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Aldi... what do you recommend?

Zelda247

i have just moved into an area where there is an Aldi, i am not really familiar with the store, what do you recommend of their products.

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fin12

I bought one of those Saturday pizzas before and while they are nice, not worth it, I’d rather put the fiver towards a takeaway pizza...

rubadub

ellejay wrote: »

I looked at buying the bases and adding all my own toppings but by the time I bought sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni I just went with the Saturday night pizza.

The bases can be very pricey. There is competition between supermarkets to have the cheapest pizza for price comparison reasons, so sold really cheaply or possibly at a loss. So it is often better to get a fully made one and add additional toppings.

Most of the time it will not be premium ones going for cheap. But you can greatly improve run of the mill ones, adding toppings etc. I brush melted butter on the bottom sometimes.

This one used to always be sold out in tesco, they way they name it is such that it is not easily found. They do not want to sell some products, just have them for comparison reasons.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=300285831

It is certainly not the best frozen pizza I have had but far from the worst, a stupidly low price. To buy the pepperoni on it separately might be the same price!

they have another very similar one for 1.50 which is the price that seems right, i.e. it is a cheapo pizza, but 61cent is just ridiculous.
https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=299425011

ellejay

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

I'd still argue that paying a fiver for a frozen pizza which is only great if you have to add your own toppings isn't a ringing endorsement.

It is pricey at a fiver.
I picked up a frozen pizza for 1.50 also so I'm interested to see how it compares.

I looked at buying the bases and adding all my own toppings but by the time I bought sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni I just went with the Saturday night pizza.

fin12

They have changed the dog bones bits box , made it smaller , really annoying , not sure if it’s the same price , I used to be able to get a box of 800g now it’s 500g also not sure have they got rid of the earls dentastix box , couldn’t find it. Hate when companies change their products u love.., and obviously my dog loved them too...

Jimmy Bottlehead

ellejay wrote: »

I finally got to try the famous Saturday night pizza and it was very nice for a pre-made stick in the oven pizza.
I got the pepperoni one and added pineapple, peppers and a little onion.
I think if I hadn't added the toppings it would have been very bland.
But really liked the thin and crispy base.

For anyone else that's wondering about it, the pizza is basically precooked and you're only heating it, not cooking it, for 5 mins in the oven.
It looks flat when you take it out of the packaging but kind of fills out when heated.
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I'd still argue that paying a fiver for a frozen pizza which is only great if you have to add your own toppings isn't a ringing endorsement.

Esse85

The fresh pizza bases are really nice, 2 in a pack.

Very few ingredients in the bases.

€2.99 pack.

ellejay

I finally got to try the famous Saturday night pizza and it was very nice for a pre-made stick in the oven pizza.
I got the pepperoni one and added pineapple, peppers and a little onion.
I think if I hadn't added the toppings it would have been very bland.
But really liked the thin and crispy base.

For anyone else that's wondering about it, the pizza is basically precooked and you're only heating it, not cooking it, for 5 mins in the oven.
It looks flat when you take it out of the packaging but kind of fills out when heated.
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Jimmy Bottlehead

I noticed the lack of jalapeños the last few months alright, I'm guessing either seasonal or else a sourcing issue.

The Specially Selected Triple Chocolate Muffins are excellent. Absolutely devilish if heated and served with ice cream.

I see the local Aldi still has a surplus of the Saturday Pizzas, STILL at €4.99. I'd imagine Aldi got stung hard with them and won't be restocking them again (or at least at that price).

Space Dog

obi604 wrote: »

Any of ye tried the cinnamon buns?
Never noticed them before until recently

lassykk wrote: »

They are too nice! I couldn't be bringing them home I'd eat both in one sitting

Those buns are ok. Nothing to get excited about to be honest, they don't taste or feel like proper cinnamon buns and the icing overpowers the cinnamon flavour. Won't buy them again.

Muahahaha

Yeah the new recipe for those tortilla chips made them go down hill. Theres other ones there in the black bags, srriacha and chilli or sea salt and lime are the options. Theyre almost twice the price but are actually edible.

AustinLostin

Opened a pack of the new recipe cool flavour tortilla chips last night. They truly are very bad. I guess 'cool' flavour is in no way a defined flavour as they have gone from tasting like what americans call ranch (buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, mustard, herbs, and spices) to flavour on the back being described as garlic, tomato & cheese. Definitely something I won't be buying again there unless changed back.

Springwell

obi604 wrote: »

Actually, I guess click and collect is for people who want to save time shopping too.

Mix of both - I'm front line so don't like exposing people to me and I hate the time waste of going into the store so click and collect on the way home from work is ideal

obi604

Springwell wrote: »

100% it did but the store took the feed back well when I explained. I'm hoping they might add a "substitute with this item" box like Tesco have

Actually, I guess click and collect is for people who want to save time shopping too.

