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Beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat them the more you.......
At home I always used to have Heinz baked beans and loved them but being the poor student that I am ... Read review
(+) Cheapest of the high-end of the market brand beans, Highest bean and tomato content on the market, (-) None really. Can get cheaper beans but they are in my view of inferior quality and content.
Advantages: cheap, good value for money, delicious, free from colours or preservatives Disadvantages: the packaging is very cheap ALTHOUGH this does mean that they can sell the product cheaply
Beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat them the more you.......
At home I always used to have Heinz baked beans and loved them but being the poor student that I am now I soon realised that I cant afford them anymore! As I looked at all the different types of baked beans in ... ...9p for a 420g tin, which is incredibly cheap when you think that you can spend up to 47p for a tin of baked beans!
I was utterly convinced that the beans would taste foul and that I would be able to bear eating them. So I put off trying them until last night when I realised that I had used up all my more expensive tins of baked beans and had no choice but to use the smart price ones!
I reluctantly opened the tin, half expecting ... more
Beans, beans are good for your heart, the more you eat them the more you.......
At home I always used to have Heinz baked beans and loved them but being the poor student that I am now I soon realised that I cant afford them anymore! As I looked at all the different types of baked beans in ASDA I saw their smart price baked beans for just 9p for a 420g tin, which is incredibly cheap when you think that you can spend up to 47p for a tin of baked beans!
I was utterly convinced that the beans would taste foul and that I would be able to bear eating them. So I put off trying them until last night when I realised that I had used up all my more expensive tins of baked beans and had no choice but to use the smart price ones! I reluctantly opened the tin, half expecting it to only contain about 5 actual beans (and for them to be horribly mutated!!) So I was pleasantly surprised saw the tin packed full of beans and looking no different to a tin of Heinz baked beans!
The product contains no colours or preservatives which is quite nice to know and the whole can only contains 0.8g of fat and 288 calories. I heated up half of the tin of beans as instructed on the can (4 minutes on the hob or 3 minutes in the microwave) and poured them onto my plate next to my mash potato (my staple diet as student!). The beans looked no different on my plate than the much more expensive brands do, but I still wasn't convinced that they would be edible.
As I tasted the beans I was very impressed. The texture of the beans was just right, smooth, nice and firm but not too hard. The sauce was very tasty, not too salty, bland or sweet, just perfectly tomatoey! The thickness of the sauce was just the same as more expensive brands, so it wasn't too watered down or too thick for that matter. I cannot fault the taste of the beans or the sauce one bit as they were delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed them.
I was amazed that a product more than a third of the price of the more expensive brands could taste so delicious. Although in a test between the two, these beans would probably taste different to Heinz, I really don't think it would be in a negative way as they are just as nice and when I was eating them I really wasn't aware that they were such a cheap brand!
The tin, which the beans come in, is quite thin compared to the more expensive brands but I assume this helps keep the product low cost (although it does mean that if you drop the tin it isn't going to do it any good at all!!). The paper label on the tin is also very cheap and simple, mainly white with a red logo on it and the bare minimum in terms of text! But to be honest I don't really care because I have no intention of eating the label! Its what's inside that I'm after!!! You will also need a tin opener to open the can as there is no ring pull.
The tin says that the beans are suitable for vegetarians and the tin should be stored in a cool, dry space. Once opened, any unused contents should be placed in a non-metallic bowl, refrigerated and eaten within two days.
For my lunch today I have had the left over beans from last nights dinner on toast and they were delicious. I would definitely buy this product again as it seems ridiculous to pay three times the price for a named brand which to be honest tastes no better than these. Therefore I completely recommend these baked beans, they are incredible value for money and great for students!! If you are still sceptical, give them a try, its not going to break the bank and if you like them which I'm sure you will, then it could end up saving you a fair bit of money.
Advantages: Value For Money, No Artificial Colours or Flavours Disadvantages: Basic Packaging, Often Out Of Stock At My Local Store
...I have decided to review Asda Smartprice Baked Beans (note the misspelling of Pricesmart in the product category) so here goes.
