Who makes the best Baked Beans :)

[robfosters]

indeed, we have quite the hole in the market for decent proper grub in a takeway/delivery form.

something that's good sustenance rather than junk food but not overpriced posh nonsense.

always wondered how come we've managed to centralize so many things (with the efficiency gains that entails) yet still generally cook on a regular basis. it's eminently possible with schools, hospitals, the military etc all able to cater at that kind of level.

Cafes often do good home made grub, but they close too early. They’re really missing a trick not opening in the evening now.

 

[arknor]

tesco, morrisons, asda own brands are fine as long as you don't go for some uber cheap option if they have it

 

[Dianbobo]

An equally important question is how do you heat them up, got to be on the hob for a while, maximum viscosity! Leave the Meekrowavé for something else.

 

[robfosters]

The trick to making cheap beans better is to stir a little oil into them, preferably vegetable oil.

It’s a well known trick that a lot of cafes use to thicken and enrich their cheap beans.

 

[Merlin5]

Branston

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^ This. These guys eat Branston.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Who makes the best Mayo these days? I treated myself to some Hellmanns the other week but found it a bit watered down compared to the Aldi own brand.

Kewpie, it’s pronounced Kew-py, not pie.

 

[robfosters]

Kewpie, it’s pronounced Kew-py, not pie.

Raymond, as this is a baked bean thread, isn’t it you who has the ridiculously sized copper bean pan

 

[Raymond Lin]

Raymond, as this is a baked bean thread, isn’t it you who has the ridiculously sized copper bean pan

£40 well spent dammit!

 

[gailjon]

Branston, although we often buy the Aldi own brand and they go down well in the household.

 

[watercooledman]

Has to be heinz for me but I think even their quality has dropped over the years.

 

[inogen]

Yeah, still Heinz for me. None of the other brands taste like Heinz Beans and I like Heinz Beans on toast.

That said, I often put grate cheese into them nowadays so they're not strictly plain Heinz Beans once that's done.

 

[Bubo]

Chef beans and sausages used to be the best brand by far, but they disappeared about 20 years ago. The second best was Heinz London Grill, but that has also been inexplicably discontinued, like Chicken Bovril

 

[arknor]

anyone remember heinz baked bean pizzas lol

 

[LewisRaz]

anyone remember heinz baked bean pizzas lol

They were amazing as were the sausage ones.

 

[Ryan-3]

I just get Sainsbury's beans. Start with a small knob of butter, melt that, add the beans, get to a gentle simmer, add a splash of brown sauce/worcester, reduce slightly and remove heat.

Thick beany goodness. Any runny sauce = not good.

 

[builder22]

Heinz beans cooked on the hob at lowest temp until they're almost sticking to the bottom of the pot

 

[m@rty]

I prefer Branstons although the lack of ring pull on the tin is annoying

 

[Bigpops]

Branston. They're the beans formerly known as HP, which were the best before they were Branston.

Heinz will do, but they're always second choice.

 

[Reality|Bites]

so you've bean there done that with Heinz.

 

[Bubo]

Heinz beans cooked on the hob at lowest temp until they're almost sticking to the bottom of the pot

I genuinely cannot remember the last time I cooked a tin of baked beans in a pot on a stove, like the olden times.