Aldi v Lidl

[Robmac]

If possible, buy dirty spuds, carrots and parsnips from local market or farm. Not only are they very much cheaper but also last for ages. We bought 25 kilo's of spuds for £5 December 22nd and keep them in the brown sack in the garage. Still got a few kilo's left and they are as fresh today as when we bought them, no sprouting eyes and very firm.

We use a local farm shop Ral.

We do exactly the same, 25k brown paper sack kept in the garage. We also buy large net bags of sprouts and carrots etc. and then split them split them and give some to the kids. Much cheaper and far better quality than the supermarket stuff.

 

[Martlet]

If possible, buy dirty spuds, carrots and parsnips from local market or farm. Not only are they very much cheaper but also last for ages. We bought 25 kilo's of spuds for £5 December 22nd and keep them in the brown sack in the garage. Still got a few kilo's left and they are as fresh today as when we bought them, no sprouting eyes and very firm.

Wash them in a bucket or bowl; then the mud can be tipped on your garden instead of clogging your drain.

Regards,
Martlet

 

[delicagirl]

an astonishing update - today is 21st January and my baby-leaf spinach from lidl dated 7th January - (only half eaten and forgotten about) has only 2 slimey leaves in it - its still in my cold larder.

i realise it may not be as nutritionally beneficial as it was, but i will discard the few slimey leaves and eat the rest tonight.....

 

[jagmanx]

Spinach only ?

an astonishing update - today is 21st January and my baby-leaf spinach from lidl dated 7th January - (only half eaten and forgotten about) has only 2 slimey leaves in it - its still in my cold larder.

i realise it may not be as nutritionally beneficial as it was, but i will discard the few slimey leaves and eat the rest tonight.....

Very good for the diet.
Be wary of the baby ?

 

[vwalan]

Very good for the diet.
Be wary of the baby ?

they can come in handy. go into the desert for a long time always take babies and a do.
you always got fresh meat then .
cats not so good as you dont need a david crocket hat in the desert . hee hee.
plus they taste like rabbit . ha ha .

 

[korky]

i think i may have read something along the lines of some fruits/veg producing a natural antifreeze when theres a cold snap or unseasonal frost,fridges trick them so they get soggy.vnoticable with bananas/mrooms.
on another note,on xmas eve afternoon Helston lidl didnt just lower their prices,they gave all their veg away.

You should never put bananas or mushrooms in the fridge in the first place.

Korky.

 

[REC]

You should never put bananas or mushrooms in the fridge in the first place.

Korky.

Actually, I only put bananas in the fridge if I am going away for a few days and want them to keep. The skin goes black but they stay firm inside and are usable on my return. Lately I have also cut them up, along with other leftover bits or whole fruit / veg, and freeze them in ice cream containers. Use in my nutribullet for smoothies as the ice makes it thicker. Never waste my fruit and veg now, and can buy the reduced stuff and freeze it if I have plenty of fresh. So don't miss the bargains either.

 

[Tezza33]

Actually, I only put bananas in the fridge if I am going away for a few days and want them to keep. The skin goes black but they stay firm inside and are usable on my return. Lately I have also cut them up, along with other leftover bits or whole fruit / veg, and freeze them in ice cream containers. Use in my nutribullet for smoothies as the ice makes it thicker. Never waste my fruit and veg now, and can buy the reduced stuff and freeze it if I have plenty of fresh. So don't miss the bargains either.

Any bananas going soft if you cut them in to small rings and freeze them you can blend the frozen banana with a stick blender and it makes banana ice cream, ice cream without the calories
Quick banana ice cream recipe | BBC Good Food
How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient! | Kitchn

 

[Caz]

I don't like Aldi or Lidl. I don't find them particularly cheap and don't like a lot of their versions of foods I normally buy elsewhere.

My milkman leaves me two pints of milk a week, now the kids have left home I end up throwing most of it away, although the dog has some. I don't want to cancel it altogether in case they move back home.

