fightoffyour Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, sidcow said: On the subject of Beans, anyone else noticed how Heinz keep increasing the sauce content and reducing beans? When you open a tin of Heinz it looks more like a tin of bean soup now. You can pour away for LITERALLY 10 minutes before a bean falls out. I try avoiding Heinz as much as reasonably possible following their closure of the HP factory in Aston anyway, just my little personal protest. Branston Beans are just as good if not better and actually fill their tins up with beans. Heinz are the worst, Branston are definitely better but I'd even take Tesco Value / Sainsbury's Basic / Asda Crap (they're all from the same factory right?) over the former. 3 hours ago, Xela said: Years ago I got introduced to a 'mucky tray' by a friend from the black country. You might know it as a different name. Chips, rice and curry sauce from the Chinese take-away. Consumed after you've had a skinful. Its great at soaking up the booze. Can't be dealing with carbs and carbs. There was a veggie cafe at uni they used to sometimes make a homity pie - pastry with potato, cheese and onion inside, but they served this with bread and potato salad too! We called it a poverty pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Heinz are the worst, Branston are definitely better but I'd even take Tesco Value / Sainsbury's Basic / Asda Crap (they're all from the same factory right?) over the former. My brother in law works for a firm who sell machines which put labels on food jars and tins. He says some factories have the exact same product come off the same line and go left for brand and right for own label, but others are definitely different products. I tried some morrisons baked beans the other day as they were literally the only ones I could get in half size tins. Pretty good actually, more than acceptable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm not that much of a brand tart when it comes to food but heinz beans (and tomato sauce) is definitley on the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Warm Weetabix is perfectly orthodox. Absolutely, of course it is. IF YOU ARE A BABY. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: My brother in law works for a firm who sell machines which put labels on food jars and tins. He says some factories have the exact same product come off the same line and go left for brand and right for own label, but others are definitely different products. I tried some morrisons baked beans the other day as they were literally the only ones I could get in half size tins. Pretty good actually, more than acceptable. I once worked nights as a temp in a garlic bread factory for a couple of weeks. They did the same there. Same product with one side packaged for M&S, the other for a generic value brand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: I'm not that much of a brand tart when it comes to food but heinz beans (and tomato sauce) is definitley on the list Heinz ketchup definitely, no other ketchup comes close. Kept in the cupboard obvs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 Just now, It's Your Round said: Heinz ketchup definitely, no other ketchup comes close. Kept in the cupboard obvs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Yeah when I worked at the cookie factory we once had a quiet time at Xmas, the company bought boxes and boxes of rejected mince pies from BHS where there was seepage from the juice around the seal of the crust, we cut the lids off, hand squirted some decent quality cream on the top and then positioned the lid back on, sold them to Marks and sparks as hand finished mince pies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: I once worked nights as a temp in a garlic bread factory for a couple of weeks. They did the same there. Same product with one side packaged for M&S, the other for a generic value brand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Heinz ketchup definitely, no other ketchup comes close. Kept in the cupboard obvs. But mayo in the fridge My mom swears German mayo is different, and better, than the mayo in English, I don't eat enough of it to tell the difference but I have to take bottles of it home for her and my aunties Mayo is for chicken burgers and tuna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: But mayo in the fridge Mayo is for chicken burgers and tuna Correct and correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: That’s the stuff, but I’m glad it wasn’t my future... it was a soul destroying two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Yeah when I worked at the cookie factory we once had a quiet time at Xmas, the company bought boxes and boxes of rejected mince pies from BHS where there was seepage from the juice around the seal of the crust, we cut the lids off, hand squirted some decent quality cream on the top and then positioned the lid back on, sold them to Marks and sparks as hand finished mince pies Not what the consumer imagines when they read hand finished on the box. But to be fair they weren’t lying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, villa4europe said: there was seepage from the juice around the seal of the crust, we cut the lids off, hand squirted some decent quality cream on the top and then positioned the lid back on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 minute ago, It's Your Round said: Not what the consumer imagines when they read hand finished on the box. But to be fair they weren’t lying My company bought a bakery company down in Farnborough, David something or other, they specialised in hand finished muffins, basically they had a production line that enabled them to push 2 blueberries in to the top of every muffin and then due to the location they could ship them out and hit the £3 each London crowd (to be fair they were good) My place sent me down there to try and create a melted chocolate dipped cookie (they weren't good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 28, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm sorry but... or even.....are better than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Warm Weetabix is perfectly orthodox. On a cold winters morning I often douse it in boiling water and add milk. It improves its flavour and saves wasting energy on chewing while still waking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Is this brown sauce a thing over in England? I can't abide any of the HP stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 28, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 28, 2020 Must admit I’ve never encountered eating weetabix with water... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Xela said: Years ago I got introduced to a 'mucky tray' by a friend from the black country. You might know it as a different name. Chips, rice and curry sauce from the Chinese take-away. Consumed after you've had a skinful. Its great at soaking up the booze. I’m from the Black Country and have had that loads, never once have I heard it called a Mucky Tray. I think your friend was having you on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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