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Baking Bargains!

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  • 07-12-2011 7:39pm
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    Eviledna
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    Had a notion that it might be handy to post up some bargains for us bakers.

    Baking can be expensive enough as a hobby, so maybe places to find cheaper quality ingredients and tools might be helpful?

    At the moment centra are doing 454g butter for only €1. Handy for the Xmas baking!

    Also came across this really great Sugarcraft cutter set on amazon for only €20 for 30 pieces!

    And euro2 shops are doing kilner jars for €1.

    Any takers?:)


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    Sigma Force
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    Will check out Centra if I don't forget tomorrow, have to get a load of ingredients for the weekend, will keep an eye out for the jars as well. Saw some in the 2 Euro shop with snowman teddy heads on them I'll get a better look tomorrow.


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    Acoshla
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    Wow that cutter set is great value.


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    emzolita
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    that cutter set is an amazing price, I paid 7euro for one little plunger, snowflake one in Kitchen Compliments the other day, ragin now :s


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    Eviledna
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    I know! I'll let ye know after christmas if they're of good quality...but the reviews seem to be excellent!

    Dunnes stores have their "Bake with" range of nuts and dried fruit 3 for 2 at the moment!;)


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    Acoshla
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    I have all those cutters, looks to be the PME range, should be awesome, great bargain find!

    Tesco are doing their Christmas Baking offers at the mo, they often do 2 x 2kg bags of Odlum's flour for €4.00, good value. 1kg of caster sugar is €1 in Lidl, almost half the cost of Tesco.

    Aldi have lots of good baking offers in the run up to Christmas, fondant, almond paste etc.


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    Sigma Force
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    Is it just me but I find the Aldi flour works better than the Odlums, although 2 for €4 is a really good deal and they're Irish. Centra was sold out of the butter going to try again tomorrow.
    I managed to get Vanilla bean paste (so so happy it's pathetic how happy I am) but wasn't cheap.
    Dr Oetker in Tesco were selling some of their sprinkles for cheaper than usual.


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    muckety
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    Aldi flour is Odlums... so you are still buying Irish! +1 on Dr Oetker in Tesco, they have a few items currently very cheap (flavourings, certain colourings, sprinkles) at less than 1euro. I suspect they are discontinuing, which is a shame.


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    Acoshla
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    I dunno, our Tesco does amazing deals often on lots of stuff and it doesn't get discontinued, generally just when an order was too big or something.


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    Sigma Force
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    Our Tesco is pretty rubbish and it's pot luck if they have something in stock but once I see something I have to grab it straight away just in casey.

    Thanks for the Tip on the butter OP. I picked up 4 packets of it, bargain of the week! Have a shed load of cupcakes to make tomorrow.


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