What Value things have you tried and liked?

Beki

jamespir wrote: »

the chickens are not free range but they arent like kept really cooped up there copnditions are quite suitable and have been checked by animal welfare groups

hmmm i'm not sure that's entirely true.

i wouldn't touch anything but free range. if we can't afford it, we don't buy it - simple

bertiebots

smartandshrewd wrote: »

Has anyone tried any of Farmfoods bulk frozen meat? Especially casserole steak and mince. It's so cheap (£2.50 I think) I can't believe it'll be any good...

I used to shop at farmfoods occasionally and used there frozen meat (scottish if I remember correctley?) The steak was fine and I couldnt tell the difference when stewed:D . I think the mince was ok too. Its a bit of a trail to get there now I have moved!

mioliere

Following on from the Co-op's value items I posted a couple of days ago, yesterday I bought evaporated milk (to go in the porridge at breakfast!) and theirs is just as good as Carnation's with the large tin just 3p dearer than Carnation's smallest tin; it will last three times as long.

Beki

oooh i LOVE evaporated milk

had some asda 8p prawn supernoodles for lunch. yum yum in my tum! (needed a touch of salt and pepper, but maybe that's just me!)

smartandshrewd

bertiebots wrote: »

I used to shop at farmfoods occasionally and used there frozen meat (scottish if I remember correctley?) The steak was fine and I couldnt tell the difference when stewed:D . I think the mince was ok too. Its a bit of a trail to get there now I have moved!

There's loads of shops popping up around Glasgow, I thought it was a UK wide chain?
Think I'll give their mince a try for starters, watch this space

kellitots

smartandshrewd wrote: »

There's loads of shops popping up around Glasgow, I thought it was a UK wide chain?
Think I'll give their mince a try for starters, watch this space

The nearest one to me is 25 miles away :eek:

buxtonrabbitgreen

Sainsburys basic salmon is really nice. It is in odd shaped pieces but fine for my dd who likes it to make Japanese food. Also the basic frozen prawn. I put them in my sandwiches for work while still frozen and they are just right by break time. Still on a fishy theme the frozen basic fish is good value and proper fish fillets.

echelon101

Sainsburies/Somerfields Value Rice Pudding 19/20p

.......AWESOME

Also Sainsburies/ASDA/Iceland White Fish fillets 1.27/1.66/3 really good value even at £3

bertiebots

smartandshrewd wrote: »

There's loads of shops popping up around Glasgow, I thought it was a UK wide chain?
Think I'll give their mince a try for starters, watch this space

:rotfl: I meant the meat was scottish beef...lol:D

recovering_spendaholic

Sainsburys Basics chunky peanut butter is lovely - IMO it is nicer than Sunpat. I have also recently discovered Sainsburys Basics instant mashed potato. I bought it because I wanted to make cheese and onion pasties and didn't have enough money for potatoes and saw this for 31p for a huge bag of the stuff. I made it and mixed it with a bit of onion salt, some chives and some grated mature cheese and then made pasties with some McDougalls 12p puff pastry mix and they were lovely. Kids and their friends raved about them. I also use the mashed potato for thickening soups instead of flour, and also add a tbs of dry mix to mashed carrot and swede if it looks a bit watery.