Food Products You Can't Skimp on.

[Drago]

Quite often shop own brand substitutes are as good or even better than brand name food products.

But there are some you can never skimp on because even the best alternatives don't come close.

So start a list here.

1. Jacob's Cream Crackers.

 

[markemark]

Quite often shop own brand substitutes are as good or even better than brand name food products.

But there are some you can never skimp on because even the best alternatives don't come close.

So start a list here.

1. Jacob's Cream Crackers.

HP Sauce
Heinz BB

I suspect the rest of this topic will be people arguing and that those who prefer brands are snobs or those that prefer the alternatives are cheapskates.

Probably a dose of ...well of course I don't buy into the marketing like you sheep...type comments

 

[Big John]

Bollinger champagne. Tesco's own is pitiful by comparison.

 

[Drago]

I prefer HP beans to Heinz.

Warburton sliced white bread.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Extra olive virgin oil. None but a virgin’s thighs will do. Extra olive mature oil just doesn’t cook as well.

 

[lazybloke]

I generally don't care about brands.

However...
Some supermarket Butters taste rancid even when freshly bought. Their lurpak knock-offs are generally v good though.

Chocolate eclairs - i prefer cheap supermarket ones to posh boulangerie options

Homemade focaccia is miles better than anything from a store

 

[Red17]

Back to baked beans. Has to be Branston.

 

[markemark]

It might be worth getting the mods to implement a non optional baked beans of choice notification under every member’s profile.

That way we can easily see what type every one likes speeding up the process of ignoring members. For example, if you prefer Branston baked beans then you have bordering on criminal taste and your opinions on all matters should be ignored.

 

[lazybloke]

Own-grown and freshly harvested toms, beetroot, cuc and asparagus are infinitely better than anything from a shop.

 

[gbb]

Branston beans, no other, literally, come near them for me personally.
Co op tea bags for some reason, theyre not expensive but prefer those to almost all others.
Always buy proper butter but will always buy Lurpak spreadable in case of sandwiches/spreading convenience.. dont like most other spreads.

 

[stephec]

Walker's or McCoy's crisps are far better than supermarket own brands.

And Fiddler's Lancashire Crisps are better than those two.

 

[fossyant]

Back to baked beans. Has to be Branston.

Yup. Agree. Heinz are dreadful these days, and do not get me started on the Beans and sausage. New recipe is ghastly.

 

[fossyant]

Seabrook Worcester sauce crisps. Even Walkers can't touch the flavour.

 

[raleighnut]

Marmite.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Beluga caviar. It’s not often I have it but it needs to be the proper stuff.