@@connectlogic If there is butter in it, they will let you know that and charge accordingly. It will be margarine, the devil's own invention. There is garlic though and bread!
Point to mention: None contain butter. They all use a "spread" and is basically some emulsified oil with or without some hydrolysing to stiffen it up. It's fine tho, as long as they are not cheezy garlic bread that only contains potato-flour and oils as a "topping" type cheeze like substance. That's where I draw the line.
They are probably made by the same company, the only difference is the packaging. I've tried Aldi's garlic bread slices which were delicious. What you didn't compare was their crunchiness. Garlic bread is best when you bite into it, and hear it crunch as you masticate. Yummy. Garlic bread slices are on my shopping list next time I'm in Aldi.
Not quite the same. Aldi and Tesco versions are vegan, the Asda one had skimmed milk. But maybe they just come from the same factory and they adjust the recipe on the day they make them for Asda.
They are indeed made by the same factory , roughly 180 packets per minute , they produce the different allergen products on different machines but still within the same production hall , i believe that's why they put " may contain milk" on vegan products to cover themselves as they also run cheese products here. pretty neat set up fully automated system from mixing the dough until packaging injected baguettes
Hope you are enjoying the weather Gaz. You have just put me in a garlic bread mood so off to Aldi to get one and make myself a chilli later. For me it has to be crispy and golden on the outer and moist and garlicky in the middle.
When i used to buy those types of garlic bread, i would put a chunk of cheese into the slice slots. I normally get ciabbata garlic breads now though as its easier to cook and comes in smaller pieces which can be cooked or stored as you require. Plus adding abit of cheese too those works also if you wish.
Well Gareth, there’s no arguing about the price of these products but I would still prefer to create my own. I like the Demi- baguettes from Lidl with my own homemade garlic butter with mixed herbs fresh from the garden and as much garlic as I fancy all folded into a packet of room temperature butter and formed into a sausage shape wrapped in cling film and slipped into the fridge to firm up, for myself I prefer to split the bread from one end to the other and spread the butter all over the full length, it makes it easier to add some grated cheese and the whole thing doesn’t fragment when I lift it out onto a plate, but it does work out to be more expensive, swings and roundabouts at the end of the day.
it's really so blooming easy to make these things yourself that they are kind of lazy, given how much better they are when made with real butter. You can mash some butter and garlic together in minutes, and part-baked baguette are less than £1 for two at most supermarkets. Just half-slice them, squodge your butter mix in and bake it. You can really pimp it by buying the posher sourdough part baked baguettes, which are still way cheaper than a ready made premium equivalent
I have no idea how the shops make any money on these. I buy all the bits needed and works out around £1.50 - £1.60 each. I love Garlic bread to dunk in tomato soup. Another great video.
I like them cold to and I love after the spag bol is cooked to clean out the pot with a bit of garlic bread. I find it amazing a garlic bread is 37p and a loaf of bread is £1.40 plus. I would have thought more time and ingredients would go into the garlic breads......I used to work in a factory and we made them with lasagnes etc and they had 6-9 women working buttering each garlic bread and three of us making the lasagnes.
prices in supermarkets have little to do with production cost. It's what the consumer is willing to pay for the product. Most people can live without garlic bread, not many people can live without regular bread. So they're able to charge much more for regular bread. Also regular bread is usually fresh (to be sold on the same day) while garlic bread is designed to keep longer. Lower losses for the manufacturer/retailer as they don't have to throw it out next day.
@@dandeveny4513 The cheapest in my tescos is around 80p and is tescos own brand which isn't that nice. Is it that same brand hearty foods that does the loaf for 39p as we don't get it in our tescos.
I love garlic bread, those look really nice and they are definitely value for money. The only thing (and I know I am in grumpy-old-woman mode today) is that they do not contain garlic butter, just garlic-flavoured oil, or they would not be suitable for vegans. Actually, the Tesco one saying it “may” contain milk made me laugh. What else “may” they contain - crustaceans and molluscs?! 😉
@@Allataria as bad as the serving suggestions on products when it shows you a photo. A comedian commented about this on TV years ago. The photo might be on a can of meatballs in tomato sauce. Serving suggestion what open the can heat them and put them on a plate lol. Wow I'd never have thought of doing that.
These are good value for the money. I have tried a few different brands over the years. I found that some go from crispy to just plain hard and crumbly pretty quick. Now I just buy a freshly cooked baguette and make my own garlic butter spread. Recently I have found myself buying the garlic and cheese flatbread from Lidl. They go with a lot of different meals. But when it comes to Spag Bol, it has to be a baguette with garlic butter, just slightly warmed through so that the garlic butter melts into the bread. Lovely 👍👌👍. Another great review 👍👍.
