Been eating Aldi beans for the last decade. Great tasting with a rich sauce and the cost makes them taste even sweeter. Anyone buying Heinz beans or indeed anything from that greedy brand needs to have a word with themselves!
Love it. The problem is a lot of us were brought up with "Beans means Heinz" marketing. But these days, with prices like that, I've dropped the food brand snobbery and when I eat something not Heinz, I just think "If I was served this in a restaurant, would I like it?"... The answer is nearly always yes and at a 3rd of the price too.
The only Beanz Meanz Heinz ad I can remember, the poem went as follows: My dad and me are worried We had baked beans for tea But they weren’t Heinz beans, I told dad And dad had to agree I wonder why we like them Not Heinz beans, I can tell Next time mum goes out shopping I’d better go as well! (We’ve got to keep an eye on mum!). A million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and … Throw them at little perishers like you! Actually - I think that last line was from a Benny Hill mickey-take!
I don't know how true it is but I've heard countless people saying this so it must have some validity to it. That store brand foods or the XL range (I think its called that) are all just proper brand names like birds-eye , Heinz , young etc but slightly flawed versions that weren't deemed good enough for the brands. Just like you can buy really cheap wonky fruit and vegetables because they don't look perfect but essentially taste exactly the same. Like I say I've never actually fact checked it or anything but many people swear its true and it seems plausible to me
Heinz have just revived the "Beans Means" tag (someone getting a delivery with "we had to change the beans brand rushing to a shop to get Heinz as BMH ) as it is noticeable that Heinz good are not selling for the reasons in this vlog-47p v £1.40,so they're obviously trying to revive the BMH myth. Noticed that other brands are advertising "It's the taste" etc to try and get customers back. If -as our bald taster says-there's minimum difference in taste (and I'd say he's right) that doesn't justify 93p difference in price.
I’m a pensioner, old state pension and no private one. By a sleight of hand by our wonderful government my pension has been reduced by nearly £100 per week this year (paying pensions is too expensive says the billionaire Prime Minister, ignoring my 55 years of contributions) so cost cutting is now a real necessity for me. Aldi only opened in my town about 4 months ago and I’m finding that many Aldi products are just as good as the national brands, with really significant savings to be made. Keep up the comparisons Gareth, you’re doing a great job - spot on mate !
How come your state pension has reduced by nearly £5000 a year? Please explain how that has happened. I am not a fan of Sunak but state pension rising by full rpi this month.
This guy is living in cloud cuckoo land, it can’t possibly have reduced by £100 per week. He’d be living on virtually nothing. I’m on a state pension and I get around £9000 per year, admittedly I’m on the new pension but even so, the old pension can’t possibly pay that much less! As far as beans are concerned buy what you can afford. I always buy Heinz.
Hang on, The old state pension at it's full amount is somewhere around £150 a week? I know cuts are the Tory's favorite beating stick, But slashing 2/3 of the pension just don't sound right lol. The new state pension full amount is around £200.
I’ve eaten beans on toast for over 40years. Switched to Branston from Heinz as soon as I tried Branston. Like mine well cooked and a bit thicker. Had a life changing moment when my friends mum put cheese on top what a game changer. In recent times pimped them up by adding bits of Nduja on top of the cheese and its delicious.
@@BaldFoodieGuy I only have Nduja because I put on my Pizzas I make. There’s always a bit left at the end of the Nduja sausage that I use on beans on toast. Nduja is a bit steep just for beans on toast even though it’s better with it.
Try chopping a rasher or 2 of bacon into a pan, with some fresh garlic and olive oil. Cook that until bacons just cooked, then add the beans, and slow cook stirring often for about 20mins. They will thicken ALOT, the oil and bacon fat emulsifies with the bean juice, so stir to prevent sticking. They taste amazing.
I prefer Branston Beans as it has a nicer sauce in it (although I am having euroshopper beans with my supper tonight), Heinz have been taking the piss out of customers for years with their high prices
Yet another good comparison video Gareth. I have been buying Morrison Saver baked beans which are currently selling for 25p at my local branch and they will do it for me. They are great on toast or as part of a full English breakfast. Heinz is overhyped and severely overpriced.
But everything else is a rip off in morrisons now but on the few items that they do savers is still cheap but near enough paying m&s prices for lesser quality the new owners have put the prices up a lot more than other supermarkets and its backfired there gonna end up bankrupt at this rate
@@chriscringle7740 Or French toast (eggy bread) Beans and extra mature cheddar grated over the top. I do all the cooking and my Mrs would live on this if I let her.
Opened a tin of Heinz beans last night...couldn't believe the amount of juice before I even got to the beans! Not really beans eaters in my house but last night we fancied them...1.59 at our local shop...couldn't believe it x
If you watch the factory process you will see that the beans go into the can first and the sauce is then added on top. That is why there is a lot of sauce on top.
Great review, as a keen camper all my life I love beans cold from a tin plus rice pudding! We switched to Aldi beans a few years ago and have never looked back. Sometimes I pimp them with some curry powder or chilli flakes.
How Heinz can justify their prices is beyond me. If everyone boycotts their products they might revise prices, anyway it's Coral or Tesco beans for me used to be Branston but they have shot up recently.
Coral beans for me as well, but I heat them for longer than other beans, usually add chilli and season, you couldnt spend the price difference seasoning them.
I put a knob of butter in my beans makes a richer taste and beans are beans cheap uns for me if I had to choose a brand it would be HP. Also can you remember when it used to be cheese and tomato sauce in beans and tinned spaghetti. Great show Gareth
Same here always put butter in cheaper ones and it works, they taste just as good as hienz. I do remember the cheese and tomato sauce in the 70s because my husband asked me to add grated cheese when it became just tomato.
Just like to say how much I enjoy your channel, you make this presenting lark look easy with your natural down to earth style! As to the beans, I buy the Hubbards Baked Beans from Sainsbury's at 26p for a 400g tin and find them quite tasty with some Worcester sauce and a teaspoon of Marmite added to them. Keep up the good work, your doing a grand job.👍
This just shows you how much we are being ripped off for almost the same product. Apart from brand loyalty. I dont see how Heinz can justify their pricing strategy. I know its a matter of personal preference but this makes rethink about buying from household grocery brands that were a staple from our past.
I suppose it depends on how you like your sauce/beans ratio. Personally I'd buy the cheaper ones and add a bit of ketchup or tomato puree to make them saucier.
