The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

Cheapskate

Morning everyone, been MIA from all things MSE for AGES!

Just read back a few pages, lovely to see some familiar names still here...

Coming back into the fold if that's ok, life has changed a lot, and some huge changes this year to come, not ones I'm looking forward to!

A xo

euronorris

I went today and had a look around the whole (well mostly) store. It is vast! Ours does have fuel, and yes, it is 10p a litre cheaper. The car was already fully fueled, but it is very close to my work so I plan to top up with fuel on my way home from work as and when required in the future.

Heinz tomato soups. 24 pack. Worked out at 54p a tin!! Similar deal for beans. I didn't get the beans as was worried about space, and regret it now.

Got a few other bits, but one I hadn't planned for was a big tub of dried onions. Very small pieces. Perfect for cooking with a daughter who loves the added flavour of onions but dislikes the texture and I can never chop them small enough for her. Adding some of these will be perfect 🥰 

And a new book for daughter. Can't escape anywhere now without getting her a new book lol.

-taff

@euronorris have you not tried dried onion powder? I put it in coleslaw. Also, if you have one of those mini whizzy chopper things [ lidls or aldi, about twenty uid, whisks, chops, smoothies etc, the wand with the attachements] use that to chop the onions. I have one, I use it every week for various things, it's the most useful gadjet I've ever had.. And I did see a cook on youtube cooking onions with mince so much that the onions completely disappeared,so i tried it, took about fifteen/twenty minutes of cooking but they did...Magic!

littlemoney

I like the Costco prices but I couldn't consume the quantity. Probably good for larger families/households but not for a couple or single person.

Rosetta92

Thank you all for the Costco information- especially the list from DigforVictory. There’s just two of us, but as we’re rural I like to be stocked up for the winter. I did go with a colleague before and was impressed with the meat, fish and fruit. Just running down the freezer and the car fuel tank before I go, probably later this week. 

Floss

Hi folks, there is a new Prepping thread...

euronorris

-taff said:

@euronorris have you not tried dried onion powder? I put it in coleslaw. Also, if you have one of those mini whizzy chopper things [ lidls or aldi, about twenty uid, whisks, chops, smoothies etc, the wand with the attachements] use that to chop the onions. I have one, I use it every week for various things, it's the most useful gadjet I've ever had.. And I did see a cook on youtube cooking onions with mince so much that the onions completely disappeared,so i tried it, took about fifteen/twenty minutes of cooking but they did...Magic!

Yes, I have onion granules already, but these are different. They are like finely chopped, and dried, rather than powdered. And, it's a BIG tub. about 5/6 times the size of the little jars of powdered onion you get in the supermarkets.

I have a food processor, and a handheld mixer, but it is a lot easier to just throw dried or powdered onions in. I still like to use fresh onions in soups and sauces (as they get blended anyway). Also, it took DH all of 5 seconds to decide to add some to his sandwiches as a garnish lol.

MSE_Laura_F

I'll close this thread now and leave you to pop over to the new one:

Prepping: the new world...