Best & worst Aldi buys

[Wednesdaywobbles]

Best

chorizo & mozzarella sandwich pack
the luxury pizza’s
spatchcock chicken stuffed with pepper in a roasting bag
hummous fries
luxury sticky toffee pudding

worst

all potatoes - dry and grim no matter how you cook them
mushrooms - every pack was slimy
yogurts - haven’t found one I like yet

I’ve just started shopping at Aldi again and overall I do like it, but there are just some things that I cannot live without and good potatoes are one of them

i do find however that the prices are very similar now to Tesco.

we’re spending £80 on our main shop (from Aldi) and then doing a top up at Tesco. We’re 2 adults, 3.5 year old twins and 1 dog (although we don’t buy dog food from the supermarket)

Oh my goodness pre twins we used to buy copious amounts of Argentine Malbec from Aldi, it’s so drinkable 😂 I haven’t had much of a drink in over 4 years, the idea of a hangover terrifies me

The specially selected prawn cocktail crisps. Amazing!
I also rate their face wipes, herbal essences rip off shampoo and conditioner, cold meats.

Frozen hash browns and flat sausages (McDonalds dupes)
Most of the skincare dupes, as they save me a fortune, although the miracle cream lacks the smell of Eight Hour cream which is a shame
I really miss Bushlands’ Shiraz, cheap, cheerful and consistently good but am managing to wean myself successfully onto Estiavic (? Can’t remember how to spell it) Shiraz instead.
DH really rates their golden syrup instant porridge pots and the mint gravy flavour lamb shanks.
DCats sadly do NOT rate Aldi cat food.

Love
Cinnamon buns
Pizza swirls
Kefir
Italian burgers
Seasons seed brioche buns
Classic fruit salad
Demi baguette

Dislike
Toasties

Seasame seed brioche buns

Worst - chicken breasts. Chewy and full of fat.
Best - 5 pack of mini chocolate bars

Mostly all good I think! Only things I don't get there is dog food and branded washing liquid/ cleaning products.
The aldi red potatoes are really nice, and I get the big bucket of Greek style natural yoghurt, it's lovely.

I forgot about the baked beans - they are loads better than Heinz and cheaper than Branstons. Had some on jackets today along with the Aldi mild cheddar which is ask lovely

Their candles are amazing.

Aldi pizza’s are elite especially the ham, mushroom and mascarpone 🤤

Their popcorn is good too (better than branded!) and I love their rip off version of the Kenco instant coffee.

I find most things at Aldi good but a lot of the veg (such as bagged salad) goes off super quick. Not usually an issue for us as we go through it quickly.

You do have to check the dates in Aldi. But I buy fresh beer in weekly and keep in fridge and they last days, blueberries last nearly a week. Salad bags last a week. Do check the dates, they don’t seem to remove the stuff with a close date I suppose as they don’t have space for a reduced section .
As for fatty chicken breasts?? How is that possible?

Their Gordon's gin rip off, Greysons is amazing. And just over a tenner.

A friend works for the big yogurt company that make Corners and they also make the yogurts for Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons own brand so the PP who said the Aldi version are just as nice as Corners is correct because they are Corners just in a different package.

can you actually get these though??our Aldi hasn't had these for weeks

Good - their own mars bars. Titan i think it is. And their scotch eggs are nice! And beans.
Their beef put in the slow cooker all day is also quite yummy.

Worst - chicken breast. Tried it once, won't try it again🤮

Their French style salted butter is great. The aged steaks are as good as any I’ve had from Waitrose.

Can’t fathom this thread at all, unless you work for Lidl.
i find all Aldi products pretty good.

My new tap is the best thing ever!
The worst? Them dark choc crisp like things

I was going to say those. The lemon curd one especially

Long time Aldi shopper.

Best
Steak
Protein Yoghurts and the Greek yoghurt
The frozen sole in lemon crumb
Own brand nutella
Gold tea bags (not any others)
Multi grain crackers

Worst
Bacon. Thin and shrivels up

Wish they sold
A wider range of meat free products
Frozen spinach

We always buy Aldi chicken breasts. It’s really tender.

We love their Thai Curry kits.

King Prawns
Don’t have a problem with their berries.
DH likes their Orchard cider that’s £1.59 a bottle.
Skin on fries
Basa fillets
Baked beans
DH is happy with their cornflakes
Their digestive and rich tea biscuits are excellent. No way will I pay for branded now.

I like their big pot soya yoghurts.

@Pootle40 _ I'm almost certain I saw Wagu burgera this weekend .

I find most of the fresh stuff is inconsistent, when it's good it's very good but the next week it can be meh at best or inedible at worst.

The only thing I think is actually not very good is the instant coffee.

Other than that I have loved most things from Aldi. The cheese, the olives, the wine and the cold meat are especially good. The dark chocolate is good.

The ruby port is great too.

The cosmetics are all fab especially the benefit dupe mascara and the hot cloth cleanser.

@NorthernSoul55, have you tied the premium range bacon? That is nice.

Forgot to add the red pepper hummus to my list. It's lush