Store ya beans in cupboard upside down! That way you don’t have to shake the tin.. they just fall straight out! Love ya vids mate. You just cheer me up 👍
We stopped using Heinz years ago when we started using Branson's. But now they are getting more expensive, so we just tried Asdas own, and they aren't bad at all. And for £1.70 for a pack of 4, makes them good value compared to the £1.40 for 1 tin of Heinz. Have you tested Asdas (the Red Label ones) Would love to hear your opinion. 👍👍
There can’t be anything in the production or distribution of Heinz beans that can justify the price being almost 3 times higher. Marketing budget will be far higher but personally I don’t need advert or fancy posters to educate me about beans ! People are being taken advantage of and I hope your videos go even a small way to changing this as the only thing that will stop it is by people choosing to buy other products. (And watch how quickly Heinz can miraculously reduce their prices)
Behind you 100% with this! When the current food prices start to ease off and level out, just wonder if they'll still have their 'loyal' customers. Their 'soup' prices are in the same bracket - Been trying various competitor brands which we found to be surprisingly better - I know it's subjective but tastes sweeter at 1/3 to 1/4 of the Heinz prices.
Aldi and Lidl opened in my area about 15 years ago. I immediately started using them and have never gone back. Why anyone would pay three times as much without even trying the cheaper product first is beyond me.
I have noticed that a lot of the big brand names have really put their prices up which in my view is not justified, other than their greed for bigger profits.
If I remember correctly 25 years ago kwiksave were selling them as low as 1p a tin 😂 cheap and cheerful 😊 not only that they were literally the bargain of the century and surprisingly tasty
I tried ASDA Smart Price beans for the first time a couple of years back. I already had some Heinz beans at home for comparison. I felt the Smart Price beans had a thicker, tastier sauce, so I've stuck with them ever since. I also prefer Asda (now called Just Essentials) frozen Spaghetti Bolognese over any other, as the Bolognese sauce has a slightly peppery taste, which I like. The Just Essentials tinned stewed steak and chilled quiche are ok too. I could buy any I liked, but I just don't like being had over......
I've been enjoying Sainsbury's five beans recently. 70p for a standard tin. A bit more expensive than the usual beans but makes a bit of a change. Standard tomato sauce or hot sauce if you like a bit of spice!
If I ever have baked beans I like them done on the hob and shake some Lea & Perrins into the mix,gives it a nice flavour,so it’s the bramwells for me,cheers Gareth,good review 👍there’s so much money to be saved if you’re willing to give things a go,
Sainsburys, which I very rarely shop in, are doing baked beans for 26p at the moment. - if you like doing basic cooking and want much healthier than any tinned ones I'd recommend making your own. It's actually very easy and you can make a big batch in one go and then freeze them in portion sizes to suit. - Get a big bag of dried beans, haricot are the ones that "baked beans" are, but you can also use cannelloni or just plain white beans. Much, much tastier than any you can buy.
There is a reason Aldi are top. It used to be all about the label and the carrier bag you walked around with, those days are long gone. People now realise that there is value in a pound. I used to work for a lot of rich people and it used to be Harrods, Waitrose, Fortnum & Mason, I now see them in Tescos Aldi and the Co-Op, I do get a buzz when I bump into them and make a point of having a chat.
I’m no snob Gareth far from it and never shop at Aldi, but I was asked too try a can of Bramwells Tomato Soup and was I amazed, never thought I would say this but it tasted exactly like Heinz at £1.70 a can compared too 45p for the Bramwells.
I have been eating Aldi baked beans for years and they are excellent. Also Aldi tomato soup is superior to that of Heinz and a fraction of the cost. I add a little Aldi Worcestershire sauce to mine also. Food snobbery is an expensive pursuit. They hav eopened a new HUGE Aldo store close to me next door to a M&S Food Hall and people watching is a very interesting pastime.
Sainsbury’s had a ‘half price Heinz’ event last weekend for Nectar members, and we bought a few beanz multipacks at 4 for £2. Pretty good, but more sauce and less beans than we seem to recall. Prefer the old Aldi ‘Corale’ beans to the new Bramwell’s. Tried a few others and settled on Tesco’s.
Way back when 1992 i use to work for gateways stores ending up as the grocery manager doing the warehouse orders dealing directly with company reps. I onced asked the rep from heniz why there baked beans where x3 the price of the own label beans, he said that heniz used larger and better quality harricot beans from the USA and better quality tomato from spain for the sauce and they where cooked in the can longer to give an better "texture" etc. I did check and the beans where larger than the gateway/tesco/sainsbury own label then and the tomato sauce did have what i considered a better flavour from there spice blend. I alway thought that heniz used maggi season or similar in there tomato sauces. A drop of worcestershire sauce or maggi added to own label beans was a quick easy and cheap way to improve the own label sauces. Oh and the standard can content weight was 220g/440g back then which was universal legal standard at that time. To be honest now i see no differance really between own label brand and heniz harricott bean size todau and the sauces are the same as always. Mind you the cans have 10-11% less contents, while the cans stayed the same european standard size.
I am always gobsmacked when I am at the grocery store and see people pick up name brand foods without seemingly a second thought. Granted, occasionally a name brand will be better, but that is uncommon these days, unlike the past when there was more of a difference.
@@RogueRM Thats rubbish I've tried some meny other brands with beans I didn't like them so I went back to Heinz you don't no that other people haven't tried other brands I did I found other brands disgusting not everyone likes the cheapest tin of Beans
Glad to hear you will go to Lidl at some stage. For us, it is the other way around. Lidl nearer than Aldi. I think they are very similar so they cannot 'step on each other's toes'. Comparison between Lidl and Aldi on a couple of products could be fun.
The only beas I eat now are Branston. Usually on offer in Iceland. 4 tins for around £1.50 - £1.80 just no ringpull. Heinz beans for me are too costly. Not sure I'd eat cheaper beans as they may make me fart. You never know 1 bean might be off lol. Another great video. Enjoy them a lot. Chers Gareth.
They use the exact same variety of beans (haricot) and probably get them from the same supplier so how are cheaper beans making you fart more? It’s all in your head.
I make my own curry baked beans by using cheaper beans and Heinz curry ketchup. The ketchup, being Heinz, isn't that cheap of course, but you still save a lot of money if you like curry beans as Heinz seem to be the only ones that make them.