The Product & Price
The first thing that you need to remember is that these are a no frills product, retailing at just 13p for a 420g tin. This compares with a price of between 41p and 47p for a similar sized tin of HP or Heinz Baked Beans respectfully.
The packaging of the product is pretty much in line with the other ... ...above this you find the Asda Smartprice logo which, if you are not familiar with what this looks like then it is probably best described as a bright red squiggle.
The reverse of the tin contains information referring to the nutritional information and the ingredients plus a customer satisfaction guarantee, so if you are disappointed with your 13p purchase you can actually take it back and get your money back.
Appearance & Taste
The tin requires ...
micksheff 02.10.2005
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Advantages: No nasties, lots of beans, cheap, tasty, quick and easy! And lots more. Disadvantages: Didn't really find much..boring tin was the worst, but I got over that.
...our weekly shop would be Asda Smartprice. Well, I was ever so pleased, because the bill was over half what it normally comes to, but I was dreading us all loosing so much weight through not eating!
The packaging of the beans is very boring- white label with blue writing and red logo for Adsa Smartprice. That is it. No mouthwatering serving suggestions, that tempt you into buying, but at that price, I'm sure that they keep the price down through ... ...can't really complain about the label. I got the impression that anyone walking past thought that you had 40 of the same product in your trolley, as they all look the same. Anyone who cannot read, or isn't English speaking, or shortsighted would majorly struggle. And I will say, however, the tin is also a lot thinner than the bigger brands, again I guess it keeps the costs down but it would damage very easily, and a lot of them on the shelf had clearly ...
joeybabe1807 17.08.2005
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Advantages: Not bad for 29p, saves you a little money, some people wont notice the difference! Disadvantages: A little bland, some hard beans, no ring pull on the can.
A can of these beans was purchased for 29p on our latest trip to Asda. The main reason for this purchase was to save money and to try something different (partly for reviewing purposes!). This is an aluminium can (which can be recycled) with a paper label showing the smartprice logo, a plate of beans on toast and the relevant ingredients/nutrional information. The can holds 410g cans of beans which can be cooked in the microwave or in a saucepan ... ...the wattage of your microwave etc). Once opened (no ring pull on these babies!) you are met with standard beans in a very watery looking tomato-ish smelling sauce. Once cooked the smell is slightly better and I couldn't notice much different between the smell of these and Heinz beans (my favourite!). Upon sampling them I was met with one bean that tasted a little hard and overcooked! Overall the taste is not as good as Heinz but isn't inedible either, ...
katyeverett 12.05.2009
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Advantages: great taste and cheap Disadvantages: none to me
...hence my review now for asda smart price baked beans. The beans themselves come in a tin with the basic green and white labeling as with all the asda basic range which is a little different from the picture shown above. On opening the can you will see that the beans are quite good quality and have a good amount of them too, the sauce is fairly thick, as for me I find some cheaper brands have really watery sauce which is like eating soup but I was ... ...waste at all. Asda also do these baked beans with sausages in a can that are very nice too and great to have in your cupboard for a quick and easy meal idea when you are rushed. I would highly recommend these baked beans, they are the best value beans I have tried and I will continue to buy these from now on, I can honestly say they are just as good as better branded ones but for more than half the price. Thankyou for reading. ...
pompeysmick11 11.04.2009
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Advantages: Cheap and tasty Disadvantages: Packaging is plain looking
We love baked beans in our house. My son, if I'd let him, would eat them for breakfast, lunch, tea and supper. You can therefore understand why eating so many baked beans, I either had to find a cheaper tin than other branded ones, or buy shares in a baked bean manufacturer. Seeming as the latter option was never going to happen, the only other choice I had was to look for an alternative, cheaper brand.
When I went to Asda's to do my shopping, I ... ...the Smart Price beans. They were very reasonably priced at 15 pence for a 420g tin.
The packaging of the tin is typical of the Smart Price range. The tin has a white label with Asda's written on and the Smart Price logo. The bottom part of the label is red.
The back of the label gives you cooking instructions and ingredients.
You can either heat these over the hob for three to four minutes, or put them in the microwave for three minutes - stirring ...
welshfruitbat 27.01.2006
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