WOW! Super CHEAP Bacon & Gammon!

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[@peterclarke3300]

You can’t complain about that one Gaz and finally companies using their brains and selling the miss shapes at a decent price rather than throwing them away and keep up finding the bargains 👏👏👍👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Peter will try to

[@blackbob3358]

There's the two key words there, 3300, that one. I bought 3 , one after the other. Each pack, splendid value. Good in t'winter for lobbing some in a stew. Last one i got, salty, and tough as old boots. Either way, non got wasted. No complaints with any thing i've bought from HB's. It's a good "learner" for some one who's useless at this crack. Where there's a will, there's a way, i say !! Necessity is indeed the mother of invention. Good job, G, as per.

[@xarisstylianou]

When i vistid my brother we used to go toothe openarket and het these oddcot bacon Some times you would get nive pec pr little ones ..... Which you vould use in omeletes has you said a bit salty

[@philipmckeon8944]

I’ve been buying this for years. I open it up and check the size of the pieces. That determine what I’m going to cook with it. If they are big chunks it’s boiled bacon and cabbage with spuds n’ parsley sauce. If not it goes into stir fry’s, quiche, soups, sambos, or pasta dishes to name but a few. Great value. I pay €2.25 over here. Yeah can sometimes be a little fatty but just cut it off before cooking. I then put the fat into the air fryer and make pork scratching. No wast with me! 🤣

[@kenh3344]

Your euro about the same at about 70 p per euro so you might just have the edge on price . ??

[@pauloakes5718]

Rinse it. Boil it. Dry it. Coat it with preferred seasoning.Couple of minutes in the air fryer.Mix it into a home made egg fried rice and you can feed a family of ten if you need too. Great content thought provoking🛶

[@jonbutterfield1956]

Super idea!

[@keithrobertson5110]

Stuffs tasteless, splash out and buy some proper Danish bacon it's 2023 for god sake. 😋

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Thank you. I have been using the good stuff for my special fried rice for too long.

[@emily-vn2id]

I used to buy these packs from asda and tesco for 75p, sometimes you get a load of rashers, sometimes you get gammon slices. You get used to being able to tell which before you buy it. Such a good deal for when you're really struggling for money and can't afford much meat.

[@johnbowyer6902]

It's one of the best bargains I've seen on your channel. It does look really good. Real Value.😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

I think so too!

[@Vince_uk]

I bought one of these packs from a local butcher for around the same price. When I opened it like that one it was huge chunks and I had no idea what to do with it however, they are excellent for putting making a pea and ham soup etc. Next time I will try and grill them but they are value for money. I don't eat much bacon not as much as I used to eat which was daily but I do love it.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the info!

[@kwkw5711]

cut it into smal chunks boil it then put it in a quiche with cheese yummy

[@Davidjohnson-o6g]

Just goes to show you that you don't have to pay through the nose for something tasty and edible great food review pal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Very true

[@janettebarr6538]

That’s half the problem too many people will only buy brand names as they want perfect when it’s best to shop around for bargains

[@dihuxtable7075]

Great for recipes that need bacon. Like bacon and egg flan. Pea and ham soup.. Each pack is so different great show Gareth

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome 😊

[@julesb7707]

I bought the Tesco’s 500g pack for 90p (Oct 2023) it’s got to be the best 90p I’ve ever spent. 6 good sized thick slices & tasted far nicer than the expensive stuff I usually buy.

[@TheFrogfrog1]

My Nan always brought this stuff to make bacon and onion clanger with! 😀

[@sheaphilbin3906]

If its German , it usually is good . Soak it in water to reduce the saltiness and it valso leeches some of the nitrates and pat it dry . Now here is a real tip - Bash the bacon - make it thinner ~ 3 bowls - Whip up an egg ot two -- Get some flour --- Make some breadcrumbs. Dip the bacon in the egg then the flour and the breadcrumbs and fry over a medium heat and you have bacon schnitzel and serve with sweet mustard or riatta !

[@duncanbell4054]

I use it to make egg & bacon pies , just slice it up and cook it ,make some pastry up ,put in foil trays (about 1 inch deep) and put in full eggs , cover with a pastry lid egg wash and bake . This cost fortune in eggs but well worth it, they dissapper really quick in our house

[@eddiebell5181]

We buy this... it dies vary from pack to pack, sometimes you get a number of proper slices included and other times you get chunks of gammon or bacon. We use it for Quiches and Ham and Egg pies while it's also tasty enough for pasta dishes... especially if you don't get any slices. Incredible value and because it's the outside of bacon and gammon joints it has great flavour. We also use Home Bargains Ham off cuts which has a similar range of uses.

