ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

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don4l

10,058 posts

175 months

Tuesday 16th February 2016
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Just tried Queen Margot 8 year old Scotch whisky from Lidl. I is very good, and it only costs £12.99.

I am not a whisky expert. I don't like a strong peaty taste. My favourite Scotch is 15 y/o Glengoyne.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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BrabusMog said:
Right, I'm going to try the Wagyu Burgers today. To those that like them - what is your preferred cooking method?
Bit late but only on the Weber for me, with some bacon and Jack cheese. Idea about black pudding is interesting, have to try that.

People keep saying brioche buns, only ones I see are rolls, not really suitable for burgers. confused

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

211 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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FiF said:
People keep saying brioche buns, only ones I see are rolls, not really suitable for burgers. confused
Our local Aldi actually does brioche burger buns, they're really good smile

BrabusMog

20,083 posts

185 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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HarryFlatters said:
FiF said:
People keep saying brioche buns, only ones I see are rolls, not really suitable for burgers. confused
Our local Aldi actually does brioche burger buns, they're really good smile
Funnily enough, I ended up eating the burgers last night and not on the weekend. I did the oven cook for 20minutes at 200 and they were brilliant. Couldn't find the buns in my local Aldi so I nipped into the M&S in Kew on my way home and bought some of their brioche buns which were brilliant as well.

I think I will try grilling them next time, but I have to say they were probably the best shop bought burgers I've ever eaten and they were so cheap!

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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HarryFlatters said:
FiF said:
People keep saying brioche buns, only ones I see are rolls, not really suitable for burgers. confused
Our local Aldi actually does brioche burger buns, they're really good smile
The brioche hot dog buns are good too, our local Aldi are always well stocked with both.

I decided against the addition of black pudding with my Wagyu burger, but I did both of them a bit bloody, the wife noticed hers; after she had eaten half of it, so I had to zap it in the microwave for a few seconds.

I've never oven cooked burgers, always grilled or griddle pan.

mad4amanda

2,410 posts

163 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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Our local Aldi still has brioche burger buns but no Hot dog ones ! Just tiny little normal white bread finger rolls that are meh! They disappeared in the run up to Christmas and never came back.

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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HarryFlatters said:
FiF said:
People keep saying brioche buns, only ones I see are rolls, not really suitable for burgers. confused
Our local Aldi actually does brioche burger buns, they're really good smile
They are very good and tend not to fall apart. I work away quite a lot and will make a burger at home and zap it in a microwave at work. The brioche buns tend to keep together as they are a bit more substantial

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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I've had burgers from all the supermarkets and have to say the Wagyu burgers are nice, I prefer the Angus beef ones from Lidl. But the best are marks and Spencer's Ultimate Steak Burgers also the Angus burgers are worth a shout.

soxboy

6,060 posts

218 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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Has anyone had the Wagyu burgers once they've been frozen and defrosted? I've bought a pack 'because they were there' and now realised that I won't be at home for dinner until past their use by date, so have bunged them in the freezer.

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Wednesday 17th February 2016
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soxboy said:
Has anyone had the Wagyu burgers once they've been frozen and defrosted? I've bought a pack 'because they were there' and now realised that I won't be at home for dinner until past their use by date, so have bunged them in the freezer.
Yep they are fine frozen, I do the same; buy them because they are there and usually have to bung them in the freezer.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Does Aldi in the UK have a lot better selection that Aldi's in different countries?

Not got round to visiting the one in North Sydney yet and its on my list, but as still living in Hotel until next week I guess I find out next weekend.

Hope they have a similar choice or even better in the way of beef and fish, the Aussie website shows bugger all, except they are plugging their home delivery for booze (I guess thats new in Aus).

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

211 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Du1point8 said:
Does Aldi in the UK have a lot better selection that Aldi's in different countries?

Not got round to visiting the one in North Sydney yet and its on my list, but as still living in Hotel until next week I guess I find out next weekend.

Hope they have a similar choice or even better in the way of beef and fish, the Aussie website shows bugger all, except they are plugging their home delivery for booze (I guess thats new in Aus).
IME, the Aldi near to where we go on holiday in France is st compared with Aldi here. Lidl in France is pretty much the same as Lidl in the UK.

And another observation on the brioche burger buns; if you're toasting them on a BBQ or under the grill, watch them like a hawk. They burn super quickly.

Edited by HarryFlatters on Thursday 18th February 09:20

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Du1point8 said:
Does Aldi in the UK have a lot better selection that Aldi's in different countries?

Not got round to visiting the one in North Sydney yet and its on my list, but as still living in Hotel until next week I guess I find out next weekend.

Hope they have a similar choice or even better in the way of beef and fish, the Aussie website shows bugger all, except they are plugging their home delivery for booze (I guess thats new in Aus).
UK Aldi is now an entirely different proposition to the German original and, IMO, one of the most stunning retailing successes since Tesco abandoned 'stack it high' in the early 80s.

