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Off I go to the kitchen cupboard, only to be greeted with half empty shelves, however, at the back of the shelf I spied a 415g tin of Heinz Baked Beans with Pork Sausage. Not exactly a gourmet meal, but a simple, tasty meal that would do the job.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Now, I ... 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: Quick and easy to cook. Disadvantages: Give you wind.
...spied a 415g tin of Heinz Baked Beans with Pork Sausage. Not exactly a gourmet meal, but a simple, tasty meal that would do the job.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Now, I must have bought these within the last couple of weeks, and they would have been bought from Asda (they are available at most supermarkets and convenience stores), and the price was 63p (prices may vary slightly from store to store). And as I have said, the ... ...reputation. I’ve been eating Heinz beans and sausage for as long as I can remember.
I will freely admit that I do tend to buy branded foods such as Heinz, because although you pay more than the supermarkets’ own brand products, you (in most instances) get a better quality product (in my opinion). For example, I only have Heinz Tomato Sauce and I only ever drink proper Coke or Pepsi – none of your cheapy stuff for ... more
I had a surprise today! Not a really exciting surprise, but a surprise nonetheless. My hubby decided to come home at lunchtime for a spot of dinner with me (a rarity!). Anyway, there I was at about 12.30 this afternoon, when the phone rang: “I’m on my way home for dinner. I’ll be about 10 minutes, but I’ve only got about half an hour”, and with that the phone cut out.
Ok, I thought, I’m bound to have something in the cupboard that’s quick and easy to rustle up.
Off I go to the kitchen cupboard, only to be greeted with half empty shelves, however, at the back of the shelf I spied a 415g tin of Heinz Baked Beans with Pork Sausage. Not exactly a gourmet meal, but a simple, tasty meal that would do the job.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Now, I must have bought these within the last couple of weeks, and they would have been bought from Asda (they are available at most supermarkets and convenience stores), and the price was 63p (prices may vary slightly from store to store). And as I have said, the tin I bought was 415g.
PACKAGING
To be perfectly honest, I don’t think that I bought these because the packaging ‘told’ me to. It was more a case of reputation. I’ve been eating Heinz beans and sausage for as long as I can remember.
I will freely admit that I do tend to buy branded foods such as Heinz, because although you pay more than the supermarkets’ own brand products, you (in most instances) get a better quality product (in my opinion). For example, I only have Heinz Tomato Sauce and I only ever drink proper Coke or Pepsi – none of your cheapy stuff for me!
Anyway, back to the packaging – which I am sure most of you are already familiar with, after all Heinz is a company that a lot of us know and love.
The product is encased in a cylindrical tin, which is made up from recyclable steel. Around the outside of the tin, you have a label that is predominately greeny blue in colour, with a relatively large section (at what would be deemed as the front of the tin) with a dark blue background and white writing telling you that it is Heinz Baked Beans and Pork Sausage.
On the reverse of the tin you are given nutritional information and the Heinz satisfaction guarantee (which I won’t bore you with), as well as the ingredients and contact information.
To open the tin is a doodle – it has a ring pull on the lid, which opened very easily.
PREPARATION
Once I had opened the tin, I looked inside to be greeted with quite a bright orangey red sauce and hundreds of almost perfectly formed beans – no sign of the sausage yet though.
Now to cook these, you have two options. The first option is in a pan on a hob (this is my preferred method), and the second option, in a microwave.
If, like me, you are going to cook them in a pan, you need to make sure that you do not boil them – it mars the flavour and spoils the taste.
The amount of time they take to cook in a pan depends on how high you have your hob – I have mine on the lowest heat setting and it takes about 5 to 7 minutes for them to heat though thoroughly. During cooking, I keep mine moving, by using a large wooden spoon, being careful not to squash the beans or sausage.
If you are going to nuke them in the microwave then the guidelines that are provided on the tin relate to a 650 watt one, so you will need to adjust the times in accordance with your own microwave if necessary. Basically (for 650w), you need to pop the beans and sausage into a suitable container, and put them on for 2 minutes. You then need to give them a stir and zap them for another 2 minutes until hot.
Simple!
