/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11371098

>>11371098
Frozen pizzas can be really nice depending on the store brand. Harris Teeter and Safeway are god tier for store brand pizzas. And almost always on sale.

>>11371135
>it's real
just nuke this fucking place already

>>11371135
Kek what

>>11371098
It honestly depends on the store. I really like Sprouts' store brand for a lot of basics like milk and eggs.

>>11371145
>this fucking place
You're thinking of the South, and most of flyover land. But yeah, fuck WM.

>>11371098
ANAL LUBE

>>11371098
It depends, but if you shop at a Kroger Private Selection is usually comparable to name brand or better

>>11371165
>inland lives in your mind
seek help

>>11371209
>inland
Walmart is everywhere, but usually only really, really poor people shop there. It's just really disconcerting when people talk about shopping there regularly like it's normal.

>>11371239
Other than for fresh meat and produce, why would one not shop at the cheapest location?

Assuming this isnt just bait.

>>11371098
Store brand things from Safeway I have yet to have a problem with:
>preserves
>bread (often 3/$5 or $1/per)
>spices
>frozen pizzas
>Lucerne dairy
>bakery items, even the ones they put on the discount rack after sell date

My hot tip for Safeway is to always check the discount rack.

>>11371098
everything

>>11371239
at least we can agree walmart needs burned to the ground.

>>11371264
Because everything there is cheap? Maybe you'll save a few dollars on some big name sundry items, but that's really not worth the cost of your dignity.

>>11371280
>Because everything there is cheap
Yes? Thats the point?

>Dignity
What is this, high school? Even Warren Buffet still uses coupons.

>>11371280
>where you buy groceries is important for your self-esteem
get a grip, anon

>>11371098
Pro-tip, buddy works in food industry. 90% of the shit is the same. Just different packaging.

>>11371330
Pro-tip: I work in the food industry and am also a consumer. It's not.

>>11371330
Can confirm.

>>11371366
Different anon, only food factory Ive worked in literally just changed the label machine for different orders.

Im sure it varies by product as there are definitely some bad off brands Ive tried, but I wouldn't doubt a large percentage of things are mostly the same with different labels.

>>11371098
evetrything but ketchup, mustard, and uhh mayo

>>11371330
I don't know, one time I bought a store brand vegan mayo and it was grainy. The named brand vegan Mayo's are exactly how mayo should be.

>>11371184
you can just get the reg water-based or sillicone stuff. anal lube is a scam to grab your cash money

>>11371388
>>11371184
just use vaseline

>b-but latex
go raw

>>11371385
>>11371366
Depends what region. Midwest here. Most are the same.

Spartan is the same as Kraft for mac and cheese and other boxed food. As for mayo and such. No idea. I am talking about boxed food.

>>11371144
No.

>>11371381
Let us know what products you changed the labels for

>>11371135
Did not know this existed.
Will consider purchasing to anoy my mother.

>>11371144
Whol Foods has frozen store brand pizzas that apparently come from Italy.
They’re actually tastier than some of the more well known brands.

>>11371239
I started going to the local giant Walmart to buy certain items like oaper towels and cat litter at the cheapest price I could find.
Since then I’ve discovered that Walmart actually has the best selection on certain items, including certain types of fancy items.
Canned fish, Walmart doesn’t have some of the really fancy types Whole Foods has, but some utems are the exact same, but in different packaging, and half or less the price.
Rice. Walmart has types of rice, in giant bags, which I can’t even buy at Whole Foods or my regular Supermarket.
I really like small can Campbell’s Condensed Soups, and Walmart has three or four times the selection of any other local store I’ve been to.
Walmart has a decent selection of sauces and other condiments. Not some of the fancy stuff Whole Foods has, but still decent, and things like Coleman’s Mustard are actually somewhat affordable there.
Walmart is actually one of the better places to find Hispanic, Spanish, and Asian food brands without going to a bunch of small ethnic food stores.

In my experience, everything that's not cheese or meat.

>>11371184
just use coconut oil

>>11371264
If fresh meat and produce isn't the majority of your shopping then you are doing it wrong.

toilet paper

>>11372928
you don't eat toilet paper

>>11372439
>sauces
You don't belong here.

>>11373139
>what other products are ok to buy store brand?

>>11371098
>ok to buy store brand
Anything if you shop at Kroger, because their store brands are all fucking delicious.
>plain "Kroger" brand
The cheaper one, but always still good products, always better than Great Value/similar
>Simple Truth
Organics and all-natural products, few ingredients, very "pure" food
>Private Selection
The good shit. Interesting flavors, high quality, always new and trendy stuff. I buy everything PS I can get my hands on.
>HemisFares
The new one, it's imports. Fair trade type stuff, like coffee, miso paste, etc sourced internationally. Good, but usually more expensive than I care for.

>>11373554
Those poutine poppers are fucking gross, anon. Don't try to pass those off. My friends and I were drunk as fuck and they were still disgusting. They don't hold their form at all, they're super mushy cheap gravy bombs that explode in the oven

>>11373575
>explode in the oven
Don't overcook them, then. We bought them for a long time (they're now discontinued and exchanged for more shitskin food) and loved them and miss them. Nothing wrong with a fried ball of potato, cheese, and gravy.
RIP poutine poppers.

