why do you shop at supermarkets ?

Local butcher is always a better option , you can ask him about certain cuts & what part of the cow they come from. The butchers behind the counter @ Tesco haven't got a f*cking clue .A bit of a trick Tesco use is when packing steaks (rump) they often cover the fatty part with the label making it hard to see what you're buying.

The only thing I will buy from Tesco meat department is the ready cooked chicken if I'm going out for the day.

So now you've been found out you are now trying to support your comments by making it localtoyou e.g: Aberystwth because you know that the vast majority of members on here couldn't tell if you were right or wrong whereas previously your sweeping statements like 'Local shops are more expensive. That's pretty much it to be honest.' were proven by others on the forum to be incorrect!!!

I live in Aber 10 months of the year. When I'm back in Cardiff I don't do the shopping. You can't talk about Cardiff either as you're from Merthyr.

Why the hell would I be talking about any other place? If I don't live in London I can't comment on the prices in London, same with Cardiff and same with Manchester.

I've not been found out at all Brownie. Im just admitting what I have found to be my experience when it comes to shopping. I was always talking about local to me because thats where I live and where I shop.

Its my experience that local shops in the majority are more expensive. Thats my opinion and I know because I have been to the shops around here where I live and shop (so the only place I can go by as I don't shop all up and down Britain to compare) and I know for a fact that supermarkets like LIDL undercut the local shops significantly.

I agree with you on the quality thing but in terms of price LIDL is the cheapest around here.

So now you've been found out you are now trying to support your comments by making it localtoyou e.g: Aberystwth because you know that the vast majority of members on here couldn't tell if you were right or wrong whereas previously your sweeping statements like 'Local shops are more expensive. That's pretty much it to be honest.' were proven by others on the forum to be incorrect!!!

I live in Aber 10 months of the year. When I'm back in Cardiff I don't do the shopping. You can't talk about Cardiff either as you're from Merthyr.

Why the hell would I be talking about any other place? If I don't live in London I can't comment on the prices in London, same with Cardiff and same with Manchester.

I've not been found out at all Brownie. Im just admitting what I have found to be my experience when it comes to shopping. I was always talking about local to me because thats where I live and where I shop.

Its my experience that local shops in the majority are more expensive. Thats my opinion and I know because I have been to the shops around here where I live and shop (so the only place I can go by as I don't shop all up and down Britain to compare) and I know for a fact that supermarkets like LIDL undercut the local shops significantly.

I agree with you on the quality thing but in terms of price LIDL is the cheapest around here.

There is an old chap I work with in his 50s that has been a butcher all his adult life and the only place he will buy packed steak/joints from now is Lidl.

Fresh cheese?

Yes. I don't buy that cheap mature cheddar rubbish most people buy. I'd rather fresh feta cheese cut. If you buy packaged crap then you will get packaged crap. Its quite obvious. Supermarkets provide alternatives at a premium.

I didn't know Feta had to be fresh. Thought there was a lengthy refining process involved. How old is fresh Feta?

Most supermarkets keep feta in natural brine which leaves a horrible overly salty taste on the cheese that is exposed. Fine if you are using it as a cooking ingredient, terrible as part of a chicken salad. Better to buy it from the cheese counter in natural fresh water rather than brine as it'll keep long enough due to salt content.

How old must fresh feta be Before it is considered 'unfresh'

How old must fresh feta be Before it is considered 'unfresh'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/2 ... 10373.html

How old must fresh feta be Before it is considered 'unfresh'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/2 ... 10373.html

So Tesco sell gone off cheese? It's mass produced rubbish but it's not 'gone off' is it?

How old must fresh feta be Before it is considered 'unfresh'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/2 ... 10373.html

So Tesco sell gone off cheese? It's mass produced rubbish but it's not 'gone off' is it?

Its not as fresh as it should be. When supermarkets put their prepackaged stuff on the shelves its not as fresh as it should be. If you get it from the counter you get fresher stuff but it costs more.

How old must fresh feta be Before it is considered 'unfresh'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/2 ... 10373.html

So Tesco sell gone off cheese? It's mass produced rubbish but it's not 'gone off' is it?