In the meantime, whilst my beans and sausage are simmering away nicely, I pop some bread in the toaster. You can’t beat beans and sausage on toast!
FLAVOURS/TASTE AND TEXTURE
SAUCE – As I said earlier, the sauce is an orangey red in colour, but it’s not off-putting to look at. There is a slight smell to it, and although it is a tomato sauce, it’s not overly tomatoey – this also goes for the flavour. Now you’re probably thinking that I’ve lost the plot – tomato sauce not being overly tomatoey, but it’s true. It’s very hard to describe, but if you were to compare its ‘tomatoeyness’ to that of tomato ketchup, you would agree – it’s not that strong a taste, but you can pinpoint it as tomato. The sauce has a sweet taste to it, and I find it very enojoyable.
As for the consistency of the sauce, it’s not very thick, but it’s not thin like water either – the only way I can describe it, is to say that it’s ‘gloopy’.
BEANS – I am pleased to announce that the amount of beans is super – no skimping at all. The tin is filled right to the top with these large perfectly shaped, juicy beans. I find that they are extremely soft to eat, and don’t really need chewing, however, I find that they leave a bit of a coating in the mouth, (which soon disappears) but it’s not unpleasant – it just makes the inside of you mouth feel a little rough and coated for a few seconds.
SAUSAGE – Definitely the best part of the equation! These little rolls of processed meat are simply divine. They are roughly the same size as cocktail sausages (about 2 inches long and the diameter of a 20 pence piece – except the are rounded), and they are very smooth in texture. In the 415g tins you get 8 sausages, however they do a smaller (half size) tin that has 4 sausages.
Although these are classed as pork sausage don’t expect the taste of a traditional pork banger – no, these are much more zingy and have got spices in them which make them extremely tasty. It’s difficult to explain the taste of them, because for me it’s always the slight aftertaste that I recall. Like I’ve said, they have got spices in them, but they are not at all strong and domineering (like say in Indian food). Tangy! That’s the word I was looking for, and that’s exactly what they are. Tangy.
The texture of the sausages is very smooth, and they practically dissolve in your mouth. Again, like with the beans, you do not need to really chew these – they just simply disappear. You are left with a little bit of an after taste from the sausages, but it doesn’t last long and it is not unpleasant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The tins need to be stored in a cupboard or pantry, and have a good long shelf life. The tin I used today had an expiry date of 07/04, which is great because these are the sort of things that you can keep in, and heat up in minutes if caught unawares by either a hungry mob, or in my case, my hubby LOL.
Health wise these are pretty good. They have no artificial colours, preservatives, flavours or GM (genetically modified) ingredients, and they are suitable for people who are on a gluten free diet.
½ a 415g tin is equal to 1 portion of fruit and veg, and I’m sure that most of you are aware that we should have 5 portions of fruit and veg a day.
They do however give you wind, which is often stinky and unpleasant for anyone downwind of it LOL.
VERDICT
Well, I’ve been a fan for years, and for me it’s the sausage that I really go for – they are just so tasty (I’m just waiting for the day that they forget to put the beans in and fill the tin with just the sausage – I’d be well and truly in my element LOL!).
Overall these have to be one of the quickest, tastiest and filling meals available in a tin.
I definitely recommend these and so does my hubby. He said that when he walked into the kitchen and saw what I was cooking he was disappointed at first, but after eating, he said it made a nice change as he hadn’t had beans and sausage for ages, and had forgotten how good they actually taste. So, go on, what are you waiting for, put them on your shopping list.
Advantages: Beans means Heinz, say no more! Disadvantages: Sausages can look slightly dubious
...recently rediscovered the joys of Heinz Baked Beans with Sausages, something I hadn’t eaten since I was at school many moons ago. Wandering round Tesco’s doing the weekly shop, there was a little tin nestling unnoticed in the half-price bin, so I thought it would be rude not to pick it up and see if the contents were as tasty as I remembered...
What can you say, really? This is exactly what it says on the tin - there are two sizes available, ... ...sausages. You can recognise the Heinz logo a mile off, and it normally stands for good quality food - and I have no complaints about the taste of the beans and sauce, these are the best baked beans money can buy.
