You've heard of the Cookie Monster? well, the Boyf is a Ketchup Monster. He doesn't believe in 'less is more', he believes in 'smother everything' and as a result we get through bottles of Heinz tomato sauce at a rate of knots. Something had to be done before we had to re-mortgage the house ... Read review
Advantages: Cheaper and tastes better than the branded version. Disadvantages: None!
You've heard of the Cookie Monster? well, the Boyf is a Ketchup Monster. He doesn't believe in 'less is more', he believes in 'smother everything' and as a result we get through bottles of Heinz tomato sauce at a rate of knots. Something had to be done before we had to re-mortgage the house to pay for his addiction.
Whilst doing the weekly mooch through Sainsbury's (aka the Ketchup Run), I saw a new bottle nestled between the Heinz ... ...tomato sauce and was priced at 55p for a 500g bottle which compared to Mr Heinz's 460g bottle was a saving of 49p. As we're on a bit of an economy drive at the moment I decided to give it a whirl as every saving helps!
The Boyf can be quite particular when it comes to his ketchup and I did contemplate decanting the Sainsbury's sauce into the old Heinz bottle but I decided I couldn't be bothered with the faff I thought I'd just ... more
You've heard of the Cookie Monster? well, the Boyf is a Ketchup Monster. He doesn't believe in 'less is more', he believes in 'smother everything' and as a result we get through bottles of Heinz tomato sauce at a rate of knots. Something had to be done before we had to re-mortgage the house to pay for his addiction.
Whilst doing the weekly mooch through Sainsbury's (aka the Ketchup Run), I saw a new bottle nestled between the Heinz version and Sainsbury's Economy. It was Sainsbury's own label tomato sauce and was priced at 55p for a 500g bottle which compared to Mr Heinz's 460g bottle was a saving of 49p. As we're on a bit of an economy drive at the moment I decided to give it a whirl as every saving helps!
The Boyf can be quite particular when it comes to his ketchup and I did contemplate decanting the Sainsbury's sauce into the old Heinz bottle but I decided I couldn't be bothered with the faff I thought I'd just put the new bottle on the table and to heck with the consequences. Luckily it was Thursday 'dinner in front of TV' night and he was so engrossed in a programme on TV he didn't even notice the bottle was different as he proceeded to literally drown everything on his plate.
So far, so good I thought, until he uttered the dreaded line "What's up with this sauce?" I sat there like a rabbit in headlights waiting for the flood of complaints until the next thing he said which was "It's really nice!" and you know what, he was right. It was good, so good infact we both thought it was miles better than Heinz as the sauce was much thicker - so thick you could see the texture in it, think tomato soup or tomato puree and you'll understand what I mean. The colour was a much deeper, darker red and the sauce tasted far more tomatoey than Heinz's. The sauce doesn't have a vinegary tang to it like you'd imagine a 'cheap' brand to have, nor are there any nasty after tastes to worry about either. You would think that the sauce being so much thicker that it'd be a false economy and we'd get through more? Not so, we are now getting through less of the stuff as it has such an intense taste (but not over powering I might add) you don't need to drench your chips in it.
Since using this sauce I have used it to great success as the base sauce for a pizza and as the base sauce for spaghetti bolognaise so no need to buy those expensive tubes/tins of tomato puree that you only use one squirt of and end up leaving it in the fridge where it slowly goes off.
* Price Comparisons *
As Heinz and Sainsbury's bottle sizes don't match up, this is going to be a bit tricky (plus once this goes throught to Ciao, the layout shifts around despite me trying to jiggle it around. The Sainsbury's size and price is always on the left). Here goes:-
* Ingredients * I know Ciao frowns on ingredient listing, but in the interests of research (as ever) I compared the Heinz bottle against Sainsbury's own brand. I couldn't see the tomato percentage on the Heinz bottle but did see that Sainsbury's stated that per each 100g of product, there is 140g of tomatoes - maybe Heinz has a lower tomato percentage which would explain the intense tomatoey-ness. Other than Sainsbury's not having any mention of garlic powder, everything else was the same.
* My Final Word * I have bought several bottles of this sauce now and in one bottle the sauce was ever so slightly thinner than the others although I found this also happened when I used to buy Heinz ketchup despite all their factory speed-testing of the product (if the sauce poured out of the bottle above a certain speed, it would be rejected by them). I'd understand your uncertainty about switching from Heinz ketchup to Sainbury's own brand as after a number of years, you build up a kind of loyalty to a product but I'd strongly urge you to at least buy the 340g bottle as 41p is not that much and for all you know, you'll love it more than Heinz and satisfy your Ketchup Monster even more!!
Advantages: Great taste to match a great price Disadvantages: None
More ketchup please MOM! is what I hear every teatime. I was getting through a large bottle on a weekly basis and was paying a fortune for it.
On one of my usual shopping trips there were no large bottle of Heinz available only a bottle of Sainsbury's own brand so I decided that this would have to do.
I hid the bottle in the cupboard so my boys would not notice the different ketchup bottle and dolloped it onto their plates as usual at tea time. ... ...notice there was any difference.
I decided to try this one myself as I have tasted Morrison's own ketchup in the past and thought it was awful, it tasted to sweet. There is a great taste to this brand and it is just the right consistancy. It is neither too sweet or sharp tasting. The ketchup smell in not overpowering either which can be found with some cheap brands.
I have the 1KG squeezy bottle which I think I paid about 97p for where as the Heinz ...
sewbizzie 31.08.2007
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I am not a food snob. I will try supermarket own brands if theyre cheaper and see how they compare. Sometimes i find that the own brands are much better. This ketchup isn't as good as Heinz but it is still nice enough and I do buy it instead now as it's cheaper.
I think it's slightly more sharp than other ketchups, it seems to be more flavoursome and so you don't need to use as much which I guess means the bottle lasts longer but it also means that ... ...and put too much on! It tastes tangy and sharp and the vinegar taste isn't too strong. I have tried a different brand before and it tasted so much of vinegar that it really put me off but this one isn't like that at all.
To look at the sauce is slightly darker and it is a bit of a thicker texture so it's harder to get out of the bottle once you begin to get towards to bottom. The texture puts me off as it makes me think of blood! I do continue to ...
mark_spark2001 10.11.2009
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Everyone thinks that if ketchup is not Heinz, its rubbish. But this ones a good'en. i love it, tastes better in my opinion and cant get enough of the stuff, cheap and cheerfull always works for me! ...
m.ricketts 31.08.2007
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joy of joys. I manage to see a vegetable pass my sons lips. well, i say vegetable in the loosest sense of the word..its a kernel of corn. hmm. not great but better than nothing. this is step one. the weeks pass and we gradually upgrade to half a parsnip, a slice of carrot, and a spoonful of peas. Fantastic, you say, mine dont even do that.
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Use can also turn the mayonnaise into a thousand island dressing which is the sauce used on prawn cocktails. Just add some tomato puree or ketchup to it. I sometimes like to use salad cream for this recipe rather than mayonaise to give the sauce an extra kick.
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