how to improve tinned foods

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Stonecarver wrote:Out if curiousity what store usually has the tinned food most people would be happy with?
If it's tinned meat, M & S. Nothing comes close IMHO. They do chicken in white sauce, minced beef and steak, both in gravy, chilli. All very good. They also do tinned curries. Again, very good.
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+1 for M&S tinned meat. Everything else, it definitely is a personal choice as some things are better by one brand than another :roll: Oh and M&S tinned Rice pudding is far and away the best ever and only 45p a tin. :)
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Brambles wrote:+1 for M&S tinned meat. Everything else, it definitely is a personal choice as some things are better by one brand than another :roll: Oh and M&S tinned Rice pudding is far and away the best ever and only 45p a tin. :)
Ooh I haven't tried that, but I'll get some at the weekend.
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Seriously, it's almost as good as home made. You won't be disappointed
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Brambles wrote: Oh and M&S tinned Rice pudding is far and away the best ever and only 45p a tin. :)
I have cow-dairy issues, so I could never each much of it, but in the first stages of an acute emergency, when you're flailing around and trying to find out what's happening, this could be a really good idea - carefully nurturing your open flame in the garden. even when its not baltic outside, would take a long time.

Thinking of rice, I have some of those microwaveable pockets 55p at Sainsbo for two portions, they say they can be cooked on the hob (over a flame etc I suppose) in 3 - 4 minutes. Throwing some veg in there and some protein-of-your-choice would make a proper meal for two.

But the rice pudding is no heat at all needed :)
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Arzosah wrote:
Brambles wrote: Oh and M&S tinned Rice pudding is far and away the best ever and only 45p a tin. :)
I have cow-dairy issues, so I could never each much of it, but in the first stages of an acute emergency, when you're flailing around and trying to find out what's happening, this could be a really good idea - carefully nurturing your open flame in the garden. even when its not baltic outside, would take a long time.

Thinking of rice, I have some of those microwaveable pockets 55p at Sainsbo for two portions, they say they can be cooked on the hob (over a flame etc I suppose) in 3 - 4 minutes. Throwing some veg in there and some protein-of-your-choice would make a proper meal for two.

But the rice pudding is no heat at all needed :)

Asian shops have started doing a range of boil-in-the-bag curries - tend to be salty and hot, but with a pack of Uncle Bens thrown in you can have a biryani ready in a couple of minutes - good in an emergency or even just on the side of a hill when out walking.
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featherstick wrote:

Asian shops have started doing a range of boil-in-the-bag curries - tend to be salty and hot, but with a pack of Uncle Bens thrown in you can have a biryani ready in a couple of minutes - good in an emergency or even just on the side of a hill when out walking.
I've seen these in the Tesco world food section, and keep meaning to give them a go. I'm not madly keen on the instant rice packets, they seem to take on a plastic gluey taste maybe again it's a case of try different suppliers.
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Arzosah wrote:
Brambles wrote:
Thinking of rice, I have some of those microwaveable pockets 55p at Sainsbo for two portions, they say they can be cooked on the hob (over a flame etc I suppose) in 3 - 4 minutes.
I just boil them in their bags,don't drink the water after use it for washing up the spoon.
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