[@crushbeast29]

You can get 6 rashers of bacon from farmfoods for £1.25, but the amount you get here for only £0.25 more is far more value. Only downside is the oddly shapes pieces 🙃

[@simonhancock9204]

It's good for stews and stuff, I buy these and make meals for work then bung it in the microwave, cheaper than buying a sandwich from a machine

[@sparsh415]

You could cut it yourself with scissors then portion it off and freeze. Rashers for meals,bits and pieces for cooking.

[@keithshwalbe6981]

Well found Gareth. That's brilliant value mate.

[@grahamparsons3406]

I bought another pack of this today. If you sort through the packs, you can often find one or two with only 3 or 4 pieces of bacon that are effectively bacon chops. I defat them, then simmer for a while in plain water to remove a lot of the salty nitrates and nitrites.

[@stuart7999]

Aldi and Lidl both have proper sliced bacon at £1.45 for a 10 pack 🙄 but them cooking packs use to cost 69p in Tesco.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Stuart

[@menopausalbarbie7467]

Looks really tasty and you can't beat that price! Thanks for another honest review 💜💜💜

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

My pleasure!!

[@vampdiva6878]

This stuff is great! I love it! I cook it all in one go, chop it up and portion it and freeze it. I make lardons, small chunks diced for pasta carbonara and so.e for a topper on cheese fries over the cheese to melt in the oven. Great stuff and incredibly versatile 👌🏼

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great! Cheers Vamp yum 😋

[@toddoframsgate1393]

I got some today on your tasting. I weighed mine, 948gms without packaging. Can't wait to get stuck into it, thanks G.

[@amsodoneworkingnow1978]

Rinse off from pot in cold water then Blanche in hot. I use the bigger thicker pieces like Gannon steals thinner bits cook like bacon. I've made lentil soup with larger bits of lots of the smaller fatty bits. We buy it often used to only be 72p in Tesco Best bag I bought I made boiled ham mash and cabbage ( for two) Bacon buggies three times for two pot of lentil soup with one very large piece. Used the rest to add to quiche ( 2). Soup have both of us three portions. Not bad for just under a pound now. We have been buying them for year in fact there's one in the fridge right now.

[@Almond001]

We have had those before, they are great to add to home made pea soup, using the dried peas in a box, soak overnight then cook. Quick fry of the bacon and ham then chuck them in the soup, let the soup thicken up and serve with chunky bread, it'll stick to yer ribs

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Great idea!

[@Almond001]

@@BaldFoodieGuy ha ha, I've just found a box at the back of the kitchen cupboard, that's our Tea sorted for tomorrow

[@tonyb181ify]

Being a Beckett I'm glad you reviewed it :-)

[@JayWakes101]

I've been buying these for years. It's different each pack what you get, I see it as a mystery bag of bacon. I found them to be tastier than the perfect packed stuff. Around £1.97 for 1kg in Lidl. £1.70 for 907g in B&M, although you may find short date ones for 50p a pack. Tesco & Asda do 500g for 90p. Always good to have on hand.

[@liveroom4235]

Good to throw into various dishes for flavour.

[@JayWakes101]

@@liveroom4235 Last year just before the new year they had maple infused smoked bacon rashers in a lot of the packs, think one had around 25 strips,

[@jeantootell2670]

Glad you liked the gammon, thanks for the review, I stick to the naked bacon as no nasties in it, and it's on offer sometimes 👍

[@geordieb3959]

Ideal for leeks and bacon , sliced leeks , chopped up bacon , some water and salt , in deep 2in deep fry pan ,bit of salt , cook on medium with lid on . Eat with slice of bread , mop up the juices.

[@starilvara]

This 'cooking bacon' (as Tesco call it) is really good if you chop the big thick pieces up into chunky lardons, great for air frying off and bunging into soup, probably great in a spag bol, too!

[@mrsplumbridge4888]

I've bought bacon like that sometimes it's really tough but when it's good it's really good value

[@dabbleabit]

That's why it's so cheap, it's been in the bucket of salty water for to long, best way to get salt out is to boil it with cabbage, the cabbage will draw out the salt out and the cabbage will taste amazing afterwards also as well as the bacon.

[@siebdykstra]

I've bought off cuts of bacon before. Aldi used to do a pack which was exactly like that, big but ugly bits of bacon/gammon, but really good in a sarnie. Bought some from Asda just once, like wafer thin ham style bacon. Shocking! Aldi's off cuts of cooked ham are usually pretty decent to.