You can save some pennies by opting for cheaper varieties or supermarket own brands, but the sauce always seems watery in comparison to the Heinz one – which is, as they say, original and best. It’s thick, a proper red colour, ...
Flodum 23.01.2002
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Advantages: Cheap, easy to prepare, good source of protein Disadvantages: None - unless you can't find the can opener
Heinz baked beans and pork sausages have been around since I was little and definitely come under the category of Winter comfort foods for me. They are very convenient to use - how difficult is it to open the can, pour into a saucepan and heat? And they taste great on slabs of toasted crusty bread.
The usual size can now is the 15oz one with 8 of the mini sausages in but I can remember when they used to do a smaller 7 1/2oz size with 4 sausages ... ...pork sausages (cocktail size) in Heinz baked beans with tomato sauce. The flavours meld pretty well together, and of all the different brands, Heinz definitely tastes the best! Baked beans are nutritious and add fibre/roughage into the diet, as well as being an excellent source of vegetable protein. The sausages are also a source of protein, so this is especially a good food for young growing bodies, or the elderly (who may not have much money to ...
poet831 09.11.2001
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Advantages: Quick and easy meal Disadvantages: tinned sausages not as good as fresh
...green with the distinctively shaped Heinz label a blue colour. At the top of the Heinz label is the word “Heinz” and underneath it reads “Baked Beanz with Pork Sausages in tomato juice”. This is fairly self-explanatory but you’ve got to love the fact that they specify the sausages are pork and that they have misspelled “beans” perhaps this is to give the product a little street cred.
Anyway the tin is very easy to open as it is one of those ring ... ...to the trouble of hunting around for a tin opener. The beans and sausages can either be cooked on the hob or in the microwave. I decide to cook them in the microwave because I have not got a pan. To heat them in the microwave you pour them into a microwaveable dish, cover, nuke for 1 minute, stir and nuke for another 30 seconds. You are advised to check that the product is hot before serving and adjust the times according to how powerful your microwave ...
jammy_banana 01.12.2004
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Advantages: Heinz 'je ne sais quoi' and a filling reliable snack Disadvantages: Not the cheapest
Heinz beans are one of those products. You know the ones. The ones where you face mutiny if you introduce any alternative. Where your family ask suspiciously 'Is this what we usually have?' before rejecting the offending substitute for having the 'wrong' smell, consistency, colour and possibly taste if you ever get that far.
These tins of beans with sausages were a favourite of mine from my childhood (and I'm not telling you how long ago that was). ... ...filling and nutritious. But Heinz has won in our house because it is familiar and comforting. I would rather pay a bit more for something that they will eat rather than save money and have them roaming through the cupboards wailing that there is nothing whatsoever to eat in the house. Viva Heinz. ...
ranson 27.10.2001
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...across this small tin of Heinz baked beans with pork sausage. Yes, I haven’t had these for ages, so that is what i had for my lunch today.
Heinz baked beans with pork sausages can be brought in two different sizes of tin. The one that I had was the smaller tin which contained 200g. It says one the tin that this makes up one portion of fruit and veg for the day and you are supposed to eat five a day, which is the healthy way. This smaller tin ... ...that the sauce used by heinz is quite a thick consistency and isn’t too strong. Today I had these beans and sausages on two slices of toast, but one of my favourite ways to eat these is to have them with 2 waffles and put some grilled bacon on the top. But they do taste just as good on toast.
I prefer the beans and sausage to just beans because it gives them an extra flavour and they produce a nice quick lunch which only takes about two minutes ...
Groovygal 14.02.2004
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BBQ Baked Beanz
Curried Baked Beanz
Baked Beanz with PorkSausagesBaked Beanz with Chicken Nuggets
Baked Beanz with Vegetable SausagesBaked Beanz with PorkSausagesBaked Beanz with Cumberland Sausages
As you can see there is a lot of Beanz out there, absolutely spoilt for choice!
MY OPINION
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Plain and simple I am not really impressed with it and I find it is a shame as apart from being nice they are also good for you and a good curry sauce would certainly be an incentive into buying this, especially let's say if you are on a diet and fancy a curry.. A nice jacket potato with decent curried beans would certainly satisfy me!
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