Aldi... what do you recommend?

RhubarbCrumble

Discodog wrote: »

How spicy is it?

Not at all. It comes with a barbeque sauce which you put on at the end and then back in the oven for 5 minutes so it's more sweet than spicy.

Lisha

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is their Carlos frozen pizza the worst of all frozen pizzas?

Yes it’s quite bad to be fair.

Conor Bourke

Lisha wrote: »

Yes it’s quite bad to be fair.

THe flatbreads are lovely though

Leg End Reject

Grainne's apple and raspberry danishes and jams are superb.

vicwatson

Roast beef dinner for €3.60 is delicious

imme

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Apologies if this isn't appropriate - but wtf are Aldi at with their latest ad??? What looks like a retired couple claim to have SAVED €439 in four weeks by food shopping in Aldi.

I wouldn't even SPEND €439 on food in four weeks! Did they dine fulltime on lobster and caviar before or what?

Can they just make any kind of outlandish claim they want???

Probably a demographic reach out.
Get the old folks, we haven't had them on an as for a while, kind of thing.

BelovedAunt

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

Cheshire Cat

BelovedAunt wrote: »

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

No problems here. Have you brought it to the attention of your local store? Might be a problem with their fridges.

Kittykat67

imme wrote: »

Probably a demographic reach out.
Get the old folks, we haven't had them on an as for a while, kind of thing.

They have lots of different age groups doing the adds. It seems a little high but not outrageous. We spend arournd €100/€120 a week on groceries and do 95%between lidl and Aldi. When we used to shop in Dunnes or Supervalu the prices are way higher, id say it would be definitely a good €40 or €50 more ontop a week. We only buy the necessities but when your buying for a family it all adds up.

Darc19

BelovedAunt wrote: »

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

Check the temperature of your fridge. You'd be surprised at how many domestic fridges are at too high a temperature.

4-5 degrees is ideal

Meat should be stored on bottom shelf and best to have a cool bag to transport from shop to home within an hour.

In all shops, all refrigeration is checked at least once a day and records kept for inspection.

54and56

BelovedAunt wrote: »

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

My fridge is kept at 3c. I don't recall having any problems with meat holding its BB date and I'd buy all my meat in Aldi from steak to chicken breasts, burgers, legs of lamb, mince etc.

The only thing which regularly gets a bit moody if I don't open and cook it until the BB date are chicken breasts which can smell off but a quick rinse and a good thorough cook and seems to do the trick. I've never had any comments that the chicken tasted off and no food poisoning!!

Darc19

54&56 wrote: »

The only thing which regularly gets a bit moody if I don't open and cook it until the BB date are chicken breasts

Moody chickens - are they still alive? If so. I'm not surprised they become moody in a cold Friday

whiskeyman

I try cook chicken or fish as soon as I buy it. Have noticed it doesn't seem to keep near the use by date unlike other meat.


I noticed the prepacked chicken wraps now use Irish chicken.
I used to love the sweet chilli chicken wrap, but stopped buying it a good while ago when I saw on the small print it was Brazilian chicken.
Good to see Irish chicken, but it seems the Sweet chilli wrap has been discontinued.

fin12

Has anyone made Salmon en croute before? Want to make a really easy version.

LenWoods

Brioche Baps there are savage.

This is a family forum. Your children may be reading, so I’ve edited your post accordingly.

The Gloomster!

charlietheminxx

BelovedAunt wrote: »

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

Yes, I've had to throw out mince twice in the last few weeks, both times they were within date. I thought it might just be my fridge tbh but everything else seems to be keeping fine, including chicken which I'm very paranoid about. What meat was it for you?

donegal_man

fin12 wrote: »

Has anyone made Salmon en croute before? Want to make a really easy version.

Preheat oven to 200°C

100g soft cheese (add whatever herbs you like)
4 x salmon portions 100g each
1 Sheet Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
Oil/butter for greasing baking tray

Cut pastry sheet in four
Put a dollop of your cheese on each fillet
Wrap in pastry
Grease baking tray with oil/butter
Brush prepared croutes with a little melted butter
Bake for approx 15 minutes

If you have to trim the pastry squares use the trimmings to make cheese straws
brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with grated parmesan and bake for 10-12 minutes 200°C

fin12

donegal_man wrote: »

Preheat oven to 200°C

100g soft cheese (add whatever herbs you like)
4 x salmon portions 100g each
1 Sheet Ready Rolled Puff Pastry
Oil/butter for greasing baking tray

Cut pastry sheet in four
Put a dollop of your cheese on each fillet
Wrap in pastry
Grease baking tray with oil/butter
Brush prepared croutes with a little melted butter
Bake for approx 15 minutes

If you have to trim the pastry squares use the trimmings to make cheese straws
brush with beaten egg, sprinkle with grated parmesan and bake for 10-12 minutes 200°C

Thanks so much, just one small question, do they sell ready rolled puff pastry in Aldi or lidl?

Thargor

LenWoods wrote: »

Brioche Baps there are savage.

This is a family forum. Your children may be reading, so I’ve edited your post accordingly.

The Gloomster!

What was he doing with the Brioche that a mod had to step in? :eek:

RhubarbCrumble

Thargor wrote: »

What was he doing with the Brioche that a mod had to step in? :eek:

I think he may have compared them to some other, erm, "baps" :P

limnam

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

I think he may have compared them to some other, erm, "baps" :P

I thought it was for the spelling of they're :pac:

vicwatson

fin12 wrote: »

Thanks so much, just one small question, do they sell ready rolled puff pastry in Aldi or lidl?

Yes, in the chilled section, both sell shortcrust and puff (packed in the one box so you might have to move them around to find whatever one you want)

Dizzyblonde

I had one of their frozen Emmental & Asparagus parcels last night and it was delicious. They also have Red pepper & Mozzarella ones, I have a pack in the freezer but haven't tried them yet.

Esse85

BelovedAunt wrote: »

I'm finding recently that the majority of meat I buy in Aldi is going off before the best before date. Has anyone else noticed this?

I notice this with the fruit and veg alright.

54and56

Esse85 wrote: »

I notice this with the fruit and veg alright.

Definitely their Achilles heel. I often find fruit and veg starts to turn bad literally within 2-3 days of being purchased. There are exceptions such as Irish sourced potatoes, cabbage, broccoli etc but softer fruit and veg, particularly imported products seem to be close to the very end of their shelf life by the time Aldi get them onto their shelves.

In contrast I don't find the same problems with Lidl fruit and veg at all.

Thargor

I had to stop buying their oranges, Id buy a net the day before then go to grab one on the way out to work in the morning and the bottoms of them would be turning to slime already.

History Queen

charlietheminxx wrote: »

Yes, I've had to throw out mince twice in the last few weeks, both times they were within date. I thought it might just be my fridge tbh but everything else seems to be keeping fine, including chicken which I'm very paranoid about. What meat was it for you?

Same thing happened me last week. Also with mince

limnam

Thargor wrote: »

I had to stop buying their oranges, Id buy a net the day before then go to grab one on the way out to work in the morning and the bottoms of them would be turning to slime already.

I understand it's not the Genera Lidl thread, but Lidl's fruit and veg are far superior imo

rubadub

Crucials garlic & herb sauce is back, says limited stock. 1.19

leahyl

I have to say while I generally agree about the fruit and veg, Aldi’s Irish raspberries and strawberries are really good, their blueberries are good too, although not Irish - they all last for a good few days If kept in the fridge in