Bread Flour

Steve_L

I also notice that, if you sign into the ASDA online shopping website, cornflour is shown as "out of stock". It's made from corn, which isn't used predominantly in commercial baking, and it's not a ground flour. Its American name of "corn starch" is more accurate. As usual, if you don't sign in, it's shown as available. Has the person "managing demand" on the online shopping website made a revealing error?

molerat

Right place right time this morning, got some bread flour in Lidl.  I noticed Tesco have some Hovis Best of Both 3.5Kg  bread and roll mix - just add water - for £7 and they had a big sack of flour for around £16?.

JulieM

For anyone who can't get out or who doesn't want to go trawling round shops looking for bread flour, Lakeland has some in stock quite regularly. Not the first place you would think of looking but delivery is quick and not overpriced.

andygb

molerat said:

Right place right time this morning, got some bread flour in Lidl.  I noticed Tesco have some Hovis Best of Both 3.5Kg  bread and roll mix - just add water - for £7 and they had a big sack of flour for around £16?.

I bought 3 x 1.5 kilo bags from Lidl last week, couldn't see any yeast (1 little container left at home). Tried making ciabatta yesterday and the consistency was very rubbery and didn't have a good rise.

So, the jury is out on that for the time being

molerat

Don't normally have any problems with Lidl flour, usually one of the best.  Gone for a 500g pack of yeast off Ebay for £7.99, 1.6 times the price of Allinson's tins and an awful lot more, a tin usually lasts around 6 months so will see if the family need any.

djp64

molerat said:

Don't normally have any problems with Lidl flour, usually one of the best.  Gone for a 500g pack of yeast off Ebay for £7.99, 1.6 times the price of Allinson's tins and an awful lot more, a tin usually lasts around 6 months so will see if the family need any.

If it's the Fermipan yeast consider storing it in the freezer in an airtight container.  It works a treat straight out of the freezer (in my breadmaker) and should last for a couple of years : )

molerat

djp64 said:

molerat said:

Don't normally have any problems with Lidl flour, usually one of the best.  Gone for a 500g pack of yeast off Ebay for £7.99, 1.6 times the price of Allinson's tins and an awful lot more, a tin usually lasts around 6 months so will see if the family need any.

If it's the Fermipan yeast consider storing it in the freezer in an airtight container.  It works a treat straight out of the freezer (in my breadmaker) and should last for a couple of years : )

It is and that is my plan

calleyw

Have a look at amazon they are doing 16Kg bags of flour from about £15 + free delivery.  They are also selling yeast.

Yours

Calley x

p00hsticks

Steve_L said:

I also notice that, if you sign into the ASDA online shopping website, cornflour is shown as "out of stock". It's made from corn, which isn't used predominantly in commercial baking, and it's not a ground flour. Its American name of "corn starch" is more accurate. As usual, if you don't sign in, it's shown as available. Has the person "managing demand" on the online shopping website made a revealing error?

I don't think it's a revealing error rather than the fact that it's only when you sign in that they know your location and therefore what particular store you will be getting any delivery from.

Steve_L

p00hsticks said:

Steve_L said:

I also notice that, if you sign into the ASDA online shopping website, cornflour is shown as "out of stock". It's made from corn, which isn't used predominantly in commercial baking, and it's not a ground flour. Its American name of "corn starch" is more accurate. As usual, if you don't sign in, it's shown as available. Has the person "managing demand" on the online shopping website made a revealing error?

I don't think it's a revealing error rather than the fact that it's only when you sign in that they know your location and therefore what particular store you will be getting any delivery from.

Noted. As I've said before, I'd love to do an online shop in that store (I know which one it is: I asked my driver - from 2 metres away, but not using an Aldiss lamp) standing in front of the relevant shelves. And, of course, you'd need to do this at several times, to cover any possibility of error as stuff arrives, is booked in, put out and sold. However, by the time you could do this, the situation would've changed.