Aldi... what do you recommend?

.red.

AustinLostin wrote: »

Has any found cream from Aldi going sour well before its use by date? Not sure is it an issue with my fridge or the cream, although fridge seems cold enough and haven't had other issues. I had cream that was out on the 18.08 last night and was almost sick after tasting it

Cream is cream. The only difference between Aldi/Lidl/Dunnes will be the packaging. Even the dairy brand will be the same.
Maybe a crate of it was left out of the fridge for a while and you were unlucky to pick one of them?

AustinLostin

.red. wrote: »

Maybe a crate of it was left out of the fridge for a while and you were unlucky to pick one of them?

Thanks but should have mentioned it has happened consistently, last time just having the biggest disparity between when I used it and the use by date on the bottle (9 days). I guess I wanted to check if this happens others or is it just me being either unlucky or maybe there is an issue with my fridge....

nc6000

AustinLostin wrote: »

Thanks but should have mentioned it has happened consistently, last time just having the biggest disparity between when I used it and the use by date on the bottle (9 days). I guess I wanted to check if this happens others or is it just me being either unlucky or maybe there is an issue with my fridge....

This sounds very similar to my experience with their chicken. A few times it was off well before the use by date. Nothing wrong with my fridge.

randomrb

I find most of their stuff is very good quality and you save so much on essentials if you shop there

AustinLostin

nc6000 wrote: »

This sounds very similar to my experience with their chicken. A few times it was off well before the use by date. Nothing wrong with my fridge.

Yes, I have actually experienced that myself as well.

freshpopcorn

Is their bakery any good?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Is their bakery any good?

They don’t have bakeries. A few stores got one as a trial but they're not putting them in all stores.

freshpopcorn

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

They don’t have bakeries. A few stores got one as a trial but they're not putting them in all stores.

Thanks.
My Aldi is reopening soon after refurbishment. It was meant to have a bakery but the planning got delayed. So it may not be happening now.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Thanks.
My Aldi is reopening soon after refurbishment. It was meant to have a bakery but the planning got delayed. So it may not be happening now.

A lot of them are getting work done at the moment but as far as I know they are just adding an extra aisle.

vicwatson

AustinLostin wrote: »

Has any found cream from Aldi going sour well before its use by date? Not sure is it an issue with my fridge or the cream, although fridge seems cold enough and haven't had other issues. I had cream that was out on the 18.08 last night and was almost sick after tasting it

Has this issue with their milk for ages but hasn’t happened for a while. I just thought they were being too generous with their BB dates

Cheshire Cat

vicwatson wrote: »

Has this issue with their milk for ages but hasn’t happened for a while. I just thought they were being too generous with their BB dates

Strange. I've started buying Aldi milk recently, because I had trouble with Avonmore milk constantly going sour. I have had no issues with the Aldi milk so far.

The Infinite Fart

nc6000 wrote: »

This sounds very similar to my experience with their chicken. A few times it was off well before the use by date. Nothing wrong with my fridge.

We have also had the occasional problem with whole chickens but they have refunded us no problem. Also happened in Dunnes numerous times resulting in a very stinky fridge! Seemingly it's when the plastic gets a tiny hole in it and it goes off very quickly after that. Now we cook it or freeze it the day we get it.

vicwatson

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Strange. I've started buying Aldi milk recently, because I had trouble with Avonmore milk constantly going sour. I have had no issues with the Aldi milk so far.

Yes it hasn’t been an issue in the last 6 months but up to that, constantly putting it down the sink

Reputable Rog

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Is their bakery any good?

Compared to Lidl they're not great. I'm only going by the one in Wilton

freshpopcorn

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Compared to Lidl they're not great. I'm only going by the one in Wilton

They look a lot smaller than the Lidl ones.
The car park is going to be tight in our Aldi now due to this extension.

Graces7

vicwatson wrote: »

Has this issue with their milk for ages but hasn’t happened for a while. I just thought they were being too generous with their BB dates

I no longer keep milk in the fridge door. ...same for anything fragile.

RasTa

Not a huge fan of ready meals. But the Mushroom risotto was very good, nice taste of wine from it.

dartboardio

^ is that the one in the packet near all the rice/spaghetti? That’s soooo good! Myself and my partner devour it every time. Actually had a well known branded version and it was rotten compared to it.

SteelyDanJalapeno

nc6000 wrote: »

This sounds very similar to my experience with their chicken. A few times it was off well before the use by date. Nothing wrong with my fridge.

What temperature was your fridge at?

n!ghtmancometh

Spicy bean burger's are nice enough, finally gave them a go this evening.

freshpopcorn

One thing I have to say about all the supermarkets is I have never really have meat/milk go off.
However when ever I pick up an item I always try and get a good date, I make sure it looks nice and the packaging isn't blown/is holed.

RasTa

I only buy meat at 50% off lately as i've a bargain hunting gene passed down by the mother and don't notice any difference in quality.

dartboardio wrote: »

^ is that the one in the packet near all the rice/spaghetti? That’s soooo good! Myself and my partner devour it every time. Actually had a well known branded version and it was rotten compared to it.

Yeah like above it had the 50% off sticker, was in a big bowl and specially selected range.

54and56

for anyone who likes full bodied red wine this Aimone for €6.99 is an absolute steal!!!!

Cheshire Cat

Je_suis_Jean wrote: »

for anyone who likes full bodied red wine this Aimone for €6.99 is an absolute steal!!!!

I bought a bottle today. Will be reporting.

54and56

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

I bought a bottle today. Will be reporting.

I feel under pressure now!!

FYI this is our normal go to red from Aldi for the past few years, again IMHO an excellent wine for the price which IIRC is around €6:49 or so ATM. Good review of it here.

vicwatson

The Seasame seeded Brioche burger buns far nicer texture than the regular ones

Thargor

vicwatson wrote: »

The Seasame seeded Brioche burger buns far nicer texture than the regular ones

Are they back? Brilliant news, agree they're way nicer.

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

Are they back? Brilliant news, agree they're way nicer.

Looks like they're not back, they're a different brand from Specially Selected, they're mixed in with the wholegrain rolls and hotdog buns. Still going to try them though...

LirW

Got the Keralan Curry kit, my Aldi still had a good load of them.
I gotta say, for a ready made sauce it's really nice.

HeidiHeidi

If anyone sees the chilli con carne 2-part sauce (dry spices in the lid) anywhere in Dublin will you let me know?


Was the nicest chilli sauce I've ever used, and I haven't seen it in ages - I'll buy a case of the bloody stuff if I can find it again!



(Aldi replied to an enquiry from me a while back that it was winter stock, but I didn't see it at all last winter)