Being a Kraut, I was over the moon when Aldi first came here. And, with some additional, locally sourced products, they had basically done a lift-and-shift of the German operation. The UK management team saw, however, that that approach would only bring limited success here and have created stores so very well focussed on British customers.

The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!

But I'm very clear, in spite of my and Aldi's geographical heritage, that this is a very British success story. And I hope those smug, rip-off sts at Waitrose get bummed to death by it.

andburg

7,213 posts

168 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much

IanA2

2,762 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be found in Lidl rather than Aldi. Snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.


Edited by IanA2 on Thursday 18th February 11:53

V8mate

45,899 posts

188 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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IanA2 said:
andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be fond in Lidl rather than Aldi. snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.
Waitrose is a complete con. I am very fortunate in being able to afford pretty much whatever I want, food-wise. But I also demand value for money and Waitrose quality is often way behind the pack. Their fresh produce is mediocre at best; their poultry often goes off way before its 'best before' date, and ... and this annoys me most of all... their availability is a disaster. It's customer service 101 that you can't sell empty shelves, and you can never plan special meals with Waitrose-specfic ingredients because they'll inevitably let you down on the day.

HTP99

22,443 posts

139 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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IanA2 said:
andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be fond in Lidl rather than Aldi. snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.
Far lower overheads than the big supermarkets too, the stores aren't swish and fancy, the displays are basic, there are far fewer staff, less choice but still almost everything that one needs so a smaller store which in turn means less land to purchase.

We used to get home delivery from Tesco or Sainsburys as going shopping was such a ballache, we could easily be 2-3 hours on a 10 day shop, now we go to Aldi, our record is 45 minutes because there is less choice to confuse you and the store is a third of the size but we still get almost everything we need and it's also a third cheaper and better quality, anything obscure I'll just pop to Sainsburys when I'm next passing.

andburg

7,213 posts

168 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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IanA2 said:
andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be found in Lidl rather than Aldi. Snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.


Edited by IanA2 on Thursday 18th February 11:53
It probably helps that the LIDL by me is town centre, has a monitored car park and is next to a "Quality Save" whatever that is. The Aldi is out of town in a more affluent postcode, no messy parking restrictions and has a pub next to it.

I don't have a Waitrose anywhere near, nor a Sainsburies, Asda is almost town centre with a mcdonalds in the car park and Tesco is on the other side of town.

IanA2

2,762 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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V8mate said:
IanA2 said:
andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be fond in Lidl rather than Aldi. snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.
Waitrose is a complete con. I am very fortunate in being able to afford pretty much whatever I want, food-wise. But I also demand value for money and Waitrose quality is often way behind the pack. Their fresh produce is mediocre at best; their poultry often goes off way before its 'best before' date, and ... and this annoys me most of all... their availability is a disaster. It's customer service 101 that you can't sell empty shelves, and you can never plan special meals with Waitrose-specfic ingredients because they'll inevitably let you down on the day.
We are a five minute drive from Conrose, but choose to drive twenty minutes to Lidl. Says it all really. Conrose are used solely in emergencies....

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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IanA2 said:
V8mate said:
IanA2 said:
andburg said:
V8mate said:
The stores are utterly classless. Wealthy folk browsing the wide selection of cuts of aged steaks rub shoulders anonymously with people on low incomes discovering that fresh produce is actually affordable!
Agreed

Regularly park beside new £70k+ cars in the local Aldi car park, in fact far more often I park next to a £800 snotter.

I'd actually say the car park at my local Aldi contains better cars the local ASDA...LIDL not so much
Interesting. Round my neck of the woods the nicer cars are usually to be fond in Lidl rather than Aldi. snotters abound in all the rest with the exception of Waitrose which has nice cars and people paying (probably) 40% more for their shopping than in Aldi/lidl.

What gets me is the quality; Waitrose quality simply does not match their prices. Whereas Lidl/Aldi quality way exceeds their prices.

There are certain lines that in my opinion Lidl not only beats Waitrose on price, but knocks them out of the ground on quality. My theory is that the relationships (and hence grip) the Germans have with their suppliers, keeps the standards up; they carry fewer lines so it's easier to have closer/better/stronger relationships.
Waitrose is a complete con. I am very fortunate in being able to afford pretty much whatever I want, food-wise. But I also demand value for money and Waitrose quality is often way behind the pack. Their fresh produce is mediocre at best; their poultry often goes off way before its 'best before' date, and ... and this annoys me most of all... their availability is a disaster. It's customer service 101 that you can't sell empty shelves, and you can never plan special meals with Waitrose-specfic ingredients because they'll inevitably let you down on the day.
We are a five minute drive from Conrose, but choose to drive twenty minutes to Lidl. Says it all really. Conrose are used solely in emergencies....
Can't recall seeing a true snotter in our Lidl, perhaps when I'm in the dog 'van' an '02 Fabia perhaps I'm dragging the place down. Waitress, being a twenty minutes drive is only used for things that we can only get there and haven't been able to find a decent substitute. These days that's virtually nothing, they did do some interestingly flavoured spicy snack things, but discontinued them, so no excuse to go and look at the WAGS.