Hi Gaz, one thing ive noticed is Heinz tins dont stack very well, yet cheaper tins do due to the lip on bottom of tins. Not so food related i know but worth a mention.
Branston beans actually taste better with a nice occasional fry up especially when you do them in the frying pan too! I'm nearly 35 now and could swear the Heinze beans tasted a lot better when i was a kid, they taste a bit bland now i think.
Yep, Bramwells and Corale are my baked beans of choice. We always had Heinz when we were growing up but these two are equally as good and the difference in price is staggering.
Ah mine were taught at home they didn't get much actual schooling apart from maths but got a little cooking a little DIY and all sort of life things. They now basically fend for themselves both run small businesses and are well respected among their peers.
Did you ever see the viral video a few years ago, of some students trying to use a can opener? It was hilarious, whilst at the same time also a little sad.
Heinz seems to have gone downhill over the last few years. Branston is the new daddy but Bramwell's are not bad and a dam good price. My favourite for either beans or tinned chopped tomatoes it to heat a little lard in the fry pan fine dice some decent smokey bacon fry that until starting to crisp and add the beans or tomatoes, pop a lid on and fry for another 3-5 minutes. the beans or mainly the chopped toms absorb all the flavour, it is ambrosia.
I switched over to Supermarket "Saver" budget beans years ago, after a lady in a Sheffield chippy gave me the tip of putting in a decent knob of butter when cooking on the hob - that creams up the sauce and makes it more "claggy" as you say - I've done them that way ever since. And if you struggle with eating salad leaves as I do, chill some beans and have a spoonful on the plate with a dash of salad cream - really helps makes things like lettuce bearable... :)
I love Aldi beans - all of them, even the really cheapo 24p ones! I had some Heinz beans recently too, and I agree, they're nice, but not at THAT price (I'm a poet and didn't know it!😊) Cheers Gareth!
" A Million House Wife's Every, Day Pick Up A Tin Off Beans And Say, sod paying that for a tin of beans, I'll buy a supermarket own brand instead". Have you ever tried pan frying your beans in very little cooking oil, it fair brings out the flavour, worth a try. Cheers Gareth, for another excellent and consumer conscious video.
I think we are down to around 4 cans of heinz beans in the foodstore cupboard, which were bought at approx 50p per can quite some time ago. Recently tried Icelands new 50p beans, sauce is on the runny side, so next time I open a can I will pour some of the sauce away, but taste wise they were fine on toast with a splash of worcestershire sauce, more than happy to buy at the cheaper end of the market
Sainsburys do a price match with Aldi on many staples, and their own-brand baked beans is one of them (perfectly good, no need to pay x3 the price for Heinz). They also have a budget range "Hubbards" baked beans which I've yet to try, though I did give Hubbards spaghetti hoops a go for the sake of variety and they were a lot sweeter than I remember spaghetti hoops being at school (mind you, this was over 30 years ago). Perhaps something for a future taste comparison video?
In Australia, Heinz effectively doubled the price of beans by eliminating the 420g can and introducing stupid sizes over and under. I think 300g and 555g. I immediately went to other brands.
Just like the other commentators have stated, when you've grown up with only Heinz beans over a long period of time, your taste buds are locked into their flavour. This is the challenge that own brands face is matching that distinct taste. If the stores' own brand come out of the Heinz factory they're going to ensure their flavour remains the stronger and richer! If they're that close in flavour, I'll give them a whirl. Thanks.
I wouldnt eat nothing but heinz till 2 years ago i tried branstons and loved them, my dad didnt like heinz always said a 3rd of it was juice and he was right, im gonna try these aldi now ty
I eat my baked beans cold...straight from the can with a teaspoon...no crocs to wash up...less washing up liquid used...less hot water...less gas...saving all the way!! 👍😁
I just eat supermarket beans now, it took a few times to adjust my taste buds, but I am glad i persevered. If you go to a cafe and have a breakfast with beans, you eat them or knowing which brand they are. I used to buy Branston beans but they have shot up in price too.
I've always liked Heinz beans with pork sausages ..great unique flavour which the beans also take on ... last week l tried a tin of Asda's smart price baked beans and pork sausages ( 8 in the tin) it was a fraction of the price..around 50p off memory and was exactly the same.
Beans on toast is one of my favourite comfort foods but I live in Central Asia and they are hard to come by. In the end I learned to make my own and I definitely recommend making a big batch and then freezing portions in bags. As cheap as tinned beans, taste better and less additives. Give it a chance :)
I adore beans, you can still get a decent tin for a good price. Heinz means con job. Your videos always give me a great laugh. Have a fabulous day Gaz.
The lidl's own are pretty good. They did a 4 pack last year for 89p but they've gone up a bit now but still cheaper than Aldi and tastier than Heinz. I usually put a squirt of tomato sauce in my beans before heating, whatever type of beens they are.
I loved that meal but I’m not a vegetarian so I wouldn’t buy it again. I don’t get why everything has to be vegetarian these days on the labels its disgostang
im thinking these have replaced corale , my aldi doesnt stock corale anymore and has bramwell instead ive tried them and nowhere near as nice as coralle which is anoying back to tescos own to try them .
Thickness shouldn’t be confused with richness. It only needs a bit of corn starch to make it as thick as you want; but to make it truly rich you need the flavour. You can always make a weak sauce as rich as you want it to be by adding a bit of tomato puree and a bit of smoked or hot paprika or garlic puree. You’ll save a lot of money and have the taste that you like.
So after watching your video I went to Lidl. I bought 1 tin of Hienz beans £1.30, 1 tin of Lidl brand which is Newgate £0.49. They also had a Simple brand. £0.27. I bought 1 of each. Not tried the Newgate yet but the £0.27 Simple beans were very nice & pretty much indistinguishable from the Heinz. All the best from an ex heinz'y.
HiGaz, born and raised on Heinz, love them, when the pennies are low I buy the cheapies…..trick is, add a sprinkling of malt vinegar as their heating up, gives them a richer and fuller flavor…….a true gastro tip!!!!!!!
It's bean a while since I bought Heinz Beanz. If I want watered-down food, I can turn on the tap! If a cheaper brand lacks a bit of tomato flavour, as in this case, just add some ketchup.🙂
I always kept an empty can of Heinz beans hidden from my wife. She would refuse to eat baked beans unless they were Heinz. For many years she believed it was always Heinz simply because she saw the tin. She could not tell they were normally Aldi's or Tesco's own. I'm divorced now but I don't think this was the reason😂.
