I think you should always try the cheapest one first in your future taste tests. In these times most people will struggle to afford any branded foods which is shown by the sales of cheaper versions.Keep up the good work and help people realise branded food is overpriced.
Thanks Peter. We agree we should always try cheap first for a few reasons as a follow on from our previous video. When a price difference is of a multiplier rather than a few pence it is always a concern. Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated. We've more comparisons to come.
Hi Fran, not tried the Tesco ones yet but we will. It is always good when the own brand is nicer and even better when it is nicer and cheaper. Any other gems in Tesco better than the branded item for us to look out for? X
Hi guys. Interesting video doing it that way round. The essential range looked just as good. I would have on toast, with jacket potato or fried potato. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to the next one 👍👍
Hi Anne, we learnt a lot from the previous video. It's possible the brand item had tickled our taste buds and affected our judgement. This time we made the decision to try the own brand first. We also cleared our taste buds with water in-between. We need to be careful otherwise we might become too professional 😅 This one worked better and we think it was a more reflective result for anyone watching which is really the purpose of the channel. There is more to come, the microwave is going to be busy. Still plenty of recipes to catch up on too.
@@ShaneAndLisa oh my word. It wouldn't do to become professional 🤣🤣🤣 Ooohhh looking forward to the microwave ones. Haven't had ""ping"" food for ages lol. Think with all this food testing, will have to start on the weight watchers range soon 🤣🤣 Seriously though, it's great as it's got me thinking about different food that I normally wouldn't have bothered with so thank you
@@ShaneAndLisa wouldn't that be fun. Which brand splats better and sticks to the t-shirt and which slides off. Best you test the budget range kitchen cleaner as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for your comment which is interesting. It is not something we have noticed but usually only having one tin at a time with nothing to compare it would be something that could pass unnoticed. Even looking at the ingredients it might be hard to spot too as the ingredient ratio could be changed over time.
Generally speaking I stay clear of Heinz products as they're overpriced and not that good. Having said that the beans and sausages Heinz are the only ones with gluten free sausages. So the Heinz b&s is the only Heinz product I'll buy.
@@ShaneAndLisa I think it's a coincidence as making them gluten free is simple and doesnt cost any more it's simply using rice flour as a bulking agent of the sausages instead of wheat. It's a very simple change to make it's just not something most manufacturers think about, I think Heinz have done it by accident. The biggest annoyance is in soup. Wheat is used to presumably thicken soups but you can buy a soup from one brand it's gluten free but then the same type of soup from another brand they whack wheat in it 😂.
Thanks for the explanation on this Matt. Nearly all the products we've put in front of the camera we have read flour in the ingredients. This is quite a wide ranging issue then?
@@ShaneAndLisa it's just a case of reading what you're buying. After a while you get used to it and know what to buy and avoid. It is nice though when you can get "normal" products that are gluten free as you don't get charged the free from prices. I just buy the Heinz beans and sausage on offer so I'm usually paying £1 a tin. The worst offenders for wheat being used as a bulking agent is sausages, soups and sauces. I'll find often the extra special, finest etc will be labelled as gluten free because they don't add bulking ingredients to bring the costs down. I've just had the 66p Asda just essentials pizza (it's not me that needs gluten free) actually alright. The amount of cheese is pretty good but I did add some extra mature cheddar for some extra flavour.
Thank you for the background, this is certainly something for us to think about. Until we had to start looking at the ingredients quite a few things have been made apparent about the ingredients actually being used in products. It seems there is quite an array of factors; price, food type.
Hi Stephen, Thanks for taking the time to add in your recommendation for Branston. We are planning a Bean comparison video and Branston will be in the line-up. Wishing you a great afternoon, Shane and Lisa :)
i always wondered if the sausages were as nice as the hienz . i always find that the cheap have horrible sausages , but im glad they dont with these . cheers guys
They were really so close that there was no difference between them. There was a very slight texture difference but not enough to account for an extra £1.28. The cheap ones are a winner 🏆
@@ShaneAndLisa it’s quite interesting to me that for the same price as a can of Heinz beans and sausages you could buy some decent butchers sausages and a can of decent beans from Aldi or Lidl, mix them together and feed twice as many people. The sausages in Heinz beans and sausages are just as trash as all the 45p versions - they’re just crappy ‘Vienna sausages’ (as the Americans would call them). When I was a kid a tin of Heinz beans and sausages was considered cheap filler when your mum couldn’t be bothered to cook. Now they’re apparently a premium brand 🤣 I think we attach too much significance to these brands, and it’s largely based on childhood memories and what we used to eat. There should be a difference between a genuinely worthwhile ‘overpriced’ product (using better quality or more expensive ingredients) and one that costs a lot simply because the brand spends a lot on telling you how great they are. I sometimes splash out on an expensive ready meal like a lasagne because it’ll have cream, pancetta, red wine, San Marzano tomatoes, PARMIGIANO REGGIANO or whatever in there to make it special, whereas a Tesco budget one will be discernibly worse. Things like Heinz beans are surely just chucking your money down the drain.