[@brettc1169]

Sometimes known as cooking bacon, drop in soups or cover in honey on a low heat in the oven and have with chips, beans and fried egg 😎

[@nicolavallely8076]

My late husband used to eat this. I don't eat bacon or pork myself,he used to put in the George Foreman and ate it with eggs , thank you for the video xx

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Nicola, cheers for the live super chat, very welcome.

[@francesmunro9666]

If you don’t like it salty Gareth soak in a pan cold water overnight take out salt rinse well pay dry xx👍👍

[@andywrong3247]

I paid £2.62 for 2 thin slices @ Nettletons nice but pricy I wish I had a home bargains near by.

[@ratherepicdave8347]

That stuffs great to chop Into cubes and use in stews, soups or omlette!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Great idea!

[@MagralhoPT]

Nitrites and nitrates are two preservatives anyway, so you were right both ways, you might have consider them just a single thing instead of two different preservatives. I would recommend boiling it first to remove salt/white gunk/preservatives and since its raw pork meat and its the buts of the bacon that can't be cut into nice rashers, you want to have it proper cut for safety. After that just do whatever, fry it and eat it in a bun, cut it into lardons and make a filling for a pie, add it to sauces as a meat-base for like carbonara, mince it and add tomato and mushrooms for a bacon-tomato sauce. The options are endless! It might look disgusting at start but its the same as buying a whole chicken and cut it at home for multiple recipes when you think about it. And if you prepare it in bulk, cut the fat out and render the bacon, you can have crispy bacon and bacon lard that you can then use for other things!

[@Mark1405Leeds]

Love the Aldi version - everyday essentials bacon! - it can be quite thick which I like! Nothing wrong with nitrites! Don't believe everything they tell you!

[@rhunl]

Pineapple? Forking pineapple? I was with you until this suggestion. Put me off my dinner, my stomach is crying. 😂

[@markwinter8315]

Aye, and me😂😂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Got to have pineapple with gammon, where you been living 🤣

[@rhunl]

@@BaldFoodieGuy Not in this lifetime! Pineapples belong in the dessert course, anything earlier is culinary blasphemy. 😂

[@robwembley]

This brings back sweet savoury memories. I used to get my 'bacon misshapes' from my local Lidl. I would always open the whole pack into a sink full of cold water. Then separate the pieces and put into a plastic and sealable container. This would be kept in the fridge. I would use it all up over a few days. A large glass dish was used and the bacon roasted in the oven until crispy. A delicious smell would fill the kitchen. Spot On !

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Rob

[@stevenmintandrews4859]

Cheers Gareth great job. Looks good mate , Bargain.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks 👍

[@SuperLittleTyke]

Before I watch the video I'd just like to mention the sell by dates in Lidl this morning. In the cold meats section there were two boxes of Italian Prosciutto Cotto ham that were two days past the sell by date. The box at the front of the shelf was well within date. Don't the dates get checked semi automatically nowadays? A shop receives a delivery and somewhere on the docket it must show the sell by date. Then at the till an item is rung up and the computer knows, or should know, that the item was from this batch with this docket. Two boxes at 10 packs of ham in each, we're talking about a food wastage of almost £40.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers for the information 👍

[@cliffboulton8763]

Forgotten about this. I used to buy it in Tesco's and make a Bacon, Onion and Mushroom Pudding from some recipe I had. Mashed Potatoes, Carrots and Peas (or Cabbage maybe) wIth Thick Gravy. You've got a really tasty meal in front of you.

[@jackiesilvester6566]

If you check when you buy them you can sometimes get some with normal rashers in. The one I got the other day was big enough to do gammon steaks with. They are also good to chop up and use in quiches or omelettes

[@johndavis7944]

Apprentice Butcher cuts me thinks. We have the 'Bacon Ends' 500g packs $8.00 here in Australia. Great odd sized pieces for cooking with and chunky sarnies. Love that gammon and smokey ketchup butty you made there Gareth. Cheers mate 👍🤤😀

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the info John. Hope you're well mate. 👍

[@johndavis7944]

@@BaldFoodieGuy all good here mate 👍😀

[@grahamhaynes815]

Hi Gaz, I remember as a kid in the sixties my mum and aunt buying gammon ends for the butcher. They were soaked over night to remove the salt and then cut up for bacon mis shapes and used for breakfast and to make egg and bacon pie. I guess what goes around comes around. Great videos, keep up the good work. cheers Graham

[@89thunderchunky]

I love using this with pea and bacon broth with dumplings 😂❤

[@kevinbrookes2032]

Our butcher does these and puts them in large packs. They are the 'end bits' when slicing bacon and gammon. I slice the chucks that you cooked into fine strips and cook until crispy. And YES they are salty. EWveryone should buy these 🙂

[@simonrayner74]

Loved the video Gaz. Next time we're in home bargains I'm going to look out for this, decent cuts of meat for the price 👍

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers mate

[@keithclark6299]

Bacon pieces have been my mainstay for years, OK it's not prime meat and it does have a load of added water, but it is what it is. Look through the packs, you can find ones with just slices sometimes. In these times it's a bargain.

