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ALDI SUPER 6 - Now starts Thursdays UPDATED

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  • #852
    Thargor
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    200 deg C, max temp. give it 5 minutes to preheat first aswell. Dont even have to turn it, you can put some sliced raw onions on top of the steak and they'll fry as it cooks. Sorry for o/t :D


  • #853
    K-9
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    Thargor wrote: »
    200 deg C, max temp. give it 5 minutes to preheat first aswell. Dont even have to turn it, you can put some sliced raw onions on top of the steak and they'll fry as it cooks. Sorry for o/t :D

    I can recommend this but seal it first in a frying pan, 30 seconds each side will do, lovely juicy steak.

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  • #854
    mirrorwall14
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    Do the super six change in the morning?


  • #855
    styron
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    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Do the super six change in the morning?

    No. Next Week:

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  • #856
    mirrorwall14
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    Thanks! The app actually just says the from date not the 'too'


  • #857
    Black_Knight
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    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Thanks! The app actually just says the from date not the 'too'

    'to'
    ;)


  • #858
    brian_t
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    Black_Knight wrote: »
    'to'
    ;)

    Is it not 'until'
    :confused:


  • #859
    Black_Knight
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    Ive noticed the quality of the super 6 going way down. Nothing seems to last the week. Potatoes went wet and rotten, threw out a furry lemon from last weeks lemon/lime tray, tomatoes barely last a week. I understand they're cheap for a reason, but we've noticed alot shorter shelf life these last few weeks.

    Edit: Also had to throw out some blueberries, that didnt last, last week.


  • #860
    greenspurs
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    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Ive noticed the quality of the super 6 going way down. Nothing seems to last the week. Potatoes went wet and rotten, threw out a furry lemon from last weeks lemon/lime tray, tomatoes barely last a week. I understand they're cheap for a reason, but we've noticed alot shorter shelf life these last few weeks.

    Edit: Also had to throw out some blueberries, that didnt last, last week.

    Aldi went with the cheapest quotes during Tender process.
    That results in the cheapest produce being put into the shops. You reap what they sow.
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  • #861
    myshirt
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    A furry lemon?.... christ.. thought I was in the wrong part of boards for a minute..

    For me, Super Six has dipped also. I was particularly upset on the meat offers this week aswell, the chicken was 4, used to be 3, and it was just a bit beaten.


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  • #862
    Black_Knight
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    myshirt wrote: »
    A furry lemon?.... christ.. thought I was in the wrong part of boards for a minute..

    For me, Super Six has dipped also. I was particularly upset on the meat offers this week aswell, the chicken was 4, used to be 3, and it was just a bit beaten.

    A low point was the "8 chicken fillets". It was 4 chicken fillet, all cut in 2.


  • #863
    leck
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    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Ive noticed the quality of the super 6 going way down. Nothing seems to last the week. Potatoes went wet and rotten, threw out a furry lemon from last weeks lemon/lime tray, tomatoes barely last a week. I understand they're cheap for a reason, but we've noticed alot shorter shelf life these last few weeks.

    Edit: Also had to throw out some blueberries, that didnt last, last week.
    Agreed. The avocadoes a couple of weeks back were v disappointing. Price seemed good so I stocked up, but they never ripened properly, they were beginning to go bad while they were still much too firm to eat.

    I wonder if the Super 6 are packaged up too early for the deal as they have to get so much produce out to the stores to hit the shelves on the same day. And usually the packages are specially sized so it's not like they would have been in the store otherwise.


  • #864
    CBRLizzie
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    I think it can be a bit of hit & miss, previously I've had stuff go off really quickly, then the next week its really good. I ate my last avocado today & it was lovely! But you do have to wonder when its so cheap, of course its not always going to be top quality, it couldn't be.


  • #865
    wonski
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    It is the volume that plays a big part in this.

    You go from selling 50-100 packs a day to 500-1000 a day.

    Multiply it by number of stores...


  • #866
    vicwatson
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    Moan, moan, moan, just don't buy the stuff ;)


  • #867
    kn
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    The apples in the current are much better than the one's from a while back anyway.


  • #868
    unkel
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    Black_Knight wrote: »
    Ive noticed the quality of the super 6 going way down. Nothing seems to last the week.

    A victim of its own success? The quantities sold of the super 6 veg must be unreal. Logistical nightmare I would think.

    I too have seen some poor quality / poorly lasting veg, but generally a bit of common sense can help

    Did you stick the lemon / limes in the fridge as soon as you brought the shopping home? I did (fridge is set to 2C, so fairly cold too) and mine are still fine. Blueberries in general have a very short shelf life, we usually eat them on the day we buy them (from whatever shop)

    And I never buy potatoes from the super 6 as they usually are some sort of inferior variety to start with (like whites), except when they have baby roosters

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  • #869
    B0jangles
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    unkel wrote: »

    And I never buy potatoes from the super 6 as they usually are some sort of inferior variety to start with (like whites), except when they have baby roosters

    FYI Most of the time you'd be right, they're those nasty soapy "cultra" spuds, but sometimes you'll find a boxful of bags of Maris Pipers in there too; I think this happens when their supplier runs out of crap spuds so aldi/tesco have to buy the better quality ones to keep the offer going. I always check the potato variety any time they have an offer on white spuds and most of the time I get a few bags of maris pipers for well under the normal price.