Heinz are ignoring their market's money problems (us!). For me most beans are similar and worth trying. I live alone and find that Marks and Spencers small home tin of beans is cheaper than Morrisons and other own brands! (39p for tiny tin, Heinz £1) Really liked you review. My only tiny criticism is how you read the label randomly, rather than working your way down the label. I always read my labels to check ingredients so that's my routine way. 😉
For a difference of 93p, I would definitely go for the Aldi beans. We buy them all the time. We haven't bought Heinz for years now and I won't go back any time soon at that price!!
We switched to Aldi Bake Beans from Heniz about 3 years ago. Not only are they so much cheaper, they taste better. I think Heniz have altered the receipe over the years 🤔
I'll trust you on this. Heinz used to be a good cheap dinner: cold with a packet of crisps mashed in to the can. I'm amazed I'm still alive. I'll try the Aldi ones.
I do 90% of my shopping now in Aldi and I find their beans and beans with sausages are great! Its ridiculous the difference when you think both are the same beans
Aldi beans Rock bacon sausage mince chicken all good . Coffee butter cheese all good . Just limited but nip to asda or tesco and you save the dollar . Much cheaper than lidle as well . Got a shop about a bit and the savings are significant 😮
Yet again a fair comparison from Mr G. I checked out the beans in my Co Op the other day and Heinz Beans were £2!!!! I could have fainted. I am going to give the Co Op a complete miss from now on, although I will have to get my Black Pudding from somewhere else now. 🤔🤔. I'm also a fan of cold beans, I usually make some nice buttery toast and stick cold beans on. I am also a fan of Aldi and Lidl beans. I tried the Branston Pickle ones but wasn't keen on them. If I fancy beans with aTex Mex meal I squeeze a bit of chilli sauce into them. 🥵👍👍🥵
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Been eating Aldi beans for the last decade. Great tasting with a rich sauce and the cost makes them taste even sweeter. Anyone buying Heinz beans or indeed anything from that greedy brand needs to have a word with themselves!
Sounds great!
Totally correct. Beans means avoid heinz
It's the crazy human beans that concern me in this world 🌎 😩
Agree. I've even started using ASDA own brand tomato sauce over heinze sauce and prefer it! Was purely heinz for years aswwll.
I only really buy Heinz products when they're reduced. I like the brand - just not 4 times the price 'like'.
Love it. The problem is a lot of us were brought up with "Beans means Heinz" marketing. But these days, with prices like that, I've dropped the food brand snobbery and when I eat something not Heinz, I just think "If I was served this in a restaurant, would I like it?"... The answer is nearly always yes and at a 3rd of the price too.
The only Beanz Meanz Heinz ad I can remember, the poem went as follows:
My dad and me are worried
We had baked beans for tea
But they weren’t Heinz beans, I told dad
And dad had to agree
I wonder why we like them
Not Heinz beans, I can tell
Next time mum goes out shopping
I’d better go as well!
(We’ve got to keep an eye on mum!).
A million housewives every day
Pick up a tin of beans and …
Throw them at little perishers like you!
Actually - I think that last line was from a Benny Hill mickey-take!
I don't know how true it is but I've heard countless people saying this so it must have some validity to it. That store brand foods or the XL range (I think its called that) are all just proper brand names like birds-eye , Heinz , young etc but slightly flawed versions that weren't deemed good enough for the brands. Just like you can buy really cheap wonky fruit and vegetables because they don't look perfect but essentially taste exactly the same. Like I say I've never actually fact checked it or anything but many people swear its true and it seems plausible to me
I never fell for it when I was a kid I always loved trying new thing got bored easy so guess that worked in my favour later life lol
@@laurarules3642 do you think heinze beans are going to make store beans the same quality it will put heinze out of business
Heinz have just revived the "Beans Means" tag (someone getting a delivery with "we had to change the beans brand rushing to a shop to get Heinz as BMH ) as it is noticeable that Heinz good are not selling for the reasons in this vlog-47p v £1.40,so they're obviously trying to revive the BMH myth. Noticed that other brands are advertising "It's the taste" etc to try and get customers back. If -as our bald taster says-there's minimum difference in taste (and I'd say he's right) that doesn't justify 93p difference in price.
I’m a pensioner, old state pension and no private one. By a sleight of hand by our wonderful government my pension has been reduced by nearly £100 per week this year (paying pensions is too expensive says the billionaire Prime Minister, ignoring my 55 years of contributions) so cost cutting is now a real necessity for me. Aldi only opened in my town about 4 months ago and I’m finding that many Aldi products are just as good as the national brands, with really significant savings to be made. Keep up the comparisons Gareth, you’re doing a great job - spot on mate !
Dear bud, well put I'm due to retire in the next few years and just hope that we don't still have a millionaire/billionaire tory leader
Cheers 👍
How come your state pension has reduced by nearly £5000 a year? Please explain how that has happened. I am not a fan of Sunak but state pension rising by full rpi this month.
This guy is living in cloud cuckoo land, it can’t possibly have reduced by £100 per week. He’d be living on virtually nothing. I’m on a state pension and I get around £9000 per year, admittedly I’m on the new pension but even so, the old pension can’t possibly pay that much less! As far as beans are concerned buy what you can afford. I always buy Heinz.
Hang on, The old state pension at it's full amount is somewhere around £150 a week? I know cuts are the Tory's favorite beating stick, But slashing 2/3 of the pension just don't sound right lol. The new state pension full amount is around £200.
£1.40 pence used to be £2.00 for 4 the robbing buggers 😂😂
Well you heard of the three Robbins,robin red breast,Robin Hood and fancy labels, who do you think ,pays for their ads on the telly, you do muggins ..
For a thorough test i wanted you to count the beans in each tin 😉
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Assuming each beans wights the same and has the same benefits....
Still funny though,,,
Lol , that made me chuckle😂
With a toothpick.
I’ve eaten beans on toast for over 40years. Switched to Branston from Heinz as soon as I tried Branston. Like mine well cooked and a bit thicker. Had a life changing moment when my friends mum put cheese on top what a game changer. In recent times pimped them up by adding bits of Nduja on top of the cheese and its delicious.
Sounds great!