[@sneer0101]

I buy these all the time. Well better value than actual bacon that's sliced.

[@neilgodwin6531]

Think I'll give it a try. Thanks Gareth vids are always useful and informative. Saved me ££ buying rubbish

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@yogihaughton]

Pasta dishes, homemade soup such as pea and ham. Perfect

[@ianwhite6812]

Best offcuts I find are Aldi's beef trimmings, which are usually pastrami.

[@stephenrandall3551]

My mother used to buy these and chop them up with some onions and roll them in a suet pudding. It was wrapped in muslin and boiled for a couple of hours. She called it a bacon badger.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers mate

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

This review is for me Gaz!! Home bargains has lived up to its name there mate! You do it to me every time…. I want to go down home bargains now and replicate this! 😂 ….. Smithy

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers mate

[@janinehawkins9565]

Morrisons do a cooking pack of bacon the same price. It's a lucky dip really, we've had thick Gammon steaks and other times scraps. End of processing from bacon factories. Great for quiches and carbonara.

[@DavidWardle]

That looked pretty good, might have to see if my local one has any

[@perkster123]

We've been buying this from Home Bargains for years but we also buy a double pack of back bacon from Aldi each week. The offcuts are great with an egg for breakfast or as in the video on a bap/batch/barm (take yoir pick). Great video as usual. 👍🤣

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@uppergorple]

Best way to buy bacon/gammon. You can wash it or boil it a bit before frying.

[@Photofinish43]

B and ms used to sell it. Their black pudding is good value too as its cheaper when not presliced.

[@kizzyfarrell6156]

Looked very tasty what a bargain Best wishes Gareth

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Haha cheers Kizzy, all the best

[@eadweard.]

I seem to remember these being sold by Fine Fare under their "Dog Ends" range .

[@daze1945]

Morrisons sell something similar called savers cooking bacon. You can soak them in water before cooking if you find them too salty. Pigs aren't exactly pretty to start with. They are awesome for the price. 😋 You do realise that the supermarkets will see this and push up the prices now! 😂

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for the tip!

[@uktony1525]

It's great cut into little pieces and put in a suet pastry roll with onion, sage and pepper then baked in the oven. My mum called it Clanger and served with gravy and vegetables. Takes me back.

[@andreah4172]

That sounds absolutely delicious 😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@SuperLittleTyke]

The bacon or gammon looks tasty and for that price it's a no-brainer. However, I am only cooking for one, so large packs like this one are not really suitable for me. Of course you could freeze some, but my experience of freezing bacon, then thawing it several weeks later is that a distinctive boar taint may be apparent, which is unpleasant to eat. This arises as a result of uncastrated male pigs being slaughtered. Aldi sells ham trimmings 400g for £2.49 and it's really nice ham.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers for the heads up

[@john07973]

You've got an eye for a bargain Gaz 👍

[@SaorAlba1970]

i always buy smoked bacon, Robertson's of Ayrshire if i can get it, it's proper bacon, cured and no nitrates, same goes for there smoked ham Hough when i want to make proper mushy peas, i'm glad you enjoyed your bacon/gammon roll

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Good stuff

[@carolbrand181]

Oh gareth that did look good , i'm salivating . When i worked in Tesco we used to get this in & it still goes in the big Tescos to this day . Its what the bacon slicing machines can't slice into nice looking rashers so they sell it like this . I cook it & add it to soups with veg xc

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Hope you enjoy

[@jackiesharp8422]

I love these packs. Most places sell them. I home can them and I have shelf stable bacon for years! Great for pea and ham soup, carbonarra, everything really! And so easy!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@jonathansmythe6273]

Tesco cooking bacon, 90p for 500g, I use it for quiche Lorraine spag carbonara, omelettes, chestnut bacon & lemon stuffing perfectly tasty.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@glendaanderson8627]

Thanks for finding this! Great bargain chopped up in a pasta sauce.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

You're welcome

[@hassankalla580]

Yes it is very tasty, I buy them for making bacon and cabbage with boiled potatoes. Delicious ❤😊

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Sounds great!