  • #870
    brian_t
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    Super 6 from Thursday 14th May until Wed 27th May

    Iceberg Lettuce
    Cooked Beetroot 500g
    Micro Salad Potatoes 400g
    Cucumber each
    Scallions bunch
    Tomato 6 tray................All 29c


    Irish Round Roast 1.16kg
    Pork Loin Joint 1kg
    8 Chicken Fillet Portions 824g
    Large Ham 2kg
    Jumbo Whole Chicken 2.2kg
    Lamb Leg Steaks / Rump Steaks 480g................All €6


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  • #871
    vicwatson
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    ^^^^

    Good super 6 that. Great stuff there for salads, chicken and ham salads, nice, just need some nice weather now :rolleyes:


  • #872
    Dia1988
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    ^^^^

    Good super 6 that. Great stuff there for salads, chicken and ham salads, nice, just need some nice weather now :rolleyes:

    Those tomatoes are completely tasteless even more so than other genetically modified tomotoes.

    Then again for 5 cent a tomato including taxes and delivery how can they be?


  • #873
    vicwatson
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    ^^^

    Now you got it

    but if you use your imagination and throw in an onion, veg stock, salt, black pepper, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil and passata and cook down for 20 mins and blend you have a very delicious, healthy, cheap tomato soup,.

    all ya gotta do is pimp the tomatoes, they are even more nourishing when cooked, all that lycopene.


  • #874
    Black_Knight
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    Dia1988 wrote: »
    Those tomatoes are completely tasteless even more so than other organically modified tomotoes.

    Then again for 5 cent a tomato including taxes and delivery how can they be?

    We use them to make tomato chili jam.

    1kg tomatos - aldi super 6
    A hanabanero chili at least - aldi
    3-4 tablespoons of fish sauce - cheap in the asian market
    150ml red wine vinegar - anywhere
    3-4 garlic cloves - aldi/asian market
    1-2 inch of ginger - aldi/asian market
    ~200g of sugar - Aldi (most recipes say at least double this, but we never thought it needed it)
    ~4 jars

    Chop tomatos (I chop them in half, and then that half into 9) and put them in a large enough pot
    Blend the chilis, fish sauce, pealed garlic and pealed ginger(use a spoon to peal the ginger)
    Add the blended paste to the pot
    Add the sugar
    Add the red wine vinegar
    Mix it all up and put it on a 4 heat with the lid off, That'll start to bubble up after a while, so stir it every now and again. The less sugar we put in means it'll take longer to reduce, but usually we have it bubbling for a good 90 minutes or so. Basically, until its think enough to not be watery.

    Steralise your jars and store it. I usually make these is much larger batches. Usually 5-6 tomato trays (~1400g).


  • #875
    total former
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    Dia1988 wrote: »
    Those tomatoes are completely tasteless even more so than other organically modified tomotoes.

    Then again for 5 cent a tomato including taxes and delivery how can they be?

    What does "organically modified" mean?


  • #876
    brian_t
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    unkel wrote: »
    except when they have baby roosters

    Tesco have 1kg of Roosters for 49c at the moment.


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  • #877
    Thargor
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    anyone know which of the Aldi spuds I should be looking at for homemade chips?


  • #878
    styron
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    Thargor wrote: »
    anyone know which of the Aldi spuds I should be looking at for homemade chips?

    Probably the Kerr's Pink - the only Maris Piper's I've seen or tried there is the 'Specially Select' chunky oven chip.


  • #879
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,964 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Thanks, dont think Ive seen Kerrs pinks in there though? Always seems to be roosters or whites, both of which dont make for great chips...


  • #880
    wonski
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    Thargor wrote:
    Thanks, dont think Ive seen Kerrs pinks in there though? Always seems to be roosters or whites, both of which dont make for great chips...


    Pinks are available in Aldi. Never part of the super 6, though.


  • #881
    LJ3103
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    Whites is not the variety, aldi use this as a generic term. You need to look at the bag and see what the variety is. A few weeks back when the had the 1kg of white potatoes as part of the super 6 the variety was in fact Maris pipers.


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  • #882
    leck
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    LJ3103 wrote: »
    Whites is not the variety, aldi use this as a generic term. You need to look at the bag and see what the variety is. A few weeks back when the had the 1kg of white potatoes as part of the super 6 the variety was in fact Maris pipers.
    Is the variety usually printed on the bag? or do they use a code? I wouldn't know what Maris Pipers looked like.


  • #883
    LJ3103
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    leck wrote: »
    Is the variety usually printed on the bag? or do they use a code? I wouldn't know what Maris Pipers looked like.