@@BaldFoodieGuy I only have Nduja because I put on my Pizzas I make. There’s always a bit left at the end of the Nduja sausage that I use on beans on toast. Nduja is a bit steep just for beans on toast even though it’s better with it.
Try chopping a rasher or 2 of bacon into a pan, with some fresh garlic and olive oil. Cook that until bacons just cooked, then add the beans, and slow cook stirring often for about 20mins. They will thicken ALOT, the oil and bacon fat emulsifies with the bean juice, so stir to prevent sticking. They taste amazing.
@@christianbuczko1481 Will have a go with streaky or Guanchiali
@@POPPYTHERED as are cheesy peas!
Aldi's baked beans are so good and the sauce in them is thick! I'm done with Heinz and their watery beans now.
Their beans and sausages are nice too
@@anneperry9014 compared to the aldi ones, the heinz are watery
@@ragingsilver Compared to the old Heinz ones, the Heinz are watery. Not just their baked beans, either.
Or that the Aldi ones are stodgy with little sauce...
Heinz beans never used to be so watery. Seems now a days it's more watery sauce and less beans.
I prefer Branston Beans as it has a nicer sauce in it (although I am having euroshopper beans with my supper tonight), Heinz have been taking the piss out of customers for years with their high prices
I grew up with Heinz beans. They used to be the only brand available. Now days I consider them to be close to the bottom in the world of baked beans!
Yet another good comparison video Gareth. I have been buying Morrison Saver baked beans which are currently selling for 25p at my local branch and they will do it for me. They are great on toast or as part of a full English breakfast. Heinz is overhyped and severely overpriced.
Cheers Peter
But everything else is a rip off in morrisons now but on the few items that they do savers is still cheap but near enough paying m&s prices for lesser quality the new owners have put the prices up a lot more than other supermarkets and its backfired there gonna end up bankrupt at this rate
@@sbrader97 I totally agree, I only go there for few cheap items like the beans,ketchup,mash potato,tomato soup.
Who can remember the bake bean price wars many years ago.think they were down to 3p a Tin. We still have 4789 Tins to eat 😂😂
Oh they were the days
I remember that !
We lived int shoebox int middle of road in those days.😝
@@RogueRM 🤣🤣
A dash of brown sauce or Worcestershire and a knob of butter perks up beans a bit. I find all Bramwells products are pretty good.
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i put curry powder in mine
@@jamesstead2256 Yeh!! That works for me too!
Beans on toast thickly buttered toast and a knob of butter on top 😊
@@chriscringle7740 Or French toast (eggy bread) Beans and extra mature cheddar grated over the top. I do all the cooking and my Mrs would live on this if I let her.
Opened a tin of Heinz beans last night...couldn't believe the amount of juice before I even got to the beans! Not really beans eaters in my house but last night we fancied them...1.59 at our local shop...couldn't believe it x
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That’s shocking
Tuna have 2 weights, total and drained weights, would be interesting to see how Heinz compare there
If you watch the factory process you will see that the beans go into the can first and the sauce is then added on top. That is why there is a lot of sauce on top.
As recently being diagnosed as pre-diabetic its actually shocking when you look at the sugar content to some of these foods
I tried Aldi whole tinned tomatoes compared with others, and Aldi were certainly very good and more tomatoes per tin.
Great review, as a keen camper all my life I love beans cold from a tin plus rice pudding! We switched to Aldi beans a few years ago and have never looked back. Sometimes I pimp them with some curry powder or chilli flakes.
One of my fav summer sandwiches ...fridge chilled baked beans with salt and pepper on heavily buttered bread. delicious.
Even Waitrose beans are only 50p, my favourite as they are very smooth tasting. As I said the other day, Heinz are finished as far as I’m concerned.
How Heinz can justify their prices is beyond me. If everyone boycotts their products they might revise prices, anyway it's Coral or Tesco beans for me used to be Branston but they have shot up recently.
Coral beans for me as well, but I heat them for longer than other beans, usually add chilli and season, you couldnt spend the price difference seasoning them.
@@davidsworld5837 The same with phones.
Heinz any day, the rest apart from Branston taste crap.
We have been buying Morrisons bean lately and they are just as good as Heinz and a lot cheaper
We live in a free market economy .Heinz probably developed the market .But you should be happy that cheaper brands are available.
I put a knob of butter in my beans makes a richer taste and beans are beans cheap uns for me if I had to choose a brand it would be HP. Also can you remember when it used to be cheese and tomato sauce in beans and tinned spaghetti. Great show Gareth
Cheers Di, good tip
Same here always put butter in cheaper ones and it works, they taste just as good as hienz.
I do remember the cheese and tomato sauce in the 70s because my husband asked me to add grated cheese when it became just tomato.
Remember the old,old ad, "HP baked beans, they're the beans for me" !
Just like to say how much I enjoy your channel, you make this presenting lark look easy with your natural down to earth style! As to the beans, I buy the Hubbards Baked Beans from Sainsbury's at 26p for a 400g tin and find them quite tasty with some Worcester sauce and a teaspoon of Marmite added to them. Keep up the good work, your doing a grand job.👍
Glad you like them!
This just shows you how much we are being ripped off for almost the same product. Apart from brand loyalty. I dont see how Heinz can justify their pricing strategy. I know its a matter of personal preference but this makes rethink about buying from household grocery brands that were a staple from our past.
Heinz £1.70 in Co Op . They can stay on the shelf at that price even if theres no alternative other than Sketti Hoops
Co Op are notorious for their over-pricing.
Co op Barmouth £2
so coop can coin 21p for them selve's mmmmm al stick to Bramwell's Aldi
Beans means bankruptcy if you buy Heinz 😂 👍
Haha yes
Remortgage the house at Heinz prices 😂
Branston is nicer, Asda Baked beans are great.
I suppose it depends on how you like your sauce/beans ratio. Personally I'd buy the cheaper ones and add a bit of ketchup or tomato puree to make them saucier.
Store ya beans in cupboard upside down! That way you don’t have to shake the tin.. they just fall straight out! Love ya vids mate. You just cheer me up 👍
We stopped using Heinz years ago when we started using Branson's. But now they are getting more expensive, so we just tried Asdas own, and they aren't bad at all. And for £1.70 for a pack of 4, makes them good value compared to the £1.40 for 1 tin of Heinz. Have you tested Asdas (the Red Label ones) Would love to hear your opinion. 👍👍
There can’t be anything in the production or distribution of Heinz beans that can justify the price being almost 3 times higher. Marketing budget will be far higher but personally I don’t need advert or fancy posters to educate me about beans !