Its not as fresh as it should be. When supermarkets put their prepackaged stuff on the shelves its not as fresh as it should be. If you get it from the counter you get fresher stuff but it costs more.

Barnett I'm not convinced with your latest venture into the 'foodie' world. Isn't it a fact that cheese requires a minimum maturation time, improving with age? The only time i have heard the term 'fresh cheese' was in reference to Ricotta.

I'm no expert on Feta but i think they're extorting money from you on the 'fresh cheese' counter.

Fresh Cheese

Whatever next? fresh wine

Ill have a glass of August 26th 2013 red please, knocks the spots off that 1978 stuff.

Fresh Cheese

Whatever next? fresh wine

Ill have a glass of August 26th 2013 red please, knocks the spots off that 1978 stuff.

Everyone is catching JB out FFS!!!!

http://greekfood.about.com/od/buyinggui ... g_feta.htm

'Note: Feta should always be protected from exposure to air which will cause it to dry, and will cause the taste to sharpen or sour.'

Supermarkets don't do this, hence it tastes like shit compared to how it is used too.

Brownie, for an ex politician you ain't half thick. If the rest of them on our councils are anything of the same creed the Russians may as well nuke this island and save us all the inevitable doom.

Stick to buying your packet cheddar Brownie.

http://greekfood.about.com/od/buyingguide/a/shopping_feta.htm

'Note: Feta should always be protected from exposure to air which will cause it to dry, and will cause the taste to sharpen or sour.'

Supermarkets don't do this, hence it tastes like shit compared to how it is used too.

Brownie, for an ex politician you ain't half thick. If the rest of them on our councils are anything of the same creed the Russians may as well nuke this island and save us all the inevitable doom.

Stick to buying your packet cheddar Brownie.

Never been a cheese person myself but wheres the proof that supermarkets don't do this or is it just your theory..?

http://greekfood.about.com/od/buyingguide/a/shopping_feta.htm

'Note: Feta should always be protected from exposure to air which will cause it to dry, and will cause the taste to sharpen or sour.'

Supermarkets don't do this, hence it tastes like shit compared to how it is used too.

Brownie, for an ex politician you ain't half thick. If the rest of them on our councils are anything of the same creed the Russians may as well nuke this island and save us all the inevitable doom.

Stick to buying your packet cheddar Brownie.

It doesn't mention 'fresh cheese' in that article, cheese sealed in a packet is not exsposed to air causing the freshness to disapate.

Never been a cheese person myself but wheres the proof that supermarkets don't do this or is it just your theory..?

TESCO in St. Mellons, Cardiff don't and Morrisons here don't, although you can buy it in brine (i prefer it in fresh water) but that is more expensive again but as you said earlier with the meats, you get what you pay for, thats why I go to the butchers like yourself.

Each to their own.

It doesn't mention 'fresh cheese' in that article, cheese sealed in a packet is not exsposed to air causing the freshness to disapate.

Rather than argue with you, buy feta not in brine from the shelf and then buy a piece from the cheese counter and you will see the difference massively. The stuff on the shelf is dried out and disgusting in comparison to what you get on the cheese counter. The stuff in brine is okay but as already said its more expensive and doesn't go well with chicken. Feta in fresh water prepared properly is the only way sorry.

Never been a cheese person myself but wheres the proof that supermarkets don't do this or is it just your theory..?

TESCO in St. Mellons, Cardiff don't and Morrisons here don't, although you can buy it in brine (i prefer it in fresh water) but that is more expensive again but as you said earlier with the meats, you get what you pay for, thats why I go to the butchers like yourself.

Each to their own.

so its your theory in other words!!!! and what happened to you only knowing about the shops in Aber becase you don't do the shopping in Cardiff yet you comment about Cardiff's tesco and Morrisons!!!! FFS you are a whopper!!!

It doesn't mention 'fresh cheese' in that article, cheese sealed in a packet is not exsposed to air causing the freshness to disapate.

Rather than argue with you, buy feta not in brine from the shelf and then buy a piece from the cheese counter and you will see the difference massively. The stuff on the shelf is dried out and disgusting in comparison to what you get on the cheese counter. The stuff in brine is okay but as already said its more expensive and doesn't go well with chicken. Feta in fresh water prepared properly is the only way sorry.

