Aldi best buys

[catskittens]

hi,like many food etc is a constant concern so have changed to Aldi as my main shop as was finding Asda getting expensive and often finding up to 10ish items out of stock

I already find Aldi stock levels much better and less choice is a huge bonus but would be good to see what other shoppers like and recommend

i love the soft seeded loaf so good and a bargain at £1.20 ish
copy of fanta and Lilt 6 cans £1.60 and big bottles 60p huge bargain
9 good toilet rolls £1.99 bargain m waiting for that price to increase

please add your i might find some more gems

nut butter is cheaper than other stores
chocolate own brand is good - dark chocolate though I prefer Lidl
tomato puree and anchovy tins are much cheaper than anywhere else, so I stock up on these
there muffins in twos are really nice
the frozen pizza own brand are great for a quick supper
the nuts are far better value than elsewhere
coffee beans loose are also good value

I've swapped from Morrisons to Aldi too. From Aldi the fruit and veg has been good, like the meat too. We also really like the mango and papaya yoghurt, malted milk biscuits, chocolate digestives, they have their version nandos sauce which I like, fishfingers, frozen battered fish, hash browns and crumpets are great too.

The specially selected soups. Especially the tomato and chorizo and butternut squash and bacon ones. I have the whole office sniffing the air when I heat one up.

Love Aldi!
It's the only supermarket I shop at now.
No complaints with any of their stuff, all decent quality & good value. The advert is right when it says you can save a third on your bill.
Particular favourites are the crisps, dark chocolate, fresh filled pasta & fresh pizzas.

Might already be on here, sorry rushing but must add to this thread their longline four cheese risotto pouches! 58p I think!? Easily does two of us topped with mushrooms or bacon of spring onions/ anything really and really filling and I LOVE their frozen bags of paella! £2.39, easily does me and very hungry body builder BF

Which section is the risotto in? I want to look for that!

It's AMAZING, Mil introduced me to to! Comes in a dark blue pouch with fancy writing on the front to help you spot it. I add half water and a splash of milk as opposed to just milk as BF is strict on his diet but its still great! I found it last at the end of an aisle with all of the rice pouches and lentils and those pasta with powdered sauce mixes but also found it once by the cereal in another store. Forgot to say a dollop of chutney is indulgent and probably a bit gross to some but lovely on it as are frozen or cans of peas :)

Added to my list! Thank you

Aldi do large chicken spring or veg spring rolls ( frozen) they are lovely.

I love Aldis:
moser roth chocolate
flowers
dried fruit and nuts especially the mango
gourmet curry ready meals
jerk chicken ready meal
olives and cheese
wine selection
free range chicken thighs
steak & lamb
paper towels
candles

The infused olive oils -basil one is packed with it
all the tinned scratch ingredients like lentils/tomatoes
the extra special spice in the lid curry sauces
the jalapeños, Kalamata olives
good selection of cheeses specially the extra special ones
the isigny butter and the West Country butter not the spreadable (the blocks)
my cat loves the tinned mousse food and the own brand dreamies are exactly the same
the part baked dinner rolls
they had a houmous with a topping that was great have not seen that for a while
the extra golden yolk eggs and the normal free range
the topaz blue - bombay sapphalike
the fever tree lookalike tonics
loads of things in the vegan freezer
the deep,pan four cheese pizza is okay not as good as goodfellas but very good for the price
the 100% peanut butter is the best peanut butter ever IMO
the Earl grey tea bags
ive been delighted with everything but I dont get the meat or fish so can’t comment about that
I love Aldi, items do come and go but on the whole it’s brilliant for me

Brown sauce and salad cream both as good as HP and Heinz
Their Stackers (Pringles) are better!
Hula hoops, pop chips all great
I prefer their 30% less fat grated cheese although DDog won't entertain his tablets in their version of Philadelphia, only the branded will do for him 😂
Tomato and Lentil fresh soup
Mister Roth chocolate
Oreo's and biscoff knockoffs are great as well as their Tunnocks caramel wafers - can't tell the difference!
DH likes their craft IPA's and says their Bombay sapphire is fine
El torro red wine
Fish is all good, much cheaper than the main supermarkets
Foil and greaseproof is brilliant
Quilted loo roll and kitchen roll
Non bio washing pods

The 'school cake' is incredible. My kids polished it off in minutes!

Dishwasher tablets (platinum) are great.

That crushed avocado is superb apparently three avocados in there, I prefer it to guacamole

Agree with this!

It's not food and I appreciate not an essential, but their candles (Jo Malone dupes, although I've never owned a proper one!) are lovely. I like the pomegranate one.

Are the reed diffusers nice, in same packaging as the candles and the hand washes …..?

I like the ‘luxury’ handwash range they have recently got in Cypress & Sea Fennel Antibacterial they do some other blends as well,

I do most of my shop in Aldi now - favourites are:
Specialty Pesto
Deli meats
The posh wafer thin ham
Fruit juices
Smoothies
Dairylea dupe spread
Pretty much all the biscuits
Kids love all the sweets
Tuna
Tinned stuff likes lentils, beans
Mayo/Salad cream
Pringles dupe
Most of the fruit & veg
Q10 skin care range
Nappies & wipes when we needed them
Dishwasher tabs
Balm tissues
Chocolate Waffles
Harvest bars
Ground single origin coffee
Most of the cereals
Eggs
Biscoff dupe
Dried fruit & nuts
Froz peas/corn on cob/sweetcorn
Chips & waffle fries
Baking ingredients (sugar, flour etc)

I got the same loo rolls today they are still £1.99 in my local store … for now !

I agree with others the yoghurts and packed lunch items for the children are good value . Also the fruit & veg. My children love the beans and sausage too ,

The Costa rican instant coffee at £2.09 is very nice....stopped buying the asda posh range one when it jumped up £1 in one week....!!....oven chips are ok and their apples and oranges are good. soap powder also good. we also get the coconut liquid wash.

I do all my shopping between Aldi and Lidl, depending on the offers.

Aldi are now on Too Good To Go for £3.50 (€3.99 for me as I’m in Ireland). I got one last Saturday and for €3.99 there was

A roast in the bag rotisserie chicken
Specially Selected hot smoked salmon
A bag of carrots & parsnips
Broccoli
Asparagus
4 large bread rolls
Organic blueberries

Echoing pp, Moser Roth Chocolate, the 85% cocoa for me.

Spanish Forest Honey.
Aldi decaf tea bags.

Isn't this washing liquid?! Not conditioner?! I've been using it to wash... 😆