 

[colinm]

When we buy fruit and veg from supermarket if it's in a plastic bag we remove this ASAP, some items go in fridge other in cupboards, at moment brussels and carrots are in glass 'leanto' on back of house, it probably colder in there than the fridge!
We have a local Aldi, only ever had fruit and veg a couple of times from there and it's gone off very quickly, Sainsbury's fruit and veg seems to last the longest.

 

[Sharon the Cat]

Now that it's only Phill eating spuds most of the time I no longer buy them from the local farm. I buy a smaller plastic bag from the supermarket. When I get home I put them in a Primark brown paper bag with an apple. When my parents were living with us Mum asked where the spuds were & I told her in the Primark bag. She said "I didn't know Primark sold potatoes!"

 

[Sharon the Cat]

What you didn't state is get the milk delivered and take it in before the birds pop holes in the lids and pinch the cream off the top.... lol

We get milk delivered & there isn't much cream on the top any more. The fashion (& I am guilty) is for skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, which is why cream is now so cheap.
I don't think our Blue Tits even give the bottle of milk a second glance. In the last 11+ years we've never had a bird punch a hole in the top.

 

[colinm]

The way mainstream milk is processed nowadays means there is little if any cream at top. All fat is removed and then added back in to suit the product and it is homogenised.
p.s. I recall when I was a kid we had some plastic 'beakers' which the milkman placed over the bottles to keep the blue tits off them, not sure if these where a 'gift' from the dairy or if you had to buy them, but they where made for the job.

 

[Deleted member 62288]

I never put my fruit or veg in plastic to start with... haven't done for decades. I always buy loose stuff and put them straight in the shopping bag, which is even easier these days if you scan as you go with those magic doobries. Stuff that I have to buy pre-packed, like blueberries and grapes, I wash, dry and decant into tupperware or something but the rest mainly just goes in the fridge crisper drawer as is, although I lay kitchen towel in the bottom to help absorb moisture. Really good tip for carrots and parsnips... top and tail them and wrap each one tight in foil. They keep for so long you get bored looking at them! I must say my fairly new fridge/freezer has the best veggie drawer I've ever used - really works.

doobries !

I haven't heard that word since I were a nipper...

james

 

[Minisorella]

When we buy fruit and veg from supermarket if it's in a plastic bag we remove this ASAP, some items go in fridge other in cupboards, at moment brussels and carrots are in glass 'leanto' on back of house, it probably colder in there than the fridge!
We have a local Aldi, only ever had fruit and veg a couple of times from there and it's gone off very quickly, Sainsbury's fruit and veg seems to last the longest.

I honestly think it varies from place to place... round here Tesco veg beats Sainsbury and Waitrose. Sainsbury have better bananas though

Talking of bananas, I was told once that it's best to separate them all out and stand them upside down in a fruit bowl to help them last... they look like a shark's tooth necklace :raofl:

 

[Wooie1958]

Another vote for Tesco veg :wave: no one else`s comes remotely close for quality and how long it stays fresh :tongue:

 

[delicagirl]

I honestly think it varies from place to place... round here Tesco veg beats Sainsbury and Waitrose. Sainsbury have better bananas though

Talking of bananas, I was told once that it's best to separate them all out and stand them upside down in a fruit bowl to help them last... they look like a shark's tooth necklace :raofl:

i used to separate bananas and keep them in a dark cupboard - now i have them in a larder with a window - but they seem to keep for several days

 

[mark61]

Get my milk delivered too, in bottles by old style milk float. Couldn't be easier. . Had same milky for about 15 years and he still delivers even if I haven't paid for months. We catch up probably 3 times a year. Brilliant service.

 

[harrow]

doobries !

I haven't heard that word since I were a nipper...

james

another term for doodah !

:dance:

 

[colinm]

Talking of bananas, I was told once that it's best to separate them all out and stand them upside down in a fruit bowl to help them last... they look like a shark's tooth necklace :raofl:

Banana's release ethane when they are ripening, this can affect some other fruits and make them ripen faster.