Springwell

obi604 wrote: »

did this not defeat the purpose of click and collect
is it more so for people who dont want to go in to a store due to covid?

100% it did but the store took the feed back well when I explained. I'm hoping they might add a "substitute with this item" box like Tesco have

obi604

Springwell wrote: »

Yep - twice now and it's been great. Only complaint was ordering whole free range chicken, it being out of stock and not getting a substitute. Popped in to the store and they had free range breast and normal whole chicken so surely one or the other would have been sensible to offer!

did this not defeat the purpose of click and collect
is it more so for people who dont want to go in to a store due to covid?

Springwell

SmallTeapot wrote: »

Has anyone tried Aldi the Click and Collect service... seems to have been added to my local store in the past week and I'm intrigued

Yep - twice now and it's been great. Only complaint was ordering whole free range chicken, it being out of stock and not getting a substitute. Popped in to the store and they had free range breast and normal whole chicken so surely one or the other would have been sensible to offer!

con747

lassykk wrote: »

I actually only happened on them from a recommendation from this thread. It was probably sometime in the last six months I saw the recommendation but can't be sure how long they've stocked them

They have been in stock a long time, most people like to microwave them for 15-20 seconds to give them that bit extra!

lassykk

obi604 wrote: »

Lol

Have they always been in Aldi? Or only launched recently?

I actually only happened on them from a recommendation from this thread. It was probably sometime in the last six months I saw the recommendation but can't be sure how long they've stocked them

obi604

lassykk wrote: »

They are too nice! I couldn't be bringing them home I'd eat both in one sitting

Lol

Have they always been in Aldi? Or only launched recently?

lassykk

obi604 wrote: »

Any of ye tried the cinnamon buns?
Never noticed them before until recently

They are too nice! I couldn't be bringing them home I'd eat both in one sitting

obi604

Any of ye tried the cinnamon buns?
Never noticed them before until recently

Muahahaha

ah right I get you. Theyre not in their normal position near the cheese anywhere and there are other packets of Spanish meats there. Hopefully they are not discontinued but Ive been buying them for the last year and this is the first time they havent been there.

europhile

Muahahaha wrote: »

Do you mean in the fridges near enough to the cheese? Thats where it always was but it wasnt to be found there. They do have other individual packets of pepperoni, chorizo and proscuitto but the Spanish tapas one with all three in it seems to be gone, at least for the last two weeks anyway. I looked at the shelves and there is no price label for it there either so theres a chance its discontinued.

No, I just meant that none of those things are Spanish so you might be looking in the wrong place.

Muahahaha

Do you mean in the fridges near enough to the cheese? Thats where it always was but it wasnt to be found there. They do have other individual packets of pepperoni, chorizo and proscuitto but the Spanish tapas one with all three in it seems to be gone, at least for the last two weeks anyway. I looked at the shelves and there is no price label for it there either so theres a chance its discontinued.

europhile

Muahahaha wrote: »

Has anyone seen the packets of Spanish tapas which has pepperoni, salami and prosciutto in it?

You might find them with the Italian products.

Muahahaha

Has anyone seen the packets of Spanish tapas which has pepperoni, salami and prosciutto in it? Have looked for it two weeks in a row now in two different Aldis and no sign of it. Shame if its discontinued as it was good for pizza toppings and was the perfect amount for two pizzas.

Also the jars of jalapeno peppers must be missing almost six months now, not sure whats going on there. I think Lidl is the same or at least I cant see any in there either the odd time Im in.

tscul32

anewme wrote: »

They are down near the cheeses, theres 3 I think, cheddar and cider, chorizo and I also jalapeno.

They are addictive.

3.99 each.

Brilliant, thanks. Will look for them in the morning.

anewme

tscul32 wrote: »

What section are these in? Sounds like my kind of comfort food. Didn't find them in the smaller Aldi near me today, will try the bigger one tomorrow.

They are down near the cheeses, theres 3 I think, cheddar and cider, chorizo and I also jalapeno.

They are addictive.

3.99 each.

tscul32

anewme wrote: »

I’ve had that many of them now, I could set up a shop selling the little pots.

I bought what I thought was the cheddar and cider one home.

There were squares of stuff in it, which I later discovered was chorizo.

I’m vegetarian.

What section are these in? Sounds like my kind of comfort food. Didn't find them in the smaller Aldi near me today, will try the bigger one tomorrow.

anewme

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

They have them all year round - I love that chorizo one

I’ve had that many of them now, I could set up a shop selling the little pots.

I bought what I thought was the cheddar and cider one home.

There were squares of stuff in it, which I later discovered was chorizo.

I’m vegetarian.