I've a feeling you are right Barnett, although it doesn't state a prefered storage option in that article on feta. i will try it and report back to you my learned friend. But i'm still not sure it's matter of freshness, aren't they equally fresh with differing tastes?

so its your theory in other words!!!! and what happened to you only knowing about the shops in Aber becase you don't do the shopping in Cardiff yet you comment about Cardiff's tesco and Morrisons!!!! FFS you are a whopper!!!

I live at home 2 months. I go to TESCO when I am at home because its like 2 minutes away from where I live. I don't know of any other shop in Cardiff as I don't go there and have no reason to do so.

The person who does his shopping all online trying to have a dig at others for shopping in store. You couldn't make it up.

so its your theory in other words!!!! and what happened to you only knowing about the shops in Aber becase you don't do the shopping in Cardiff yet you comment about Cardiff's tesco and Morrisons!!!! FFS you are a whopper!!!

I live at home 2 months. I go to TESCO when I am at home because its like 2 minutes away from where I live. I don't know of any other shop in Cardiff as I don't go there and have no reason to do so.

The person who does his shopping all online trying to have a dig at others for shopping in store. You couldn't make it up.

So why say this then whn you are now saying the opposite.? I live in Aber 10 months of the year. When I'm back in Cardiff I don't do the shopping. You can't talk about Cardiff either as you're from Merthyr.

Why the hell would I be talking about any other place? If I don't live in London I can't comment on the prices in London, same with Cardiff and same with Manchester

So why say this then whn you are now saying the opposite.? I live in Aber 10 months of the year. When I'm back in Cardiff I don't do the shopping. You can't talk about Cardiff either as you're from Merthyr.

Why the hell would I be talking about any other place? If I don't live in London I can't comment on the prices in London, same with Cardiff and same with Manchester

Not the weekly shop no I don't because my mother loves shopping and needs to look at the clothes and everything which grinds my gears. I like to go into the shop, get what I need and leave. I do a little shop for stuff that I want myself out of my money and the rest my mother gets. Hope this clarifies the situation for you.

We aren't all living the dream like you and can do a £200 shop as a family whilst paying a bit extra to keep the local green grocer happy.

So why say this then whn you are now saying the opposite.? I live in Aber 10 months of the year. When I'm back in Cardiff I don't do the shopping. You can't talk about Cardiff either as you're from Merthyr.

Why the hell would I be talking about any other place? If I don't live in London I can't comment on the prices in London, same with Cardiff and same with Manchester

Not the weekly shop no I don't because my mother loves shopping and needs to look at the clothes and everything which grinds my gears. I like to go into the shop, get what I need and leave. I do a little shop for stuff that I want myself out of my money and the rest my mother gets. Hope this clarifies the situation for you.

We aren't all living the dream like you and can do a £200 shop as a family whilst paying a bit extra to keep the local green grocer happy.

So you don't do the shopping yet on the other hand you do the shopping!!!!

So you don't do the shopping yet on the other hand you do the shopping!!!!

Only a little shop myself, nothing major. Chicken, eggs, lettuce, cheese, whey, etc.

My mum gets the rest on the Saturday shop.

So you don't do the shopping yet on the other hand you do the shopping!!!!

Only a little shop myself, nothing major. Chicken, eggs, lettuce, cheese, whey, etc.

My mum gets the rest on the Saturday shop.

So you do shopping in Cardiff then even when you say you don't..?

Saying one thing yet meaning another!!!!!

Bloody phone, wrong thread.

Quality of food is rubbish, they don't give a shit about the local communities and they take money out of the area!!!

Buy from your local shops!!!! Fruit from fruit shops, meat from butchers and so on!!!

Don't br a lazy b*stard and choose the supermarket because everything is under one roof!!!!

Yet you've just posted about buying things in Tesco....

And i bet he's got a clubcard

follow the conversation and you will see that I am talking about fruit and veg shops

Nope. Your point was about them "not caring about the community" & "taking money out of the area".

What you said after was just examples of how.

And i bet he's got a clubcard

follow the conversation and you will see that I am talking about fruit and veg shops

"... and so on"

Which implies dont use the supermarket for anything you can buy indendantly .

Calamity Brown strikes again