People are being taken advantage of and I hope your videos go even a small way to changing this as the only thing that will stop it is by people choosing to buy other products. (And watch how quickly Heinz can miraculously reduce their prices)
Behind you 100% with this! When the current food prices start to ease off and level out, just wonder if they'll still have their 'loyal' customers. Their 'soup' prices are in the same bracket - Been trying various competitor brands which we found to be surprisingly better - I know it's subjective but tastes sweeter at 1/3 to 1/4 of the Heinz prices.
Aldi and Lidl opened in my area about 15 years ago. I immediately started using them and have never gone back. Why anyone would pay three times as much without even trying the cheaper product first is beyond me.
I have noticed that a lot of the big brand names have really put their prices up which in my view is not justified, other than their greed for bigger profits.
If I remember correctly 25 years ago kwiksave were selling them as low as 1p a tin 😂 cheap and cheerful 😊 not only that they were literally the bargain of the century and surprisingly tasty
I think it was 5p and white bread 5p I still have some stuck to the roof of my mouth 25 years later.
@philip covell lol never tried the bread but the beans were ok I've had worse
I tried ASDA Smart Price beans for the first time a couple of years back. I already had some Heinz beans at home for comparison. I felt the Smart Price beans had a thicker, tastier sauce, so I've stuck with them ever since. I also prefer Asda (now called Just Essentials) frozen Spaghetti Bolognese over any other, as the Bolognese sauce has a slightly peppery taste, which I like. The Just Essentials tinned stewed steak and chilled quiche are ok too. I could buy any I liked, but I just don't like being had over......
Heinz tinned foods have really rocketed in price.
And the actual taste has gone the other way. The flag bearer Heinz tomato soup is now run of the mill.
Joy whith heinz you are paying for the name ,They are overpriced.
@@charlieyerrell9146 some Heinz products less than a year ago I paid a £1 for and is now £1.79. That's profiteering.
I've been enjoying Sainsbury's five beans recently. 70p for a standard tin. A bit more expensive than the usual beans but makes a bit of a change. Standard tomato sauce or hot sauce if you like a bit of spice!
If I ever have baked beans I like them done on the hob and shake some Lea & Perrins into the mix,gives it a nice flavour,so it’s the bramwells for me,cheers Gareth,good review 👍there’s so much money to be saved if you’re willing to give things a go,
If the beans aren't to one's taste it's asy to add something like curry powder, Worcester sauce or chilli powder to enhance the flavour.
Sainsburys, which I very rarely shop in, are doing baked beans for 26p at the moment. - if you like doing basic cooking and want much healthier than any tinned ones I'd recommend making your own. It's actually very easy and you can make a big batch in one go and then freeze them in portion sizes to suit. - Get a big bag of dried beans, haricot are the ones that "baked beans" are, but you can also use cannelloni or just plain white beans. Much, much tastier than any you can buy.
Cheers pal
There is a reason Aldi are top. It used to be all about the label and the carrier bag you walked around with, those days are long gone. People now realise that there is value in a pound. I used to work for a lot of rich people and it used to be Harrods, Waitrose, Fortnum & Mason, I now see them in Tescos Aldi and the Co-Op, I do get a buzz when I bump into them and make a point of having a chat.
All I care about is which tin will give me the full on Blazing Saddles effect. Look forward to you telling us which delivered! 💨 💨 💨
Haha yes
I’m no snob Gareth far from it and never shop at Aldi, but I was asked too try a can of Bramwells Tomato Soup and was I amazed, never thought I would say this but it tasted exactly like Heinz at £1.70 a can compared too 45p for the Bramwells.
I have been eating Aldi baked beans for years and they are excellent. Also Aldi tomato soup is superior to that of Heinz and a fraction of the cost. I add a little Aldi Worcestershire sauce to mine also. Food snobbery is an expensive pursuit. They hav eopened a new HUGE Aldo store close to me next door to a M&S Food Hall and people watching is a very interesting pastime.
Thanks for the tips!
Sainsbury’s had a ‘half price Heinz’ event last weekend for Nectar members, and we bought a few beanz multipacks at 4 for £2. Pretty good, but more sauce and less beans than we seem to recall.
Prefer the old Aldi ‘Corale’ beans to the new Bramwell’s. Tried a few others and settled on Tesco’s.
Way back when 1992 i use to work for gateways stores ending up as the grocery manager doing the warehouse orders dealing directly with company reps. I onced asked the rep from heniz why there baked beans where x3 the price of the own label beans, he said that heniz used larger and better quality harricot beans from the USA and better quality tomato from spain for the sauce and they where cooked in the can longer to give an better "texture" etc.
I did check and the beans where larger than the gateway/tesco/sainsbury own label then and the tomato sauce did have what i considered a better flavour from there spice blend. I alway thought that heniz used maggi season or similar in there tomato sauces. A drop of worcestershire sauce or maggi added to own label beans was a quick easy and cheap way to improve the own label sauces. Oh and the standard can content weight was 220g/440g back then which was universal legal standard at that time.
To be honest now i see no differance really between own label brand and heniz harricott bean size todau and the sauces are the same as always. Mind you the cans have 10-11% less contents, while the cans stayed the same european standard size.
Cheers pal
I am always gobsmacked when I am at the grocery store and see people pick up name brand foods without seemingly a second thought. Granted, occasionally a name brand will be better, but that is uncommon these days, unlike the past when there was more of a difference.
Agreed, some people will not veer away from an established brand name because they are familiar with the taste, not because the product is 'better'.
@@RogueRM Thats rubbish I've tried some meny other brands with beans I didn't like them so I went back to Heinz you don't no that other people haven't tried other brands I did I found other brands disgusting not everyone likes the cheapest tin of Beans
@@maxbluenose25 Thank you for your balanced and rational reponse. You did however, completely miss my point.
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Glad to hear you will go to Lidl at some stage. For us, it is the other way around. Lidl nearer than Aldi. I think they are very similar so they cannot 'step on each other's toes'. Comparison between Lidl and Aldi on a couple of products could be fun.