@PotatoPirate At 1.70 we can agree with you that you're in the price where better purchases could be made particularly if there are two to eat. It is an interesting point you make about childhood memories, perhaps why brands are bought out, the childhood brand image is valuable to be merged into bigger food brands.
Great information for everyone 😉 how do they taste with the extra meat in the product? we shall be in Aldi next week. It was going to be this week but we ended up in Lidl instead.
@@ShaneAndLisa they're at least as good. For the price you're paying you'd expect the Heinz sausages to be higher quality. Apparently some of the own brands use sausages that actually taste like sausages rather than little hot dogs - I think Sainsbury's is one of them.
To all the people saying Heinz beans aren’t as good as the cheaper alternatives? That’s mostly based on price. I bet if they all tins of beans were the same price 99% would choose Heinz as it’s a superior product. Are they worth the huge price point? No. Are they objectively better than the competition? Yes.
Excellent comment and mileage for a fair point. We had given this some thought previous and when we are in front of the camera on a comparison video we said it should be done as a blind test, that way there is no influence on price/looks. Wishing you a great evening, Shane and Lisa xx
@@ShaneAndLisa yeah I think when it’s a direct product comparison review that is the best way to ensure there are no subconscious biases there (be it brand, appearance, price etc). Thank you for the reply.
Great review, proves how these brand makes are ripping us off .
Even when you examine the bulk offers they still do not even seem such a great deal.
I think you should always try the cheapest one first in your future taste tests. In these times most people will struggle to afford any branded foods which is shown by the sales of cheaper versions.Keep up the good work and help people realise branded food is overpriced.
Thanks Peter. We agree we should always try cheap first for a few reasons as a follow on from our previous video. When a price difference is of a multiplier rather than a few pence it is always a concern. Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated. We've more comparisons to come.
I buy the stockwells from Tescos and I think they are better than Heinz thanks for sharing
I think the supermarket own brands are nicer than heinz stockwell beans and sausage are so so nice they are from tesco love fran xxx
Hi Fran, not tried the Tesco ones yet but we will. It is always good when the own brand is nicer and even better when it is nicer and cheaper. Any other gems in Tesco better than the branded item for us to look out for? X
Hi guys. Interesting video doing it that way round. The essential range looked just as good. I would have on toast, with jacket potato or fried potato. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to the next one 👍👍
Hi Anne, we learnt a lot from the previous video. It's possible the brand item had tickled our taste buds and affected our judgement. This time we made the decision to try the own brand first. We also cleared our taste buds with water in-between. We need to be careful otherwise we might become too professional 😅
This one worked better and we think it was a more reflective result for anyone watching which is really the purpose of the channel.
There is more to come, the microwave is going to be busy. Still plenty of recipes to catch up on too.
@@ShaneAndLisa oh my word. It wouldn't do to become professional 🤣🤣🤣
Ooohhh looking forward to the microwave ones. Haven't had ""ping"" food for ages lol.
Think with all this food testing, will have to start on the weight watchers range soon 🤣🤣
Seriously though, it's great as it's got me thinking about different food that I normally wouldn't have bothered with so thank you
Haha yes in January we shall have to be putting calories in the spotlight of what we are making 😅
@@ShaneAndLisa keep the calories one for when we're getting our summer bodies ready. We need calories to get us through the winter 🤣🤣🤣
haha that means we can keep on with the good eating after xmas then? 😅
I’ve swapped to Asda and they’re ace,absolutely no drop in quality to my taste.
Great saving in price too
In future you should do taste comparisons blind folded
haha it would be quite funny and likely messy too 😅
hi both, why dont you do a Blind Test, think it would be fun for the channel.
Just said the same b4 i noticed your comment
it would be fun and likely messy too. Once we get up and running we shall give it a go.
@@ShaneAndLisa if its too messy, you could do a comparison on essential range laundry detergent
Oh my! Can see it ending up like a food fight rather than a taste test 😅
@@ShaneAndLisa wouldn't that be fun. Which brand splats better and sticks to the t-shirt and which slides off. Best you test the budget range kitchen cleaner as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣
have you thought about it, Heinz has changed its recipe lately, its all watered down, less this and that in it, but price has gone up.
Thanks for your comment which is interesting. It is not something we have noticed but usually only having one tin at a time with nothing to compare it would be something that could pass unnoticed. Even looking at the ingredients it might be hard to spot too as the ingredient ratio could be changed over time.
keep up the work guys 👍
🙌 Thanks Richard, we appreciate your support. Best Wishes.
Generally speaking I stay clear of Heinz products as they're overpriced and not that good. Having said that the beans and sausages Heinz are the only ones with gluten free sausages. So the Heinz b&s is the only Heinz product I'll buy.
Thanks for adding this Matt. Do you think this is a factor to influence the price due to cost of ingredients?
