Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

1carminestocky

I know it's not a Basics item but does anybody have any experience of Sainsburys own brand gravy powder (not granules)? Way cheaper than Bisto but Mrs C has always used the brand name. Sainsburys don't actually stock Bisto. TIA!

purplevamp

1carminestocky wrote: »

Anyone used the chicken, vegetable and/or beef stock cubes, they are ridiculously cheap compared to the brand names? I mean, how *different* can a basics/value chicken stock cube be from a brand name one? Free range chicken flavouring, lol?

I've used them, they're like hard little bricks and don't really dissolve even if you break them into tiny pieces. I prefer the crumbly ones. I get a large box of oxo cubes from £Land or 99p store.

1carminestocky

This is getting extraordinary now. We are back for our second weekly online Sainsburys order and still using mysupermarket so as to be able to compare our 'basket' at the 'others'. Almost exclusively Basics products in the baket so far. 35 items so far. No BOGOF/special offers etc. Cost at sainsburys is £36.93, cost at asda is £46.69, Tesco £50.80 and the frankly silly Ocada £77.38.

We are Sainsburys converts, my wife cannot believe what is happening. Tesco is currently 40% dearer on this shop....

xellieqx

Low fat strawberry yoghurt is mingin'

sparklewing

Basics ready salted potato rings- scrummy! Nicer than proper hula hoops.

1carminestocky

My teenaged sons tried the Basics Chicken Instant Noodles thingy earlier. We've always previously got the Bachelors ones as both my kids have them as snacks (I've no idea where they get their taste in food from as it makes me feel sick just watching them eat it!). Anyway, both reported they liked them very much, amazingly. These things cost 10 blimming pence, for God's sake. Crazy.

fluppetess

Basics Japanese crackers fab.
Also I always strain natural yogurt through a muslin, hey presto greek style yogurt at a fraction of the cost!

emma-uk

The Basics Hommous and Creme Caramels are the best I have tastest, don't rate the beans though!!

RightyTightyLeftyLoosey

Have been experimenting with Basics over my last 2 'big shops'. Have to say, I've been really happy with the quality of everything. Best things for me so far...Creme Caramels (45p for 4!!!), Milk Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Cream Cheese (gorgeous on oatcakes for my lunch).

Also all the fruit and veg - you can't really go wrong, a fairtrade Banana is a fairtrade banana.

Thanks to all on this thread for great suggestions.

stamford

Gingernutmeg wrote: »

I bought the basics salted peanuts the other day and they were lovely (I wanted plain but they don't do them so I just had to wash them lol). We ate the leftovers and they were great, not too salty, a bit smaller (as the bag said) but perfectly ok.

Agreed - very good £0.30 I think