[tedennis]

I have been going over my preps lately and decided to try some of my "short-term" : canned food. I grabbed a can of Brookdale beef stew I bought from aldis over 5 years ago to have for dinner the other night. I took some pics along the way thinking it would make a good review for the boards.

I bought it in July of 2011. The best by date is May of 2014. I dont remember what it cost. I can tell you they are $1.50 currently.

Here is what it looked like. It slopped out of the can as expected but looked much better once warmed and stirred up of course.

Here are the nutrition labels. Despite the sodium this is relatively healthy with about 600 calories and 27 grams of protein per can. Can contains 3 servings. It is a great source of protein and definitely filling. I tried to finish the can and couldn't. And I am a big guy. It tasted a little on the salty side as expected but definitely tolerable. You can always rinse the meat and potatoes off. I had no ill effects that night or the following days.

This gets a 9/10 from me. I don't keep a whole lot of this on hand but will continue to do so. :thumb:

Next up: Brookdale Chicken and dumplings. :

 

[papabob56]

Thanks for sharing. I like heating it up and serving over rice, because it stretches it out.

Aldis has a lot of decent stuff for stockpiling, it's not 5 star eating, but it keeps the stomach from trying to eat your belt buckle.

 

[bunny]

The canned chicken and dumplings at Aldis is also very good. Add a little seasoning and you never know its not 5 star food. Shop there a lot and get my money's worth.

 

[KyrieEleison]

I absolutely love Aldi and am glad to see this. We buy a lot of their canned goods, including the canned salmon and I'm glad to see it's held up! I also follow their sales religiously and preserve what I can. They had potatoes last week for $1.39 (ish) for a 10 lb bag and I plan to dehydrate most of them. I also purchased regular button mushrooms on sale for $.69 for 8 oz and dehydrated 2 flats- I think 24 containers. It was awesome!

 

[Potawatomi II]

By watching for sales I have been able to by the Campbell's Chunky soups at the same price. Right now the local Dollar General and the local IGA have them for $1.50 and $1.45 respectively. I don't have an Aldi's around here so don't know what you have for flavor choices, but the Chunky has a lot of flavors and at least one person in my family likes each flavor so I stock a variety. If we ever get an Aldi's I will give it a try since I see a lot of people on here who like their soups.

 

[makobytes]

I can recommend the tuna from Aldi. The kids don't eat fish or seafood but they sure love them some tuna fish. We buy it by the case at .59 a can. Also, there generic version of spam is very good. Actually I think it taste better than name brand spam.

 

[Sal4liberty]

One thing to watch out for are the pull top cans that some aldi products come in, they do not store nearly as long as regular cans.

I had to trow out a good bit of soup because of the pull tops leaking air

 

[Potawatomi II]

One thing to watch out for are the pull top cans that some aldi products come in, they do not store nearly as long as regular cans.

I had to trow out a good bit of soup because of the pull tops leaking air

I see the pull-tops debated on here but this is the first time I've seen anyone actually have this problem.

 

[NY Min]

I can recommend the tuna from Aldi.

I usually splurge on Costco's 7-ounce cans of Kirkland solid albacore tuna. It's rebranded King of the Sea kosher tuna from Brooklyn, and it's delicious. Not cheap, but it's an old-fashioned big tuna can filled with an old-fashioned solid chunk of premium white tuna, not sad flakes floating in water. You need a can opener to get in the cans, and they're then the perfect size to recycle and vacuum reseal for storing plastic tubs of More Than Gourmet demi-glaces so they have a much longer shelf life.

 

[Sal4liberty]

I see the pull-tops debated on here but this is the first time I've seen anyone actually have this problem.

yea, I made a post on here about it when it happened, and I am not knocking on Aldis I love their products, just be cautious with the pop top cans.

Mine were well past their best by dates also, so just a note to make sure you rotate and do not expect them to last as long as regular cans that require a can opener.

 

[tedennis]

I absolutely love Aldi and am glad to see this. We buy a lot of their canned goods, including the canned salmon and I'm glad to see it's held up! I also follow their sales religiously and preserve what I can. They had potatoes last week for $1.39 (ish) for a 10 lb bag and I plan to dehydrate most of them. I also purchased regular button mushrooms on sale for $.69 for 8 oz and dehydrated 2 flats- I think 24 containers. It was awesome!

I have done the same. I like buying their frozen veggies and potatoes and dehydrating them. Its some of the simplest preserving you can do. I currently store them in mason jars with oxy absorbers but want to pack some in mylar bags.