>American cheese slices
>bottled water
>boxed mac and cheese
>dill pickles
>eggs
>ketchup
>mustard
>prepackaged deli meat

>>11373692
Please tell me you don’t live like this

>>11373692
Why is that bad? I don't get them all that often, but I've never had an issue with any of the things that I wrote down.

>>11373794
Don’t buy bottled water for starters, and prepackaged deli meat is best to avoid.

>>11373819
I never buy bottled water, but my mother does and I've had it when I've been leaving her place. It's fine for situations like that. I don't see the big deal about the deli meat, though. I pretty much only get turkey, so maybe the other meat isn't as good.

>>11372452
Do you never change light bulbs, do laundry, etc?

>>11371426
The texture isn't the same, Vaseline is "too" viscous.

>>11371280
>Dignity costs a premium I'm willing to pay for!

Literally nothing.

If you're buying own-brand, maybe sit down and consider where your life went wrong, and try to correct it.

>>11373554
Great Value chili dog meat is way better than Kroger, and even most name brands. Tastes more like meat than meat flavored beans.

Other than that, kroger and great value taste about equal to me. GF works in Kroger but I shop at Walmart so we get both regularly

>>11371098
peanuts.

>>11374443
If you need to rely on premium brands in order to eat, you are obviously a shit cook. Even a modestly competent cook can make a great tasting, cheap and nutritious meal out of inexpensive ingredients. Or just get mummy to buy you takeaways everyday like you.

>>11371280
wew lad. Or is it 'wew lass' in this case?

>>11374543
The point is relying on brands at ALL being the problem.

This is what food looks like. Notice there is no brand name anywhere.

>>11374443
>literally nothing
I can guarantee you that you could be sold the store brand version of most things under the guise of being the name brand versions and you'd never know the difference.

Everything
If not you're shopping at a shit store.

>>11371135
Do Amerisharts really eat this?

>>11374629
nope we put it on the shelves so foreigners can come over and wonder at

It depends where you buy your food, but I'd go for:
Tinned tomatoes, beans, peas
Rice (takes longer to wash)
Noodles (ok but not great)
Cheese
Salt
Lard
Oil
Mayo/ketchup
Eggs
Fruit juice
Nuts
Herbs
Frozen or canned meat

What I would pay more for:
Fresh meat
Fresh vegetables and fruit
Bread
Margarine/butter
Yogurt
Spices

As a general but not exhaustive rule, preserved and canned food is okay for brand, but fresh stuff is more unreliable. I've learned the hard way from purchasing fresh beef or pork, opening it up and retching at the stench only a day later despite being well refrigerated the whole time.

>>11374560
No, you said that own-brand was a bad choice. You didn't say brands don't matter. Now run along back to mummy.

Kroger's store brand is generally good, and most store brand frozen vegetables are the same. I really like Whole Foods store brand sour cream and onion chips, but their canned goods are garbage. Don't buy store brand sugar if you are going to use it to bake though.

>>11374637
I never buy meat at Wegmans for this reason, twice I have bought meat and when I opened it, it reeked of sulfur and was slimy. I froze it and returned it, the manager said "oh this seems to happen a lot haha". I don't understand the Wegmans hype

>>11371098
Used to work in Whole Farts. Every brand is OK to buy store brand. You won't be able to tell the difference. Even non 365.

>>11374443
gee i wonder who's behind this post....

>>11374647
>No, you said that own-brand was a bad choice.
That wasn't me. That was the other guy. I'm agreeing with him becasue "own-brand was a bad choice" is a subset of "any brand is a bad choice".

>>11374734
>even non 365.
as in other grocery chains.

meats and fish might be a little hairier, but you should always try to find out the source of that anyways. oreos and canned beans is all the same shit.

>>11371098
Target store brands are pretty good. Archer Farms has some good stuff and Market Pantry is decent for anything canned you need to get. If I'm getting dried fruit or things like that I'll get from the Simply Balanced brand. All in all a pretty decent variety and usually priced pretty well.

>>11371098
Junk food and commodities

>>11371267
Check out their salsas, their Southwest salsa I think it is with corn and black beans in it is amazing

>>11373554
Just bought some kroger kettle chips, they were great about half the price of lays

>>11371098
A better question would be what isn't okay to buy store brand? There's only a few things that I buy "brand" names of:

Butter, because they sell them in sticks, as opposed to a 1lb block which doesn't fit in my butter dish.

Chicken and beef stock (specifically Campbell's) because they offer no added salt varieties.

Canned crushed tomatoes. This is because my GF insists on Unico (some childhood nostalgia) and I don't want to fight her. And again, they offer no salt added varities.

There's plenty, if not, most spices that I buy brands of (mostly Suraj) simply because store brands do not carry them and can't compete on prices.

Bread I mostly buy brand names, because I have a few specific loaves that I fall in loaf with. I occasionally buy bread from the in-store bakery as it's cheap, but has to be eaten quick.

Pasta (specifically La Molisana) because I love pasta and find this to be the best.

Bacon (specifically Maple Leaf) because store brand tastes like shit.

Milk. Store brand milk doesn't exist in Canada.

>>11375217
I'll give it a shot next time anon, thanks.

>>11374560
I guarantee you theres a ton of food items you cant simply make at home with raw ingredients. Do you ground your own mustard? Make your own mayo? Make all your sauces ever?