Food Products You Can't Skimp on.

[Reynard]

Hellmans mayonnaise. Alternatives just don't match it

I dunno, Hellmans tastes sweet to me. Home made if possible, if not, then the Majonez Kielecki (green lid, yellow label on jar) from the Polish aisle.

As a Marmite aficionado of many decades I have to agree. At some point Unilever seems to have altered the recipe. The Aldi own brand is now head and shoulders above Marmite and tastes more like marmite than marmite if you see what I mean.

Tesco's own brand version for me. And it's actually spreadable.

 

[Reynard]

Brands don't matter as much, but the things I will spend more money on for a better quality product; cheese, chocolate, dried pasta, wine, bread, olive oil.

Heinz tomato ketchup is the only possible ketchup, all other alternatives should be banned. As a kid I actually avoided ever having tea round one mate's house as his Mom bought Daddies ketchup!

Yep. Muchly so.

I tend to buy ingredients rather than ready made, but for the most part, it doesn't mater how cheap something is, or how expensive, I buy what I like. I'm neither a pinchmark nor a food snob, but sometimes quality can be found in the most surprising of places.

 

[raleighnut]

Very much a Marmite fan, but I must admit I prefer the Aldi version - both taste and definitely price.

I very seldom have Marmite on Toast but it is an essential ingredient in Gravy and Stews

 

[markemark]

Heinz tomato ketchup is the only possible ketchup, all other alternatives should be banned.

The label on Heinz ketchup bottles has a red border that exactly matches the ketchup contents colour to highlight any counterfeit bottles or cafes who fill them up with cheap alternatives.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Heinz tomato ketchup is the only possible ketchup, all other alternatives should be banned. As a kid I actually avoided ever having tea round one mate's house as his Mom bought Daddies ketchup!

We find " Rubies in the Rubble " tomato ketchup the most " tomatoey " though I realise it's all a matter of individual preference and taste. Out of curiosity I opened the Waitrose app as it helpfully lists the ingredients for most of the products that they sell. I noticed that there's more than one Heinz Tomato Ketchup ", the bog standard one has 145g of tomatoes per 100g, the " less sugar and salt " version about 175g and the " Organic " version has 200g of tomatoes per 100g.

 

[stephec]

When it comes to coffee I'm proper middle class, all my beans come freshly roasted from here -

https://salfordroasters.co.uk

Twice the price of the supermarkets, but at least ten times better quality.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

We find " Rubies in the Rubble " tomato ketchup the most " tomatoey " though I realise it's all a matter of individual preference and taste. Out of curiosity I opened the Waitrose app as it helpfully lists the ingredients for most of the products that they sell. I noticed that there's more than one Heinz Tomato Ketchup ", the bog standard one has 145g of tomatoes per 100g, the " less sugar and salt " version about 175g and the " Organic " version has 200g of tomatoes per 100g.

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Not tried that but I am always up for giving it a go!

Have done so with the organic and low sugar Heinz. Neither are quite the same as the original.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

The label on Heinz ketchup bottles has a red border that exactly matches the ketchup contents colour to highlight any counterfeit bottles or cafes who fill them up with cheap alternatives.

Never an issue if you were to, say, carry your own hidden in the inside of your jacket pocket. Whether or not I have done this, I could not possibly say.

 

[Once a Wheeler]

Any cross-dressing man with

iron balls will vouch for it.

 

[cyberknight]

Any cross-dressing man with

iron balls will vouch for it.

i just buy the own brand oats and nuke it for 3 mins in milk with sultanas , i cant plan far enough ahead to soak overnight .

 

[steveindenmark]

Kellogs Cornflakes. I rarely buy them. But other cornflakes are not the same.

Nescafe Instant coffee.

 

[albion]

Cornflakes = ultra processed.
Also, lots of sugar in many a 'favourite'.