So much easier and tastier to just buy a baguette and make you own, mix your butter with crushed garlic and either chopped parsley or coriander , don't be shy on the ingredients. The taste is out of this world compared to those naff supermarket efforts
How is it easier to " buy a baguette and make you own, mix your butter with crushed garlic and either chopped parsley or coriander" than buy a pre made one and whack it in the oven? I'm sure you method produces a tastier garlic bread but it's certainly not "easier" in any way shape or form.
@@Coxy-b34 ok let's say much tastier and worth that extra five mins mixing up your own garlic butter. I take it you can't cook and live on ready meals🤪
Don't forget to spread some butter around the ends to make them a little softer before you put it in the oven (that sounded wrong lol) it's a good trick.
I have here a Morrisons Savers garlic baguette, same price 37p. 170g. 9 slices. Filled with a garlic & parsley spread it says. Not vegan as it contains dried skimmed milk. It does contain palm fat. I plan to add some actual butter to it & some fresh herbs from my garden. I suspect some finely chopped Rosemary leaf tips will enhance it as it does many things. Must just mention that finely chopped Rosemary is great in cottage cheese.
The frozen garlic baguettes from the instore bakery at M&S are really good. They have a really generous amount of garlic butter that you can really taste
@@Nolimitss6 £1.10 each or £2.10 for a twin pack. They're made using baguettes from the instore bakery and have thick garlic butter pellets added into each of the slots
Great review Gareth, I probably watched it before but i'm always watching back. There seems no Butter was used, well a elderly friend of mine 88 years made Garlic Butter with good butter , fresh garlic, Parsley, and you could add onion or other herbs but he didn't. when he got the butter very soft he mixed in the crushed garlic and parsley to taste, he made it very strong , then waited until the bread was nearly done and plastered on the garlic butter for the last few minutes. MAGIC🤤
im betting they all made in the same factory just different wrappers... the garlic butter might be different recipe though... i prefer to make my own with real butter and fresh garlic using a fresh baked bagette from the local bakery.
Garlic bread... we all love bread and garlic butter... and there is a reason butter its not mentioned... Rather make my own with homemade garlic butter and parbaked baggettes. Night and day, night and day.
I really miss garlic bread. Like a lot of people who had Covid my tastebuds have been affected. I'm OK with onions and leeks but any form of garlic now tastes like I've got a gob full of corroding batteries and that disgusting taste lingers for hours. I still buy the Tesco 37p garlic bread and always have a couple on standby in the freezer. The family love it with a bowl of home-made soup (but I just have buttered toast).
i always find these types of garlic bread are too thick. I like my garlic bread nice and crunchy and softened by the sheer amount of garlic butter :D Found it works quite well to cut one of these up and add a lot more galic butter, and cook them spread out, then a bit of grated cheese towards the end of grilling. yum yum.
Hi Gareth got to love garlic bread. If you want cheesy garlic bread it’s very easy to just open the baguette slits a little bit and break up some cheddar slices and stick them in the gaps and cook for the normal amount of time. All the best m8!
Hi Gareth, We both love your channel and look forward to seeing your good lady wife on the channel one day. We used to buy garlic bread but we now prefer garlic flatbread. It may be a little more expensive, but, we get 6 pieces which are bigger than the garlic bread The reason they say, 'may contain...' is because the factory will manufacture other foodstuff and although they try hard not to cross contaminate you can never be totally sure. If they did not have this wording then they would have no defence if taken to court by someone suffering an allergic reaction.
About a hundred years ago, there was a man on the radio called Jack Di Manio, who did a 'live' taste test between butter and the (then) new spreadable margarine. He spat out the marg and said it was "filthy axle grease". I have tried the Asda cheap baguette and it's dreadful. 😊👍 Cheers Gaz.
Aah! Jack de Manio, many a time he had myself, brother and Father running for the station an hour early, we all worked for British Rail at Waterloo Stn in the early 60s, and travelled together. He was notorious for giving out the wrong time!
I put a garlic baguette in the air fryer tonight, (5 min) and the smell/perfume was even better than usual! Nice light, crispy but moist result, too 💛🧄🥖 !
Ah,very good review and most definitely understand the humour- basically it’s across the board,what it says on the tin,or package I’m this instance 🤔😉🙌👏🏻👏🏻
I like these comparison videos. Conclusion seems to be on this occasion that they are probably made in the same garlic bread factory. Worth checking out Lidl frozen individual garlic bread, so quick in an air fryer and seems to come out a bit better than an oven
Hi gaz just got back from cruise. Sorry werent about for the live, looking foward to future ones👍. Will try and catch up with wots been going on! Had a bit of luck , got back from southampton , put car on drive, needed to go out , started up , and me fan belt snapped in half! Phew! That was close!!!!😅.all best steve.
