economy any time of day (Asda Smart Price Baked Beans)

Member Name: rxbeef

Product:	Asda Smart Price Baked Beans
Date:	16/06/09 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: cheap

Disadvantages: hard beans, not much contents in the tin

Asda Smart Price beans are easy to spot because they don't have quite the same standard of exciting packaging that the other brands, such as heinz or branston do have. Having said this, and being quite a fan of the Heinz baked bean, these aren't too bad and I find them to be the best of all the supermarket budget ranges.

One tin costs 29p at the moment and I think that's very good value for money. You still get a tins worth and the same weight, but you need to consider that there are not quite as many beans in the tin as you might have hoped. This tends to be bulked out with sauce a bit, which tastes fine, but it isn't quite as good at Heinz. I find it necessary to salt and pepper the beans quite a lot, or smother with cheese to get the desired flavour. It would be interesting to see how many beans you got in this pack, vs. how many you got in a heinz tin, but my estimate would be not as many.

The beans themselves are actually a bit harder than you'd like and don't go down quite as easily as the more expensive brands, but you are paying less and that's a sacrifice I am willing to make. There are a great item to have in your cupboard that won't break the bank and are a fab addition to a dinner, breakfast or even lunch.

Summary: not bad, and probably the best of all the economy beans