[@seanarmstrong8794]

Great buy got some in home bargains and made a soup with tomatoes and coriander. Lovely flavour. Lidl have same for sale at £1.70 but it's a bigger 1kg bag. Thanks

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers you're welcome 😊

[@iamkjb1]

Aldi and Lidl both sell 'cooking bacon'. Been buying it for years. It varied from batch to batch, sometimes thin mis-shapes, sometimes big lumps that need careful slicing. It was at £1.19/kg for yonks but has crept up to £1.79/kg now. Remember its regular bacon but of course it aint neat slices.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Nothingtosee666]

Becketts (the company that produces this) are based in Coventry. I worked for them years ago. Awful company to work for but the bacon was delicious and staff for it extra cheap. If I see thaws mishaps bags, I’ll always pick one up

[@janicedickinson231]

Another great review. Going off topic but I see that Heinz have brought out hash browns with tomato sauce. I think I will definitely have to try them xx

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yes I've seen when they come out I will cheers Janice x

[@wolfman011000]

Not cheaper but close 18p per 100g Asda bacon offcuts 90p for 500g and Tesco Woodside Farms Cooking Bacon 90p for 500g.

[@davidn3394]

Tesco use to do this a few years ago, they also used to do cooked ham ends miss that.

[@derbyjohn972]

Them packs are lovely Gareth very salty. I use them in the winter for bacon and tomato soup in the soup maker 🤩🤩

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers mate

[@glenharrison1410]

I have had that smokey ketchup if you go to Lidle you can get the beer bbq sauce that is nice as well

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Glen

[@coraldaft6382]

New to your channel but loving your reviews ❤️ Just need to stop watching at night & get the munchies 🤣 Right off to cook a bacon sandwich 🥓

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Welcome!! All the best 👍

[@davidporter9131]

Asda and Aldi sell this in Ashton-under-Lyne. Makes an excellent pasta bake.

[@garyoliver7417]

U have set my gout off just watching this lol so love bacon

[@cosmicwartoad2587]

The supermarket chains would have rejected it as not conforming to the standards expected by the customers' and blacklisted the suppliiar as 'unreliable'.

[@christianbuczko1481]

Get a bagette, chop up the chunks, drop in, then chuck in some cherry tomato chunks, and cover in cheese, then melt the cheese in a grill or airfryer.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Yum 😋

[@Blazeproudman]

This is a real bargain for people with a tight budget 👍

[@Rondawwg]

Only one cob?? You’re letting the side down Gaz, no fried egg either. Shocking stuff 😢

[@Jimbo878]

I cut the pack in half with a sharp knife, cast iron casserole pot on the stove on high, sear all sides then lower stove to low, half a jar of pickled beetroot (and vinegar) simmer for a half hour, 2 days lush meat , 🤤

[@MaureenPower-n4y]

Here in Ireland Aldi it's 2,50 euro or 3 euro I love it with toasted bread and mayo ❤ , but you can add extra lettuce tomato etc

[@timcrook2231]

Thanks Gaz spot on mate 👌🏻😋🔝😎

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

No problem 👍

[@briancrannage7281]

Our Aldi and HB are next to each other I'm down there tomorrow now. Thanks

[@stevied8855]

Hi mate, That's a Great find. I must look into Home Bargains stuff. Hope your Spot On buddy. Stevie in Fife.

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks 👍

[@kaydavis6752]

I've been buying cooking bacon/gammon packs for some time now. You get some cracking pieces. We like it with new potatoes and a veg. My only gripe is that it's hard to find British pork. I rebag the meat once I've opened the packs.

[@robinabbott5781]

Eggs mushrooms beans and eggs best start of the day ,great breakfast for youngsters

[@billmumbo2697]

My Nan used to buy bacon "bits" and she'd make bacon pudding with a suet crust she was a widow with 8 kids five of which were boys formidable woman but so gentle as we're her kids largely bearing in mind it was just post war even in her later years she would make bacon puddings and take them whenever she visited her grandkids ( luckily she lived with my parents so my brother and I got royally spoilt 😊😊😊)...

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Cheers Bill

[@douglasdeans2839]

Ideal for pea and ham soup!

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Good idea

[@rusty75ish]

Was like that in the Asda yellow label before . I opened one earlier it was little scraps

[@stephanmee1550]

Looks lovely Gaz :)

[@lils105]

Hi Gareth I've been watching you for some time now and really enjoy your content 👍🏻 love your reviews keep up the good work x

[@BaldFoodieGuy]

Thanks, will do!

[@d34dly0101]

It's a no brainer, proper sandwich.