The only beas I eat now are Branston. Usually on offer in Iceland. 4 tins for around £1.50 - £1.80 just no ringpull. Heinz beans for me are too costly. Not sure I'd eat cheaper beans as they may make me fart. You never know 1 bean might be off lol. Another great video. Enjoy them a lot. Chers Gareth.
They use the exact same variety of beans (haricot) and probably get them from the same supplier so how are cheaper beans making you fart more? It’s all in your head.
I make my own curry baked beans by using cheaper beans and Heinz curry ketchup. The ketchup, being Heinz, isn't that cheap of course, but you still save a lot of money if you like curry beans as Heinz seem to be the only ones that make them.
Hi Gaz, one thing ive noticed is Heinz tins dont stack very well, yet cheaper tins do due to the lip on bottom of tins. Not so food related i know but worth a mention.
Bramwell beans were 35p up until a couple of weeks ago then they got a new label and a price increase!
Branston beans actually taste better with a nice occasional fry up especially when you do them in the frying pan too!
I'm nearly 35 now and could swear the Heinze beans tasted a lot better when i was a kid, they taste a bit bland now i think.
Hienz beans used to be nice but I much prefer Branston beans now .I will try the Aldi ones at some point in the near future .
Bramwell beans with sausages are good as well.
Great taste plus great value.
Yep, Bramwells and Corale are my baked beans of choice. We always had Heinz when we were growing up but these two are equally as good and the difference in price is staggering.
I wonder if kids even know what a can opener is these days
Haha yes
Ah mine were taught at home they didn't get much actual schooling apart from maths but got a little cooking a little DIY and all sort of life things. They now basically fend for themselves both run small businesses and are well respected among their peers.
Did you ever see the viral video a few years ago, of some students trying to use a can opener?
It was hilarious, whilst at the same time also a little sad.
@@krazytroutcatcher I didn't. That does sound quite sad
Love these comparisons! Thank you 🙏😁
Glad you like them! You're welcome
Heinz seems to have gone downhill over the last few years. Branston is the new daddy but Bramwell's are not bad and a dam good price. My favourite for either beans or tinned chopped tomatoes it to heat a little lard in the fry pan fine dice some decent smokey bacon fry that until starting to crisp and add the beans or tomatoes, pop a lid on and fry for another 3-5 minutes. the beans or mainly the chopped toms absorb all the flavour, it is ambrosia.
I switched over to Supermarket "Saver" budget beans years ago, after a lady in a Sheffield chippy gave me the tip of putting in a decent knob of butter when cooking on the hob - that creams up the sauce and makes it more "claggy" as you say - I've done them that way ever since.
And if you struggle with eating salad leaves as I do, chill some beans and have a spoonful on the plate with a dash of salad cream - really helps makes things like lettuce bearable... :)
Good idea. Branded name items are a joke. Too expensive.
Interesting 🤔 I'm gonna try that 😁
We haven't bought big brand beans in years, always supermarket own brand
Me neither , but I must say Bramwells didn't do it for me ❗️the actual bean seemed dry despite the sauce 😮
That Joe Brand she's a big girl 👧
I love Aldi beans - all of them, even the really cheapo 24p ones! I had some Heinz beans recently too, and I agree, they're nice, but not at THAT price (I'm a poet and didn't know it!😊) Cheers Gareth!
You're welcome
" A Million House Wife's Every, Day Pick Up A Tin Off Beans And Say, sod paying that for a tin of beans, I'll buy a supermarket own brand instead". Have you ever tried pan frying your beans in very little cooking oil, it fair brings out the flavour, worth a try. Cheers Gareth, for another excellent and consumer conscious video.
I think we are down to around 4 cans of heinz beans in the foodstore cupboard, which were bought at approx 50p per can quite some time ago. Recently tried Icelands new 50p beans, sauce is on the runny side, so next time I open a can I will pour some of the sauce away, but taste wise they were fine on toast with a splash of worcestershire sauce, more than happy to buy at the cheaper end of the market
Cheers pal
If you add a knob of butter to your beans when heating them they taste sublime, whichever ones you eat.
Thanks Gareth, i wonder how these stack up to the Tesco Stockwell ones at 27p per can?
You're welcome
Here I am, 22 years old, watching a video about baked beans 🫘 my dad is proud
Sainsburys do a price match with Aldi on many staples, and their own-brand baked beans is one of them (perfectly good, no need to pay x3 the price for Heinz). They also have a budget range "Hubbards" baked beans which I've yet to try, though I did give Hubbards spaghetti hoops a go for the sake of variety and they were a lot sweeter than I remember spaghetti hoops being at school (mind you, this was over 30 years ago). Perhaps something for a future taste comparison video?
They do half cans too
In Australia, Heinz effectively doubled the price of beans by eliminating the 420g can and introducing stupid sizes over and under. I think 300g and 555g. I immediately went to other brands.
Cheers down under
Just like the other commentators have stated, when you've grown up with only Heinz beans over a long period of time, your taste buds are locked into their flavour.
This is the challenge that own brands face is matching that distinct taste. If the stores' own brand come out of the Heinz factory they're going to ensure their flavour remains the stronger and richer! If they're that close in flavour, I'll give them a whirl. Thanks.
Tried them last night. Loads of beans lovely texture and taste. I try and buy Bramwells for most stuff now. The lamb and veg soup is gorgeous
Stockwell's beans hands down #1 @27p boil them , keep stirring for 3 to 4 minutes to reduce them. Amazing.
I wouldnt eat nothing but heinz till 2 years ago i tried branstons and loved them, my dad didnt like heinz always said a 3rd of it was juice and he was right, im gonna try these aldi now ty
I eat my baked beans cold...straight from the can with a teaspoon...no crocs to wash up...less washing up liquid used...less hot water...less gas...saving all the way!! 👍😁
Less gas ?
Less gas with beans? I am like a walking brass band after beans on toast.
I sometimes put them in a sandwich, without bothering toasting!
I just eat supermarket beans now, it took a few times to adjust my taste buds, but I am glad i persevered. If you go to a cafe and have a breakfast with beans, you eat them or knowing which brand they are. I used to buy Branston beans but they have shot up in price too.
I've always liked Heinz beans with pork sausages ..great unique flavour which the beans also take on ... last week l tried a tin of Asda's smart price baked beans and pork sausages ( 8 in the tin) it was a fraction of the price..around 50p off memory and was exactly the same.
Sounds great!