Gaz you famously showed us your garlic butter recipe a while ago and I'll bet you make your own! That said, great review and brilliant the prices are all the same....cheers bud
I worked 10 years a bakery who was supplying every supermarket and small shop and i would have been surprised that you found find any difference as the recipes for the dough is the same. The differences start when the bread look different like a bread slices or when it's advertised with special dietary restrictions like low fat the dough will be different but those 3 are the same at 100%. The way they cut prices on some compare to other is with the garlic butter. An expensive garlic baguette will have a more garlic butter and of better quality, something more ingredients or better quality ingredients like butter instead of margarine.
I often buy the asda basic one as it is what it as and is super cheap. If I want posh garlic bread I'll make it myself from scratch as the more expensive GB's tend to have too many herbs interfering with the yummy garlicness.
The only one I saw in Waitrose was 99p mate. I've got a couple of the Aldi ones in the freezer. I separate the slices, lay them out and grate some cheddar over before going in the oven. Thanks G.
Having worked in food factory for over 40 years I can tell you they were probably. Made in same factory but to slightly different recipes as are many supermarket products
Thanks for the comparison review, Gaz. They aren't bad value and I have used them before...well the Tesco and Asda ones, no Aldi near me. Don't use them anymore because of the Palm Oil. Why on earth do they need to add Palm Oil to garlic bread?
Me & my daughter love Garlic bread 😊, do prefer it wrapped in foil to give that softness (less mess!). Agree not much difference between Aldi & Tesco, great accompaniment with spag bol or chilli con carne 😋
Interesting i like the Tesco Hearty brand as i think they are good and great value for money The garlic bread goes well with me with the Hearty brand tommy , cheese and pasta meal
Never tried them. Look okay. I make mine with ciabatter and garlic butter with fresh herbs or dried oregano. Butter each slice and put under grill,on each side until lightly toasted and crispy. We like it this way. Nice video. I was thinking of getting the sage microwave, oven combination with airfier. Some mixed reviews on that one.x
Got to agree, tried a few of the cheaper Garlic Breads over the years, and tlhey usually all taste great with Spag Bol, also with Beef Chiil n Boiled Rice or Chips 😊👍
Do like garlic bread but the pre made ones are sliced a bit too thick for my liking. I buy the part baked baguettes from Tesco and slice them a bit thinner. Fill the gaps with fresh chopped garlic and herbs, ignore the cooking instructions and hammer it at 220 for ten minutes to get the outside crispy.
We order our baguette and slice each one make our garlic bread with garlic and herbs and parsley. Is a lot of hard work. It’s really a lot of effort and dedication to make sure that we’ve done everything from scratch. Coz we have to do everything to order! Maybe we could get everything ordered if we didn’t work for (!!!!) cannot say)).
Great review Gaz it’s the way it should be all the same and you can get a decent price at any shops rather than a dear one and it being the same as a cheap one keep up with the great reviews 👍👍👏👏
I buy the Tesco ones because that's where I shop. For 37p you can't go wrong. As for the the other comments about how easy it is make your own, it's not as easy as opening a packet and bunging it in the oven, quarter of an hour later garlic bread.
I buy these from Tesco 37p , can't really go wrong with what they are. Cooks good from frozen or fresh no pre-heat in oven. Always found you pre-heat for pizza's ,bread etc always over cooked slightly burnt following gas instructions. for 37p though, can add cheese n ham lol
I make my own. They do a sort of square shaped petit pain here in Spain. I just use garlic and softened butter. Spread on each side and a spread on top. Freeze down in two's wrapped if foil individually in zippit bags without cooking. Can cook straight from from frozen then I open up last couple of minutes so it gets the crunch yet retains the moisture. Cheap as chips to make for the real deal. I find bought ones dry.
You really do get what you pay for with Garlic bread…but it’s all some people can afford, I think they go ok with a bit of soup. Cracking video as always Gaz.
I never get to the lives. I glad it was a good night. I had the Tesco garlic bread with my tomato soup for lunch today. It was okay. I will work my way through the others.
the Italian restaurant across from our Morrisons buys the Morrisons savers frozen garlic baguettes that are 38p and sells them for £5 in the restaurant lol, reasons like this is why I do not eat out * i mean at restaurants )
andu talk of going to ya closest shop, is a good point , sure some things may be 1p 2p cheaper or more in other stores ,but is it worth the fuel costs and time of travel
When I realised there was no actual butter involved I must admit I had a bit of a shudder. I’m really bad at reading ingredient lists but that stuff is a reminder that I really ought to. Yeuch!
Garlic bread you can't go far wrong it would have to be a real cheapo to get a bad one, great with all kinds of food a nice bit of very mature cheddar mind and I reckon you have the king of snacks.
Now you've picked on something I never buy anymore but I do love garlic. I add it to my butter quite often and toss in my salmon and steaks. There's something I've never seen you do, salmon.
Can`t go wrong for 37p and I eat half freeze half as on a diet so 2 goes for me. By the way Gaz your gonna have to watch your reflections now the suns shining cos if you look at your oven door you can see your washing in front of your washing machine. 🙂
