Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

wigglebeena

Anyone else use Basics flour for everything? I've never had a problem with it: bread, pastry, you name it. I never bother getting special bread flour or anything like that.

wigglebeena

1-0totheArsenal wrote: »

lol had a laff today. in sains i wanted some salt and there was 9 packets of there basic salt for 20 odd pence so i put all the packets in my trolley. a right old !!!!! tried to grab some out of my trolley calling me a greedy sod lol. i pointed out the dearer stuff and told the old cow to pi** off.lol keep me path clear for a while.lol

That's a bit off. I missed a trick with some marked down pizzas in Mr S once, 20p each! I was behind the guy who'd grabbed them all (huge stack) in the checkout aisle, but I didn't start giving him earache, just thought 'Good for you mate, wish I'd been quicker.'

Why are folks such miseries.

borders_dude

Patr100 wrote: »

Basics Cream Of Chicken Soup -

Ive tried that, I thought it was horrible!

paulwf

wigglebeena wrote: »

I believe it's around 37.5% proof, think there are several branded gins around the same percentage. Nothing wrong with it, does the job. (Although Sainsbury's regular own brand is my personal favourite: it has a lovely really strong 'medicinal' aroma. And a lovely bottle and label: I admit it, I'm a label (and bottle) snob, but only on aesthetic grounds...)

37.5% is the minimum permitted for gin so you won't get any weak gins as such. Premium gins are generally 40-42% and this does bring out a lot more flavour but of course you do pay a lot more.

As with most spirits the key thing is not to skimp on the mixer...no point in paying several pounds for a bottle of gin then ruin it by saving a few pence on a mixer. A slice of lime and a cube or two of ice also helps

transgenic

borders_dude wrote: »

Ive tried that, I thought it was horrible!

I tried the Chicken soup around quarter of an hour ago - it isn't the most palatable of foods and it promptly was poured down the sink. The Cream of Tomato Soup is delicious though - on a par with Heinz's.

Patr100

borders_dude wrote: »

Ive tried that, I thought it was horrible!

Well it's all down to trying out these Basics ranges - we all have different tastes and can tolerate or even enjoy different things.
Remember it's 20% of the price of the Heinz version!

I've still got a Tomato Soup to try (I'm normally very fussy) - it normally has to be Heinz so it will be interesting.

POSSETTE

Today we had the choc muffins they were lovely,will be getting them again!
Also bought the cream cheese,that was lovely on a poppy seed roll...bought the curry sauce also..9p!

EC12345

I think I might try the cream cheese as well now.:j

purplevamp

wigglebeena wrote: »

Anyone else use Basics flour for everything? I've never had a problem with it: bread, pastry, you name it. I never bother getting special bread flour or anything like that.

I use it in nearly everything. The only thing I don't use it in is the breadmaker, the bread comes out like a mutant cake!! Okay with some jam on it but not for savoury fillings.

KayJ066

Basics Frozen Mince is gross.

Tinned Toms, Beans and Peas are nice though.