Beans on toast is one of my favourite comfort foods but I live in Central Asia and they are hard to come by. In the end I learned to make my own and I definitely recommend making a big batch and then freezing portions in bags. As cheap as tinned beans, taste better and less additives. Give it a chance :)
I adore beans, you can still get a decent tin for a good price. Heinz means con job. Your videos always give me a great laugh. Have a fabulous day Gaz.
You to pal
The lidl's own are pretty good. They did a 4 pack last year for 89p but they've gone up a bit now but still cheaper than Aldi and tastier than Heinz. I usually put a squirt of tomato sauce in my beans before heating, whatever type of beens they are.
Cheers, yes we don't have a lidl near me unfortunately.
Baked beans on toast with a poached egg on top, love them. I would have the cheaper ones quite happily.
Yummy 😋
I loved that meal but I’m not a vegetarian so I wouldn’t buy it again. I don’t get why everything has to be vegetarian these days on the labels its disgostang
We've always bought Lidl beans. We add some tomato puree, some salt and a bit of ketchup. Tastes great.
Good review, Aldi beans are nice and value for money.
Cheers
Hello from Australia. Just discovered your channel and am loving your videos 😄
Thank you kindly down under
Salt and sugar are down slightly from Aldi’s ‘Corale’ baked beans (which we’ve been buying for years). Is this an alternative or a rebrand?
im thinking these have replaced corale , my aldi doesnt stock corale anymore and has bramwell instead ive tried them and nowhere near as nice as coralle which is anoying back to tescos own to try them .
@@salsachris5678 Yes, they seem to have gone to the Bramwell’s (45p) and a bargain basement ‘Essentials’ range (25p, or thereabouts).
Thickness shouldn’t be confused with richness. It only needs a bit of corn starch to make it as thick as you want; but to make it truly rich you need the flavour.
You can always make a weak sauce as rich as you want it to be by adding a bit of tomato puree and a bit of smoked or hot paprika or garlic puree. You’ll save a lot of money and have the taste that you like.
Great video. I know what i will be spending my £1.40 on, three tins of bramwells beans, need i say anymore. Have a great day gareth. Karl.
Sounds great!
So after watching your video I went to Lidl. I bought 1 tin of Hienz beans £1.30, 1 tin of Lidl brand which is Newgate £0.49. They also had a Simple brand. £0.27. I bought 1 of each. Not tried the Newgate yet but the £0.27 Simple beans were very nice & pretty much indistinguishable from the Heinz. All the best from an ex heinz'y.
Nice one Stevie. All the best pal.
Heinz are far too expensive 🤯
HiGaz, born and raised on Heinz, love them, when the pennies are low I buy the cheapies…..trick is, add a sprinkling of malt vinegar as their heating up, gives them a richer and fuller flavor…….a true gastro tip!!!!!!!
Cheers Frank, all the best pal 👍
You don't always get what you pay for these days. I buy Aldi beans as prefer them to the far too watery Heinz.
I like a little knob of butter in my Bramwell beans. It makes them creamier.
It's bean a while since I bought Heinz Beanz. If I want watered-down food, I can turn on the tap!
If a cheaper brand lacks a bit of tomato flavour, as in this case, just add some ketchup.🙂
I always kept an empty can of Heinz beans hidden from my wife. She would refuse to eat baked beans unless they were Heinz. For many years she believed it was always Heinz simply because she saw the tin. She could not tell they were normally Aldi's or Tesco's own. I'm divorced now but I don't think this was the reason😂.
I'm in Canada. I lived in England in the 90s. I found the beans in the UK were watered down. Sauce seems thicker here in Canada for Heinz beans.
I stopped getting Heinz beans years ago, now I get Sainsbury’s own just as nice and only 46p
Sainsbury beans were horrible when I bought them, But we each have our own tastes. Aldi much better.
Heinz are ignoring their market's money problems (us!). For me most beans are similar and worth trying. I live alone and find that Marks and Spencers small home tin of beans is cheaper than Morrisons and other own brands! (39p for tiny tin, Heinz £1) Really liked you review. My only tiny criticism is how you read the label randomly, rather than working your way down the label. I always read my labels to check ingredients so that's my routine way. 😉
For a difference of 93p, I would definitely go for the Aldi beans. We buy them all the time. We haven't bought Heinz for years now and I won't go back any time soon at that price!!
If you store the tin upside down then give them a good shake as you did just before opening it helps with those beans as stick to the bottom.
Good tip
We switched to Aldi Bake Beans from Heniz about 3 years ago. Not only are they so much cheaper, they taste better. I think Heniz have altered the receipe over the years 🤔
Last year corale Aldi beans was four for a pound I noticed the packaging as been changed to bramwell still the best beans out
We used to have crosse and Blackwell beans they were nice ,but I’m on Aldi now haven’t had Heinz for years
I'll trust you on this. Heinz used to be a good cheap dinner: cold with a packet of crisps mashed in to the can. I'm amazed I'm still alive. I'll try the Aldi ones.
Great stuff you're saving us all on our grocery bills. Keep it up 😊
You're welcome
I do 90% of my shopping now in Aldi and I find their beans and beans with sausages are great! Its ridiculous the difference when you think both are the same beans
Aldi beans Rock bacon sausage mince chicken all good . Coffee butter cheese all good . Just limited but nip to asda or tesco and you save the dollar . Much cheaper than lidle as well . Got a shop about a bit and the savings are significant 😮
This is revolutionary, I'll never look at a tin of Heinz the same ever again, real eye opener Gaz.
Yes crazy savings
Revolutionary? What as in the 1892 Industrial Revolution? You're only about 131 years behind the times. EVERYBODY knows Heinz are a rip off.
Yet again a fair comparison from Mr G. I checked out the beans in my Co Op the other day and Heinz Beans were £2!!!! I could have fainted. I am going to give the Co Op a complete miss from now on, although I will have to get my Black Pudding from somewhere else now. 🤔🤔. I'm also a fan of cold beans, I usually make some nice buttery toast and stick cold beans on. I am also a fan of Aldi and Lidl beans. I tried the Branston Pickle ones but wasn't keen on them. If I fancy beans with aTex Mex meal I squeeze a bit of chilli sauce into them. 🥵👍👍🥵
Cheers Gerry
Yes, I walked out of co op shocked and disgusted at the prices of All there tin stuff..... In particular the beans.