pointless discussion of the day-tins of soup, too much for one, not enough for two

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just that, I find a tin of soup too much for me but there's not enough for me and dh

This post would do numbers on the Dull Mens Club Facebook group.

I WISH a single tin of soup was too much for my delicate constitution. I can eat an entire fresh pot of soup, with added veg, and a thick slice of toasted sourdough on the side.

Oh dear, you're not a Teeny Tiny are you?

Nor me, I'm a big old biffa that could oink all of that too. Except I'd have more than one slice.

Heinz tomato soup with a bag of crushed ready salted crisps on top - perfect :)

Agree. Tins are smaller than they used to be. At one time they were 454g (or 1lb in old money) but are now 400g.

Pah! A whole tin of soup with bread or croutons is merely a starter.

Omg I so agree . I had soup last night and had to chuck away a third of the tin

Yup, I overthink things :-)

Now I am wondering about the value of contents v cost of packing/ shipping/ storage etc.

Re soup tho. I see it more as something to dip bread into. And I really like packet soup.

My ideal would be a big tub of packet soup mix. Especially chicken noodle. Just spoon out how much you want and put the lid back on.

Sounds like you're buying the wrong soup!

Why not just save it for another day?

A tin is not too much for me, but then I’m a bit of a greedy guzzleguts.

because a third of a tin isn’t enough for a meal and I don’t want to fill up on bread

No I’m talking about home made broccoli or cauliflower soup, the only kind of homemade soup I wouldn’t eat.

I used to listen to a podcast called the Boring Talks which was surprisingly fascinating.

My absolute favourite one was about the European pallet pool. I think the point was that all the pallets are collectively shared by the transport companies and they just reuse the ones that come to them then they get sent elsewhere. I think they tracked some pallets all over the place.

But you could just add it to another tin? Two tins could do you three meals that way.

I was talking about you referring to tinned soup as "a bit shit".

Yup. The simplest things are not all that simple.

Many many moons ago, I had to design some for a specific product, and that was pre internet days. It took a fair bit of research. I have a dim memory of having to get the EU standards and having to work to them, to design a product specific packing case that forklift forks would fit etc.

Oh, that’s unpleasant of you. Was there really any need for that?

I'm loving the Heinz cream of tomato packet soups - mix to your own consistency then stand your bread up in it. Apparently.

I like Lidl vegetable or tomato soup. Half a tin for a portion.

Jars of pesto, seriously just sell them as half jars. Who needs a whole jar of pesto? Ditto curry paste etc

Big bags of stuff like fresh spinach which has to be finished in 48 hours but there’s no way you’ll finish it

the topper on the bread. Nobody wants it

I like your thinking. 2 packets of chicken and vegetable in a bowl. 1 pack for 3/4 mug.
Both with bread.

Freeze the rest in ice cube trays or small containers (or just stick the half jar left in the freezer) if you don't use it fast enough.

Morrisons tinned carrot and coriander soup is 70p for 400g, I can pop that off in 5 minutes for a quick lunch in the office. Perfect.

The fresh chilled version is £1.85 for 600g - nearly twice as expensive per gram but yes that's too much for one sitting, yet half requires lots of bread or crackers .

I very rarely have tinned soup, but when I do, I have the whole tin and bread, it's the right amount for me.

@HoneyParsnipSoupthis is so true. I tend to write the opening date on the jar, as I will rarely use it and still end up throwing half a jar away.