Sainburys Basics Tomato Ketchup

When it comes to sauce in my home we're all pretty heavy handed and get through a variety of bottles per week! This habit drives me Mother potty so after last week when my Step-Dad went to get fish and chips all round from the chip shop and my Mum went to get the tomato sauce out of the cupboard to be greeted by a replaced empty sauce bottle she went mental which is why when she went to our local Sainsbury's store this week she got our usual and favoured Heinz Tomato Sauce and a bottle of this as an emergency bottle. Me, well I was slightly concerned about this purchase. I mean over the years I have dabbled in trying cheaper sauce alternatives but haven't ...  Read the complete review

Again I have been on a money saving mission and I have even downgraded my tomato sauce - I have always kept to Heinz sauce and never tried anything else so I was quite wary to try a new brand especially one so basic. Sainsburys Basics tomato ketchup - just over 40p a bottle, surely I couldn't go wrong for this price right? The sauce comes in a 560g glass bottle with a screw off lid which adopts the not so pretty white and orange Sainsburys Basics sticker on the front. It says on the front Tomato Ketchup and underneath this it says 'simple recipe, real tomatoes'. I was immediately drawn in by the price but the glass bottle just doesn't do it for me - ...  Read the complete review

Who needs expensive, fancy ketchup brands when you can pick up a store-brand ketchup for as little as 38p?! Well, often the taste difference will be so alarming that it's obvious why you avoid them, but this version from Sainsburys is a worth substitute... In a clear glass 560 gram bottle, the appearance of the tomato ketchup inside the bottle is absolutely no different to that of say Heinz or Branston ketchup. Being in a glass bottle you do have the problem of when you open it, all the ketchup rushing to the exit when you try and gently place it on your plate...the squeezy-type of bottle that is now widely available is obviously a convenience and why you pay ...  Read the complete review

In this uncertain economic period many people have to cut back on the luxuries. One of the ways that is constantly recommended by money saving experts is to buy the value or cheaper branded products. I have decided to give this ago and one of the items I bought was the basic tomato ketchup from Sainsbury's. The product came in a glass bottle of 560g and at a cost of 40 pence. This works out at £0.07 pence per 100 grams and for this price I was starting to become a little apprehensive. I decided to try the product with chips when I got home and I have to admit I was very pleasantly surprised. The sauce has a bright red colour and the same viscosity as I would ...  Read the complete review

I ran out of sauce this week so on my recent trip to Sainsbury's I picked up this one. I usually buy the cheapest one from Asda so it was only natural for me to try this one. It cost me 40p for a 550g bottle which is around the same price as Asda's. The sauce is presented in a glass bottle and you can see the red mixture through it. On the side is the very attractive Sainsbury sticker stating what it is and all the boring stuff which I won't go into because it's far to boring! The lid has a seal which needs to be removed before unscrewing the top. I usually give the bottle a good old shake at this point because I am always paranoid that the lid will ...  Read the complete review