to ask who actually buys tinned veg??

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yada yada yada. I've seen the debates on here on fresh over frozen. I get that. But who the rubbery-fuck buys tinned veg??

Was strolling around the Co-Op today and clocked a a shelf of tinned peas/carrots/potatos.

Who the fuck would eat tinned peas?? The colour is so very wrong. I can't begin to imagine what the texture is like

Oh and I also love Frey bentos pastry. When I was little my dbro used to.make my mum buy them so he could have the pastry but throw the meat away

Tinned tomatoes, pulses and sweetcorn are staples here too. Once every decade I fancy mushy peas with fish fingers but the rest, bleurgh. A

t uni, one friend had M&S tinned chicken in sauce or tinned mince and I remember it as actually tasting not so bad but I've not had it since.

One thing I've rediscovered recently is tinned fruit. Hotel buffets often include tinned grapefruit and tinned peaches. They're great for breakfast with yogurt and granola. Yum! I'm not a big fan of fresh grapefruit but I like tinned.

Tinned vegetables really don't have nutrients in them... The tinning process, which is a high heat process, gets rid of any goodness.

yes but if using a tinned veg surely it just for convenience so not too worried about nutrient value ?

I don't know about most veg but I read somewhere that tinned tomatoes are the one food that is healthier from a tin than fresh. Something about the canning process that releases more licopenes?

Anyway, we get through lots of tinned chopped tomatoes, although I'm intrigued that someone said upthread that passata is cheaper? I may try that, is it still just tomato or does it have stuff added?

We love tinned sweetcorn, not actually bothered about brand but it must be in water only. A friend tried to convert me to frozen but why would I get something I have to actually cook? Tinned can just be rinsed and bunged straight in with whatever. Tuna mayo usually :o

We use tinned pulses a fair bit, as people have said soaking is too much faff. I get dried red lentils though as I just shove them straight in (that's ok right? Or am I risking some deadly disease? ). Things like black eye beans are great for bulking out stews etc. Tinned chick peas are fab if you heat them in a little oil, stir in a bit of curry paste and mash up with a bit of water - a simple dip for pitta.

We use tinned fruit and baked beans (can't eat tinned pineapple after a Vomiting Incident several years ago) but apart from those things we mostly use fresh now. We have just started a meal plan (2 week rota) so we are wasting less and don't need as much frozen stuff (will never give up frozen peas though! Also somebody told DH you can grow peas from frozen peas so we've given that a go). Which means there will finally be room in the freezer for bulk cooking soup etc.

I am really intrigued by this tinned potato thing. I loved sautéed potatoes, should I try making them from tinned? Do you just drain them, cut them up and fry them?

I like tinned potatoes, but haven't used them to make other things. I just heat them up and serve on the side.

fuzzpig, I'd like to know how to use them too.

If you add them to curries and stews, is it just at the end, to give them chance to heat through.

Why does it say on the tin that they are unsuitable for microwaving?

Pinkie29 aka as Bacon Grilland is mostly bacon flavoured fat with salt. I don't eat it but have had many converts when camping. When I was little it came from the butchers by the slice and had red rind that you peeled off.

I drain potatoes and dry with kitchen roll.

I add them just add potatoes at the end or put them in a slow cooker whenever. They are pre-cooked and so it is up to you. I think they can explode if you micro them.

I don't have a microwave so don't know. If I'm using tinned potatoes in a stew or casserole or hotpot then I stick them it at the start so they soak up all the flavour. They don't tend to fall apart as such. Not in my experience.

A favourite way to use them is to chip them up, throw in a pan with lots of olive oil, chopped rosemary, and onions, and when they're brown pour over a beaten egg. Don't rush the cooking, let the flavours blend.

Tomatoes - how can a person cook without a good stock of tinned tomatoes in the house
Butterbeans, Sweetcorn, New Potatoes, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, ratatouille, Asparagus, mushrooms (for stews etc)

Apples, Berries & Pineapple for Desserts

I do sautéed potatoes using the tinned ones. They are quick and easy and great fry up meal for the kids and they love it.

Now tinned meat (with the exception of Ham) is dire beyond words.

Thanks! Will try that potato thing

Hungry now!

I use lots of tinned toms. Also

sweetcorn
beans (all types)
mushy peas but only for me and DH. DS think they are awful. They remind me of my childhood.
peaches
pineapple (much nicer than fresh)
pears are OK but haven't had any for ages.

I can't imagine what spinich is like tinned and MIL gave me a large tin of tinned kiwifruit once it looked awful and tasted worse.

Can you still buy tinned strawberries? I loved those when I was little.

As a child I used to get tinned ham and liked it. Fancied it recently so gave it a go, was like eating salt. Yuck. Wonder if there are better options.

We buy tinned chickpeas to bulk out spag bol, cannelloni beans to put in a sausage and bean slow cooker casserole, new pots for quick dinners (I love them lol), marrowfat peas for dp, he loves them yuck.

Erm...sometimes buy tinned fruit for a quick pudding for dd to have with cream I like it too. Frey Bentos pies are good.

Never buy tinned carrots though just don't fancy them. Mum buys the casserole mixes to sometimes use in pies which is actually pretty brilliant! Aldi sell a chicken in white sauce which is good for pies. I'm just dubious of buying meat that has been tinned like that although I'd try it now and again.

My father used to feed us tinned food. Burgers, hot dogs (boak), salty carrots and marowfat peas. We rarely had fresh food (unless it was a potato), it was either frozen or out of a can. The only canned goods I have are baked beans, spaghetti, sweetcorn, tuna, a couple of cans of soup and kidney beans. We mainly eat fresh food.

Oh we get through loads of tinned tomatoes I wouldn't even count that, it's just a staple store cupboard item surely?

My tinned cupboard consists of:
Tinned sweet corn
Baked beans
Spaghetti hoops
Tinned toms
Tuna
Tinned salmon
And I always have a tin of carrots in cupboard as an emergency

Sainsbods sell those in cartons Vickity. I have some, doesn't really count as cans.

if you're self-catering on holiday and need peas, there's no point buying a bag of frozen peas, so these are useful

I would still buy a small bag of frozen peas. They will be fine kept in the fridge for a few days even if you have no freezer and still taste a million times better than tinned peas!

Actually that's a good idea, we're off self catering in the uk soon I'll take lots of tinned things!

I love sauteed potatoes too. I've never thought of using tinned ones. My mum used to do really nice thick omelettes with sliced cooked potatoes. I might try it with the tinned.

Tinned sweetcorn (as the frozen tends to unexpectedly run out), ratatouille, creamed mushroom (for emergency flan/quiche making), and tinned palm hearts/water chestnuts for stir-fry.

Never tried anything else.

Oh I lied - the staple thing in our house - tinned tomatoes. How the hell did I forget those?!

Hmmmm, marrowfat and mushy peas.....yum. I'm off t'shops. I used to have marrowfat pea butties when pissed.

The best mushy peas are in sainsburys... Lockwoods ones, in the freezer cabinet. They are just like the ones that you get in a proper northern chippy!

Ooh I do like water chestnuts, I'll look out for them. So crunchy :)