@@ShaneAndLisa I think it's a coincidence as making them gluten free is simple and doesnt cost any more it's simply using rice flour as a bulking agent of the sausages instead of wheat. It's a very simple change to make it's just not something most manufacturers think about, I think Heinz have done it by accident. The biggest annoyance is in soup. Wheat is used to presumably thicken soups but you can buy a soup from one brand it's gluten free but then the same type of soup from another brand they whack wheat in it 😂.
Thanks for the explanation on this Matt. Nearly all the products we've put in front of the camera we have read flour in the ingredients. This is quite a wide ranging issue then?
@@ShaneAndLisa it's just a case of reading what you're buying. After a while you get used to it and know what to buy and avoid. It is nice though when you can get "normal" products that are gluten free as you don't get charged the free from prices. I just buy the Heinz beans and sausage on offer so I'm usually paying £1 a tin. The worst offenders for wheat being used as a bulking agent is sausages, soups and sauces. I'll find often the extra special, finest etc will be labelled as gluten free because they don't add bulking ingredients to bring the costs down. I've just had the 66p Asda just essentials pizza (it's not me that needs gluten free) actually alright. The amount of cheese is pretty good but I did add some extra mature cheddar for some extra flavour.
Thank you for the background, this is certainly something for us to think about. Until we had to start looking at the ingredients quite a few things have been made apparent about the ingredients actually being used in products. It seems there is quite an array of factors; price, food type.
I’ve always eaten Heinz beans but recently moved to Branson. Much better and cheaper
Hi Stephen, Thanks for taking the time to add in your recommendation for Branston. We are planning a Bean comparison video and Branston will be in the line-up. Wishing you a great afternoon, Shane and Lisa :)
@@ShaneAndLisa thanks for the unexpected reply 🤓👍
Same old story who on earth pays £1,30 extra for Heinz . Heinz same as their soups usually £ 1 pound dearer when will folks learn.
Hi John, agreed and hopefully this video can show that there are savings to be made.
I do as the cheaper ones have wheat in them and I can't eat wheat. The Heinz ones shown there are wheat free.
People who can afford the better product, which Heinz is, despite them being overpriced.
i always wondered if the sausages were as nice as the hienz . i always find that the cheap have horrible sausages , but im glad they dont with these . cheers guys
They were really so close that there was no difference between them. There was a very slight texture difference but not enough to account for an extra £1.28. The cheap ones are a winner 🏆
@@ShaneAndLisa it’s quite interesting to me that for the same price as a can of Heinz beans and sausages you could buy some decent butchers sausages and a can of decent beans from Aldi or Lidl, mix them together and feed twice as many people. The sausages in Heinz beans and sausages are just as trash as all the 45p versions - they’re just crappy ‘Vienna sausages’ (as the Americans would call them). When I was a kid a tin of Heinz beans and sausages was considered cheap filler when your mum couldn’t be bothered to cook. Now they’re apparently a premium brand 🤣
I think we attach too much significance to these brands, and it’s largely based on childhood memories and what we used to eat. There should be a difference between a genuinely worthwhile ‘overpriced’ product (using better quality or more expensive ingredients) and one that costs a lot simply because the brand spends a lot on telling you how great they are.
I sometimes splash out on an expensive ready meal like a lasagne because it’ll have cream, pancetta, red wine, San Marzano tomatoes, PARMIGIANO REGGIANO or whatever in there to make it special, whereas a Tesco budget one will be discernibly worse. Things like Heinz beans are surely just chucking your money down the drain.
@PotatoPirate At 1.70 we can agree with you that you're in the price where better purchases could be made particularly if there are two to eat. It is an interesting point you make about childhood memories, perhaps why brands are bought out, the childhood brand image is valuable to be merged into bigger food brands.
Heinz seriously over charge. I would recommend buying cheap beans and adding to them with other flavours and seasonings.
Aldi beans and sausages are 42p and have 7% more pork in them than the Heinz ones!
Great information for everyone 😉 how do they taste with the extra meat in the product? we shall be in Aldi next week. It was going to be this week but we ended up in Lidl instead.
@@ShaneAndLisa they're at least as good. For the price you're paying you'd expect the Heinz sausages to be higher quality. Apparently some of the own brands use sausages that actually taste like sausages rather than little hot dogs - I think Sainsbury's is one of them.
At 1.70 expectations are far more than what is delivered in the tin. Thanks for info re Sainsbury's. Added to our list.
To all the people saying Heinz beans aren’t as good as the cheaper alternatives? That’s mostly based on price. I bet if they all tins of beans were the same price 99% would choose Heinz as it’s a superior product.
Are they worth the huge price point? No. Are they objectively better than the competition? Yes.
Excellent comment and mileage for a fair point. We had given this some thought previous and when we are in front of the camera on a comparison video we said it should be done as a blind test, that way there is no influence on price/looks. Wishing you a great evening, Shane and Lisa xx
@@ShaneAndLisa yeah I think when it’s a direct product comparison review that is the best way to ensure there are no subconscious biases there (be it brand, appearance, price etc). Thank you for the reply.
Problem is millenials won't know how to open the cheapest tin!
...and thats without discussing the real ham tins with the key to open ( and what happens when you get a can with the key missing ). 🙌