef all over the worktop.

A._Badger

Couldn't agree more, I tried my first ring-pull can of CB this week, Terrible! I pity and arthritic old person who tries to open one of those.

david39

There is a problem with the ring pull cans besides the fact that the ring pull needs superhuman strength to remove it. The same problem applies to the key type, but to a lesser degree.

When you try to pull the corned beef out as a block, you create a vaccuum in the space behind it. The answer to that is to make a hole to let the air in the smaller end of the can. You can sometimes do that with a normal can opener but more often than not the ridge round the can is too tall to allow that.

The way I tackle it is to take two slender knives (not too sharp for obvious reasons - palette knives are ideal) and push them down each of the wider sides of the can between the metal and the corned beef.

By squeezing the knives together as close to where they enter the tin as possible, you can then get enough grip between them to pull the meat out of the can in one block.

It also helps to have run a slender knife round the inside of the walls of the can beforehand to free the meat from the metal.

tescobabe69

david39 wrote: »

There is a problem with the ring pull cans besides the fact that the ring pull needs superhuman strength to remove it. The same problem applies to the key type, but to a lesser degree.

When you try to pull the corned beef out as a block, you create a vaccuum in the space behind it. The answer to that is to make a hole to let the air in the smaller end of the can. You can sometimes do that with a normal can opener but more often than not the ridge round the can is too tall to allow that.

The way I tackle it is to take two slender knives (not too sharp for obvious reasons - palette knives are ideal) and push them down each of the wider sides of the can between the metal and the corned beef.

By squeezing the knives together as close to where they enter the tin as possible, you can then get enough grip between them to pull the meat out of the can in one block.

It also helps to have run a slender knife round the inside of the walls of the can beforehand to free the meat from the metal.

Or stab the unopen end with a sturdy knife.

Stompa

tescobabe69 wrote: »

Or stab the unopen end with a sturdy knife.

Or get a tin opener that will open the other end. I prefer to have one of those anyway to cope with those situations when the key snaps off half way through attempting to open the can.

System

geordie_joe wrote: »

Don't build your hopes up, if they can't get the shape of the tin right, what chance have they with the corned beef!

looks like it a proper tin shape [like soup etc]

[Deleted User]

Thanks for this interesting post!

I was actually discussing corned beef with my DD the other day as we do like to have a 'moan' about the more expensive items now like corned beef and coconut milk etc , so I told her I would look out for any corned beef bargains

Will check in Poundland from now on and stock up if I find them there as this is my DGS's new LOVE FOOD as in my DD makes him corned beef hash with sweetcorn and mash and he hardly touches the mash but wolfs down the corned beef and loves it

He is very sensitive to taste and texture as most Autistic children are , so when she finds something he loves she adds it to the list of his 'thumbs up' foods!!

( He does have a balanced diet of lots of fruit and yoghurts etc too! )

I like it myself on occasion but don't buy it any more because of the price!!