    Yes it's printed on it, bottom right hand corner there is a square with supplier codes and variety given


  • #884
    byte
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    LJ3103 wrote: »
    Whites is not the variety, aldi use this as a generic term. You need to look at the bag and see what the variety is. A few weeks back when the had the 1kg of white potatoes as part of the super 6 the variety was in fact Maris pipers.
    Yeah, true. Locally too, Aldi had Maris Piper "whites" as well as the rather poor Cultra variety.

    Sadly, it's the Cultra ones that seem to crop up the most.


  • #885
    LJ3103
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    Maris pipers are generally more expensive than other varieties and I find that when Aldi has them they are not of the same grade say as marks and Spencer's ones

    I think the key to cooking mist of the cheap potatoes is to peel them and steam them, take a little longer to cook but the don't go to mush


  • #886
    vicwatson
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    Jaysus, food and drink thread =>


  • #887
    Banjo String
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    The peppered sirloins on sale at the minute are delicious. The ones I got yesterday were about two inches thick!

    Had them with a baked potato, sauteed mushroom, onion and peas with peppered sauce.


  • #888
    Thargor
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    I didnt see them, how much are they?


  • #889
    Banjo String
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    Thargor wrote: »
    I didnt see them, how much are they?

    €6 for two. (I think)

    I only ate one yesterday, and it honestly was more than enough.

    The wife, God bless her, a vegetarian, had a nut cutlet

    More meaty goodness for banjo this evening!


  • #890
    unkel
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    New offers:

    Iceberg Lettuce (didn't see any in Fonthill just now), cooked beetroot, scallions, salad potatoes (very small bag), cucumber, 6 pack tomatoes - 29c

    Round roast (well over 1kg, picked up a decent looking joint, they had plenty in Fonthill), Pork joint, large pack chicken breast, large chicken, lamb steaks - €6

    If you get the lettuce, cucumber, scallion and tomatoes and make your own olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, mustard, honey, pepper and salt dressing, like I do, you'd make a very large family salad for just over one euro. That's good going!!!

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  • #891
    snubbleste
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    unkel wrote: »
    If you get the lettuce, cucumber, scallion and tomatoes and make your own olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, mustard, honey, pepper and salt dressing, like I do, you'd make a very large family salad for just over €1. That's good going!!!
    So how much do those cost eh?


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  • #892
    Lissavane
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    firestarter51 wrote: »
    Take that to the dunnes thread


    This way http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057433258/1/#post95560526

    Some posters seem persistently determined to undermine this Aldi Super 6 thread. Pity.


  • #893
    unkel
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    So how much do those cost eh?

    For a large family salad? About 30c I estimate (if you like lots of dressing on your salad, like I do). So 29c + 29c + 29c + 29c + 30c = €1.46 including all ingredients. Enough for a side salad for 6-8 people, or about 20c per person.

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  • #894
    brian_t
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    unkel wrote: »
    New offers:

    Iceberg Lettuce (didn't see any in Fonthill just now), cooked beetroot, scallions, salad potatoes (very small bag), cucumber, 6 pack tomatoes - 29c
    !!

    It's a week into their Super 6 http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=95435248&postcount=870


  • #895
    firestarter51
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    unkel wrote: »
    New offers:

    Iceberg Lettuce (didn't see any in Fonthill just now), cooked beetroot, scallions, salad potatoes (very small bag), cucumber, 6 pack tomatoes - 29c

    Round roast (well over 1kg, picked up a decent looking joint, they had plenty in Fonthill), Pork joint, large pack chicken breast, large chicken, lamb steaks - €6

    If you get the lettuce, cucumber, scallion and tomatoes and make your own olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, mustard, honey, pepper and salt dressing, like I do, you'd make a very large family salad for just over one euro. That's good going!!!

    Hasn't it been this price for the last week ?
    Has in my nearest aldi


  • #896
    unkel
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    My bad! I obviously hadn't been in an Aldi for over a week - the offer looked fresh to me, pardon the punch :)

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  • #897
    brian_t
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    Super 6 from Thursday 28th May until Wed 10th June

    Aubergine each
    Avocado 2 pack
    Kiwi 6 pack
    Lemons 4 pack
    Cherry Tomatoes 250g
    Courgettes 400g................All 39c


    Premium Pork Loin Chops 650g
    Angus Steak Mince 454g
    Marinated Chicken Escallops 320g
    2 pack Salmon Fillets 240g................All €3


    Turkey Joint 1kg
    Angus Striploin/Ribeye 454g................All €9


  • #898
    vicwatson
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    Angus rib eye.........yesssssssss


  • #899
    Muahahaha
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    That Super 6 gives a great excuse to fire up the BBQ, rib eye steaks, steak mince to make burgers and then a side of aubergine, courgettes and cherry tomatoes on skewers and grilled, delish=)


  • #900
    rob316
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    Savage them ribeye steaks are so good.


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  • #901
    Thargor
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    I prefer the €3 striploin they do personally, maybe I was raised on cheaper cuts of meat but they turn out spectacular for me with a load of onions and mushrooms, found the rib eyes a bit small and a bit meh.


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