Aldi

Sarah Gray said:

Heh. I have a notebook where I have the best "regular" prices on pretty
much anything I might care to purchase, grocery-wise. 75% of it is Aldi.

Your menu must be quite limited then.

Lou

Sarah Gray said:

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat wrote:

> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070504_lj_harris2.38ffc5d2.html

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

Doug
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Sarah Gray said:

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat wrote:

> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070504_lj_harris2.38ffc5d2.html

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

Doug
--
Doug Weller --
A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com
Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk
Amun - co-owner/co-moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amun/

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Quoted message said:

Sarah Gray said:

Doug Weller said:

On 08 Nov 2007 07:31:04 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Goodman wrote:

> cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
>> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
> They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070504_lj_harris2.38ffc5d2.html

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

I noticed 7% and 12% in a random sampling of Aldi meats yesterday. None of
it looked good, it was all sealed up like Walmart's is, and furthermore, the
prices were not as good as those I can get at my regular grocery stores when
things are on sale.

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Quoted message said:

Sarah Gray said:

Doug Weller said:

On 08 Nov 2007 07:31:04 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Goodman wrote:

> cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
>> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
> They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070504_lj_harris2.38ffc5d2.html

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

I noticed 7% and 12% in a random sampling of Aldi meats yesterday. None of
it looked good, it was all sealed up like Walmart's is, and furthermore, the
prices were not as good as those I can get at my regular grocery stores when
things are on sale.

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On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:13:17 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"Gregory Morrow" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

One local chain here (Jewel) regulary advertises items at "!0 for 10
dollars". Thing is, you can always beat that price down the street or
wherever where you can get "10 for 40/60/75 cents per item" or
whatever...I
guess we suckers are supposed to go "WOW!" to get ten small oranges for
ten
dollars (yep, that's a BUCK per orange) when I can go elsewhere and get a
five pound bag of oranges for $1.59 or whatever...

You have that right. You had better know your prices before assuming
10 for $10 is a good price. Often it really is. Sometimes not so much.
Sometimes it's a downright rip off.

nancy

The Jewel Greg spoke of is horrible for that. I don't buy canned
veggies but this week they have Green Giant 10 for $5. Another place
has Del Monte for $.28. Even though that's almost half the sale price
of Jewel the dopes will still go load up at Jewel thinking they're
getting a deal. I've got several flyers here at the moment and it's a
joke comparing prices that Jewel claims are deals. They always have
sales on deli meat and cheese. But they advertise 1/2 pound prices.
I can almost always get a full pound of the same item for less than
the sale price of a 1/2 pound a Jewel. Some people are pretty dumb
when it comes to advertising.

Lou

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:13:17 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"Gregory Morrow" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

One local chain here (Jewel) regulary advertises items at "!0 for 10
dollars". Thing is, you can always beat that price down the street or
wherever where you can get "10 for 40/60/75 cents per item" or
whatever...I
guess we suckers are supposed to go "WOW!" to get ten small oranges for
ten
dollars (yep, that's a BUCK per orange) when I can go elsewhere and get a
five pound bag of oranges for $1.59 or whatever...

You have that right. You had better know your prices before assuming
10 for $10 is a good price. Often it really is. Sometimes not so much.
Sometimes it's a downright rip off.

nancy

The Jewel Greg spoke of is horrible for that. I don't buy canned
veggies but this week they have Green Giant 10 for $5. Another place
has Del Monte for $.28. Even though that's almost half the sale price
of Jewel the dopes will still go load up at Jewel thinking they're
getting a deal. I've got several flyers here at the moment and it's a
joke comparing prices that Jewel claims are deals. They always have
sales on deli meat and cheese. But they advertise 1/2 pound prices.
I can almost always get a full pound of the same item for less than
the sale price of a 1/2 pound a Jewel. Some people are pretty dumb
when it comes to advertising.

Lou

Arri London said:

Thought there were already some Lidls in the US? None around here of
course, and no Aldi either.

There is no Aldi near me. In fact, I looked up 10 states that I visit
fairly often, and I could not find an Aldi in those states, either.

Becca

Arri London said:

Thought there were already some Lidls in the US? None around here of
course, and no Aldi either.

There is no Aldi near me. In fact, I looked up 10 states that I visit
fairly often, and I could not find an Aldi in those states, either.

Becca

cybercat said:

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Quoted message said:

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:17:41 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Sarah Gray wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Doug Weller wrote:
> On 08 Nov 2007 07:31:04 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Goodman wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> cybercat wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>>> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>>>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>>>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
>>> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
>> They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Doug

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Quoted message said:

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Quoted message said:

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070...

Quoted message said:

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

I noticed 7% and 12% in a random sampling of Aldi meats yesterday. None of
it looked good, it was all sealed up like Walmart's is, and furthermore, the
prices were not as good as those I can get at my regular grocery stores when
things are on sale.

Only stupid people buy their meat.

--Bryan

cybercat said:

"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Quoted message said:

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:17:41 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Sarah Gray wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Doug Weller wrote:
> On 08 Nov 2007 07:31:04 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Goodman wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> cybercat wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>>> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>>>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>>>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
>>> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
>> They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

> Doug

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Quoted message said:

Walmart organic, up to 15%
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6369.cfm

Quoted message said:

Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
they don't inject).
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa070...

