ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[V8mate]

dapprman said:

V8mate said:

Do you put the pizza on a tray?

Yes - and also yes to pre-heated. Only thing in the instructions i skipped was using a baking sheet, and all that will do is stop the base sticking to the tray (which it should not do if it cooks properly).

Metal trays don't allow the steam from the dough to escape, so make it soggy instead. Even worse on frozen pizzas.

Try something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Re-usable-Pizza-mesh-Give...

[Truckosaurus]

Is it wrong that I just stick the pizza straight on the rack/shelf of the oven? (with a baking tray on the level below to catch any melted cheese etc)

[V8mate]

Truckosaurus said:

Is it wrong that I just stick the pizza straight on the rack/shelf of the oven? (with a baking tray on the level below to catch any melted cheese etc)

Nope - that's fine. I just got fed up with misjudging widths vs rungs and ending up with a floppy edge bare of topping

[RammyMP]

Steamer said:

I had the 'NEW' Carlos Takeaway Meat Feast last night...

Was okay - not too doughy either - cooked it on one of those oven trays with the holes in.

Added some peppers & a handful of cheese.




...I'm sticking with the Stone Baked Thin and Crispy American Hot or the other meat one - those are great!

For the price I think the Carlos pizzas are very good.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Truckosaurus said:

Is it wrong that I just stick the pizza straight on the rack/shelf of the oven? (with a baking tray on the level below to catch any melted cheese etc)

That's what I do. Never get anything other than a perfect pizza.

[andyA700]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Truckosaurus said:

Is it wrong that I just stick the pizza straight on the rack/shelf of the oven? (with a baking tray on the level below to catch any melted cheese etc)

That's what I do. Never get anything other than a perfect pizza.

I am definitely going back to the rack/shelf method, because the last couple of times I used the tray, the centre of the pizza was underbaked.

[J8 SVG]

andyA700 said:

I am definitely going back to the rack/shelf method, because the last couple of times I used the tray, the centre of the pizza was underbaked.

I've always used one of these trays which catches any drippy cheese but lets it get really crispy on the bottom

https://www.procook.co.uk/product/procook-non-stic...

[andburg]

aldi food special buys - specially selected macaroni cheese

the porchini mushroom and truffle variant is lovely.

[SmoothCriminal]

Truckosaurus said:

Is it wrong that I just stick the pizza straight on the rack/shelf of the oven? (with a baking tray on the level below to catch any melted cheese etc)

In a fan oven I don't know why this isn't the go to way, surely the hot air directly heating the base is going to make it nicer than using the tray.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Yeah I don't use a tray of the shelf below either as the bottom of my I en heats up too to give crispy bases

[dapprman]

V8mate said:

Metal trays don't allow the steam from the dough to escape, so make it soggy instead. Even worse on frozen pizzas.

Try something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Re-usable-Pizza-mesh-Give...

The instructions actually tell you to put it on a tray. I actually use a vented pizza tray so the holes are there - does normally work.

[wobert]

Pre-heat the tray for shop bought pizza, never had an issue with soggy bases

[blue_haddock]

Aldi by me has the meat lust sauces in again, seems to be a semi-permanent thing.

[pidsy]

blue_haddock said:

Aldi by me has the meat lust sauces in again, seems to be a semi-permanent thing.

The new green sweet chilli is very good.

[dapprman]

wobert said:

Pre-heat the tray for shop bought pizza, never had an issue with soggy bases

Part of the instructions on the packet and I also did so

[hotchy]

wobert said:

Pre-heat the tray for shop bought pizza, never had an issue with soggy bases

I have a pizza stone and heat that up in the oven before putting a pizza on it. Seems to work and make a better pizza for a shop bought one.

[andyA700]

Bought a couple of these from Aldi on Saturday - St Pierre Belgian blonde beer 75cl £2.49, definitely in the style of Leffe, very pleasant to drink. This guy does a better tasting than I ever could.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuyK6Zohy7Y

[ReverendCounter]

Aldi's Grüner Veltliner

After recommendations in this very thread, bought a bottle last December, had another one this year, loved them both. Bought another at the weekend and I have to say, there seems to have been a drop in quality. Maybe they should revert to the earlier label design and all will be well...

[twing]

andyA700 said:

Bought a couple of these from Aldi on Saturday - St Pierre Belgian blonde beer 75cl £2.49, definitely in the style of Leffe, very pleasant to drink. This guy does a better tasting than I ever could.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuyK6Zohy7Y

I like that one but supply is sporadic here. They also do a lovely corked cider that I can't remember the name of, also very hit and miss stock-wise.

[GliderRider]

What is it with Lidl? As soon as I find something I like, they do away with it. Coffee & walnut cake and the cola & lemon boiled sweets in a tin are the two latest examples.

Years ago Lidl did a sandwich spread indistinguishable from the Heinz variety. Then they changed it for a cheaper one which was vile, so nobody bought it. Result - they stopped selling sandwich spread.