Quoted message said:

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

I noticed 7% and 12% in a random sampling of Aldi meats yesterday. None of
it looked good, it was all sealed up like Walmart's is, and furthermore, the
prices were not as good as those I can get at my regular grocery stores when
things are on sale.

Only stupid people buy their meat.

--Bryan

"Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat wrote:

> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Sarah, do you find that you can get better prices on meats at other places?
For example, I can almost always get pork loin, whole or in chops, for $1.99
a pound, and it was more at Aldi. Same with beef, sirloin tip, chuck, and
other cuts can be had for 1.99 to $2.49 a pound weekly. I saw no price less
than $3 a pound at Aldi. (I am not talking about ground beef, I did not look
a that.)

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Quoted message said:

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat wrote:

> "Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

Sarah, do you find that you can get better prices on meats at other places?
For example, I can almost always get pork loin, whole or in chops, for $1.99
a pound, and it was more at Aldi. Same with beef, sirloin tip, chuck, and
other cuts can be had for 1.99 to $2.49 a pound weekly. I saw no price less
than $3 a pound at Aldi. (I am not talking about ground beef, I did not look
a that.)

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"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Aldi also sells a lot of good German
stuff. You'd recognise the brands if you shopped in Germany! And good
chocolate.

Have you tried the German coffee? Or the Kona or Jamaican Blue Mountain?

Quoted message said:

Also excellent electronic stuff.

I went at the wrong time, it was all either gone or picked over. But yes,
the prices
looked great. And the cookware was nice, too. Heavy, good quality, and
cheap.

Quoted message said:

In the UK they carry some Sara Lee stuff as well. And they've got a mango
tikka lamb burger people say is delicious!

There were lots of name brand items. In addition to the Butterball turkeys
and
Smithfield hams, I recall Nabisco Cheezits, Marshall's frozen breads, Quaker
Oats
breakfast bars, Mattel toys, (loads of Barbie pink, lol); Margaret
Whats-her-name
canned beans and collards (excellent stuff, at half price); Sara Lee cheese
cake,
Ghirardelli chocolates, Folger's coffee, Fisher Price and Hasbro toys and
Random
House books for children; and Black and Decker tools. It's so close by, I
may
drop in once a week just to see what they have.

One of the best things I got was a simple outside door mat. Nothing fancy,
but
I have not seen one for less than $10 anywhere for years. This one was
$3.99.
It's great paying less for things you need but really don't care about, you
know?

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"Doug Weller" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Aldi also sells a lot of good German
stuff. You'd recognise the brands if you shopped in Germany! And good
chocolate.

Have you tried the German coffee? Or the Kona or Jamaican Blue Mountain?

Quoted message said:

Also excellent electronic stuff.

I went at the wrong time, it was all either gone or picked over. But yes,
the prices
looked great. And the cookware was nice, too. Heavy, good quality, and
cheap.

Quoted message said:

In the UK they carry some Sara Lee stuff as well. And they've got a mango
tikka lamb burger people say is delicious!

There were lots of name brand items. In addition to the Butterball turkeys
and
Smithfield hams, I recall Nabisco Cheezits, Marshall's frozen breads, Quaker
Oats
breakfast bars, Mattel toys, (loads of Barbie pink, lol); Margaret
Whats-her-name
canned beans and collards (excellent stuff, at half price); Sara Lee cheese
cake,
Ghirardelli chocolates, Folger's coffee, Fisher Price and Hasbro toys and
Random
House books for children; and Black and Decker tools. It's so close by, I
may
drop in once a week just to see what they have.

One of the best things I got was a simple outside door mat. Nothing fancy,
but
I have not seen one for less than $10 anywhere for years. This one was
$3.99.
It's great paying less for things you need but really don't care about, you
know?

--
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In article <[email hidden]>,

Doug Weller said:

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

Gotta love supermarket chicken. Fresh chicken isn't frozen, that's the
law. It's hard as a rock, and has ice crystals on it, but it isn't
legally frozen.

I'm not really upset. I'm sure that preserves it better. 90% of the
time, people buy fresh meat. Then they stick it in the freezer.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Doug Weller said:

Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"

Gotta love supermarket chicken. Fresh chicken isn't frozen, that's the
law. It's hard as a rock, and has ice crystals on it, but it isn't
legally frozen.

I'm not really upset. I'm sure that preserves it better. 90% of the
time, people buy fresh meat. Then they stick it in the freezer.

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat said:

"Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).

ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.

They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

By reading labels.

--
Dan Goodman
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Find out what makes you different and better. Because it is there,
if only you can find it." Vernor Vinge, _Rainbows End_
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Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat said:

"Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).

ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.

They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

By reading labels.

--
Dan Goodman
"You, each of you, have some special wild cards. Play with them.
Find out what makes you different and better. Because it is there,
if only you can find it." Vernor Vinge, _Rainbows End_
Journal http://dsgood.livejournal.com
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Links http://del.icio.us/dsgood

Sarah Gray said:

Doug Weller said:

Dan Goodman said:

cybercat wrote:

>"Sarah Gray" <[email hidden]> wrote
> > The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
> > chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days
> > though).
> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.

Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?

Doug

Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken
at Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".

The chicken leg quarters I bought recently at Rainbow (Twin Cities) had
4% water added; no mention of added salt.

--
Dan Goodman
"You, each of you, have some special wild cards. Play with them.
Find out what makes you different and better. Because it is there,
if only you can find it." Vernor Vinge, _Rainbows End_
Journal http://dsgood.livejournal.com
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